UPDATE 12.30AM THE fire was extinguished at 12.15am and three relief crews will remain at the scene into the morning. There was an estimated 5,000 litres of kerosene in a fuel tank which will continue to burn off safely.  Station Manager Craig McLellan said: “Crews…

COUNCILLOR Mark Ingall, Leader of Harlow Council, and Councillor Andrew Johnson, Leader of the opposition on Harlow Council, have reacted to the news that the government has decided that Harlow and other areas in Essex will enter tier 3 restrictions from tomorrow, Wednesday 16 December 2020. Last…

THE INFECTION rate for Harlow has reached another record high. Figures released today (Tuesday) show a rate of 276.8 per 100,000 recorded for Harlow. Yesterday, the infection rate stood at 265.8 and 251.8 on Sunday. Reference point https://coronavstats.co.uk Plus Twitter account @RP131 There were 241…

COVID-19 vaccinations being offered by Hertfordshire and west Essex GPs HUNDREDS of residents aged 80 and over will receive their first COVID-19 immunisation at a vaccination centre near their homes this week.  GP-led local vaccination centres are beginning to open their doors in Hertfordshire and…

MASS Covid testing of secondary-school pupils in England is to be greatly increased in January, in an attempt to reduce the numbers being sent home reports the BBC. Any students who have been in contact with a positive case will be offered seven days of…

FATHER Christmas is coming to Harlow a week early to spread festive cheer on a parade around the town with his elves in a sleigh drawn by reindeer. Barringtons Funeral Directors has been liaising with Santa to arrange a visit to Harlow on Saturday December…

FINANCIAL PRESSURES have forced Harlow Penguins swimming club to increase their membership fees. The club, like all sports organisations have had a difficult year, due to Covid-19. In a letter to members seen by YH, the club has reported that they have lost £16,000 in…

A HAND-delivered goody bag delighted older members of Harlow Jewish Community when they received an unexpected knock at the door at the start of last week’s Chanukah festival. The bag contained traditional festive foods – doughnuts, latkes (potato pancakes) and a dreidl (a four-sided spinning…

THE HARLOW Playhouse has cancelled its Christmas show after it was announced that the town was to enter Tier 3 on Wednesday. The creative director, Rory Davies, has sent out the detailed letter to all customers.

New parents claiming Child Benefit reminded to register births PARENTS in East of England are being urged to register the birth of their newborns, so HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can verify their Child Benefit claims. Normally, a birth must be registered before claiming Child…

SINCE the UK’s first lockdown in March, the government has had one (perhaps only one) consistent message — protect the NHS, write Alastair McLellan of The Health Service Journal (HSJ) and Fiona Godlee of The British Medical Journal (BMJ). Now, with the number of hospital…

TEACHERS and school colleagues have spent the month donating food to those in need. Staff at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, have been making donations to Harlow Foodbank since the start of the month. They have been responding to the organisation’s critical foods list and…

UNFORTUNATELY, on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer, the Health Secretary has announced that Harlow and many districts in Harlow will be moving into Tier 3 from 00:01 on Wednesday. The significant pressures on the local NHS, rising hospital admissions and the increasing rates…

Free train travel in East Anglia for people fleeing domestic abuse GREATER Anglia, along with train companies across the country, is extending free train travel for survivors of domestic abuse until the end of March next year. The move comes as figures show four survivors…