HARLOW Member of Parliament, Robert Halfon, has welcomed the Government’s decision to extend the Household Support Fund until March 2024 with over £800 million of funding allocated to local authorities across the country.  Through the new funding just announced, Essex County Council will receive an…

THE finalists for the prestigious East of England Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) awards have been revealed – with several Essex businesses making it through to the finals. With record numbers of entries this year, the awards are designed to celebrate the region’s best loved small businesses.…

YOUNG people held potential new laws in their hands when they visited Parliament. Students in Year 10 and 11 from Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, visited the Houses of Parliament. The citizenship students visited the Sovereign entrance – not accessible to the general public –…

A MAN has been arrested after we were called to a man acting suspiciously in a car park off Momples Road, in Harlow, shortly after 5.30pm yesterday, Monday 20 February. The 23-year-old was questioned on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, being concerned in the…

HARLOW Council has welcomed the government’s proposals to crackdown on damp and mould under new legislation in memory of Awaab Ishak from Rochdale who tragically died last December.  Under the changes social housing landlords will have to investigate and fix damp and mould in their…

THREE Harlow men went looking for a deep body of water in order to make the big catch. They decided against lakes, lochs, rivers or reservoirs but instead headed for the potholes of Third Avenue. James Abinger and friends got lots of beeps from passing…

A MANAGER at HTS is set to take on the London Marathon for St Clare Hospice. Mr Khan is training hard for the big race set to be held in June. YH went down to the Mead Park office to speak to him about the…

THE CONSERVATIVE-run Harlow Council put forward their proposals for the coming years budget. At the cornerstone is a freeze on council tax (the Harlow portion). Rents are rising by 7%. Finance portfolio holder, Cllr James Leppard put forward his proposals at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting. Film…

SUPPLIES of some fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes, to UK supermarkets have been disrupted by poor weather in Europe and Africa reports the BBC. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said that harvests had been hit by “difficult weather conditions”. Numerous pictures of empty shelves in…

LOCAL charity, St Clare Hospice, who provide specialist palliative care to the people of West Essex and the east Hertfordshire borders, held a two day Thank-A-Thon on 9th and 10th February 2023.  The feel-good event saw 36 staff from across all areas of the Hospice, including doctors,…

The Planning Inspector tasked with looking at the Local Development Plan (LDP) proposals of Epping Forest DC (EFDC) has now completed his work and effectively signed off the document. This should come as no surprise because many other Plans from across the Country have been…

PLANS for a new drug and alcohol centre near the former Passmores House have been submitted to Harlow Council. The plans are for: Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a single storey recovery centre comprising 20 en-suite resident rooms, medical rooms, therapy rooms, activity…

SEWAGE on the wards. Labour leader speaks outSewage leaking into the building at Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital has been known about for more than five years. Its one of many reasons that the need for a completely new hospital to serve Harlow’s growing population has…

POLICE Officers from our Operational Support Group (OSG) made 12 arrests over the last 48 hours as they continue their work to keep the county safe. Resources from across the Operational Policing Command (OPC) work to support other teams around the force with making proactive…