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THERE has been another three deaths due to Covid-19 at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow. That brings a total of twenty nine deaths for November and ten in December. This takes the total number of deaths at PAH to 245. YH understands there are…
By Michael Casey I was born in this town. Between November 1961 and September 1981 it was people who formed who I became. Of course there was my parents, Kevin and Kathleen Casey. Ours was a house, where learning was very important and especially history.…
THE Government has today (Thursday 3 December) outlined a series of measures focused on minimising disruption and helping people travel safely over the Christmas period, while urging passengers to plan their journeys carefully, consider quieter routes and where possible book ahead. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps…
EAST of England train operators c2c and Greater Anglia have joined forces to give local disabled people the chance to create a more accessible rail network and have a say in how future policy is shaped. The announcement of this new Accessibility Panel coincides with…
A MAGICAL Princess Parade is set to take place in Church Langley on Sunday afternoon. The parade will start at Ridgeways from 4.30pm (close to the Water Tower) Here are approximate times: RIDGEWAYS 4.35pm LANE END / OLD HALL RISE ROUDABOUT – 4.55pm TESCOS –…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question regarding staff who work at Topshop. Mr Halfon asked: “In Harlow, we have an excellent Topshop that has done very well, and clearly the staff are worried about…
ESSEX Police are investigating an assault on a man in Harlow and are looking to trace anyone who was in the area at the time. The 19-year-old victim was cycling home from work at about 3am on Sunday 8 November. He was in Ployters Road,…
THERE continues to be good news and bad news in the latest Covid-19 statistics for Harlow. Good News The rate of infection has fallen slightly. It now stands at 218.2 per 100,000. A fall of 2.1%. There are 190 cases. The last chart had an…
THE air ambulance service that serves Harlow has just reached a remarkable milestone. The lifesaving Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) charity has carried out 27,145 missions since it was formed in 1998, many of them in Harlow. You can see where aircraft and crews…
A FUND-raising page has been set up for a much loved Harlow man who has passed away. It seems that everyone who knew Alan Burgess loved him and respected him. Alan, who was 63 when he passed, was the type of man who would do…
TRIBUTES have been paid to a much loved councillor who has passed away after short illness. Councillor Mason, who represented the Toddbrook Ward for Labour, passed away in the early hours of this morning (Saturday 5 December 2020). Frances first served as a councillor from…
BOSSES at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have responded to claims that there may have been a Covid-19 outbreak within their hospital. Last week, YH interviewed the Director of Public Health for Essex, Mike Gogarty regarding the growing number of infections in the town. He said: “One suggestion has been that there has been an outbreakwithin the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) which has involved quitea lot of staff.”…
Letter to the editor. Harlow Council’s tramway proposal. READERS taking a look at the Cabinet meeting held last Thursday may, for the first time, have witnessed the animosity which exists between Labour and Conservative councillors, born out of differences stemming from Westminster. The filming of…
THIS Christmas break, a local charity is being supported by a Harlow school to offer activities and food parcels for vulnerable families in the local area. Pemberley Academy on Hodings Road has joined forces with Changing Lives and offered to provide a space in the…
THE Covid-19 vaccine will “definitely” be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks, the regulator has said reports the BBC. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it had approved the way doses would be distributed to homes. It…
Purford Green pupil takes on big Christmas read in charity challenge PURFORD Green pupil, Fletcher Warren has decided to raise money for a charity very close to his heart. Jacob, aged 8, is a close friend of Fletcher’s and was born with retinoblastoma – a…
