BELOW is the data regarding Covid-19 released by the government in relation for Harlow. We will now be publishing this data every day. It details: PCR tests in England, patients admitted in east of England, people tested positive in Harlow, deaths within 28 days of…

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By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler SIGNIFICANT levels of vacancy within care homes in Essex has led to concerns that many are not getting the level of business that keeps them viable. There have been a total of 244 deaths involving Covid-19 in Essex care…

AN ambulance service where bullying was “normalised” and sexual misconduct cases were reported to police has been put in special measures by NHS England. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recommended the action after it found a “negative culture” and poor leadership at the East of…

A HARLOW couple who committed a number of housing tenancy fraud offences and were taken to court by Harlow Council have pleaded guilty. Kellie and Mark Peachey were found to have made false declarations about their income in order to apply for and obtain a…

Update: In the case of Christopher Golding & 6 others – the hearing of the 18th January was adjourned until 16th February 2021 A TRIAL DATE has been set for seven men accused of drug dealing. All seven were arrested in the early hours of…

THE HEADTEACHER of Sir Frederick Gibberd College is pleased with the school’s progress in its first year but has her mind firm set on the future. It cannot have been easy, starting a school, within another school, as yu wait for the new school to…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has said he may vote with Labour in a vote of free school meals. Labour’s Opposition Day debate, due to be take place in the Commons on Wednesday, calls for the provision of free school meals to be extended over each…

PASSMORES Academy is also one of a number of schools in Harlow that has had pupils off due to Covid-19. The chief executive of the Passmores Community Learning Trust, Vic Goddard has written to all parents and guardians. In the letter, he said: “I can…

ESSEX Police are looking to trace a woman who intervened following the attempted robbery of a man in Harlow. A group of teenagers attempted to steal an electric scooter from the 49-year-old man at a cashpoint outside NatWest in The Rows at about 3.40pm on…

ON Friday, the children of St Luke’s Catholic Academy celebrated St Luke’s Feast Day with an official Blessing of the new Prayer Garden.  Fr Bernard, of St Luke’s and Holy Cross Parish,  joined the Chaplaincy team and Mini-Vinnies in the garden whilst everyone else were…

A MOTHER is appealing for the return of her son’s bicycle. The bicycle was stolen between Sunday evening (Oct 18th and Monday morning (Oct 19th) from Chelsea Gardens in Church Langley. The owner is very upset as this was a Christmas present and very dear…

THE proposed HGV customs checkpoint on North Weald airfield could spell disaster for local roads and the village, the parish council fears. One councillor has predicted the round-the-clock inland border facility could be “a bit of a disaster for the local area – a 24-hour…

AS the news broke that Harlow was moving into Tier 2 Coronavirus restrictions, Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon, wrote to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, asking for the Treasury to monitor the “situation on the ground very closely to ensure that any businesses or other organisations are…