THE NUMBER of cases in all areas continue to give cause for concern. Wednesday’s figures show the rate of infection has increased to 1091.7 cases per 100,000 in Old Harlow and Newhall. There have been 97 cases recorded. On Saturday it was 652.8 and 58…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has welcomed Saba Sadiq as their new finance director. Saba joined the hospital trust on 14 December.  Lance McCarthy, chief executive, said: “I am pleased that Saba has joined us at PAHT. She comes with a strong history…

THE NUMBER of cases in all areas continue to give cause for concern. Tuesday’s figures show the rate of infection has increased to 1069.2 cases per 100,000 in Old Harlow and Newhall. There have been 95 cases recorded. On Saturday it was 652.8 and 58…

THE number of deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has risen to 269. That brings a total of 34 deaths for December. PAH has not directly released information regarding the number of patients who have recovered. Nor have full details of deaths in care homes…

Clinically Extremely Vulnerable people in Tier four areas of Essex advised to shield ESSEX residents who are classed as clinically extremely vulnerable and living under Tier 4 restrictions, are once again being advised by the Government to shield in order to protect themselves from catching…

BLOOD, plasma and platelet donors in all Tiers are urged by the NHS to keep attending as normal if they are fit and healthy. Giving blood and plasma – including in Tier 4 – is classed as essential travel and donation sessions will stay open,…

THE NUMBER of cases in Old Harlow and Newhall continue to give cause for concern. Sunday’s figures show the rate of infection has increased to 889.1 cases per 100,000. There have been 79 cases recorded. On Saturday it was 652.8 and 58 cases. Church Langley…

THE CHAIR OF Harlow Council’s Covid-19 taskforce has questioned whether enough information is coming out of Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). Deputy leader of Harlow Council, cllr Eugenie Harvey made the comments on a virtual meeting on Friday night. The meeting was convened as infection rates…

MASS testing of people without covid-19 symptoms is “not an accurate way of screening the general population,” a senior figure at the Department of Health and Social Care has said in a letter seen by The BMJ. The comments were made by James Bethell, one…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has backed the plans for mass testing in schools but has slammed his government for announcing it on the eve of the Christmas holidays. YH spoke to the chair of the education committee in the House of Commons as he continues…

A SCHOOL community is helping to raise awareness of the symptoms of brain tumours in support of their headteacher’s daughter. Pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Harlow, took part in Wear a Hat Day to raise money for Brain Tumour Research. The school challenged pupils…

THE NUMBER of cases in Old Harlow and Newhall continue to give cause for concern. Fridays figures showed it was at 529 cases per 100,000. There had been 47 cases. It has now risen to 652.8 and 58 cases. The areas are geographic clusters of…

MILLIONS of people across southeast England including Harlow will no longer be able to mix with other households at Christmas, with a new Tier 4 level of COVID restrictions – equivalent to a full lockdown – to come into force tomorrow. In a dramatic move,…

COVID-19 has brought unparalleled challenges to modern education this year. Primary schools throughout the region have faced much uncertainty and had to adapt quickly to ever-changing guidance. Vine Schools Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust based in Chelmsford and is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford. The Trust currently supports 23 primary…