Harlow Council has smashed it annual tree planting target by planting over 5,000 trees in just two months! BACK in July the council pledged to plant 1,000 trees over the next year as part of a number of commitments to tackle climate change. The pledge…

HARLOW Council’s ruling Labour Cabinet held their first meeting of the year on Thursday night. Amongst the issues covered was housing, green belt and the forthcoming budget. The film of the meeting is below. We will be breaking it down in to item sized chunks…

Harlow Council is doing its bit for the environment by reducing the use of single-use plastic across its public buildings. AS part of the climate emergency declared last year, the council committed to eliminating the use of single-use plastics across all its public council buildings…

EARLIER this week, Harlow Council told us that a number of bin wagons were finding it difficult to get down some of the streets in Harlow. The defence came as thousands of residents were not getting their bins emptied. Many believe there may be more…

HARLOW Council is hosting the town’s Holocaust Memorial Day service on Sunday 26 January 2020 at 5pm in the Civic Centre. The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2020, which is marked across the UK, is standing together. Residents are invited to the service which will…

RESIDENTS and groups are invited to plant a tree for Harlow at a second community tree planting day to be held in Sumners Park on Sunday 19 January 2020. The event will take place from 10am to 3pm. Residents and groups will join local councillors…

Council matters end of year blog – Councillor Mark Ingall, Leader of Harlow Council WELCOME to the my last edition of the year of my regular blog, written exclusively for Your Harlow, keeping residents up to date with what has been happening in the council.…

A COMPREHENSIVE review of HTS, the Council’s property and environmental services company was presented to Cabinet On Thursday evening. The review, which took place over several months, gave an opportunity for Council staff, HTS staff, residents groups and other key stakeholders to contribute to a…

HARLOW Council’s ruling Labour Cabinet met on Thursday December 5th. A recording of the meeting is below.

HARLOW Conservative councillors quizzed the Labour-run Harlow Council over references to a Gypsy-Traveller site in the east of Harlow. References to such a plan appear in the Epping Forest District Council masterplan for housing and growth. Councillor Mike Hardware put the question to portfolio holder,…

By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler HARLOW’S street lights are to be kept on at night – thanks to money contributed by the district council. Agreement was first reached between Harlow Council and Essex County Council to keep the town’s street lights on all night,…

LIBRARY users from across Essex have instructed leading law firm Watkins and Gunn to give legal advice for a potential legal challenge against Essex County Council. Campaigners believe that the revised library strategy which sees Essex County Council asking volunteers to house and run libraries…

A PETITION calling on Harlow Council to tackle parking problems in the Fold Croft area of Harlow was presented to them on Thursday night. It was presented by local resident, Anne Ratcliffe. Film and subsequent discussion is below.

NEW planning directions are to be introduced to reduce the number of offices and industrial premises being converted into housing in Harlow. These directions will cover industrial areas and the town centre and will remove the right to Permitted Development. Permitted Development allows landowners to…