PEOPLE who received their second Covid-19 dose at least six months (182 days) ago can now have their booster jab at a walk-in centre across Essex, without needing to book an appointment or waiting to be invited.  As we head into winter, residents are being urged to keep…

HARLOW Labour Women are organising a display of shoes in the Harvey Centre to mark the women who’ve been killed this year. Can you donate a pair of shoes? Or several? If so, call 07877424834 or 07908518862. An average of two women a week are…

ON Wednesday 20 October, twenty Year 10 students from Passmores Academy, Harlow, spent the day volunteering at Wellgate Community Farm as part of the Yes Futures charity’s Rising Futures programme.  Yes Futures is a multi-award winning education charity. The charity specialises in running personal development…

A SENIOR Labour councillor questioned the new leader of Harlow Council as to what he plans to do about “increasing racial tension” in the town. Councillor Tony Durcan (Lab) asked the question to Harlow Council leader Russell Perrin on Thursday night. After the meeting, cllr…

Update: MILITARY explosive experts have carried out a controlled explosion on the package, which has now been forensically recovered by police investigators. Initial assessment would indicate there was nothing of concern within the bag. A man has been arrested in connection with this matter and…

THERE WAS a bitter war of words between Harlow Conservatives and Harlow Labour over Universal Credit (UC) at a council meeting on Thursday night. Both parties came armed with statistics: Councillor Tony Edwards (Lab) detailed that 11,719 Harlow residents were on UC. 4,072 were in…

ON July 29th, we published a press release regarding a seventeen-year-old boy missing from Harlow. The release sent by Essex Police was as follows: “Essex Police are appealing for the public’s help to find Asad Jabar who is missing from Harlow. The 17-year-old was last…

HARLOW Council’s Leah Manning Centre has started getting their customers into the Christmas spirit by taking a local shopping trip to the Van Hage Garden Centre. While at the centre, one of the service users, who will be 101 in December, offered a small speech…

DANIEL Robinson and Sons, in conjunction with “FIRST® LEGO® League delivered by the IET”, donated a large quantity of LEGO Educational sets to The Children’s Ward at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow. Pictured are Derek Oakley (Funeral Manager), Angela Maynard (Senior Sister), Lisa Piper (Play team…

“Safe and secure communities are the bedrock on which we build success and wellbeing for all.”  That’s the vision of Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex in his Police and Crime Plan for Essex which was approved by members of the Essex…

EVEN more trains are running on time as Greater Anglia continues to achieve record-breaking annual punctuality results – and the company is committed to keeping it up with new plans to maintain and further improve performance. Average annual punctuality for the whole of the Greater…

STEWARDS Academy students have told YH why Black History Month is so important to them. The ambassadors spoke passionately and intelligently about the people that inspired them and how the month is celebrated in the school. The school has built a reputation for its history…

ALDI is embracing the time for giving by encouraging local charities, community groups and food banks in Essex to register now to receive surplus food donations this Christmas.  As part of Aldi’s pledge to donate 10 million meals this year to families across the UK…

HALLOWEEN and Bonfire Night are traditionally busy times for our officers, so we are asking everyone to stay safe whilst keeping it a fun and exciting time. But we will not tolerate anti-social behaviour, and will act if anyone causes problems for others. Fireworks are at the…