Patients and staff at Harlow hospital enjoy ‘Singing for the Brain’ music therapy IT is estimated that over 850,000 people in the UK currently live with dementia, and this is predicted to rise to over one million by 2025. Music therapy plays a crucial role…

SUSSEX Police are appealing for help to trace a man wanted on recall to prison for breaching the terms of his licence. 22-year-old James Bryant, from Harlow, Essex, has had his licence revoked. He was last seen in Guildford on Monday, 22 April 2019. He…

IN 1931, composer Richard Strauss and writer Stefan Zweig embark upon an invigorating artistic partnership. But Zweig is a Jew and their work together clashes with the Germany that is changing around them amidst the rise of the Nazi Party. YH went down to rehearsals…

WE interviewed the leaders of three of the political groups involved with the Harlow District Elections in 2019. All three have gone away with plus points from the election. Leader of the Labour Group, cllr Mark Ingall Leader of the Conservative Group, cllr Andrew Johnson…

LABOUR has retained control of Harlow District Council. There were not shocks or surprises with all parties some matters to be pleased with and many others that may express concern. Overall turnout was 26.55% compared to 29.22% last year. A total of 6,288 residents voted…

PARENTS who have seen the amount of financial aid to look after severely disabled people drastically cut say they feel “punished” by Essex County Council’s changes. They add that the council (ECC) has seemingly picked on the most vulnerable group that requires state aid –…

CHILDREN at Roydon Primary Academy were inspired to face challenges head-on by a former teacher who lost his sight to a brain tumour. James Shone had been a teacher for 16 years when, in 2012, he was preparing to take on his first headship. During…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has questioned why there doesn’t seem to be any system of inspection for parents who home school their children. The subject came up on Tuesday morning as he chaired the education committee in the House of Commons. Mr Halfons’s committee was…

HARLOW Foodbank provided 2,754 three-day emergency food parcels to local people between April 2018 to March 2019. People fed during this period was 5,615 (3,611 adults & 2,004 children) compared to 4,102 (2,448 adults & 1,654 children) in the same period last year. 36% of…

ON Monday 13th – Sunday 19th May 2019, nationally celebrated ‘Dying Matters Week’ will once again take place across the country – with local charity St Clare Hospice leading the celebrations throughout West Essex and the borders of East Hertfordshire. Dying Matters’ awareness week gives…

THE Rotary Club of Harlow Tye hold their Annual Abseil Event this coming Bank Holiday Weekend. This will be a special weekend as they will break through £1M raised for local charities. Come along and support the event. Support the abseil participants raising funds for…

THE FAMILY of a very popular Harlow man has made a heartfelt appeal to the local community to help with his funeral this Sunday (May 5th). Garry Naybour, lost his fight against cancer on April 11th aged 61. Father of four Garry was known for…

HOCHTIEF Roadbridge Joint Venture (one of the companies bidding for the M11 J7A project) are holding a ‘Meet the Buyers’ day at the Harlow Enterprise Hub on May 14th (10-3). They want to talk to local companies who can get involved in the following work…