THE High Court has refused a claimants permission to apply for judicial review of the decision of East Herts District Council to grant outline planning permission for 10,000 homes across seven new villages on the border of Harlow. According to Douglas Edwards KC and Kate…

AN Essex council has had its planning powers restored three years after the Government raised concerns about “poor performance” in how it made decisions on major applications reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Uttlesford Council has been handed back its full ability to decide on planning…

NEW images released by National Highways today (Tuesday 10 June) highlight how putting low-carbon construction and nature at the heart of its design is shaping the look and feel of the new road. Designed to be Britain’s greenest road, the Lower Thames Crossing has taken…

HARLOW Council, the owners of The Harvey Centre has described the closure of three shops as part off a “period of transition”. Linzi shoes closed a few weeks ago. They had been in the Harvey Centre since 2017. Legends hairdressers closed after 29 years in…

NEARLY 40,000 jobs could be created, roads could be safer, and billions could be added to the economy as self-driving vehicle pilots are set to start in England from spring 2026. Today (Tuesday 10 June), Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that the Government will…

LONDON Stansted has submitted a planning application to Uttlesford District Council to increase its annual passenger limit up to 51 million over the next 20 years. The application seeks permission to make best use of Stansted’s existing single runway by the 2040s without any increase…

ON MONDAY, we published a press release from Potter Street residents concerned over speeding traffic on London Road. The portfolio holder for the environment (and a Church Langley South and Potter Street councillor) Nicky Purse, sent us this response. Cllr Purse said: “I fully recognise…

Dear Editor Kim Leadbeater has produced a briefing [1] claiming that the Committee Stage of her Bill to legalise assisted suicide has been a success, strengthening the safeguards and ensuring that people are “protected at each stage” of the process [2]. Her briefing applauds the…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince rose on the floor of the House of Commons to support the government’s decision to u-turn on Winter Fuel payments. Mr Vince’s question to the Treasury Minister, Torsten Bell and response are below. https://youtu.be/YYo1QDkEJvY?si=KZl6iSmZWxrLfa6i

FORMER Harlow Council Leader, Russell Perrin (Cons) welcomes the Labour Government’s decision today to re-instate the Universal Winter Fuel Payment to pensioners earning £35,000 or under. Cllr Russell Perrin had previously written to the Chris Vince MP calling on him to write to the Chancellor…

ALL pensioners with an income of £35,000 or less a year will have the winter fuel payment restored in full, Rachel Reeves has announced, after weeks of uncertainty over the decision to make a U-turn on scrapping the benefit reports The Guardian. Ministers are restoring the automatic…

MEET the Contractor – Harlow Sustainable Transport Corridor. Pop in to learn about how significant road improvements in Harlow are progressing. Wed 11 June | 10:30 AM–4 PM Discover Harlow Hub, The Harvey Centre https://essexhighways.org/highway-schemes/harlow-sustainable-transport-corridors

A HARLOW resident was left with a broken leg following a hit-and-run incident on Potter Street, reigniting local concerns about speeding on this busy residential road. Residents, including members of the Potter Street Residents Association, are calling for urgent safety measures after police recorded several…

ESSEX residents are being urged to share their experiences of fraud as new data shows an increase in the last year, despite many people feeling reluctant to report it. The Multi Agency Approach to Fraud (MAAF) has extended the closing date of its survey from…