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HARLOW Council, through its regeneration partnership with The Hill Group, are delivering hundreds of new council homes across the town. However, they are also delivering a pioneering ‘Solohaus’ development of eight new purpose-built homes on a derelict garage site in Lower Meadow which are nearing…
Chris Vince has welcomed the news that Harlow is set to receive up to £20 million of funding as part of the Labour government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods. Harlow will receive a share of £1.5 billion of funding being invested in communities to create growth and…
ST MARK’S West Essex Catholic School Politics and Law students spent a busy day in Westminster. The students had a tour of the Houses of Commons and Lords. The students had a meeting with Lib Dem MP. They then had a chance meeting with Speaker…
MINISTERS must put the work in and understand the damage that taking such a threatening approach to hundreds of thousands of small employers will do Following the Government’s announcement of amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair of the Federation of Small…
A MAN has appeared in court charged with motoring offences after trying to drive a car the wrong way down the M11 on Tuesday 25 February. Traffic on the motorway was temporarily stopped by officers. Shane Parker, 19 of Ellerton Road, Dagenham, East London, has…
A POTTER Street resident has launched a petition calling for a speed restriction on a stretch of road that many have described as a racetrack. Suzy Grady’s petition reads as follows: I am a resident of Potter Street CM17 and our street has become a…
STUDENTS at Little Parndon Primary Academy have made a big impact through the ‘Transform Our World’ programme, an initiative led by environmental charity, Global Action Plan and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. Aimed at empowering young people aged 7 to 14, the 10-week…
THE number of separated migrant children being looked after by Essex County Council has risen significantly over the last three years reports the Local Democracy Reporter. In November 2024, the county council was supporting 342 care leavers who were formerly separated migrant children who had come…
ONE OF Harlow’s best distance runners is taking on the London Marathon for one of our town’s most cherished charities. Cathrine Ridge is running for Razed Roof. She did so in 2013 and is doing so again in April 2025. So we asked Catherine to…
HARLOW Green Party member, Jennifer Steadman put a number of difficult questions on fire safety to the bosses at Harlow Council at the last full council meeting. Question No 1: Following on from Harlow Council receiving a truly appalling C3 rating by theRegulator for Social…
IT has been a year since we interviewed the chief executive of HTS, David Morrissey reports Charlotte Pedroz. It has been a busy year. When we last interviewed him, he was up in Shawbridge, near Staple Tye, where properties were being renovated. And just now,,…
ESSEX Highways is using microbiology to clean up oil spills as one of the first authorities to deploy microorganisms on a road network. Traditional methods of clearing fuel spills rely on sand and other absorbent materials. This can require road closures for up to three…
SIGNIFICANTLY overhauled service standards have been introduced by Harlow Council as its maintenance company HTS begins the town’s grass cutting programme for 2025. The new standards will ensure that there are radical improvements to how grass is cut to improve the appearance of the town…
A GANG have been jailed for more than 16 years after a £1.5m tobacco scam. The Luton-based gang smuggled and distributed 5.8 tonnes of illegal tobacco over a three-year period from March 2018. Ringleader Yuanjian Zhou, 48, along with Bryan Kim, 42, and Faruque Hussein,…
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PARENTS of 16,758 pupils are discovering the outcome of their secondary school applications today in Essex (Monday 3 March). Just over 97% of children – more than 19 out of every 20 – are being offered one of their named preferences of secondary schools for…
