HARLOW Council is set to discuss a programme of compulsory purchases as part of their regeneration programme in the town. The proposal is as follows: “Subject to East Herts District Council resolving to follow the same course of action, Cabinet recommend to Council that, in…

STANSTED airport job losses a direct consequence of government failure to provide aviation support claims Unite the union. Responding to the announcement yesterday (Wednesday 7 October) that Stansted airport is intending to make 376 job cuts, Unite, the principal aviation union, has said it is…

Good causes in Essex invited to sign up for Essex Lottery funding GOOD causes in Essex are invited to boost their income stream and sign up for funding from the Essex Lottery The Essex Lottery is an online lottery created by Essex County Council to…

IMPROVING levels of environmental and energy management at Greater Anglia means that rail travel in East Anglia is becoming even greener, according to a recent audit of the train operator. Greater Anglia has just been given an internationally recognised stamp of approval for businesses committed…

Update: Missing person update: Police are no longer looking for 42-year-old Arkadiusz Gojtowski from Harlow, who has been reported missing?  Thank you to everyone who shared appeal. It really does help.  HAVE you seen 42-year-old Arkadiusz Gojtowski from Harlow, who has been reported missing? He…

PLANS for 150 homes on Terminus Street are set to go before the Harlow Council planning committee. The proposal would involve the partial demolition of the existing car park and its redevelopment for a mixed-use development. The proposal would involve the erection of a part…

Hospital to launch online blood test appointment system to improve patient experience THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is to launch an online blood test appointment system to improve patient experience. From Monday, 12 October, appointments for blood tests should be made online, rather…

COMPLETION of Harlow’s Edinburgh Way road improvements designed to support the town’s prosperity Residents and businesses in Harlow will now start to see the benefit of the A414 Edinburgh Way road improvements between Cambridge Road and River Way Roundabouts. Construction came to an end in…

NINETEEN people have been arrested and an estimate £100,000 seized during an operation targeting a network suspected of supplying cocaine to county lines drugs gangs in west Essex, Hertfordshire, London, and Suffolk.Weapons, cash and drugs were seized during dawn raids at 17 addresses in Harlow…

New data from the Food Foundation suggests that around 1.9 million children have been affected by food insecurity in the last 6 months, and 2% of parents have reported skipping meals entirely to provide for their children. Harlow MP, Robert Halfon, is calling on the Government…

Technology brings school community together WITH summer gone, another new school year has begun at Purford Green Primary and Potter Street Academy, and autumn term is in full swing. Some things look the same, but in other ways the schools are making great strides to…

Isthmian South CentralHarlow Town 2 v 3 Chipstead HARLOW Town went down to their second defeat in four days in a close run game against Chipstead. Goals by Tom Collins (6 and 74) and Jack Beadle (2) secured three points for the Surrey side. Harlow…

OVER the seven years, we have been running YH we have been lucky enough to see the quality of the work of the Humanities Department close up. Mr King and his team really bring the subjects to life. Dynamic subjects taught in a dynamic style.…

HARLOW Council is preparing to bid for up to £25million worth of funding from the government’s Towns Fund and, as part of this, is inviting residents to view proposals for four projects.   The council has already secured £1m from the fund, which will be invested…