DEMENTIA Action Week is between May 16th to May 22nd and Harlow Dementia Action Alliance is supporting it! Each year, @alzheimerssoc work with people across the UK to encourage ‘ACTION on dementia’. This year’s campaign focuses on the theme of diagnosis.

SCHOOL children are attempting “real serious harm” , councillors have claimed in sobering accounts of a mental health crisis in Essex. Calls were also shot down in an Essex County Council meeting yesterday for more money to improve mental health services. It comes after the…

ST Clare Hospice is holding its first Palliative Care Conference on 14th September at the Manor of Groves Hotel in Hertfordshire. Dr Qamar Abbas, Medical Director at St Clare Hospice said, “We are delighted to be holding this exciting event and look forward to welcoming a…

TV STAR Jeff Brazier is set to host an Introduction to Wellness Picnic on on Saturday in Harlow. At the beginning of this year, Jeff made a pledge to commit 500 hours of his time to the community, offering free workshops in local venues. His…

DEMENTIA friendly cinema screenings in Harlow are set to start up this week. The sessions were popular pre-lockdown, so it is great news that they are set to re-launch. The screenings are a partnership between Cineworld and Dementia community champion Tess Harvey, who runs Tess…

AS life becomes a little more normal a new facility called Harlow Town Cares is to be launched on June 11th. Free for anyone to attend and located at Passmores Academy. the initiative will bring together people of all ages, gender or persuasion, giving them…

APRIL marked Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, which was an opportunity to raise awareness of the disease. Bowel cancer is also called colorectal cancer; it affects the large bowel, made up of the colon and rectum. Most bowel cancers develop from pre-cancerous growths, called polyps. However,…

ALTHOUGH working in the childcare sector can be a rewarding job, it can also be incredibly stressful and demanding. According to a survey produced by the Early Years Alliance, 74% of workers experience work-related stress, which makes them feel negative about their work environment and…

EVERY year on 12 May we mark the contribution of the incredible nursing workforce across our region as part of International Nurses’ Day. This day is very important to all of us as we work through challenging times. It’s a day to say thank you…

A MUM has thanked The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) for the care of her son over the years with a special gift for other children.  Melanie, from Hertfordshire, kindly donated a selection of toys for the children’s ward and chocolates for the team…

WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. From January 31st, we provided a weekly report. It is…

A DAY away from the school timetable helped students to develop into responsible young adults. Students in Year 7 to Year 10 at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, took part in a drop-down day as part of their personal, social, health and economic education. Drop-down…

HARLOW New Town had the first health centre in the country and ever since, the facilities have been under the stewardship of the Harlow Health Centres Trust. The Trust is not-for-profit and in recent years has given over £2.1 million in grants and donations to…

“All of Me” – Harlow Playhouse – a review by Ian Beckett “All of Me” written and performed by Caroline Horton at Harlow Playhouse, 29th April 2022, was by her own admission “quite a dark show” about depression and death. The canvas laid out in…