AN appeal has been issued for a teenage refugee from Ukraine who is now living in Harlow. The appeal has been sent to us via Integration Support Services of Harlow. The appeal is as follows: “WE are asking for help on behalf of Pavlo. He…

MINISTERS need to “get a grip” of the system giving homes in England a £150 council tax rebate, the chair of the levelling up select committee has said. The scheme is due to come into force next month, but Clive Betts expressed concern people would…

WORK to regenerate Harlow town centre into an ‘urban forest’ could be underway 12 months, the local council has heard. The town centre masterplan, that sets out regeneration plans to remodel the town centre to create new shopping, leisure, hospitality and arts, was passed by…

LEASEHOLDERS are facing bills of up to £30,000 for repairs to their properties despite a law aiming to cap the amount councils can charge leaseholders for repairs to their homes reports the Local Democracy Reporters Service. Janet Jackman is one of several leaseholders who have…

TIKTOK, Snapchat, Instagram, Yubo are words that parents may or may not have heard. As adults when we think about the internet we may think of funny cat videos, shopping online or sharing photos of our dinner on Facebook, but the digital world that our…

Hospital to welcome TV presenter Emma Willis back to the frontline for hit series THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is set to welcome TV presenter Emma Willis back to its maternity unit for the hit series Delivering Babies.  Emma will return to her…

·       Over 185,000 households sign-up to help save the UK’s endangered chalk streams  ·       One billion litres of water saved across July and August 2021 alone  ·       Ambitious plans for phase 2 of SOS currently underway  ‘BRAVE and bold’ water-saving movement ‘SOS: Save Our Streams’…

ON Saturday night officers from Essex Police – Harlow District community policing team conducted a high visibility patrol of Harlow town centre. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “The purpose of these patrols was to target “High Harm” in the Town Centre. “This was a proactive…

ESSEX Police has launched an investigation after a pedestrian was struck by an e-scooter. The injuries he received led him to be taken to hospital. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We received a report of a road traffic collision on High Street, Harlow, outside a…

THE cyber security team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been shortlisted for a Cyber Associates Network (CAN) Award in the Cyber Team of the Year category. The new awards ceremony, hosted by NHS Digital, is an opportunity to recognise and shine…

A SEVEN-year-old boy from Harlow is set to take on a running challenge in order to raise funds for Ukraine. Lincoln, from Church Langley will be running 5k (3.1 miles) around the streets of Church Langley on Easter Monday (April 18th). Start time will be…

A PUBLIC inquiry has learned of the deaths of 1,500 people who were in the care of Essex mental health services over a 21-year period reports the BBC. They were either inpatients or individuals who died within three months of being discharged. Dr Geraldine Strathdee,…

A NEW business incubation space aimed at attracting innovative companies to Harlow has been officially opened today (Friday, 25 March). The Arise Innovation Hub is a new £6million building providing office space, research and development facilities, meeting rooms and easy access to services on the innovation park. …

HARLOW is a great ‘family town’. Residents value a safe and secure home for kids and parents. Long may that continue! So now it’s a tough time. We are going to feel the pinch of the growing cost-of-living rise terribly.  At the Foodbank we awaited…