A PROJECT to restore the historic Grade II listed walls at the Harlow Museum and Walled Gardens is underway. Harlow Council is working with Messenger, a company that specialises in the conservation and repair of historic buildings and monumental sculpture, to undertake the works. The project began…

HARLOW’S popular free-to-use paddling pools and splash parks are now open as planned for the start of the school summer holidays. As part of the council’s mission to deliver high-performing services, further upgrades have been made to the facilities this year including: Improvements to the…

HARLOW Council has taken swift action to tackle a developing situation with Adams House (in the town centre) and has instructed the building owners London & Quadrant (L&Q) to take urgent action to make safe a balcony. The council became aware of the problem after…

EPPING Forest District Council, Harlow Council and Uttlesford District Council have joined forces to deliver training courses for residents in West Essex. The courses in collaboration with Essex County Council are funded by the UK Government, through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. HGV licenseFully funded…

HARLOW Council is increasing the financial assistance available to help residents with disabilities live independently in their homes. The council’s Cabinet on 11 July 2024 approved updates to its Housing Assistance Policy increasing the maximum award for discretionary disabled facilities grants to help residents with…

ON FRIDAY, we sat down with the leader of Harlow Council to question on him on his plan for the coming year. After a very intense General Election period, he was keen to stress that life and business at the council was very business and…

HARLOW Council and its maintenance company HTS have started its grass cutting programme for 2024.   The programme has started with the cutting of sports fields, open spaces, and highway verges. Due to the recent persistent rainfall, teams are currently working around wet and boggy…

HARLOW Council is ramping up its work to build new council homes for Harlow families with contractors on site in Woodleys progressing works as part of a scheme to provide six new houses. In 2024 the council is investing over £37 million to build 103…

THE Easter bunny will be visiting Pets Corner this April! Full details below.

THE total amount Harlow residents will pay in Council Tax from 1 April 2024 has been set and this year’s bill will include a freeze in Harlow Council’s share for the third year running. Essex County Council will increase its share by 4.99%, which includes…

LAST week, Harlow’s Member of Parliament, Robert Halfon, visited Essex Recovery Foundations’ cafe in the Harlow Playhouse to meet with the professionals and volunteers at the charity, and the members who benefit from the support available.  Speaking to Your Harlow, Mr Halfon, said: “I was really pleased…

HARLOW Council has been shortlisted in the coveted Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards in the “Most Improved Council” category. The council is up against three other councils in the final four – Bath & North East Somerset Council, Lichfield DC and Walsall MBC – and…

HARLOW Council is proposing to invest £120 million to transform council homes this year. The council says that over £60 million is set to be invested into upgrading and improving existing council homes with a further £59 million to deliver and improve council housing services…

HARLOW Council is set to freeze its share of the Council Tax bill for the third year running as part of its budget for 2024 to 2025 which will see no cuts to any council services and record investments into delivering residents’ priorities.  Around £13…