EPUT’S 111 Mental Health Crisis Response Service supported more than 56,000 calls in 2024More than 56,000 calls made to a crisis mental health phone line in 2024 received specialist support from Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT). The Trust’s 111 Mental Health Crisis Response…

ACL Harlow will be in Harlow Central Library on Cross Street for Inclusive Employment Advice, from 9.00-11am. More details below.

PROTECTING the most vulnerable, investing for the future and seizing opportunities to innovate are all part of Essex County Council’s latest 2025/26 budget proposals and annual plan.The council has published its 2025/26 budget proposals ahead of its Cabinet meeting on 21 January.  In them, it…

THE MP for Harlow has hit back at the leader of Harlow Council over his claim that the council will be punished by the Labour government for keeping council tax down. Councillor Dan Swords had issued a press release (see below) on the back of…

THE county council has defended its plans to increase council tax by 3.75 per cent —equivalent to an extra £57 a year for a band D property reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The increase is split between a planned 1.75 per cent general increase and…

FIRE Crews are tackling a warehouse fire on the Essex/Hertfordshire border. They were called to Stubbins Hall Lane, Nazeing today at 11am and crews from Waltham Abbey, Loughton, Epping, Harlow, Cheshunt (Hertfordshire), Hertford (Hertfordshire), and two from Enfield (London) are in attendance, along with an…

TOWN halls that set low council tax bills are to be “punished” by losing millions of pounds of funding claims the Telegraph. The leader of Harlow Council isn’t happy. According to the article, new rules have been introduced by Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, under…

IN an incredible display of community spirit and generosity, St Clare Hospice is delighted to announce the success of this year’s Christmas Tree Collection. Thanks to the incredible support of residents and volunteers, over £22,500 was raised, which could pay for over three and a…

BRITAIN’S ‘pothole plague’ took even more of a toll on drivers in 2024 as RAC patrols attended thousands of pothole-related breakdowns over the course of the year. The UK is thought to have more than one million potholes, with these road defects being one of…

SOMETIMES people see a large number of emergency service vehicles at a location and wonder what has happened. There is aways a line between public interest and what the public find interesting. A case in point may be the large number of police vehicles and…

ACL Essex offers Skills Bootcamps to help people get work-ready and progress in their careers. The free 12-week long courses give people the chance to step on, or up the ladder. Courses are on offer in digital marketing, early years and project management (construction). The…

A GROUP of year 6 students from Purford Green Primary School have helped create a woodland walkway at Oakview Walk, Harlow. Oakview Walk is a new housing development by Essex Housing, the council’s in house developer. It features 29, two, three and four-bed homes for…

LONDON Stansted is celebrating a landmark year as it welcomed a record-breaking 29.76 million passengers in 2024 – the busiest ever year in the airport’s history. The new annual high is a 5.8% increase on the previous record of 28.14 million passengers set in 2019.…

IF your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, you can now apply for primary (reception) school places. The application window is open between 4 November 2024 and 15 January 2025. Those received after the 15 January deadline will be considered…