TIM Hortons®, the iconic Canadian restaurant, has announced that its new drive-thru restaurant, located at the Queengate Centre, Harlow, is officially opening its doors to the public at 7am on Wednesday 5th May.  To celebrate, the brand will give away two free medium drinks per day for…

MP for Harlow, Robert Halfon, has praised students and staff at Beckmead Moundwood Academy in Harlow after a big increase in student attendance and a large fall in exclusions over the last year. The school, formerly known as TBAP Aspire Academy, joined The Beckmead Trust,…

PRIMARK has said the number of people visiting its stores in England and Wales last week after lockdown eased reached pre-pandemic levels reports the BBC. The chain said the stores “delivered record sales” in the first week since reopening after more than three months.Unlike most…

YEAR-long waits for treatment soared as hospital beds filled with Covid-19 patients in January – there are now more than 10,000 people facing long waits in Essex reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Latest data published by NHS England shows that 10,129 people have been waiting for…

THE emergency services attended at Fern Hill Lane after a report of a car on fire. They received a report at just after 1925 hrs on Monday April 19th to the road off Commonside Road in Harlow. The fire was put out at just after…

T Levels are a new technical qualification that started 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…

MORE patients visited A&E at the Princess Alexandra Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen in March last year reports the Epping Forest Guardian. NHS England figures show 8,348 patients visited A&E at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in March. That…

HARLOW’S MP, Robert Halfon, has made clear his opposition to the plans for a “European Super League” which would see six Premier League football teams join European giants in a breakaway competition. The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, condemned the move and the Culture Secretary, Oliver…

THIS is our daily Covid report for Harlow. This includes the figures for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). The table of 315 local authorities in England and the breakdown of cases for eleven areas of Harlow. Finally, we also have the weekly number of people vaccinated…

IF THERE is one councillor you know will have walked his ward then it is councillor Chris Vince (usually with his litter picking equipment in hand). It would be fair to say that he is one of the hardest working councillors around. You get the…

COMPOSER and singer, Eliza Flower was born in Harlow on April 19th, 1803. Her most famous work is The singer and composer is best known for writing the music for “Nearer, My God, to Thee”. The hymn is well known, among other uses, as the…

A HARLOW driver has been fined and had points placed on his licence for refusing to submit to a blood test. Lee Curtis, aged 40, of Nicholls Field, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following. On November 26th at Grays when suspected of having been in…

HIGH Street lenders are now starting to offer mortgages to borrowers offering a deposit of just 5% under a new government guarantee scheme reports the BBC. The policy, announced in the Budget, is designed to help more first-time buyers secure a home. But the launch…

HARLOW’S MP, Robert Halfon, voted in Parliament to strengthen legislation for combating domestic abuse. Whilst strongly supporting the strengthening of powers to deal with domestic abuse, including the Government protecting the rights of victims, reforming the family court system and increasing funding for support services,…