THE Phoenix Resource Centre, Harlow (registered charity number 1133503), was thrilled to receive the local support of the Colt Hatch Co-Operative this month, along with a £200 cheque, presented by manageress Amy Witt. The money will be used to help supply breakfasts within the local…

CAROLEANN Brannan, Director of Patient Care at St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood, has been shortlisted in the Nurse Leader of the Year award category in the prestigious Nursing Times Awards 2021.  The awards shine a light on the brightest talent in the nursing profession, recognising those who are making…

ABOUT one in three middle-aged people has multiple chronic health issues, a long-running British study suggests reports then BBC. The 1970 British Cohort Study has been periodically tracking the lives of about 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week. Nearly 8,000…

A HARLOW resident has been banned and fined after being found five times over the legal limit for driving. Alexander Moskalev, aged 54, of The Chase, Harlow was guilty of the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On May 29th, 2020 at Harlow drove a motor…

OVER two-thirds (67%) of East of England-based paramedics who took part in a major UK-wide survey by their professional body, the College of Paramedics, said they had feared for their safety or felt threatened while carrying out their duties.  This is slightly below the UK-wide figure…

ONE of Harlow’s most loved attractions, Parndon Mill, is having a new water supply fitted to ensure the site has the water that it requires. The previous 18′ deep well was the only water supply, but was not enough for the great events that the…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to downloading images of child abuse. Patrick Liddon, aged 23, of Rivermill, Harlow made the plea at Chelmsford magistrates court. On June 7th, 2021 at Harlow had in your possession indecent photographs, namely, 48 category A still and moving…

A HARLOW man has been charged for allegedly breaching coronavirus regulations. Alfie Prosser, aged 26, of Edinburgh House, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow has been charged as follows. On December 12th, 2020 at Harlow without reasonable excuse and other than as permitted by the regulations, participated in…

ESSEX County Council is offering grants of up to £20,000 to support voluntary and community projects tackling climate change in the county. The £500,000 Climate Action Fund, which is available until March 2023, was announced at the Essex Climate Action Commission’s report launch event on…

AS with many things at Stewards Academy this year, the PE department had to devise many versions of ‘Sports Day’ to enable the event to take place. And rise to the occasion they did! Although a number of pupils, including Year 9, were unable to…

MORE data must be collected and a national register must be established to ensure all children out of school get a suitable education, MPs say today. This follows acknowledgement from the DfE that there is ‘considerable evidence’ that many home-educated children1 are missing out on a…

THE council is aware that a number of areas of the town and properties have been affected as a result of yesterday’s severe rainfall, with surface water causing a number of floods.  It is the council’s first priority in these types of situations to support all…

HARLOW Council and Veolia have taken the decision to suspend food waste collections in order to focus on catching up on other missed collections across the town. The suspension will begin on Wednesday, and will initially affect food waste collections for those residents who are…

WITH release from lockdown now passed, we have decided to bring back our daily Covid-19 report. 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;…