ARE you part of a Voluntary, Community, Faith or Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisation delivering services in Harlow? Do you have a potential project that could improve the health and wellbeing of Harlow residents? Grants of up to £5,000 are available for individual projects – and if you’re…

THE CHIEF Constable of Essex has responded to a report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) most recent report published today (Wednesday 14 May).  Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington said: “Ensuring that we look after our people so they can…

A REPORT has told Essex Police that it must improve its procedures in how it protects vulnerable people. The findings follow an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire Service (HMICFRS) which was released today (Wednesday). The inspection assessed how good Essex Police…

HARLOW Council is nearing completion of a revamp of estate map boards across the town, as part of its mission to renew our neighbourhoods. Many of the maps had fallen into disrepair and have been in need of attention for some time. As well as…

AN organisation set up to campaign and help residents with housing problems has pleaded with Harlow MP Chris Vince and fellow politicians to meet in person with (now former) residents of Redstone House. Emma Batrick set up Harlow Hive to (sadly) deal with housing matters…

FIGURES show that Essex County Council’s time to process special needs applications has taken a downturn despite it having one of the worst backlogs in the country. Amid criticism, the county council did not properly reveal the scale of the problem for at least six…

EAST of England Ambulance Service bosses must drop plans to close Bedford’s emergency call centre, says UNISON today (Thursday). Staff have been told that the emergency operations centre in Hammond Road is to close within two years, just months after being assured the site would…

GREATER Anglia is set to be nationalised later this year, the rail operator has said. The company, which runs trains across the East of England and into London, said it would be brought under public ownership on 12 October. It said train services, timetables and…

THE Conservatives may have lost control of Hertfordshire County Council in last week’s elections, but county-wide polling data shows they received just 345 fewer votes than the Liberal Democrats overall. Of the 285k residents who turned out to elect Hertfordshire’s 78 county councillors on Thursday,…

FOLLOWING news that the UK Government has invited local authorities and public-private stakeholders across the country to submit formal applications for AI Growth Zones (AIGZs), Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of data centres engineered for AI, hosted a cohort of senior government officials for an AI field trip…

THE council is set to buy Market House as it continues to deliver its mission to ‘rebuild our town’ with the redevelopment of the old Market Square set to commence states Harlow Council. This news follows the recent announcement that Harlow Council has purchased Adams…

A TOTAL of 1,099,295 trees have been planted across Essex to exceed a five-year commitment. The Essex Forest Initiative and Essex Forest Partnership have planted more than 120 hectares of woodland and 57km of hedgerows combined. The Essex Forest Initiative was Essex County Council’s commitment…

RESIDENTS in a tower block in Harlow Town Centre have been given immediate notice to leave following significant fire concerns. Essex Fire and Rescue Service and Harlow Council have issued the following joint statement. ‘Residents in Harlow are being supported after Essex County Fire and…

THE full cost of shutting down an Essex council, which could cost the taxpayer millions, is allegedly “being kept secret” – a meeting has heard reports the Local Democracy Reporter. A Liberal Democrat councillor has raised concerns over the cost of scrapping Uttlesford Council as…