OCTOBER is the most exciting time of year if you are a deer, because it’s in the midst of the rutting season – a time when they engage in fierce mating battles. Rutting activity is most intense soon after dawn and before dusk, though some…

SIX of the town’s open spaces have been identified as locations for the creation of habitat as part of the draft Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). The primary purpose of the Essex LNRS is to find locations for the creation of habitat. It aims…

ON October, the North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) conducted a successful Blue Badge Day of Action, resulting in more than 300 Blue Badges being checked, 14 being inspected and six Penalty Charge Notices issued. During the Day of Action, NEPP officers focused on Colchester, Clacton-on-Sea,…

LONDON Stansted today revealed details of a five-year £1.1bn investment programme that will deliver wide-ranging benefits to passengers and help secure links to even more global destinations. The centrepiece of the plans is a £600m extension to the airport’s existing terminal, which will create a…

GETTING a good night’s sleep is important for patient recovery and so in an effort to keep noise levels as low as possible on wards overnight (between 10pm and 7am) The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has today (14 October) launched its new silent…

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital (PAH) bosses’ plan to launch a new electronic health record (EHR) system in the first week of November. The original date was Monday October 14th (see article below). On October 9th, the chair of the PAH Trust, Hattie Hattie Llewelyn-Davies gave a…

HARLOW Council is asking residents and businesses for their views on protecting the look of shopfronts across the town, including the historic area of Old Harlow. The council is consulting on the Shopfront Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which sets out the rules that…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince rose on the floor of the House to make an impassioned speech on behalf of those who rent property in the town. Chris Vince said: “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this important debate and speak…

CHANGES to Harlow Museum, housed within listed buildings of the former Mark Hall Manor, have been approved. A number of changes have been approved to the Muskham Road site – including the demolition of “unsympathetic” buildings dating from the 1980s and the buildings of a…

IT doesn’t seem so long ago, that when arriving at Harlow Council meetings, we would see each portfolio holder ( a councillor) sitting next to the relevant senior director. For years, we would see Simon Freeman, Andrew Murray, Andrew Bramidge, Jane Greer. Simon Hill, Brian…

HARLOW Council’s annual fireworks and bonfire night will be held this year on Sunday November 3rd 2024 at the Showground in Harlow Town Park. Admission to this popular event is free. This year the event will once again start at an earlier time with the…

THE LEADER of Harlow Labour has reacted to their victory in the Little Parndon by-election on Thursday night. Cllr James Griggs said: “This is a great result for Harlow Labour, over 50% of voters chose our fantastic candidate Linda Clark. I’m delighted to welcome her…

LABOUR have retained the ward of Little Parndon and Town Centre in a by-election. The by-election was called after MP Chris Vince vacated the seat. Result Linda Clark, Lab – 511 ELECTED Colleen Morrison, Con – 227 Peter Lamb, Reform – 201 Ernesto Johnson, Green…

NAISHA Polaine has announced that she is stepping down as Director of Harlow & Gilston Garden Town. 

 Appointed in March 2021, Naisha will leave the HGGT project, one of the biggest regeneration and development initiatives in the country, at the start of December before…