Major Government investment into Harlow confirmed, creating 1,600 new jobs to reboot local economy FOLLOWING constant lobbying from Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon, a major £6 million Government investment into Harlow has today been approved by the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP). The investment will…

FOLLOWING a recent visit from Princess Anne, Harlow’s MP, asked the Culture Secretary to recognise the work of Harlow’s CAB “which has done so much to help those who are struggling or facing difficulties in their lives”. The Culture Secretary responded: “I join my right…

THE coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford stops 70% of people developing Covid symptoms, a large-scale trial shows reports the BBC. It will be seen as both a triumph and a disappointment after vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna showed 95% protection. However, the…

A HARLOW businesswoman and local residents are up in arms over a bid to put a burger van slap bang in front of a new shop in Harlow. A public notice has gone up on a lamp-post in Burgoyne Hatch (near The Purple Emperor) informing…

YOUR HARLOW has just crashed through the five million page view barrier. This has been a remarkable year for our on-line newspaper which began on July 1st, 2013. YH passed through three million views in July and four million in October. We published over 3,800…

FOOTBALL star Marcus Rashford has praised Longwood Primary students after they wrote letters to him. The England and Manchester United star received letters from Year 2 students Amelia, Willow and Charie James in which they thanked him for his work in extending access to Free…

ESSEX Firefighters were called to assist at the scene of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles on Sunday afternoon. The location was London Road at Hastingwood (near to McDonalds). Fire crews worked with paramedics to help release two casualties trapped in the vehicle. The…

A HARLOW woman has started a fundraiser for her sister who faces a battle against cancer. Juliette Charles has opened up a gofundme page for her sister Ellie. Juliette said: My beautiful sister has been diagnosed with breast cancer,  DCIS with micro invasion.  “This is…

THERE has been another three deaths due to Covid-19 at Princess Alexandra Hospital. That brings a total of sixteen for November. This takes the total number of deaths to 222. YH understands that there are 39 Covid patients in PAH including two patients on a…

FIVE people were arrested and 12 given fines as officers shut down an unlicensed music event in North Weald which was a clear and blatant breach of the Government’s COVID-19 regulations. Police had received intelligence about an event planned in the CM16 postcode and put…

By Local Democracy Reporter ESSEX County Council is set bring the running of its recycling centres and waste processing in house – despite this bringing the “highest level of risk”. It represents a shift away from the current model that has been in operation since…

GOVERNMENT ministers are facing a direct appeal from church leaders to reopen places of worship for Christmas services amid claims they are ‘Covid-secure’. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick, the Communities Secretary, have been handed a Faith Task Force dossier detailing the efforts…

HARLOW Council bosses have expressed their concerns over increases in the Covid-19 infection rate in Harlow The council has a dedicated Recovery and Resilience Group that meets over Zoom once a month. Senior officer, Andrew Bramidge reported on a range of statistics but he was…

A TOUGHER three-tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in England when the lockdown ends on 2 December, Downing Street has said. Boris Johnson is expected to set out his plan – including details of how families can see different households at Christmas…