AS many as eight local authorities across north Essex could share services including waste collection in a bid to save money in the face of tightening town hall budgets reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Leaders and senior management from Epping Forest, Uttlesford, Chelmsford, Braintree, Harlow,…

A SERIES of strikes by railway workers planned for 5, 7 and 9 November has been suspended, the RMT union has said reports the BBC. But Network Rail warned that the late notice meant services on Saturday would remain “extremely limited”, and trains on Monday…

TWO Potter Street community residents have put pressure on the Tory-run Conservative council on plans to regenerate the area. Gary Roberts and Colin Thorp asked a series of questions at Thursday nights meeting of the full council. Film and transcripts of their questions is below.…

GREATER Anglia is reminding people that the first of three very disruptive national rail strikes is this Saturday, 5 November. RMT strikes will severely impact Greater Anglia’s services on Saturday 5, Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November. Greater Anglia is advising people to avoid using…

AN inquest is set to open in respect of the death of a Harlow woman. Ebony Speller, aged 25 died on Monday October 24th, 2022 in Harlow. The inquest will be held on Friday November 4th at Essex County Council’s coroners office in Victoria Road,…

THE team from ECCO put on their annual Halloween event this past Saturday with over 700 brave guests! Children and adults of all ages were brave enough to walk the spooky trail and stop off at 8 scary stops along the way. The spirit was…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers that they must declare COVID-19 payments in their tax return for the 2021 to 2022 tax year. More than 2.9 million people claimed at least one Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) payment up to 5…

OLD Harlow Traders Association: High Street Christmas Lights. Full details below.

WAFFLE and More on Broad Walk has added over 30 retro machines including air hockey, pinball machine, table football, each with 3,000 games on. Classics such as Pacman, Space Invaders and Super Mario are just some of the 100,000 game variations available to play. All…

THE Bank of England has warned the UK is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 years reports the BBC. In its outlook for the UK economy, it said the country would face a “very…

COUNTY Hall played host to the second biannual climate conference which focused on the future of Essex travel. Cllr Peter Schwier, Essex County Council Climate Czar, welcomed an audience to share ideas and expertise on what the future of transport in Essex could look like.…

THE Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism to assist health and care staff caring and supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people has been launched following a long campaign.  The training is named after Oliver McGowan, who died in 2016…

AS energy bills and the cost of living rise, adult education provider, ACL Essex, is highlighting the support available to people of Harlow. Responding to the cost-of-living crisis, the learning provider is delivering courses that will help residents find ways to reduce their bills, gain…

THE NUMBER of Harlow residents born outside the United Kingdom now stands at almost 1 in 5. In 2011, it was 11.6%. In 2021 it was recorded at 18.3% As you can see from the (selected) figures below, Harlow now has over 2,000 Romanians and…