WITH questions hanging over the release from lockdown restrictions, 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…

Offline Exhibition AT last they have an exhibition again in The Gallery at Parndon Mill! This in situ exhibition is of paintings, prints, sculpture and crafts by resident artists and other regular exhibitors, and includes some of the pieces which are featured in their online…

ENGLAND’S Covid vaccination drive has opened to everyone over the age of 21 today, as ministers race to get every adult jabbed by July 19 reports the Daily Mail. Around one million people aged 21 and 22 will begin to be invited to come forward…

T Levels are a new technical qualification – starting nationally in September 2020 and at Harlow College in September 2021 – which will follow GCSEs and will be equivalent to three A Levels. T Levels combine classroom theory, practical learning and an industry placement of…

A HARLOW man has been charged with importing drugs into the country. Paul Smith, aged 44, of Great Plumtree, Harlow was charged with the following. On October 10th, 2020 at Stansted Airport was knowingly concerned in carrying certain goods, namely 14kg of Cannabis, a Class…

CALLS for business rates relief and the furlough scheme to be extended have been rejected as Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed last night that the date for easing England out of lockdown will be delayed to July 19 reports Retail Gazette The fourth and final stage of…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to assaulting one women and harassing another. Vince Brooks, aged 35, of Pennymead, Harlow pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On February 26th, 2021 at Harlow in the county of Essex assaulted a woman by beating her.…

LAST Friday, the Minister for Railways, Chris Heaton-Harris MP, visited Harlow-based Land Sheriffs, following an invitation from Robert Halfon MP to see the remarkable work the company does in protecting Britain’s rail tracks. https://www.youtube.com/embed/a1pJXUfScdY Through their security work, the hard-working Land Sheriff staff have managed…

COVID vaccinations are to become compulsory for staff in care homes for older people in England, the BBC has been told. Care staff are expected to be given 16 weeks to have the jab – or face being redeployed away from frontline care, or lose…

BUYING a home has been cheaper than renting on a monthly basis for the last five years. In March 2020, on the eve of the pandemic, a purchaser with a 10% deposit would have been £102 per month better off buying than renting reports Property…

AN INVESTIGATION has begun after a year group at a Harlow primary school has been told to isolate due to Covid-19 concerns. Parents of children at Tany’s Dell Primary School were informed on Saturday night (June 12th) that an individual had produced a “positive PCR…

THE year is 2065; the people are stifled under an oppressive regime. We follow a group of rebels who live outside the system and believe things can change for the better. How can they remind people of a time when things were different? When they…

ESSEX Police are investigating an incident in Harlow which took place at about 10pm on Sunday 13 June. Police received a number of calls to a disturbance in Fold Croft. A police spokesperson said: “As part of our initial investigations we believe three people inside…

THE relaxation of the limit of 30 people at weddings and funerals from next Monday (21 June) has been welcomed by Essex County Council’s cabinet member for Arts, Heritage and Culture, Cllr Graham Butland. The Council operates several wedding venues across Essex, which will be…