Harlow Council
ANDY Belton has joined Harlow Council’s maintenance company HTS as its new non-executive chair following a full, externally led, robust recruitment process. Andy replaces Michael Harrowven who retired as chair of the company. Andy started his role in October and officially took over from Michael this month. HTS…
HARLOW Council has started a programme of carrying out tenancy audits of council homes from this week. The tenancy audit is a survey which will be carried out as part of an inspection of council homes across the town. The audit will help to check…
A MAJOR inspection programme to improve the standard and condition of homes for council tenants across the town has started as part of Harlow Council’s priority to fix council housing. This week, tenants within the Harlow Common ward will start to receive letters advising them…
HARLOW Council’s Community Safety team, and Harlow Council as a whole, were recognised at a special Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) event at Essex Police Headquarters last month. Members of the Community Safety team attended the event, which featured the first ever awards ceremony to…
HARLOW Council and HTS are taking action to restore pride in Harlow with an overhaul of the council’s street cleaning programme. As part of the new regime, the town has been divided into four quarters with each quarter having a six-person team maintaining it day…
HARLOW Council has partnered with Go Jauntly, the multi-award winning walking and wayfinding app, to develop The Grand Green Tour of Harlow walking route, as part of the council’s priorities to restore pride in Harlow and improve council services. The Grand Green Tour of Harlow is…
Red Willow council home restored after fire A COUNCIL home in Red Willow, (Katherines)which was gutted by fire, has been restored and is now ready for the family to move back in. After the fire – caused by a faulty electrical device – back in…
AN historic building in Harlow has received a major overhaul as part of the council’s priority to fix council housing. The Grade II listed Fountains Farmhouse in Fountain Farm, which was constructed in around 1700 and is located within the Tye Green conservation area, has…
THE backlog in council housing repairs has been slashed by over 53% in the past three months with Harlow Council on track to ‘clear’ the backlog in housing repairs this year as part of its priority to fix council housing. Since 1 June, around 10,000…
A NEW website, tailor-made to support and provide guidance for local businesses, has been launched by Harlow Council as part of the council’s priority to secure investment into Harlow. www.harlowbusiness.org gives the town’s organisations a range of free tools they can use to help promote local…
THE LEADER of Harlow Council has pledged to support Sir Frederick Gibberd College following the decision to close the school building as it has been deemed unsafe. Councillor Dan Swords, Leader of Harlow Council, said: “We were shocked to hear on Monday what has happened…
PLANNING permission has been granted for another 14 council homes to be built on the site where Sherards House currently sits. At last night’s (Wednesday 16 August) Development Management Committee, the green light was given for a scheme comprising 6 two-bedroom, 5 three-bedroom and 3 four-plus-bedroom homes…
HARLOW Council is delivering on its priority to fix council housing by clearing the backlog in housing repairs with substantial progress being made. In the last six weeks, 3,411 housing repairs have been carried out in total and the housing repairs backlog has fallen again…
HARLOW Council is asking residents for their views on how often council elections should be held. Currently in Harlow one third of the council is re-elected every year, except for years in which Essex County Council elections take place. However, over two thirds of councils…
THE LEADER OF Harlow Council laid out his plans for the coming year. Councillor Dan Swords re-iterated his five priorities over the next twelve months. The ten minute speech was perhaps indicative of the young leaders approach to running the council. The Boris-isms have gone…
HARLOW Council has approved a new fundraising initiative which will help raise money for good causes in the town. A community lottery will be launched to provide local charities, voluntary organisations and other good causes with additional financial support, as well as give residents the…
