AT the end of National Volunteers Week, Roger says a huge thank to you everyone who volunteers across Essex, each one playing a key role in helping to keep the county safe not just during these times of COVID-19 but every day of the year.…

ON THURSDAY, YH had 36,551 page views. That is our second busiest day since we started on July 1st, 2013. In case you wondered, our busiest was the day the B and Q lorry smashing into the side of a house. Nearly everyone was looking…

AS part of National Volunteers’ Week, Rainbow Services created a number of postcard snapshots showcasing the work of their volunteers. The volunteers have been carrying out tasks such as telephone befriending, regular shopping, delivering emergency food parcels and collecting urgent prescriptions The volunteers have helped…

Bidding for council houses restarts HARLOW Council has started advertising homes which are available to rent for those on the housing needs register. The homes can be bid for at www.harlowhomefinder.co.uk The council says that the availability of homes will be limited each week and…

HARLOW Art Trust today announces the launch of a new website and digital map at www.sculpturetown.uk, making Harlow’s unique and growing urban sculpture park of over 100 public artworks more accessible than ever before at a time when, now more than ever, communities need safe…

Hospice marks Carers’ Week with online wellbeing classes ST Clare Hospice is marking the annual Carers’ Week (8th – 14th June 2020) awareness campaign with the release of a series of online self-care and wellbeing classes, created by the charity’s Day Therapy team. Led by…

CAMPAIGNERS have threatened to bring legal action against the government for not providing free school meal vouchers during the summer reports the BBC. Normally children only get free meals from school during term-time. But eligible pupils received food vouchers over Easter as the country coped…

HARLOW’S hospital faced an “overwhelming demand” for critical care services as a result of the coronavirus pandemic reports the BBC. Princess Alexandra Hospital, has had 201 deaths of patients with the disease. A report, marked private but published in hospital board papers, said there was…

Face coverings to become mandatory on public transport Government asks transport operators in England to make wearing face coverings a requirement of using public transport from 15 June to coincide with the next stage of carefully easing restrictions Bus, coach, train, tram, ferry and aircraft…

ESSEX Police have charged a man with handling stolen goods and possession of a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid in Harlow. John Mitchell, 18, of Fern Hill Lane, Harlow, is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 5 August. The…

THE NUMBER of deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) remains at 201. That is an increase of zero on yesterday’s figure. There have been no recorded deaths in last nine days. YH has been publishing these figures for 77 days but…

HEARTLESS thieves stole a bicycle on the premises of a Harlow factory. The location was the O-I factory (formerly United Glass) on Edinburgh Way, Harlow. The bike is a Giant Roam 3 black bike with orange trimmings. The theft occurred between 7.30 am and 4…

Premier League football star makes generous donation of technology products to support hospital A PREMIER League football star has made a kind donation of 10 iPads for our patients to keep in touch with their families while on our wards. Adam Smith, who plays for…

ON WEDNESDAY, Harlow MP and Chair of the House of Education Select Committee, Robert Halfon, led questioning of the Children’s Commissioner and leading education policy and tutoring organisations about catch-up tuition and support for disadvantaged children whose learning has been disrupted as a result of…