FOLLOWING an incident in Colchester High Street in April, an individual who racially abused a North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) member of staff has been successfully prosecuted and issued with a 12-month suspended sentence. During the incident, a member of the public directed racially abusive…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince has question the Secretary of State for Health Care, Wes Streeting on the state of dental care in the town Chris Vince said: Does the Secretary of State agree that access to primary care is hugely important to supporting accident and…

Dear Sir, THOUSANDS of farmers descended upon Westminster today to call on Labour to reverse the Family Farm Tax. I was proud to stand alongside them. I think inheritance tax is wrong as a matter of principle, but to impose it on family farms is…

HIGH Street job losses are “inevitable”, prices will rise, and shops will close because of tax rises in the Budget and other rising costs, a group of the biggest retailers in the UK is warning reports the BBC. Tesco, Amazon, Greggs, Next, and dozens of other…

OFSTED inspectors have praised a Harlow school for its transformation – highlighting the “significant improvements” made since it joined a new academy trust. Ofsted says in a report out today that Beckmead Moundwood Academy – a pupil referral unit for children and young people aged…

THE Property Flood Resilience (PFR) grant can help you secure your property against flooding. It is: available to eligible residents in Essex excluding the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock goes towards the purchase and installation costs of products which help to minimise flood damage,…

Information event for potential candidates. AHEAD of Essex County Council elections in May 2025, residents are invited to find out more about becoming a county councillor. An online information event is taking place on Zoom at 12noon on Thursday 21 November. The session will give…

A DEDICATED government unit to improve performance across policing and make our streets safer will be announced by the Home Secretary this week. In a speech at the annual conference hosted by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and Association for Police and Crime Commissioners…

TRANSPORT Secretary Louise Haigh made a major announcement on funding for bus services in Harlow and beyond. The press release from the Department of Transport (DFT) is below. We spoke to the minister at Terminus Street in Harlow Town Centre. We also spoke to Harlow…

ESSEX County Council has launched the Aspirational Essex programme to support employers, training providers and residents in Essex, Southend and Thurrock. A new accreditation scheme to help boost skills and improve job opportunities has launched in Essex. Essex County Council announced the Aspirational Essex programme…

EMERGENCY doctors have sounded the alarm over an approaching winter crisis that they say is already putting patients in overstretched A&E departments at risk reports The Guardian. Nearly all medics (94%) fear patients are coming to harm because of the conditions in A&E departments around…

CHESS Homeless have achieved planning permission to provide 24 modular DuoHaus homes near Chelmsford to accommodate homeless adults. Manufactured by The Hill Group, the purpose-built, self-contained homes will be run by CHESS Homeless; the Essex-based charity that supports people suffering from homelessness. The charity will…

BACK in October, the Safe to Go Stow community hub was opened. It is part of a bid to tackle anti social behaviour (formerly known as crime) in the area. Harlow Council has ploughed in over £100,000 of taxpayers money into the project as well…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince has pledged to hold Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) to account over the number of cancelled appointments as they embed a new patient record system. YH has been inundated with complaints from readers telling us that operations, consultations, check-ups have been canceled…