ENGLAND’S Covid vaccination drive has opened to everyone over the age of 21 today, as ministers race to get every adult jabbed by July 19 reports the Daily Mail. Around one million people aged 21 and 22 will begin to be invited to come forward…

COVID vaccinations are to become compulsory for staff in care homes for older people in England, the BBC has been told. Care staff are expected to be given 16 weeks to have the jab – or face being redeployed away from frontline care, or lose…

AN INVESTIGATION has begun after a year group at a Harlow primary school has been told to isolate due to Covid-19 concerns. Parents of children at Tany’s Dell Primary School were informed on Saturday night (June 12th) that an individual had produced a “positive PCR…

THE relaxation of the limit of 30 people at weddings and funerals from next Monday (21 June) has been welcomed by Essex County Council’s cabinet member for Arts, Heritage and Culture, Cllr Graham Butland. The Council operates several wedding venues across Essex, which will be…

ExcludedUK statement in response to today’s announcement by PM FURTHER to the Prime Minister’s announcement today, ExcludedUK reiterates that +3 million UK taxpayers have been left without support for 15 months and continue to be left out in the cold. This announcement only reinforces the ever…

WITH questions hanging over the release from lockdown restrictions, we have decided to bring back our daily Covid-19 report. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. The report covers UK figures; Princess…

HARLOW residents and businesses are being urged to continue following protective Covid-19 measures after the Government announced today there would be up to a four-week delay to the planned unlocking on Monday 21 June. Step Four of the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown has been delayed until…

FOLLOWING the announcement this evening from the Prime Minister, confirming a delay to Step 4 of the Roadmap until Monday 19 July 2021, it is now Parkrun’s intention that 5k events in England will restart on Saturday 24 July. A spokesperson said: “A huge amount…

THE final stage of easing lockdown restrictions in England is to be delayed for four weeks until 19 July, the prime minister has confirmed reports the BBC. It means most remaining curbs on social contact will continue beyond 21 June, when they had been due…

SHOCKINGLY, more than a quarter (26%) of UK males have never checked themselves for signs of testicular cancer, while a further 15% only check themselves once a year or less. A new study, commissioned by health experts at Livi, the online GP service, for Men’s Health…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon said he would be “gutted” if lockdown restrictions were extended beyond June 21st. The prime minister, Boris Johnson is set to speak to the nation at 6pm on Monday evening. YH spoke to the Harlow MP to gauge his reaction, should…

SENIOR ministers have signed off a decision to delay the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions in England beyond 21 June reports the BBC. Government sources have told the BBC most current rules will remain for another four weeks after this date. It means nightclubs will…

NEW eligibility rules that will allow more men who have sex with men to donate blood, platelets and plasma come into effect this week, marking an historic move to make blood donation more inclusive while keeping blood just as safe. From today (Monday) – World…

NATIONAL charity Heart Research UK is to fund three new research projects to investigate how COVID-19 affects the heart and circulatory system – an investment of over half a million pounds.Research has shown that people with cardiovascular conditions, including high blood pressure, have a higher…