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Dear Editor, WE suspect that most residents in Harlow will be unaware that proposals are well underway to scrap Essex County Council (ECC) and the District Councils in Essex, including Harlow District Council (HDC), to be replaced by a small number of what is known…

FARMERS from across the villages near Harlow took their tractors to Tesco on Edinburgh Way as part of a national day of action. The government’s inheritance tax reforms will “decimate” the country’s agricultural sector, a farming union said. They had a stall in the Tesco…

EAST Hertfordshire District Council is working with Broxbourne Borough Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, Stevenage Borough Council, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council to plan for the longer term sustainable growth of North East and Central Hertfordshire. The team has reached a key…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince rose on the floor of the House of Commons in a debate on the ecology. Chris Vince said: “I say a big thank you to the hon. Lady for her excellent speech—this is clearly something that she is passionate about, and…

SIR FREDERICK Gibberd College has been told that a number of aspects of its service “requires improvement” Government inspectors Ofsted came to the Tendring Road school on December 3rd and 4th, 2024. Overview The report has acknowledged the fact that the school’s new building was…

ESSEX County Council and partners have received an additional £500,000 for the Mid Essex Rough Sleeper Initiative Partnership. A project aimed at supporting rough sleepers is set to be extended thanks to an additional £557,750 from the Government. The Mid Essex Rough Sleeper Initiative (RSI)…

ON WEDNESDAY, we published an article regarding the relationship between Bidfoods and the unions. We wanted to ensure Bidfoods, who have a warehouse in Harlow, were given a full right of reply. A Bidfoods spokesperson said: “We can confirm that after careful consideration, we have…

FOOD SERVICE wholesaler Bidfood has announced that it is no longer recognising the two trade unions that represent its workers. Unite, the UK’s leading union, has warned that industrial action is probable at food wholesale and distributor Bidfood unless the company reverses its decision to…

A FUND of £800,000 is due to be established to support Ukrainian refugees’ move into private rented accommodation reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The Homes for Ukraine (HfU) scheme, launched by the central government in response to the war in Ukraine, has seen over 2,345…

YESTERDAY’S announcement (20 January) is a significant delay to the original plans for a new Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), but it does provide “certainty” that there will be a new hospital during the next decade. This afternoon, we went down to Princess Alexandra Hospital, to interview the…

HARLOW Council is now a Fostering Friendly employer – an accreditation by the UK’s leading fostering charity The Fostering Network, which encourages organisations to actively support fostering, and in particular, foster carer employees.   The council has implemented a new policy to make a real difference…

DISASTERS Emergency Committee (DEC) charities are hopeful that the ceasefire in Gaza – which began this morning – will provide them and their local partners with a critical opportunity to scale up their work delivering urgently needed food, shelter, water andmedical care. The DEC Middle…

THE North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) has launched a pilot campaign in Harlow to address increasing violence and aggression faced by its Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs). Titled “Beyond the Uniform”, the campaign comes in response to a sharp 175% rise in reported verbal and physical…