MARCH 11th 2021 marked one year since the World Health Organisation declared a pandemic. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) marked the anniversary by holding a special event to mark all that had happened in a terrible year. As part fo the 45 minute long…

UNPAID carers in Harlow, aged 16 and over, are now eligible to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination. In a joint appeal, Essex County Council (ECC) and the charity Carers First, are urging all unpaid carers who have not yet been invited for an appointment by the NHS, to visit the National Booking Service or call 119 to see if they are eligible.  The appeal follows the recent announcement by the Joint Committee…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

OVER 2,000 more Harlow residents have received their vaccinations. The exact figure is 2,224. That is less than the previous week which was 2,403 however, a number of sources have told YH that there may well be a big push from Monday March 15th. We…

THE architects working on one of the first schemes in the government’s 40-hospital rebuilding programme have been asked to rework designs to ramp up the use of modern methods of construction reports building.co.uk The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow is one of six that was…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

FAMILY members have been delighted to be able to return to see their loved ones at care homes across Harlow. A spokesperson for Tye Green Lodge near Bush Fair said: “We are so delighted here at Quantum Care to be able to welcome back our…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

THE Government’s proposal of a 1% pay increase for our NHS heroes is an insult to those who worked, at great risk, to keep us safe throughout the pandemic say Harlow Labour.  NHS workers have been on the frontline from the beginning, working with inadequate PPE,…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

A NEW Pharmacy has opened up in Harlow. THE Stow Pharmacy has replaced the Boots Pharmacy in the shopping precinct. It is always great to see a new business opening up in Harlow. Having said that, a number of staff who were at Boots, with…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has called for NHS workers to receive more than a 1 percent pay increase. Mr Halfon said: ” “I absolutely believe those NHS workers on lower earnings should get a pay rise greater than 1 percent and I will be making…

AT a recent meeting of the cross-party Harlow Council Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Group, a number of councillors asked questions regarding the take up of vaccines among the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community in Harlow. Councillor Tony Durcan asked senior Harlow Council officer, Andrew…

WHEN planning began in the Christmas holidays for their new Lateral Flow Test Centre, little did they know what a journey it would be! Starting with a socially-distanced Leadership Team Meeting in a chilly school hall in late December, work began apace to set everything…