A NURSES’ union is preparing for strike action as anger grows about the 1% pay rise proposed for NHS staff in England reports The Guardian. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that at an emergency meeting called by its governing council, members voted to set up a £35m…

WEST Essex and East Hertfordshire charity, St Clare Hospice, is celebrating the third anniversary since the launch of its social movement project, Compassionate Neighbours – a project which is connecting communities, building community resilience and helping to prevent social isolation. Compassionate Neighbours is an award-winning project which…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has made a speech to the National Education Summit where he has detailed what he sees as the challenges to education as we emerge out of lockdown. Mr Halfon is also chair of the education committee. He said: “It is a…

A HARLOW prisoner has been sentenced to four months for being in possession of a mobile phone. Jason Gittens, aged 26, of St Edmunds Way, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following. On June 16th, 2020 at Chelmsford, without authority possessed inside a prison, HMP Chelmsford,…

THE Tory Budget of tax rises and spending cuts, has once again let down the frontline of our public services, with not only no pay rise for our NHS heroes, but not a single mention of our police or fire service. Over a decade of…

A FIREFIGHTER from Kent has put his best foot forward in order to raise funds for The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The unit provides intensive, high dependency and specialist care for sick newborn babies, according to their needs. Marc,…

THE Leader of Harlow Council has welcomed the news that work has started to repair and improve the cycle track network in Harlow. The works by Essex Highways follows Harlow Council filling potholes and making repairs last year to 10% of the network it owns.…

HARLOW resident and local teacher Jake Shepherd will be delivering a virtual guest talk to first year students at the University of Liverpool on Monday (8th March). As interest both nationally and internationally grows about Britain’s post-war new towns, the talk is an opportunity to…

A HARLOW man has been fined for stealing from the Harlow Islamic Centre. Jason James Parker, aged 33, of Iceni Square, Harlow pled guilty to the following. On November 12th, 2020 at Harlow, stole metal to the value of £200 from the Harlow Islamic Centre…

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…

By Harlow Councillor Portfolio Holder for Community and Wellbeing: Chris Vince SAM’S Place is a much loved and valued provision in Harlow. It not only provides respite for parents of disabled children, but also an opportunity for young people to socialise with their peers and…

A TOTAL of 2,403 Harlow residents were vaccinated in the past seven days. That is an average of 343 a day. Statistics have only been available since last week however it now helps us paint a picture of how the plan to vaccinate as many…

By Monica Jones FOLLOWING the two Zoom “public meetings” held by Essex County Council last week regarding the plans for Harlow Library and Adult Community Learning (ACL), there have been many concerns raised by residents – some of whom are part of Harlow Save Our Libraries Essex…

HARLOW Council has secured £418,297 in grant funding to help support the town’s climate change pledges and reduce building running costs. In summer 2019 the council declared a climate emergency and made a number of pledges to tackle climate change in the town including reducing…