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HARLOW Council is appealing for the public’s help in tracking down vandals who have broken new trees and damaged a tree planting site on Second Avenue. Trees and materials were damaged and broken between the morning of 8 February and 2pm on 9 February 2022. …
THE Director for Public Health in Essex who led the fight against Covid-19 has retired, Essex County Council has announced. Dr Mike Gogarty will be replaced by Dr Lucy Wightman, Director of Public Health for North and West Northamptonshire. Dr Gogarty became the face of…
ST NICHOLAS’ SCHOOL is set to host an Open Day. Their next whole school on site Open Day will take place on Saturday 12th March, 2022. Please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Secretary, Mrs Bradley on 01279 429910 or by emailing [email protected] with…
OVER the next few weeks, we are hoping to get round and interview some of the new councillors elected in May 2021. They all have a four year run. They are all Conservative. Both their local and national pictures are changing day by day. We…
A NEW grant scheme has been launched to support more local businesses impacted by COVID restrictions and the rise of the Omicron variant. Harlow Council has received funding from the government to distribute to local businesses via the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) funding scheme. This…
WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. From January 31st, we are providing a weekly report. It is by…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson a question regarding children’s mental health and social media channels. The question and response is below. https://twitter.com/halfon4harlowMP/status/1491394877296619521?s=20&t=vrcCsHtW-aMoK3C12WH_UQ
UK firms have been hit by “increased costs, paperwork and border delays” as a result of Brexit, MPs have said reports BBC. A report from parliament’s spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), said it “was clear” that leaving the EU was having an impact…
Dear Editor, LAST week, we delivered the biggest Council Tax cut ever in UK history meaning a £205 Harlow Council Tax cut from your bill this year. That’s a £55 Council Tax cut from Conservative-run Harlow Council and a £150 Council Tax cut from the…
WITH half-term fast approaching, UK Power Networks is urging Essex parents to remind their children about the dangers of playing near high voltage electricity. The UK’s biggest electricity distributor wants youngsters to enjoy themselves out in the fresh air, but never treat substations as…
A YOUNG man from Harlow who sold drugs on the streets as a teenager turned his life around thanks to a unique intervention programme. The now 19-year-old changed his pathway after completing a 12-week woodwork and mentoring workshop aimed at young people displaying risky behaviours.…
HARLOW Council has received a large number of questions on crime in Harlow ahead of a meeting with Essex Police next month. In January, a request was put out for questions on Harlow and crime. On Tuesday night, the scrutiny committee published the questions and…
EPPING St John’s Church of England School, in Epping, marked the start of LGBTQ+ History Month with a Pride Day. The school set up a Diversity Team this year to work on a vision to become a community that not only tolerates difference, but celebrates…
WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. From January 31st, we are providing a weekly report. It is by…
THE DATES have been announced for the two planning meetings to consider the crossing over the River Stort. Here are the full details: APPLICATION: (East Herts ref) 3/19/1046/FUL (Harlow ref) HW/CRB/19/00220 PROPOSAL: Alterations to the existing Fifth Avenue road/rail bridge, and creation ofnew bridges to…
