THE INFECTION rate has fallen in nine out of eleven areas of Harlow. In one area it has remained the same. It has increased in just one There were 247 cases registered for February 1st and published on February 6th. That is a drop of…

IT CAN only be described as brisk business at both vaccination centres in Harlow today (Saturday). The queue at Lister House Surgery in Staple Tye, snaked around the car park. The queues had started forming after 8am. By 1pm, there was over fifty people queuing.…

THE NUMBER of deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has risen by one to 495. There have been eight deaths in the first five days of February. That compares to 32 deaths in first five days of January. There were 179 deaths registered…

THE LONDON Gazette has reported that a Bush Fair company has gone into liquidation. Lacey Plant Hire was based at The Fairway in Bush Fair.

A budget that protects Sam’s place By Cllr Chris Vince Portfolio for Community and Wellbeing PARENTS of disabled children that use Sam’s place were given reassurance that the facility will remain free to access in Harlow Labour Council’s budget last week. Sam’s Place, located at…

SCHOOLS in England are to receive extra funding to open their sports facilities outside school hours in light of mounting concern over lack of provision for young people during lockdown reports The Guardian. On Friday morning, the Department of Education announced that £10m to “encourage…

RESIDENTS have expressed their concerns that there may be parking chaos as building work is set to begin in Bushey Croft, Harlow. Harlow Council has written to residents informing them that the car park opposite William Martin school is set to be closed for fifteen…

PEOPLE are being urged to check in on the elderly and vulnerable as snow, ice and floods threaten disruption. Amber warnings are in place for parts of south-east England where Storm Darcy could bring winds and snow on Sunday. https://www.essexhighways.org/roads-and-pavements/winter-travel/track-the-gritting-lorries.aspx An amber warning is also in place…

HARLOW Running and Triathlon Club are taking on the challenge of ‘running around the world’ in 80 days to raise funds for St Clare Hospice. The running challenge is taking place from 11th January to 31st March 2021, during which time the Club members aim…

Potter Street Academy celebrates recognition at Harlow Educational Progress Awards  POTTER Street Academy is celebrating the success of one of its inspirational pupils who has won the Outstanding Student Progression Award for KS1 & 2 and was also voted the overall winner at Harlow Council’s…

LAST week, Harlow Council voted to increase Council Tax for the eighth year out of the last nine. The increases have cumulatively added hundreds of pounds a year extra to the average resident’s existing Council Tax bill. Conservative Councillors moved an alternative budget that would…

THOSE who have followed our daily reports will have seen a definite pattens of decline in infections from the statistics published on January 14th through to February 3rd. The biggest daily drop was January 16th of 127 cases. The smallest was 17 on Feb 1st.…

THE LEADER of Harlow Council has responded to the request by the leader of the Harlow Conservatives for “a definitive time frame in which every single business that has applied for a grant will receive an answer as to whether their application is successful”.  https://www.yourharlow.com/2021/02/04/tories-call-for-harlow-council-to-provide-timetable-for-business-grant-decisions/…

ESSEX Police are appealing for information after a man sustained a fractured skull in an attack in Harlow. They were called to reports of a serious assault in Quarry Spring shortly before 6pm on Thursday 28 January.  A man was found with severe injuries to…