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THE annual cost of Essex County Council’s (ECC) borrowing is set to increase by £37 million between now and 2025 – with a budget gap forecast to climb to more than £90 million. Total borrowing is set to increase from just over £1 billion to…
A TALENTED teenage footballer for Harlow Town Reserves was hacked to death by two youths who had a Samurai sword and an 18 inch knife, a court heard. A 15-year-old boy and youth aged 17, are accused of murdering Francois Kablan on Great Dover Street…
THE NUMBER of Covid cases has dropped in ten out of eleven areas in Harlow. There were 861 cases registered for January 12th and published on January 17th. That is a drop of 90. That is the lowest number of cases since January 2nd. Last…
HARLOW has seen another large drop in it is infection rate. The figure for January 12th is 988.9 per 100,000. That is a drop of 32.6% on seven days previously. The total number of cases is 861. That is also a fall of 90. That…
THE NUMBER of deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has risen to 404. The first death was on March 18th. Our thoughts are with all the families and friends of those who have died. That is an increase of four on yesterday. There…
A NEW app has revealed that close to fifteen hundred children in Harlow are living in a household with domestic violence. The Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield has written to Harlow MP Robert Halfon in his capacity as the chair of the education committee and as…
A LEADING Harlow councillor has slammed one of his colleagues for going for a walk. On Thursday night, Harlow Council hosted a meeting of their Covid-19 Resilience Group on Youtube. One of the items was on “messaging”. Toddbrook councillor Tony Edwards told the meeting that…
Update: Monday 0900 hrs Countryside have been informed this morning and they are going over this morning to ensure that the fencing doesn’t come down and enclose the wildlife in the future. RESIDENTS have expressed concerns for the welfare of deer in the Newhall and…
THE government is planning new laws to protect statues in England from being removed “on a whim or at the behest of a baying mob”, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, he said generations-old monuments should be “considered thoughtfully”. The…
TEN new mass Covid vaccination centres are to open in England from Monday, as the government bids to meet its target of offering 15 million people in the UK a dose by 15 February reports the BBC. Blackburn Cathedral and St Helens Rugby Ground are…
ONCE again, there is good news and bad news in the Covid-19 figures for Harlow. There is a 28.6% drop compared to seven days ago. This is the fifth day in a row this has occurred. There has also been a fall in infections with…
THE NUMBER of Covid cases has dropped in all eleven areas in Harlow. There were 951 cases registered for January 10th and published on January 16th. That is a drop of 127. That is the lowest number of cases since January 2nd. This is also…
THE NUMBER of deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has risen to 400. It is a very sad landmark. The first death was on March 18th. Our thoughts are with all the families and friends of those who have died. That is an…
AN application for retail space for Lidls that could see 45 jobs coming to Harlow has been approved by the Harlow Council planning committee. The application will now see a food outlet at 1A Queensgate on Edinburgh Way, Harlow (next to Smyth’s Toys). An initial…
Laptops to Help Children to Study at Home “CLOSING the Digital Divide” is an Essex County Council initiative, aimed at providing laptops to children and young people, who would otherwise be without access to a device at home. By the end of next week, some…
