STAFF at the St Clare Hospice shop on Edinburgh Way have made an appeal for customers as they have been hit hard by nearby petrol queues. A spokesperson said: ” Our main Harlow shop (St James Centre) is being heavily impacted by the queues leading…

A TRIBUTE to Potter Street resident, Jane Chivrall, who died on Wednesday September 29th after a typically brave and defiant battle with cancer. As a local journalist of some years, there is a certain type of person who is the glue that keeps the community…

THE Government has today launched a new £500 million Household Support Fund to help millions of families with the cost of living this winter. As the furlough scheme ends, other forms of financial support are being bolstered, including this new grant scheme which will help…

PARTNERS from across Essex will be developing a range of initiatives to address women’s safety across the county in key areas such as town centres and on public transport. On the day when the murderer of Sarah Everard was sentenced to whole life imprisonment at…

RESIDENTS of a Harlow housing estate have told YH that they have lived in fear for years of a man found guilty of attacking another resident with an electric drill that left the victim with brain damage. Last week, YH reported that Eddie Achunche of…

IT was another quiet week for Harlow with a total of 555 vaccines issued in the past seven days. That brings a total of 114,996. Once again well done to all those involved in the whole operation. The fact remains that there are over 20,000…

THE leader of the Harlow Labour group has returned from the Labour Party conference buoyed by the keynote speech by Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer. Councillor Chris Vince said: “Assured, confident and with a bold vision for the future of our country, Keir Starmer’s speech…

AT a motorway service station near Stansted, bollards and high curbs separate electric vehicle (EV) charging points from their parking bays reports the Local Democracy Reporter. There is little space surrounding the bays, nor is there a drop curb within easy reach. To many passers…

A HARLOW woman has been fined after assaulting two emergency workers. Jade Liddon, aged 31, of Etchels Road, Newhall, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On December 13th, 2020 at Harlow assaulted a police officer, an emergency worker, acting in the…

ROAD improvements face delays partly due to east European engineering workers leaving for projects like HS2, a council officer said. Essex County Council heard its highways department had been “reliant on some of the eastern European countries”. Vicky Presland, head of design services, said: “There…

THE UK’s furlough scheme closes on Thursday, but some badly-hit sectors are saying support should continue. Furlough was introduced in March 2020 and helped pay the wages of 11.6 million workers after Covid-19 forced large parts of the economy to close reports the BBC. At the end…

WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. 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 Alexandra Hospital figures; the…

REDCHURCH Brewery has landed a hat trick in the 2021 Great Taste Awards. It’s was their first entry into the awards and pleased to have some of their favourite beers commended. Bethnal Pale Ale, Paradise IPA and Hoxton Stout. The Great Taste Awards are described…

THE fashion and homeware chain Next has warned it may struggle to deliver its normal service in the run-up to Christmas unless the UK government relaxes post-Brexit migration restrictions to allow more workers into the country. “We anticipate that, without some relaxation of immigration rules,…