HARLOW resident David Foreman has written to local MP Robert Halfon regarding assaults on hospital workers. This letter is a general discussion of a public affair. =========== Dear Mr Halfon, I hope that you may remember me lobbying you on October 25, 2019 in the…

Dear Editor MANY residents in Harlow may not be aware of an extremely important motion on Grenfell style cladding that was put to Parliament earlier this week. The Labour Party put forward a motion to establish a national independent task force to get a grip…

A POLICE force that has only 3% of officers from ethnic minority backgrounds has defended using actors for a recruitment drive. Essex Police used the actors instead of real officers for a recent diversity campaign, shared with Hampshire Police. The move has been described as “disappointing” by…

HARLOW residents and businesses will see more investment in policing over the next year claims the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner. Members of the Police, Fire and Crime Panel have agreed the budget for policing and fire and rescues services recommended by Roger Hirst, Police,…

A HARLOW man without a full driving licence has been banned for drug driving. Allen Kyme, aged 55, of Altham Grove, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On 10/04/2020 at Harlow drove a motor vehicle, namely Audi on Tillwicks Road otherwise…

Sir, THE one thing the people of this town need to know when it comes to council tax. Since this Labour group gained control of this town back in 2012, they have increased the council tax seven times and if it is increased this year,…

THE Leader of the Harlow Conservatives, Cllr Andrew Johnson, has written to the Leader of Harlow Council, Cllr Mark Ingall, asking for him to “set out a definitive time frame in which every single business that has applied for a grant will receive an answer…

THERE could be mixed messages in the Covid-19 report for today. The infection rate has dropped by 38.9% on seven days previously. The total number of cases for January 30th is 284. That is a drop of just 9 from January 29th. The figure for…

THE INFECTION rate has fallen in five out of eleven areas of Harlow. In two areas it has remained the same. It has risen in three. There were 284 cases registered for January 30th and published on February 4th. That is a drop of 9.…

ESSEX-wide COVID-19 vaccination website launches, providing up-to-date information on the vaccination programme The NHS in Essex launched a new website this week, giving residents the latest information and advice on the local COVID-19 vaccination programme. Set up by Mid and South Essex Health and Care…

THE NUMBER of deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has risen by three to 491. There were 179 deaths registered in January. PAH has 90 Covid in-patients, including seven on ventilators. There are 88 outstanding test results. January 7th saw 13 deaths. That…

A HARLOW woman is set to stand trial over charges of drug dealing. Emma Blakey, aged 44, of Milwards, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between Feb 3rd, 2020 and April 15th 2020 and 15/04/2020 at Harlow were concerned in the supplying of a…

BRILLIANT sixth formers have their sights set firmly on the country’s top universities. Year 12 students at BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, are taking part in The Scholars Programme, giving them access to university style learning. Working with University of Cambridge PhD researcher Anna Chaplin,…

IT was a simple gesture: To walk a hundred laps outside his home. It was a simple phrase: “Tomorrow, will be a better day”. But Captain Sir Tom Moore, who has passed away, aged 100, touched so many lives over the past year. The Prime…