ADULTS over the age of 50 will be able to get their free flu vaccine from 1 December in the next phase of this year’s expanded flu vaccination programme, the government has confirmed. Individuals aged 50 to 64 will be able to get a vaccine…

LAST WEEK, Mark Hall Academy joined BMAT, the organisation that runs Burnt Mill Academy, SFG College, BMAT STEM Academy and a number of primary schools in the town. We took this opportunity to go down to the First Avenue school and speak to Principal Manjit…

WE have just received a press release where Harlow MP Robert Halfon has welcomed a £300 million financial package for sports organisations. We noted that there was not any mention of athletics. As there are a number of athletics organisations in Harlow. Harlow has Harlow…

FOLLOWING many letters to several ministers and a meeting with the Sports Minister, Robert Halfon has helped to secure a £300 million financial package that will support sports clubs affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Many sports clubs in Harlow will likely benefit from this funding…

THREE of the largest social networks have said they will join forces with fact-checkers, governments and researchers to try to come up with a new way of tackling misinformation reports the BBC. Vaccine misinformation has been rife on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, with many questioning…

HOW many people dying on the roads in Essex every year do you think is acceptable? …….. 5?  20?  42? (42 is the actual number of people that died on our roads last year).  What if some of them were your family, your friends, neighbours, colleagues? …

KAO Data, the specialist developer and operator of advanced, carrier neutral data centres for high performance colocation, has announced the appointment of Lee Myall as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead its next stage of corporate growth and expansion. After a successful…

YOUNG activists from around the world are taking part in a virtual “Mock Cop26” climate talks to outline how they want leaders to act on the crisis. The event involving more than 350 young delegates from 150 countries is taking place over the next two…

UK’s biggest food collection is vital this year as charities face a Covid-19 Christmas. SHOPPERS in Harlow are being urged to donate to the UK’s biggest food collection and support the Trussell Trust and FareShare as they help people in crisis amid the Covid-19 pandemic…

PFCC funding bid wins more money to help break the cycle of domestic abuse JUST over £219,000 will be coming to Essex to help break the cycle of domestic abuse following a successful bid for funds from the Home Office by the Police, Fire and…

A HEALTH board meeting has revealed that a number of operations have been cancelled at Princess Alexandra Hospital. The matter was discussed at a meeting of the Essex Health and Well Being Board on Wednesday November 18th. Chair Councillor John Spence asked if “the temporary…

OFFICERS from Harlow Police have continued patrolling in different areas of the community since the move to Tier Two restrictions for Essex. The first weekend went well with the majority of people abiding by the new restrictions. We will be continuing these patrols as well…

TWELVE people arrested following a series of drug raids across Harlow have answered bail. A total of 19 people were arrested on Thursday 8 October in dawn raids across the town. Seven individuals were charged in relation to possession of a Class A drug with…

Bereavement Support Helpline for the next year  St Clare Hospice is launching a new dementia project to support people living with advanced dementia, and their carers, across West Essex and East Hertfordshire.  The Namaste Care Dementia Support project aims to train and empower both unpaid carers…