Politics
AT-risk residents have bolstered their homes using £2 million-worth of flood defences from Essex County Council. Further investment in flood management is planned in 2025/26. The council recently published its 2025/26 budget proposals and annual plan. These set out how it intends to spend the…
THE Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has warned many of the most financially vulnerable households will not be able to cope with a £123 (+26%) increase to the average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales from 1 April. The rise was confirmed…
IF YOU look far down in this press release from the Tory Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, you may note that he plans to “revise their proposals for 2025/26 budget”. Here is the press release published this morning. We have put a number of questions…
THE MP for Harlow, Chris Vince took part in a road safety debate where he was able to raise the issue of traffic outside Harlow schools. Your Harlow has been contacted by concerned parent across the town. In particular, parents at Little Parndon Primary School…
EPPING Forest District Council condemned two separate attacks on refuse collectors as shameful. Epping Councillor Ray Balcombe, cabinet portfolio holder responsible for refuse and recycling said: “Attacks on our council or council-owned company staff are totally unacceptable. “I find it especially reprehensible following the incredible…
FOLLOWING the Chancellor’s speech announcing the Government’s Plan for Change today, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “Today’s rallying cry for Government to choose growth is exactly what the economy needs. It sends a strong, confident message that from now…
HOUSEHOLDS in England and Wales will pay £123 more on average on their annual water bills from April, final figures show reports the BBC. The rise – higher than stated last month – will see the average annual bill rise to £603, but there are…
COUNCILLOR Joel Charles has said that town-specific community policing initiatives must not be the casualty of a “poor Government funding settlement”. He added: “Reducing funding to the eighth largest police force in England and Wales, based on per head of population, does not make sense.…
TODAY [Wednesday 29th January], Essex’s Labour MPs responded to Roger Hirst’s, Essex Police Fire and Crime Commissioner, announcement that he is planning on cutting all 99 Police and Community Safety Officers (PCSOs) across Essex. Labour’s MPs across Essex, Bayo Alaba (Southend East and Rochford), David…
THE LEADER OF Harlow Labour has also slammed the Tories over their plans to sack all the Police Community Support Officers in Essex. Councillor James Griggs said: “Cllr Swords and PCC Mr Hirst complain of budget cuts and redundancies yet Essex Police is receiving a…
HARLOW MP Chris Vince has hit back at plans by the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner to make all of Harlow and Essex’s PCSOs redundant. Chris Vince said: “Politics is all about choices, and I want to make it clear that the Conservative Police and…
CITIZENS Advice Harlow is sad to learn of the financial challenges faced by Harlow Advice Centre, leading to its closure. Any closure of advice services is a loss to the local community and highlights the increasingly difficult environment for charities to secure sustainable funding and…
DIFFICULT times lay ahead for Essex Police as the Police, Fire and Crime Panel prepare to meet to decide upon the amount the county’s taxpayers contribute to policing in Essex claim Essex Police. Chief Constable BJ Harrington said Essex Police had done all it could…
LABOUR introduces landmark legislation to crack down on bosses polluting waterways in Essex • Introduction of major new legislation for the water sector will deliver the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade • Water (Special Measures) Bill hands new powers to regulators to ban…
LOCAL councils are being supported by Essex County Council, the Environment Agency and the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner to jointly tackle fly tipping. Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of waste on land which doesn’t have a waste licence. This could include leaving items…
HARLOW Council’s Leader, Cllr Dan Swords, has issued a blistering attack on the Government about the funding shortfall for Essex Police announced today. One of Harlow Council’s six missions is to “Protect Our Communities”. To that end, the council has installed hundreds of new CCTV…
