YOGA on Prescription is a programme which supports NHS patients to gain self-care skills by learning yoga breathing, relaxation and mindfulness techniques. For NHS patients: • with stress, anxiety or mild to moderate depression • at risk of Type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease •…

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…

Editorial HAVE a look at the picture above. There is at least ten police officers in Harlow Market Square on Friday morning. We understand that they were there for a few hours, handing out leaflets etc. The previous afternoon, an eleven-year-old child was robbed of…

ESSEX Police investigating after an 11-year-old boy was robbed in Carters Mead, Harlow. The boy was approached whilst riding his bike shortly before 4.30pm on Thursday 9 September. The boy was pushed off his bike before it was stolen and he suffered a minor injury.…

Walk-in Covid-19 Vaccine Centres Now Open! ​ THROUGHOUT west Essex they have opened a number of conveniently located walk-in Covid-19 Vaccine Centres. ​ For 1st or 2nd doses (2nd dose 8 weeks after 1st dose) ​ No appointmentJust turn upNo IDYou do not need to…

OVER forty per cent increase in people homeless on leaving prison in the East of England. Government data released yesterday shows a shocking rise in homelessness among those leaving prison, across the East of England. The number of people homeless or threatened by homelessness on…

UP to 50,000 more HGV driving tests will be made available each year thanks to government action to streamline the testing process and tackle the worldwide lorry driver shortage. HGV driving tests will be overhauled, meaning drivers will only need to take one test to…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon was in robust form when we interviewed him on Friday afternoon. Mr Halfon was in the Katherines area of Harlow speaking to residents regarding the large warehouses that loomed over their homes. We spoke to Mr Halfon about this issue and…

GPs in England are finding it “increasingly hard to guarantee safe care” as the number of doctors falls and demand surges, a senior medic said reports the BBC. Prof Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, told the Guardian GP numbers had fallen by 4.5%…

FOR the first time ever Harlow Council has agreed a target date and actions for hitting Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040 as it steps up its efforts to tackle global climate change. The target to hit Net Zero was agreed at the Cabinet meeting…

By Local Democracy Reporter HARLOW is set to receive the “biggest programme of regeneration” since it was built as a post-war New Town, including proposals to lobby for an extension the London Underground’s Central Line to the town. Harlow Council’s cabinet approved plans, called “Harlow…

WE want to take this opportunity, on the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, to pay tribute to the 2,977 people who were murdered in and near the Twin Towers of New York City, the Pentagon in Washington DC and on Flight 93 in a field in…

The YourHarlow dog having a rest MORE people are considering giving up their dogs for adoption since coronavirus restrictions were lifted, according to a dog welfare charity reports the BBC. The Dogs Trust said it had seen a 35% increase in calls related to giving…