TWO out of three councils in Essex have said they would like to see the county split into five new unitary authorities, replacing the 15 local councils currently responsible for services such as bin collections and filling potholes reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The new…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince has presented a bill after a resident took his own life after complications following dental treatment. Mr Vince moved the bill in parliament. Mr Vince said: “I beg to move, that leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend…

SCHOOL and nursery staff in the most deprived areas of England will be asked to supervise young children while they brush their teeth, under a national toothbrushing programme reports the BBC. Schemes are already running in some schools – but now dedicated central funding will…

DEPENDING on what part of the county you live in can mean you pay quite different amounts of council tax, even if you live in a similarly valued property reports the Local Democracy Reporter. While much of the council tax you pay is the same,…

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former leader of Harlow Council, who has passed away. Tom Farr, a long standing member of the Labour Party, died on Tuesday 4th March. Tom was a Councillor from the 1960s to his resignation in 1990. He was the…

THE Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon MP, visited Harlow yesterday to see the work the council is doing to regenerate the town centre as he launched the Government’s Neighbourhood Plan. He was given a tour of the town centre…

HARLOW Fields School has been graded as “Requires Improvement” following an Ofsted inspection. The inspectors came to the Tendring Road school on January 24th and 25th, 2025. The report states: What is it like to attend this school? Pupils attend a school where the adults…

Dear Editor, YourHarlow’s article of March 2 citing the demand of Labour Group Leader, Councillor James Griggs, to have the word “dumping” excluded from the Council Leader’s future comments regarding London tenants relocated to Harlow overlooks the Labour government’s continuation of previous Tory governments cuts…

A £1.3 million programme – Essex Year of Opportunity – was officially unveiled at a celebratory event in Chelmsford today (4 March). The Essex Education Task Force, funded by Essex County Council, launched the new ‘Year of’ programme at Hylands House. Building on the success…

EAST of England retail workers speak out after Usdaw survey shows the impact of retail crime in the region Retail trade union Usdaw has today (5 March) released shocking statistics from its annual survey showing that abuse and threats against shop workers continue to grow,…

HARLOW Council, through its regeneration partnership with The Hill Group, are delivering hundreds of new council homes across the town. However, they are also delivering a pioneering ‘Solohaus’ development of eight new purpose-built homes on a derelict garage site in Lower Meadow which are nearing…

Chris Vince has welcomed the news that Harlow is set to receive up to £20 million of funding as part of the Labour government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods. Harlow will receive a share of £1.5 billion of funding being invested in communities to create growth and…

ST MARK’S West Essex Catholic School Politics and Law students spent a busy day in Westminster. The students had a tour of the Houses of Commons and Lords. The students had a meeting with Lib Dem MP. They then had a chance meeting with Speaker…

A POTTER Street resident has launched a petition calling for a speed restriction on a stretch of road that many have described as a racetrack. Suzy Grady’s petition reads as follows: I am a resident of Potter Street CM17 and our street has become a…