A NURSE at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been recognised for their outstanding contribution to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) at a special event hosted by the RCN at the ICC in Newport, South Wales on Sunday 4 June; and honoured…

A MAN has been found to have carried out the act of almost killing a police officer with a piece of broken glass in Harlow. Officers were called to the area of Station Approach at around 4pm on 7 September 2022 to assist with a…

RE-Take That is the ultimate Take That party night, bringing the world’s biggest boy band’s greatest hits to life – live on stage. The stars are coming out tonight, and lighting up the sky tonight for you as, for one night only, the boys are Back…

ON SUNDAY afternoon, we met up with Harlow’s Lib Dem candidate Riad Mannan. Cast your mind backs and the Lib Dems had an influence in the political life of Harlow. Back in the 2019 General Election, they cast just under 3,000 votes. So what are…

STEWARDS Academy recently took part in the UKROC International Youth Rocketry Competition. UKROC is a youth rocketry competition that attracts teams from the UK, USA, France and Japan to compete for the prize.  Last year’s final was in Paris, this year it was Farnborough’s turn…

OVER the past few days we have been catching up with all the declared candidates for the General Election. On Sunday afternoon, we met the Reform Party candidate, Malcolm Featherstone. We had previously interviewed him in November. However, on a number of weekends, Malcolm has…

LABOUR has committed to completing the plans to build a new Princess Alexandra Hospital if the party wins power.  Princess Alexandra Hospital was part of the so-called ’40 new hospitals’ the Conservatives promised during the 2019 general election campaign. The New Hospitals Programme has since been beset…

AT-risk residents can bolster their homes with up to £8,000 in flood protection measures offered by Essex County Council. The Property Flood Resilience Grant (PFR) is being delivered by Lakeside Flood Solutions for Essex homeowners who have or may experience flood water entering their homes.…

Dear Editor, IT was the greatest honour to serve as your MP for fourteen years. I know what it takes to fight for Harlow and the villages in Parliament. It is the best job in the world, but it is certainly not an easy one. …

ESSEX County Council joins 10 other local authorities to collectively recruit more foster carers to look after some of the most vulnerable children in the East of England. The new Foster East partnership is funded by the Department of Education as a collaborative approach to…

THE Conservatives have promised to build 100 new GP surgeries in England and boost the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community if they win the election reports the BBC. The party says it would also expand the number of treatments…

THE UK’s biggest ever day of mass volunteering – The Big Help Out – is making a return from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 June 2024. An incredible 35,000 voluntary organisations and 2,000 businesses took part in The Big Help Out during the King’s Coronation…

ON SATURDAY lunchtime, the Labour candidate at the General Election, Chris Vince, welcomed deputy leader Angela Rayner to Harlow. It was a welcome visit as was the support of dozens of local Labour activists as Chris Vince attempts to overturn the Conservative majority of 14,067.…

THE DEPUTY leader of the Labour Party brought her battle bus to Harlow as she plans to travel thousands of miles campaigning between now and General Election day. The Conservatives are defending a majority of 14,067 but Labour definitely feel they have a chance. There…