FROM Monday 6 July 2020 charges in Harlow Council-owned car parks in the town centre, town park and neighbourhood shopping centres will be reintroduced. However, it will still be free to park for up to 1 hour in the neighbourhood shopping car parks at Bush…

FROM Monday 6 July 2020 the public conveniences in Harlow town park, adjacent to Pets’ Corner, will reopen. The council has been working with HTS (Property & Environment) Ltd to reopen the toilets in a way that ensures public safety and to help to prevent…

AN appeal has been made for a stolen car that may be in Harlow. Taylor Heating of Stanstead Abbots had two vehicles stolen recently. One was found in garages at the back of houses in Purford Green. Two youths made off and have yet to…

HARLOW-based small and micro businesses, which have not be eligible for funding during the coronavirus pandemic, can now apply to Harlow Council for a discretionary support grant. The council’s Discretionary Business Grant Scheme aims to support businesses that are struggling due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)…

A NUMBER of readers have asked us why water seems to be being pumped into Netteswell Pond over the last few days. We went down and saw that a van is parked by the edge of the pond (see film). We asked Harlow Council. A…

EAST of England Ambulance Service are urging the public to show restraint, drink responsibly and remember social distancing on the first weekend that pubs and restaurants reopen as lockdown restrictions are eased. Increased staffing has been put on over the weekend (Saturday 4th July through…

PLANS for more housing in Newhall were approved by Harlow Council’s planning committee on Wednesday night. The application was for 49 more homes in Newhall. The application was what is called a “reserved matter”. that is to say, overall planning permission for the general area…

Churches Opening for Private Prayer (In addition, some churches are opening for Sunday and other public services from 4th July. These are in addition to the below) Churchgate Street St Mary’s Mondays and Thursdays 10-11. Great Parndon St. Mary’s: 9:30am – 12pm Wednesday & Thursday…

WITH many pubs re-opening on Saturday July 4th, YH popped down to The Crown in Old Harlow to speak to the landlord, George Reynolds and see how the last four months were for the pub and how he was preparing and looking forward to opening…

YOUR HARLOW has just passed last years page view record with six months to spare. In 2019, we had 2.7 million page views. Our hopes for 2020, was that we would break the three million barrier but on Thursday we had already amassed 2.8 million.…

Letter to Editor Sir, Vic Goddard should be applauded not criticised I WAS hugely disappointed to read Robert Halfon’s response to Vic Goddard’s interview. I thought that the interview was brilliant and showed Vic, as always, to be a passionate educator who appreciates that the…

FOUR people are due in court in connection with a disturbance in North Weald. Jamie Cullen, 32, of Blackhorse Lane, North Weald, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, affray, sending a threatening message and criminal damage and he is due to appear…

HARLOW is expanding. Our population is set to grow by 65% over the next 15-20 years. To meet this challenge, Harlow needs a radical sustainable transport solution that’s green, efficient and we can be proud of. Harlow Labour is proposing a transformational METRO system comprising…

A KIND-hearted Harlow resident has made a “bereavement bench” for a local school. For Tony Andrews, carpentry is just a hobby and his children do not attend Jerounds Primary Academy one Pyenest Raod but when he heard that they were looking for a bereavement bench”…