A FORMER student has returned to her Harlow school to volunteer as a teacher during the Coronavirus shutdown. Daisy Perry left Burnt Mill Academy in 2015 with the ambition of returning to teach PE when qualified as a teacher. Since leaving, the former head girl…

Hospice’s Compassionate Neighbours project steps up to support socially isolated individuals amidst COVID-19 outbreak ST Clare Hospice’s Compassionate Neighbours project, a volunteer-led programme to help tackle social isolation and loneliness throughout West Essex and East Hertfordshire, is diversifying amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With the UK…

A HARLOW couple are raising money for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) by performing a series of hilarious videos on social media site, Tik-Tok. Daniel and Keighley Ramm decided to fundraise as both their mothers, Nikki and Kim, work for…

ESSEX Police is appealing for information following a collision involving a motorcyclist in Harlow. They were called at around 9pm on Friday 27 March with reports that a blue and silver Yamaha motorbike left Second Avenue and crashed. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital for…

SUPERMARKETS around Harlow are “banning” couples from shopping together in a bid to help maintain social distancing rules during the coronavirus pandemic. Staff will be asking customers who turn up in groups to choose one adult from the household to shop, while the others wait…

THE consultation on the main modifications to Harlow’s Local Plan, proposed by the independent Planning Inspector, has been extended to 31 May 2020 due to the national coronavirus situation. Harlow Council has extended the consultation closing date to allow people more time to submit their…

FUNERAL arrangements are never easy things to prepare and are often hard to even talk about. This challenging but necessary task is even harder in the present circumstances, brought about by the coronavirus and the important adjustments we are all having to make. Though Harlow’s…

Almost £400 million to keep England’s buses running Funding will protect bus services for people who need to travel, for example to get to work or buy food New funding, totalling £167 million over 3 months, comes on top of pledge to guarantee existing £200…

COOKS Spinney Primary Academy teachers have produced a number of videos for their students. Today’s Spinney Story is read by the wonderful Mrs Blanking Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson

A HARLOW-based care team is going to great measures to make sure that all their clients, both elderly and vulnerable, are protected during the outbreak of coronavirus. Diamond Unique Care Ltd is setting the standards that is needed in the healthcare sector. Millie, owner of…

ONCE again, Harlow residents turned out in force to clap for our carers. Here are a few of the films that we have been sent. We will add them as we go. The good people of Tumbler Road The Lane family in Arkwrights Little Pynchons…

Open letter to all Harlow supermarkets FIRSTLY, we want to thank you for all that you are doing to keep Harlow’s supermarkets supplied with essential goods during these unprecedented times. We know that your employees are working extremely hard to keep up with demand. We…

A HARLOW school has been awarded for its work to support young people who care for relatives at home. Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, has been given a bronze Young Carers in Schools Award for its work to make sure students do not miss…

STATEMENT from Princess Alexandra Hospital Lance McCarthy, chief executive, for The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust said: “We can confirm that sadly, five patients, aged between 56 and 92 years old, who had underlying conditions have passed away at The Princess Alexandra Hospital. They had…