DO you have a real Christmas tree that you need to get rid of after Christmas? You can make a booking with us to recycle ♻️ it for just £2.75 a tree. Visit www.harlow.gov.uk/christmas-trees for more information.

THERE is still time for social housing tenants to have their say on a new Direction to the Regulator of Social Housing in relation to social housing rent policy from 1 April 2026. Credit: Brian Thomas Photography The government is proposing to set a rent…

HARLOW Council has issued a message of sympathy following the death of a man in the town centre. A Harlow Council spokesperson said: “”We are shocked and saddened that a man has died in the Town Centre and our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with…

EACH Christmas UK households produce 30% more waste than at any other time of year, and this festive season Harlow Council is encouraging residents to be more eco- friendly. Now that Christmas is only a couple of weeks away many people are thinking about buying…

A PROJECT to improve the environment around Oakwood Pond, increasing visibility and safety in the area, is currently underway. The work is being funded by government out of its UK Shared Prosperity Fund and will see new low-level bollard lights installed around the pond’s pathway…

A NEW study has crowned Harlow as the UK’s number one tech hub, offering the ultimate combination of high salaries and affordable living for tech professionals. Harlow Council’s Cabinet member for Economic Development, Councillor Michael Hardware, has welcomed the study. He says that it backs…

HARLOW Council has employed specialist research company Yonder Data Solutions to find out residents’ views on the council and their priorities as part of the council’s mission to deliver high-performing services.   The company, which carried out the survey last year and has conducted resident…

HARLOW Council’s finances remain in a strong position while services across the council continue to improve according to the latest update to the Cabinet meeting on 24 October 2024.   A Harlow Council spokesperson said: “The council is projecting a budget surplus in both its…

HARLOW Council is encouraging residents to have their say on plans to tackle climate change and reduce carbon emissions in Harlow. In 2019 the council declared a climate emergency, which set out several climate change pledges. This was followed by an agreed target to hit…

A NEW online housing applications system, which will make applying to join Harlow Council’s Housing Needs Register quicker and easier, launches next month. The new system is being introduced as part of the overhaul of the council’s Housing Allocations Policy, which was introduced in April…

THE launch of a new community hub in The Stow is taking place on Saturday 19 October from 10am to 2pm. The opening of The Safe To Go Stow hub is part of the Clear, Hold, Build initiative led by Essex Police. The hub based…

HARLOW Council’s new cabinet member for economic development, Councillor Michael Hardware, has welcome the news that £1.1 billion will be invested in Stansted Airport. The announcement was made yesterday (14 October) by the government. More than 5,000 jobs will be created as a result of…

HARLOW Council’s Cabinet Member for Public Protection, Councillor Joel Charles, has welcomed the publication of the new policing and firefighting priorities for Essex. Roger Hirst, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has published the final versions of his Police and Crime Plan and…

Credit: Brian Thomas Photography HARLOW Council is set to launch a major consultation on its draft climate change strategy. Councillor Nicky Purse, the Cabinet Member responsible for leading the work to develop a new council Climate Change Strategy, said: “Preserving the town’s environment is something…