THE Government’s package of financial support for Harlow in the pandemic has soared past £200 million in addition to the furlough scheme which has protected over 16,000 Harlow jobs claims MP Robert Halfon. The support has included: £37 million in Government grants to local businesses£41…

TODAY, Monday 1 March, families of almost 16,400 pupils will discover the outcome of their secondary school applications. 97% (more than 19 out of every 20 children) are being offered one of their named preferences of secondary school, with 91.15% of parents being offered their…

IT does seem fitting, on the last day of winter to announce that the number of cases of coronavirus in Harlow is at it lowest point for four months. The number of cases has gone down to 84. That is a fall of five since…

THE INFECTION rate has gone down in six out of eleven areas of Harlow. It went up in two and stayed the same in three. There were 84 cases registered for February 23rd and published on February 28th. The lowest area is Church Langley with…

WE can guarantee that soon after we publish a court report regarding a Harlow person being convicted of driving a car whilst under the influence of drugs, we will receive a complaint as well as a request that we remove the report. Amongst the reasons…

IT has been another busy month for our community police officers in Harlow. Their monthly report gives us a flavour of their work. 􏰣􏰫􏰂􏰒 􏰏􏰍􏰂 􏰞􏰎􏰋􏰏 􏰐􏰓􏰗􏰏􏰍 􏰌􏰂 􏰍􏰎􏰫􏰂 􏰟􏰓􏰗􏰢􏰗􏰊􏰂􏰧 􏰏􏰓 􏰏􏰎􏰟􏰠􏰉􏰂 􏰟􏰒􏰖􏰐􏰂 􏰏􏰍􏰒􏰓􏰊􏰤􏰍􏰓􏰊􏰏 􏰘􏰎􏰒􏰉􏰓􏰌 􏰎􏰗􏰧 􏰖􏰗 􏰏􏰍􏰂 􏰈􏰓􏰌􏰗 􏰙􏰂􏰗􏰏􏰒􏰂􏰝􏰈􏰌􏰓 􏰐􏰂􏰗 􏰍􏰎􏰫􏰂 􏰃􏰂􏰂􏰗 􏰟􏰍􏰎􏰒􏰤􏰂􏰧 􏰖􏰗…

A MEMBER of the Harlow Alliance Party has continued to put pressure on Harlow Council over Prentice Place. Alan Leverett asked a number of questions at a recent Harlow Council meeting. Alan Leverett to Councillor Mark Wilkinson (Portfolio Holder for Housing): In the private sector,…

ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service’s (ECFRS) Annual Report for 2019 – 2020 shows the Service is effectively managing risk, helping to prevent fires and harm in our communities and working together to protect the public. Jo Turton, Chief Fire Officer / Chief Executive, said:”2019/20…

A DETECTIVE who saved confidential police data on his personal electronic devices has been found to have committed misconduct. Between January 2016 and January 2019, Detective Sergeant Grezgorz Jurkiewicz sent confidential case files and documents to his personal email address. He stored some Essex Police…

RETAIL trade union Usdaw is disappointed that the Sainsbury’s and Argos 2021 pay offer does not meet the £10 per hour aim of the union’s New Deal for Workers campaign. The company has offered an increase to £9.50 per hour, which falls short of the…

THE CHIEF executive of Passmores Learning Community, Vic Goddard cannot wait for his schools to fully re-open on Monday March 8th. “The best bit of the job is missing” YH went down to Passmores Academy to speak to Vic Goddard about the process of fully…

RETAIL trade union Usdaw has consistently campaigned for shopworkers to be prioritised for vaccination, so the union is deeply disappointed that today the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has rejected prioritisation by occupation. Last month the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released evidence on Covid…

THE INFECTION rate has gone down in seven out of eleven areas of Harlow. It went up in two and stayed the same in two. There were 89 cases registered for February 21st and published on February 26th. The lowest area is Church Langley with…

THERE has been no further deaths registered at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. The number of deaths is still 523. There have been 36 deaths in the first twenty seven days of February. That compares to 162 deaths in first twenty seven days of January.…