Epping Forest District Council confirms plans to build on Green Belt land around Harlow. By Nicholas Taylor Leader of Harlow Alliance Party ON 19 September I wrote about Harlow Council’s response to the Planning Inspectors letter which followed a publication of a report from The…

KINGSMOOR Academy in Harlow has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international…

Robert Halfon MP puts an end to poor quality housing in Harlow and secures major changes to permitted development rights FOLLOWING meetings with the Housing Secretary in July and last night, a debate in Parliament in February and numerous letters to the Government, Robert Halfon…

THE FIRST deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in four months have occurred over the past few days. There were two deaths on September 23rd and September 28th respectively. The last death was recorded on May 25th, 2020. This tragedy news comes as infection rates…

A HARLOW paralympian was incensed that his team of wheelchair athletes were left in a car park and not allowed to share a running track with able-bodied athletes. Paralympian and world record holder, Richard Chiassaro told YH that his team of wheelchair athletes turned up…

Update: Friday Oct 9th The Crown public house has now re-opened. The management has told YH that all staff have tested negative for coronavirus. =================== A HARLOW pub has closed temporarily after a member of staff has contracted Covid-19. The Crown on Market Street in…

THE average UK house price has hit a new record in September, pushing over £225,000 for the first time, according to an index. Nationwide Building Society said the average UK house price was £226,129 in September – the first time it has been above the…

RESIDENTS who live near Kingsmoor Road in Harlow have called for traffic calming measures before “someone is killed”. Kingsmoor Road runs from Southern Way to Katherines Way. Residents have been expressing their concerns for years but now feel things are coming to a head. They…

The online hub for local health and care careers IT IS now easier than ever to find out about careers in health or social care in the area, thanks to a partnership which brings information and resources under one roof.  The Hertfordshire and west Essex…

ALMOST one million women in the UK have missed vital breast screening due to coronavirus, a leading charity has estimated. Breast screening programmes were paused in March as the NHS focused resources on tackling the pandemic.  Breast Cancer Now calculates that around 8,600 women who…

A HARLOW woman has been charged with careless driving after a collision left a motorcyclist with serious injuries. Danielle Fry, aged 24, of Freshwaters, Harlow has been charged with the following. On July 24th, 2019 at Harlow drove a mechanically propelled vehicle, namely Silver Ford…

DEREK Oakley from Daniel Robinson Harlow funeral home attended the cheque presentation for £10,000 from Essex Freemasons to The Child Death Review Team based at St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping. During the Covid 19 outbreak, the Lodge of Borrowed Light, Harlow, where Derek is a…

Local Hospice opens up to explain #ThisIsWhatItTakes to run a Hospice during a pandemic AS part of this year’s Hospice Care Week – running 5-11 October, St Clare Hospice will be opening its virtual doors to local people to explain ‘This is what it takes’…

Essex Trading Standards team issues warning of test and trace scam ESSEX Trading Standards has been made aware of a telephone scam whereby callers claiming to be from the NHS Test and Trace service are calling unsuspecting residents asking for payment for tests. Those being…