THERE has been no further deaths registered at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. The number of deaths remains at 521. There have been 34 deaths in the first twenty two days of February. That compares to 146 deaths in first twenty two days of January.…

A CHURCH Langley teenager has been banned after driving under the influence of drugs. Matthew Roke-Lewis, aged 18, of Davenport, Church Langley, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following. On August 5th, 2020 at Harlow drove a BMW 116 on Davenport, Harlow when the proportion of…

LAST year, we went to visit Burnt Mill Academy Ice Skating champion student Tallulah Bowers at her Roydon home. Tallulah and her team were pleading with the Prime Minister to let ice rinks re-open. It seemed that Tallulah was constantly finding alternative ways to train.…

A BBC Panorama investigation has revealed how the government’s licensing system for waste carriers fails to stop fly-tipping. All businesses that transport and dispose of waste in England have to be licensed with the Environment Agency. But there are few checks on who gets a…

BODYSWAPS is proud to announce its partnership with Writtle University College (@WrittleOfficial), Harlow College (@HarlowCollege), South Essex College (@SouthEssexColl), Bridgend College (@BridgendCollege), Sandwell College (@sandwellcollege) and the London Screen Academy (@LSA) to pilot its new Career Mindset Development programme.  As part of a grant received from Ufi VocTech…

THE PRIME Minister, Boris Johnson is set to reveal his “roadmap” for easing lockdown rules in the hope of driving Britain towards a summer of freedom.  The Prime Minister will set out his four-test plan for loosening restrictions tomorrow afternoon after it was approved by…

RESIDENTS can have their say on the £1 million refurbishment of the Harlow town library in two public meetings hosted by Essex County Council next week. The project is possible following the award of £977,000 from the Government’s Getting Building Fund. It will involve the…

MORE than half of UK employers intend to recruit staff in the next three months, according to new research reports the BBC. The CIPD and recruiter Adecco say about 56% of 2,000 firms surveyed said they plan to hire in the first quarter of 2021…

THE NUMBER of cases in Harlow has gone back down to 113. It was 113 in Friday, back up to 120 on Saturday and now has returned to 113. There was 132.1 cases per 100,000. This is a 22.8% decrease from seven days ago. This…

THE INFECTION rate has gone down in five out of eleven areas of Harlow. It rose in two and stayed the same in four. There were 113 cases registered for February 16th and published on February 21st. That is a decrease of seven. The lowest…

THERE has been one more death registered at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. The number of deaths has risen to 521. There have been 34 deaths in the first twenty one days of February. That compares to 144 deaths in first twenty one days of…

RECENTLY, two councils in Essex signed a memorandum of understanding that could see them work much close together. This could be as part of a combined authority that could merge Basildon Council headed by Labour’s Gavin Callaghan and Thurrock Council headed by Tory Rob Gledhill.…

A HARLOW Paralympian has urged residents to get the Covid vaccine. Anne Wafula Strike MBE competed at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens. Anne got her jab on Thursday and so took the opportunity to encourage everyone to take the vaccine. In a short video, Anne,…

INVESTORS are being sought to give young people from deprived families in Harlow an opportunity to further their education. BMAT STEM Academy, a business-focused school for students in Year 10 onwards, works to inspire young people to reach for their goals in STEM (science, technology,…