A LOCAL club has raised £500 to benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. Every year, the Matching Green Classic and Sports Car Club donates profits from its annual car show to a charitable cause. This year, they…

Passmores Academy achieves anti-bullying award 7 years in a row IN recognition of its commitment to tackle and prevent bullying in school, Passmores has achieved the BIG Award (Bullying Intervention Group) for the SEVENTH consecutive year. This is a national award for excellence in bullying…

HEALTH officials are urging people to have both parts of the MMR vaccine after cases of mumps in England reached their highest level in a decade reports the BBC. Outbreaks in universities and colleges raised the number of cases of the painful viral illness to…

ON Saturday 8th February, The Harvey Centre, Harlow acknowledged Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week with the chance for the little ones to enjoy FREE yoga taster sessions with local company, ‘Yes Yoga’, on the Ground Floor of the Centre. Youngsters aged 3-13 years had the…

Bank donates more than £1,400 to develop tranquil garden at hospital ward A BANK has kindly donated more than £1,400 to continue to develop a tranquil garden for patients, people and visitors at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. The garden, based at Gibberd Ward…

LAST week, West Essex Mind held a Time to Talk session at their Bush Fair office in Harlow. YH went down and spoke to one of the supervisors for the Trailblazer programme, Marrisa Dear about the project. Whilst we were down there, we also spoke…

THE ROSS Practice in Bush Fair has announced changes to emergency appointments. The surgery informed patients that as of Monday March 16th, they will no longer be operating an emergency sit and wait service. It will be by appointment only. They further informed patients that…

THE UK government has declared coronavirus a “serious and imminent threat” to public health. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced measures “to ensure the public are protected” from the transmission of the virus. There have been more than 40,000 cases of the virus globally, mostly…

REPORTS of illegal teeth-whitening that could leave patients at risk of health problems including burns or lost teeth have increased, the BBC has found. General Dental Council (GDC) figures showed a 26% rise in reports last year. Teeth-whitening can only be performed legally in the…

NEW figures have shown a worrying rise in Harlow residents visiting hospital for alcohol-related illnesses. The UK addiction Treatment Group has released an analysis of admissions to hospitals which involve hospital problems and which reveals an increase in cases from the town. In 2012/13 there…

A CHINESE New Year celebration has been cancelled due to concerns over coronavirus. The event, organised by the Harlow Chinese Community, was scheduled to take place at Lower Meadow on Sunday but YH understands that organisers have decided to be cautious and cancel the event.…

EVERY hospital in England is being asked to create “priority assessment pods” for patients with suspected coronavirus, the NHS has said. Patients who are concerned they may have the virus are still advised to isolate themselves and call 111 reports the BBC. But the contingency…

Dear Sir/Madam, 
 MENTAL health problems affect one in four of us, yet too many people are made to feel isolated, ashamed and worthless because of this. Time to Talk Day encourages everyone to be more open about mental health – to talk, to listen,…

By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler UNSUSPECTING hospital staff members say they are being hammered with £100 fines by a smart parking system – even though they have already paid for permits from their wages. Already having to pay for the privilege of parking at…