EMERGENCY services including the air ambulance attended at an incident in Harlow this afternoon (Tuesday). The location of the incident was Glebelands, just off Howard Way. A spokesperson for the east of England ambulance service said: “An ambulance, ambulance officer vehicle and Essex and Herts…

Phased reopening of libraries LIKE many other council services, Essex County Council is now preparing a phased approach to re-open libraries in line with government guidelines. From Monday 6 July 2020, sixteen sites will re-open; Basildon*, Billericay, Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Clacton, Colchester, Dunmow, Epping, Harlow,…

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 seven days. That is the first time there has been a record…

Update: Protest location has been changed to show ground at Harlow Town Park.

The Patient Panel at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust honoured to receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service The Patient Panel at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) are honoured to have received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. They have been awarded…

THE OWNERS OF Parndon Wood Cemetery and Crematorium are planning to build 34 memorial gardens across the UK for people to pay tribute to loved ones who have died in the Covid-19 pandemic reports the Bristol Post. Bristol-headquartered Westerleigh Group, which manages 40,000 funerals a…

Essex County Council provides £250,000 funding to Citizens Advice service in Essex ESSEX County Council is providing £250,000 of funding to the Citizens Advice network in Essex to help it in its response to individuals and small businesses in the county following the COVID-19 lockdown.…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has criticised plans to force MPs back to the House of Commons Mr Halfon, who has been shielding for over ten weeks, said the government must allow “those MPs genuinely affected by Covid-19, ie sick, shielding, or self-isolating” to be able…

A MOTHER of twin girls has described their joy at going back to school as lessons resume for children, who can now rejoin the offspring of non-key workers reports the BBC. Parents of primary school children in reception, year one and year six have been…

FOUR men have been charged as part of Operation Dextran, an intelligence-led operation to tackle the supply and dealing of Class A drugs across London and the Home Counties. Vincent Ojo, 30 (17.11.1989) of Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex has been charged with possession with intent…

HARLOW and Gilston Garden Town have received funding for a fleet of eCargo bikes that will enable local council services to move away from traditional van and car use and towards active and sustainable travel.

Arriving in Harlow this summer, the eCargo bikes will have a…

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 six days. There has been four deaths in the last two weeks.…

Wildfire advice for Essex as Met Office issues amber warning A ‘very high’ risk of wildfire is in place across Essex this weekend and into next week, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has warned. As public lockdown restrictions continue to be eased amid the…

PRIMARK is planning to reopen all of its 153 stores in England on 15 June when lockdown restrictions are lifted, its owner AB Foods has said. During lockdown the clothing chain has built up almost £2bn-worth of stock to sell, double its normal stockholding reports…