MOTORING groups are eagerly awaiting the outcome of a government trial to combat noise pollution across Britain. The government is looking to increase fines for noise pollution and find a better solution to catch more offending vehicles – this is where the new ‘noise’ cameras…

HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon, has welcomed the Government’s commitment to back British businesses with more support to tackle rising energy bills this year. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme currently in place has capped energy bills for all energy bill payers and has extended support to…

ADULT education provider, ACL Essex, part of Essex County Council, has launched its latest prospectus for adult learners looking to step back into the classroom or learn online in Harlow. Over a thousand courses will be available across ACL Essex’s network of adult community centres…

YOU can apply for primary (reception) school place at an Essex primary school between 7 November 2022 and 15 January 2023. https://www.essex.gov.uk/apply-for-a-primary-school-place Before you applyYou should: check you live in the Essex administrative arearead the primary school admissions booklet.You may want to check the priority…

THE Prosperity Network is launching this Monday! Join this unique business to business community and start raising your profile with like-minded businesses of all sizes in the economic area of EastHerts, EppingForest, Uttlesford, Broxbourne and Harlow. Create new local connections, discover business to business conferences…

THE UK economy unexpectedly grew in November, helped by a boost from the World Cup, official figures show reports the BBC. The UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) – a key economic measure of services, construction and manufacturing output – rose by 0.1%.  The Office for…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon is delighted to be hosting his first jobs fair since 2019. Come along to Harlow LeisureZone between 10am and 2pm on Friday 27th January 2023 to meet over 40 employers from across the region who all have active vacancies! He would…

THE publican of a historic Roydon pub has been honoured with a prestigious award to celebrate more than 30 years’ service at the helm of the much-loved local. 64-year-old Mary Snell took over The New Inn with her former husband in the early 1990s intending…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has told a packed Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) parliamentary reception in Westminster “people have got to stop using Israel as an excuse for antisemitism. reports JewishNews.Co.Uk Reflecting on official figures showing record levels of anti-Jewish hate in Higher Education, the education…

A RANGE of maternity service improvements have been recognised in a national survey carried out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).  The CQC Maternity Survey 2022 highlights improvements across multiple areas of care compared to 2021. The survey included women who had used maternity services…

Update: Joe Badcock has been found. ESSEX Police is appealing for the public’s help to find Joe Badcock who’s missing from his home in Harlow.  Joe was last seen in the town by a friend at 4pm on Tuesday (10 January).  A police spokesperson said: “We’re really concerned…

HARLOW council has been criticised for not allowing a couple who needed to sleep separately because of noisy medical equipment to bid for a two-bedroom home reports the Local Democracy Re According to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, the Harlow couple needed to be rehoused…

THE LEADER of Harlow Labour has slammed the Tory government plans that could see unions could be sued if they do not provide minimum levels of fire, ambulance and rail services, under planned anti-strike laws. Councillor Chris Vince said: “It’s the Conservative government’s failure which…

ESSEX County Council is anticipating raising its share of council tax by 3.5 per cent – adding almost £50 to that part of the bill for an average band D homeowner. The authority has estimated increases to the social care precept alongside an increase to…