A HARLOW woman is set to take on the challenge of cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats in order to raise funds for a cancer charity. Linda’s sister, Davina May died of Acute Myloid Leukemia, but pulmonary sarcoids was an underlying contributory factor in…

GCSE art students in Year 9, 10 and 11 at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, heard how former student Charlie Dixon has got on since leaving the school. Charlie works as a medical illustrator and has previously worked with authors and bands to produce designs…

SUNDAY JUNE 6TH Marks the 77th anniversary of the D Day landings. The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was…

A KIND-hearted Harlow boy set up a lemonade stall in order to raise funds for his local church. Riley, aged 11, set up the stall near his Potter Street home during half term. With an attractive home made ad “Quench your thirst with a lemonade…

PLANS for a church group to move into the Harlow Leisurezone are set to be discussed and voted on at a planning committee next week. Planning permission is sought for the change of use from science education area to accommodation for religious teachings. The applicant…

INTRODUCTION WE began the year, with three separate reports every day. By early January, there was 1327 cases of Covid-19 in a single day. By early March, as there were encouraging signs, we condensed it into one daily report. The report covers UK figures; Princess…

THE Harlow Business Forum which was postponed until Friday 11th June will now be hosted solely by Harlow Chamber with the usual Chair of the forum Michael Harrowven and Chamber committee member Emma Knewstub. During the meeting there will be an update on how the Chamber…

DEDICATED teams at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) are hosting a conference this summer that will focus on a wide range of topics relating to type one diabetes. Senior healthcare professionals, researchers, and scientists will share their knowledge and expertise in the diabetes…

TO highlight Harlow’s overuse of water – 2.5% more than the national average –Affinity Water has brought an enormous 10,000 litre operational bathtub to The Water Gardens. The custom-built bath tub is 125 times bigger than a household bath, and has been created as part…

AS some members of Harlow Jewish Community take the first steps towards meeting in person after more than a year, a new website will have an important role in helping everyone stay updated and in touch with each other.  The website, which launched this month,…

AN independently-led task force is set to invest £1.5million in education recovery across Essex. The first meeting of the new Essex Education Task Force took place recently, marking the start of ambitious plans to address the short- and long-term impact of Covid-19 on children and…

FENCING protecting dogs from a deadly disease is to finally come down next week following the eradication of rare ticks. In 2016 findings of a rare tick carrying the disease Babesiosis led to the council putting up a fence around a piece of land along…

Update: Bicycle has been found. A YH reader was walking her dog in the Mark Hall Moors area and saw bike. Family have picked it up and police have been contacted. ===================== AN APPEAL has been made after a teenage boy had his bike stolen…

1600 hrs All vehicles involved in the collision have been recovered and all lanes are now open. 1430 hrs UPDATE – M11 Londonbound – TWO LANES CLOSED between J7 (Harlow/A414) and J6 (M25) following an accident. Traffic is stationary. Delays may be up to two…