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THE 2nd Great Parndon Scout Group in Harlow have just hosted a “Virtual Camp”. The virtual camp took place from Saturday 11th April to Sunday 12th April. They started the camp with a video call with all the Beavers, Cubs & Scouts. Like all camps…
ROBERT Halfon MP has today launched a campaign to celebrate the “Corona Heroes” who are working so hard to keep people safe, supplied and supported in Harlow, amid the outbreak of Covid-19. Harlow’s MP has teamed up with a local children’s safeguarding charity, The Safeguarding…
A MEMBER of staff at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has had his bike stolen from outside the hospital this morning (Sunday). Steve Walker had just finished his early shift when he went to the main entrance. He cycles to and fro from work and it…
THE NUMBER OF deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital has reached 110. A statement from PAH may follow. According to NHS England, the following number of deaths have occurred on the following days: Total: 110 deaths On Saturday April 11th: 2 deaths…
A NUMBER of police cars swooped on a car in Church Langley on Saturday afternoon. Uniformed mobile patrols were joined by an unmarked vehicle and police motorcycles in stopping a single vehicle on Church Langley Way close to the A414 on London Road at just…
Let it Grow Guys, and support Harlow Foodbank TOWN Chaplain Revd Robert Findlay together with St Peter’s Church in Roydon have laid down a challenge to all the men in Harlow and the villages to “Release their inner Hipster and raise vital funds for Harlow…
LONDON Stansted has created its own special tribute to the heroes of the NHS with a giant ‘thank you’ message on its airfield. A 10 metre by 7 metre thank you logo now adorns one of the airport’s main taxiways adjacent to the runway and…
ROBERT Halfon, MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee today issues a stark warning that the Covid-19 lockdown is dealing a hammer blow to the UK’s most disadvantaged learners with school closures about to enter their second month. Warning that a ‘wave of lost potential’…
THERE is “emerging evidence” to suggest coronavirus is having a disproportionate impact on people who are black, Asian and minority ethnic reports the BBC. Research suggests that more than a third of patients who are critically ill in hospital with the virus are from these…
Dear Editor, FOR the last three Saturdays Hip Hop Pop founder Jenny Bater-Sinclair and Victoria Bater-Sinclair have brought sunshine into our homes with their weekly Zoom Quiz. The first week had 50+ families and tonight there were 98 families involved, Hip Hop Pop prides itself…
THERE is still a number of Harlow residents disregarding the government guidelines during this coronavirus pandemic. We have seen the police out on mobile patrol as well as the community wardens. However, frustrated readers have witnessed parties/gatherings in Church Langley, Ram Gorse, Purford Green, Blackbush…
THE NUMBER OF deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital has reached 105. A statement from PAH may follow. According to NHS England, the following number of deaths have occurred on the following days: Total: 100 deaths On Friday April 10th: 1 death…
HARLOW student, Kaitlyn has gone onto YouTube to do a “Super Hero Workout for Kids”. In the tradition of “This Girl Can”, Kaitlyn, aged 11, has produced a wonderfully entertaining and informative film for all the who are at home during this pandemic. If you…
CHURCHES across the town have been recording their messages during Holy Week. On Holy Saturday, Rev Beth Joss-Pothen from St Mary-at-Latton Church off First Avenue in Harlow reflects on what this Saturday means to the community, especially in these uncertain times.
HARLOW Firefighters were called to a house fire in Thornwood on Wednesday morning. On arrival crews confirmed that the two-storey terraced property, which measures around 10 square metres, was approximately 50% alight. Firefighters managed to gain access to the building and rescued two people from…
Message from Essex Highways. In light of the reduction in traffic in Harlow due to the coronavirus and in order to make best use of staff resources currently available, a temporary road closure of Edinburgh Way (westbound only) will be in place from Tuesday 14…





