HOUSEBUILDER, Persimmon, has focused recently on rapid change and improvement of its customer care culture and operations, and on eliminating cases of poor workmanship. In order to assess the effectiveness of the new measures and processes and to determine whether they appropriately position the business…

ON Friday, 5th April, a crowd of more than 50, including members of Harlow Civic Society, past and present employees of Hayter’s and members of the Hayter family, gathered outside Granary Cottage, Mulberry Green, for the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Douglas Hayter,…

LAURA McAlpine, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate is calling for the Chief Executive of Princess Alexandra Hospital to reconsider plans to outsource the Domestic Services and Estates staff resource at the hospital. Laura said: “The staff themselves (some of whom have been working within the NHS for…

LACEY-Rose Saamanthy, from Harlow was offered a job in a cafe at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford after a successful interview reports the BBC. But after two months without any news she eventually received a letter telling her she could no longer have a job over…

THE DEPUTY leader of the Harlow Conservatives has made a withering attack on the state of Harlow Council’s new waste collection contract. Cllr Joel Charles was informed of overflowing bins in the Northbrooks area, just a few hundred yards from the council offices. It was…

THE LEADER of Harlow Council has slammed the operators of the new bin collection contract after a disastrous first week that has seen a large number of bin collections not completed. Back in September, Harlow Council announced that Veoila had secured the new contract. At…

A GROUP of fraudsters who conned vulnerable victims out of nearly £1 million whilst purporting to be fine-wine brokers have been jailed for a total of 17 years’ and nine months. The men were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, 5 April after being…

MEMBERS of a local slimming world group did their bit to help with Harlow’s Big Spring Clean. Donna Boon and her colleagues regularly meet at Harlow Rugby Club. Last week, they donned their cleaning gear and covered Bush Fair park, paddling pool and open green…

Leader of UK’s biggest union backs Harlow’s hospital cleaners THE leader of the UK’s biggest trade union today (Tuesday) backed Harlow’s hospital cleaners fighting to keep their jobs in the NHS. Speaking to UNISON’s health conference in Bournemouth, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis paid tribute…

Young performers developed their confidence putting on a musical show. Year 3 and 4 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, performed the musical Ye-ha. The story is set in the American Wild West and follows Wilbur Hubbard, a wimpy cook who suddenly finds himself…

IN a series of editorials, between now and the May local elections, the leader of Harlow Council, cllr Mark Ingall is reflecting on a series of issues. Today, he looks at the town’s finances. Cllr Ingall said: “Since 2010 the cumulative total of Tory government…

A SCHOOL hall was turned into a concert hall when children got their first experience of a live gig. Pupils and teachers threw out the rule book and rocked out to an hour-long concert by tribute act Imagine…The Beatles. Year 2 pupils at Cooks Spinney…

Support hospital chaplain’s mega challenge in Harvey Centre – 18 April A HOSPITAL chaplain is taking on a mega challenge in aid of his hospital – and is hoping people will come and support his mammoth effort at the Harvey Centre, Harlow, on Thursday 18…

ESSEX Firefighters were in attendance at a fire in a disused building in Harlow. Firefighters were called to reports of smoke coming from the former site of the Odeon in Harlow. When fire crews arrived they reported there was a lot of smoke and a…