PLANS for 163 more homes in Newhall are set to go before the Harlow Council Planning Committee. The application site covers an irregular shaped piece of land within Newhall Phase 2. It is located to the east of London Road, to the north east of…

TEN widths of a swimming pool, five laps of a playground on a bike and a run around a school field saw pupils become triathletes. Pupils from primary schools within the BMAT group of schools in Harlow competed for the third year in a triathlon.…

THE UK’s leasehold system has left a number of householders in unsellable and un-mortgageable homes and changes are needed, a committee of MPs says. Often leaseholders in new-build properties are treated as a source of profit, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLG) says.…

HARLOW and Gilston Garden Town Board has appointed Guy Nicholson as its new Independent Chair to help steer the direction of the delivery of the Harlow & Gilston Garden Town. Guy’s role will see him leading the Garden Town Board, supporting the Garden Town Director,…

Harlow hospital celebrates as pathology laboratory success puts it
among top trusts THE pathology service staff at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) are celebrating maintaining accreditation by a national assessment body which puts it among top NHS trusts. Most people know that when a patient…

Dear Editor, In your recent video with the Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group in Harlow Cllr Charles, I was left with a few questions in which I was hoping Joel would be willing to answer. 1. Does he, like the former National Co-Chair of…

Harlow hospital is finalist in nationwide healthcare awards STAFF at Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust (PAHT) who care for patients with severe abdominal pain are celebrating this week after learning they have won a place in the finals of the prestigious HSJ (Health Services Journal) Awards…

GOVERNMENT education inspectors have praised St Albans primary school following an inspection. Ofsted came to the First Avenue school in February. Details of their findings are below. Executive Headteacher Ian Kendal said: ‘We are very proud of our children and the wonderful staff. “It is…

A HARLOW headteacher has spoken out over the number of “very vulnerable” children from controversial converted office blocks that are coming to her school. Bernadette Miele is the head of Tany’s Dell primary on Mowbray Road in Harlow. Since 2017, she has had a large…

HARLOW Council has explained why up to seventy council homes in Harlow are sitting empty. Their statement comes after a government report highlighted that Harlow had seen one of the biggest increases in unoccupied housing in the country The report did state that the increase…

Monthly Community Policing Report By Inspector Tony Walker WE have recently welcomed two new Police Community Support officers to the team, Sharon MacDonald & David Moore, both area a great addition to the team and will increase our ability to provide a visible presence throughout…

THE DEPUTY leader of the Harlow Conservatives has gone on the record to condemn all forms of Islamophobia. Old Harlow councillor Joel Charles spoke to YH following the resignation from the party of Harlow Conservative activist Peter Lamb. Mr Lamb’s social media comments became the…

Update: Harlow Council contacted us and told us it would be removed on Monday morning. ====== FAMILIES turning up to take part at the Harlow Junior park run in the town park were met by the sight of an unsightly fly-tip. The rubbish was dumped…