THE bin crews have worked hard to catch up with as many collections as possible following the Christmas and New year break. However the effects of the pandemic continue to create challenges for the bin crews. On top of this there have been some vehicle…

HARLOW Council’s budget proposals for 2021 to 2022 have been published today. For the eighth year running the budget proposes no cuts to any services or redundancies. There will also be continued support for residents affected by the pandemic plus much-needed investment in the town’s future. The…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon and his fellow Conservatives have reacted with anger at the news that Harlow Council failed in its bid to secure funding for Harlow Town Centre. Robert Halfon said: “This news that Harlow Council has missed out on the High Street fund…

THE CHAIR OF Harlow Council’s Covid-19 taskforce has questioned whether enough information is coming out of Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). Deputy leader of Harlow Council, cllr Eugenie Harvey made the comments on a virtual meeting on Friday night. The meeting was convened as infection rates…

BRIAN Keane, Harlow Council’s Chief Executive, and John Philips, HTS Group Ltd Managing Director, have today issued the following service update: Harlow Council and HTS have agreed to temporarily reduce non-emergency and non-urgent repairs, works, inspections and visits inside homes as cases of Covid-19 in…

Funding available for local health and wellbeing projects THE Public Health Community Grant Fund offers funding of up to £3000 for health and wellbeing projects. The grant is open to community, voluntary and private sector organisations that provide services to the residents of Harlow. The…

A MULTI-million pound bid has been submitted to government for projects which will help make Harlow a better place to live, work, visit and learn. Harlow Growth Board, a partnership of local public, private and voluntary organisations, have submitted the Towns Fund bid which aims…

THE HARLOW Council Covid recovery group met on Thursday night. The committee is a specially appointed group of councillors dedicated to charting Harlow’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The one-hour meeting covered a number of issues but the chair, cllr Eugenie Harvey and her colleagues,…

HARLOW Council and their partners HTS have unveiled a new scheme to provide housing for local residents. YH went to see the leader of Harlow Council, cllr Mark Ingall and the chief executive of HTS, John Phillips to find out more about a scheme where…

A HARLOW couple who committed a number of housing tenancy fraud offences and were taken to court by Harlow Council have pleaded guilty. Kellie and Mark Peachey were found to have made false declarations about their income in order to apply for and obtain a…

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…

HARLOW councillors on both sides have come together to support the local community as we continue to fight against Covid-19. YourHarlow, via Zoom, interviewed the deputy leader of Harlow Council, cllr Eugenie Harvey and the leader of the Harlow Conservatives, cllr Andrew Johnson. In this…

Robert Halfon MP welcomes £1m to kickstart regeneration of Harlow HARLOW’S MP, Robert Halfon, has welcomed £1 million in accelerated funding as part of the Towns Fund, which could see an extra £25 million to regenerate the town. The funding will be used to kickstart…

HEALTH bosses have expressed their concerns as cases of Covid-19 in Harlow have begun to rise again. The number of infections was discussed at a meeting of the Harlow Council Response and Recovery Group, which was held, via Zoom on Wednesday night. Senior council officer,…