HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting is to launch an independent review into rising demand for mental health, ADHD, and autism services in England reports the BBC. Streeting has previously suggested mental health conditions are being “overdiagnosed”, and the government has argued that increased pressure on the system…

THE government is set to postpone elections for newly created mayors in four areas of England, the BBC has confirmed reports the BBC. Reform: Peter Harris Labour: Adam Fox Cons: Louise Mackinlay The new mayoralties in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent,…

AS we have just published a story on Basildon Council planning to ban e-scooters, we thought we would catch up with what the plans are in Harlow. Back in September, portfolio holder Alasdair Gunn made a presentation to the scrutiny committee at Harlow Council. The…

“DEATH-TRAP” e-scooters could be banned from almost all of an Essex borough, as councillors team up to crack down on vehicles. Councillors from across the five towns which make up the Basildon borough will team up to deal with the issue after various incidents, including…

A LIGHT Up Broad Walk event is set for Saturday in Harlow. There are a number of acts: the first one is Livewire Choir at 1pm. The lights will be switched on after the SPARK LED drummers. Full details below

A COURT of Appeal ruling has formally ended the legal challenge to the Gilston Area’s outline planning permission, unlocking the next stage of delivery for this major part of Harlow and Gilston Garden Town. The challenge, brought by the owners of Hunsdon House, sought to…

DID you know that 1 in 10 medicines given out aren’t needed or used? In Hertfordshire and west Essex, £7.5 million is wasted every year on unused medicines like inhalers, painkillers, and creams. That’s why the local NHS is encouraging everyone to check before they…

ADAM Fox, Labour candidate for Mayor of Greater Essex, has today welcomed the Labour Government’s record funding boost for road maintenance, including a total of £192.9 million in baseline funding and £71.9 million in incentive funding for councils across Greater Essex. The Budget also included a major package of transport…

TENDRING District Councillor and businessman Peter Harris has been announced as Reform UK’s candidate to be the first Mayor of Greater Essex. Cllr Harris is a multi-award winning businessman having started off as an apprentice vehicle technician and building his career in the automotive and…

AS part of the ongoing work to tackle the threat of drug trafficking and knife crime in the county, Police Officers from Harlow Neighbourhood Policing Team visited Harlow College to raise awareness as part of The Safer Harlow Partnership scheme. They were joined by the…

A PLANNING application for a children’s home in Harlow is set to go before the council’s planning committee after neighbours raised objections. It is a property in Upper Stonyfield. The application states: This application seeks full planning permission for the change of use from single…

AT 2.30 am on 19th September this year, I received a phone call to inform me that one of Harlow’s most iconic landmarks – the bandstand in the Town Park – was ablaze. Fire crews were battling the flames, but as the structure collapsed in…

A PLANNING application to extend temporary planning permission for a shop in Gilden Park is set to go before the planning committee. The application site relates to the Londis Convenience Store, located to the south of Nos.10-15 Fieldfare Way. The building was granted a temporary…

ASYLUM seekers will be banned from using taxis for medical appointments from February, the government has announced reports the BBC. It comes after a BBC investigation found some people had travelled long distances by taxis or minicabs, with one asylum seeker saying they went on…