THE High Court has refused a claimants permission to apply for judicial review of the decision of East Herts District Council to grant outline planning permission for 10,000 homes across seven new villages on the border of Harlow. According to Douglas Edwards KC and Kate…

AN Essex council has had its planning powers restored three years after the Government raised concerns about “poor performance” in how it made decisions on major applications reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Uttlesford Council has been handed back its full ability to decide on planning…

NEW images released by National Highways today (Tuesday 10 June) highlight how putting low-carbon construction and nature at the heart of its design is shaping the look and feel of the new road. Designed to be Britain’s greenest road, the Lower Thames Crossing has taken…

HARLOW Council, the owners of The Harvey Centre has described the closure of three shops as part off a “period of transition”. Linzi shoes closed a few weeks ago. They had been in the Harvey Centre since 2017. Legends hairdressers closed after 29 years in…

YOUNG people were pleased to welcome Chris Vince, Member of Parliament for Harlow to SFG College to discuss a variety of topics about the school and the local area. Previously, A-Level Politics students took part in a trip to Westminster parliament, where they entered both…

GRANTS to support the establishment of thousands of trees, orchards and hedgerows on streets, in parks, and in community and educational spaces across the UK, are now available through The Tree Council – including the introduction of a new £1m grant pot, funded by Defra.…

TO coincide with National Picnic Week (14-21 June), Visit Essex is encouraging the people of Essex to support local attractions and food producers by taking part in the Big Essex Picnic.  Across the county top attractions, vineyards, parks and historic landmarks will be welcoming visitors…

A HARLOW man has pled guilty to a number of drug offences. Dylan Davis, aged 24, of Hookfield pled at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On August 23rd, 2024 in Harlow, you were concerned in the supplying of  a quantity of cannabis, a controlled…

NEARLY 40,000 jobs could be created, roads could be safer, and billions could be added to the economy as self-driving vehicle pilots are set to start in England from spring 2026. Today (Tuesday 10 June), Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that the Government will…

THE ESSEX Records Office are coming to Harlow on 14th June for The Printed Maps of Essex, a talk by Peter Walker. His talk is a journey through the development of printed maps over the centuries. They are bringing printed maps (modern copies!) to sell…

LONDON Stansted has submitted a planning application to Uttlesford District Council to increase its annual passenger limit up to 51 million over the next 20 years. The application seeks permission to make best use of Stansted’s existing single runway by the 2040s without any increase…

ON MONDAY, we published a press release from Potter Street residents concerned over speeding traffic on London Road. The portfolio holder for the environment (and a Church Langley South and Potter Street councillor) Nicky Purse, sent us this response. Cllr Purse said: “I fully recognise…

Dear Editor Kim Leadbeater has produced a briefing [1] claiming that the Committee Stage of her Bill to legalise assisted suicide has been a success, strengthening the safeguards and ensuring that people are “protected at each stage” of the process [2]. Her briefing applauds the…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince rose on the floor of the House of Commons to support the government’s decision to u-turn on Winter Fuel payments. Mr Vince’s question to the Treasury Minister, Torsten Bell and response are below. https://youtu.be/YYo1QDkEJvY?si=KZl6iSmZWxrLfa6i