THE NUMBER of deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital has reached 174. That is an increase of five on yesterday’s figure. According to NHS England, the following number of deaths have occurred on the following days: Total: 174 deaths On Tuesday April…

A HARLOW teenager has showed his support for his local NHS heroes by shaving his locks to raise funds for The Princess Alexandra Hospitals’ Charity’s coronavirus (COVID-19) appeal. Jamie Cleary, 14, asked his family members and friends to sponsor him to shave off his curly…

THE Guild of Property Professionals and sister company Fine & Country have sent a letter to the Government stating why estate and lettings agents should be one of the first industries to return to work once deemed safe to do so. The letter has also…

DOMESTIC abuse teams in Essex are continuing to help keep people safe while disrupting abusers – with some recent successes. At Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 April, Colchester and Clacton Domestic Abuse Investigations Team secured a five year stalking protection order against a Chelmsford…

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging people to donate blood. JUST like people don’t stop having fires during a pandemic, people don’t stop needing blood. During a time when more people than ever want to take action to help others, the fire and…

By Local Democracy Reporter ESSEX Labour councillors will hold a one to one meeting with the man in charge of social care in the county in the wake of one care home reporting a high number of deaths in just a few weeks. Despite the…

By Local Democracy Reporter THE government is wasting the opportunity to be able to produce hundreds of thousands of items of personal protective equipment (PPE), an Essex businessman has said. Witham-based StealthMounts has been producing 3,000 face shields a day by using its plastic injection…

MASTER Lock, the global padlock specialist, is playing its part in supporting the NHS during the current Corona crisis. The aim of the initiative is to help health workers protect their equipment and aid better management of critical medical assets. The company has been liaising…

THE STAFF at Passmores Academy have produced another wonderful video to educate, entertain and inform. This time we find out what staff are doing to keep themselves fit. It is set to the Eye of the Tiger. We will say no more….

STRAWBERRY STAR DONATES 800 N90 MASKS TO LOCAL HOSPITAL & CARE HOMES STRAWBERRY Star Group – a property company with developments in Luton, Wandsworth and Harlow – has donated 800 N-90 quality protective masks to NHS West Essex as well as a number of residential…

WITH reports of bin men still sitting three to a cab, we asked YH what can be done to protect the men on the front line, emptying our bins. A joint response from the Harlow Council and Veolia: “Veolia’s refuse and recycling collection teams are…

THE NUMBER of deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital has reached 169. That is an increase of ten on yesterday’s figure. According to NHS England, the following number of deaths have occurred on the following days: Total: 169 deaths On Monday April…

THE WESTERLEA Group that run Parndon Cemetery and Crematorium has confirmed that it has now re-opened for those who wish to pay their respects. A statement on the website is as follows. DURING this unprecedented time, our dedicated teams are working tirelessly to deliver funeral…

Harlow Council has now given out £5,970,000 in grants to support 469 local businesses during the coronavirus crisis. GRANTS are being processed as soon as businesses make contact with the council following letters and emails sent to 840 businesses on 8 April. Grants continued to…