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HARLOW residents could face a half million pound bill after a failed bid by the council to buy land as part of their regeneration plans. In 2017, the then Labour-run Harlow Council announced plans to buy a parcel of land off London Road as part…
ESSEX County Council has set out how it will continue to achieve positive outcomes for young children and families, as well as level up early opportunities for those living in areas of deprivation, so that every child in Essex gets the best start in life.Embedding…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has channeled his inner Margaret Thatcher as he calls for a windfall tax instead of a national insurance rise. He was speaking to Camilla Tominey on LBC on Sunday afternoon. Tory MP Robert Halfon called on the government to ditch it’s…
THOUSANDS of working families in the East of England could be missing out on an opportunity to get up to £2,000 a year to help with the cost of childcare, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding parents, ahead of February half term. Tax-Free Childcare…
I AM writing to announce that our next bereavement support group ‘Stepping Stones’ programme will be starting in February. Next group programme will start on Tuesday, February 22 from 7.30pm until 9pm at Moot House, (Main Building) The Stow, CM20 3AG. If you are feeling the…
UP to 3,900 of the county’s most vulnerable adults will be receiving letters in the coming days that include a £200 voucher from Essex County Council (ECC) to help with energy costs and food. This is a new voucher scheme funded by ECC’s Household Support…
ST Clare Hospice have announced the winner of their Cutest Canine Competition. This year, the canine champ that wins the crown is 7 year old Milo, a black Labrador from Saffron Walden. Milo was voted top dog out of a field of 14 lovely entrants,…
ESSEX Police has started an investigation after a group of runners were assaulted in Harlow. It has been reported to the police that two suspects approached the group from Harlow Running and Triathlon Club (HRTC) when they were running in Howard Way at around 8pm…
HARLOW organisation Changing Lives has won a highly respected National Diversity Award. The National Diversity Awards were held in Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. Changing Lives won the Community Organisation Award for Multi-Strand. Changing Lives Community Services is an early intervention and prevention project aimed at raising…
HARLOW LABOUR has expressed their deep misgivings regarding the council budget passed on Thursday night. The Tories have painted the as miserly and negative whilst Labour have defended their position as cautious and prudent. You can follow their speeches from the 45th minute of the…
MORE than one in eight primary schoolchildren in England were infected with Covid during the last week of January, the highest prevalence for any age group at any stage during the pandemic. Figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that infections have now peaked…
HARLOW Conservatives have slammed the cost of fees for plans for new housing at the old Lister House surgery that have never been built. Great Parndon councillor David Carter asked Councillor Dan Swords (Portfolio Holder for Regeneration): the following question at Thursday night’s council meeting.…
A COUNCIL Tax reduction worth £55 and major investments to improve the lives of local families in Harlow have been approved. Harlow Council’s budget for 2022 to 2023 and financial plans up to 2025 were passed at last night’s Full Council meeting (3 February 2022). It…
A HARLOW councillor who has seen the impact of cancer on family members has urged residents to talk about the subject. Mark Hall councillor, Matthew Saggers spoke to YH on the eve of World Cancer Day. Matthew told us he felt it was important for…
