HARLOW MP and minister of state for education, Robert Halfon returned to his former university at Exeter to present a keynote speech at the National Education Opportunities Network’s Summer Symposium. Mr Halfon said: “It’s great to be back in Exeter for the first time since…

HARLOW Member of Parliament, Robert Halfon, is calling on local youth organisations to apply for their share of £3 million of Government funding to offer more chances for young people to play sport, take part in arts and develop life skills this summer. Harlow-based youth…

CONSERVATIVE MP for Harlow, Robert Halfon, welcomes the deal struck by the Chancellor today announcing new support measures for mortgage holders. Halfon tells Your Harlow, “Many residents have written to me over the past few days expressing their concern about their mortgage payments. The measures announced…

WE were reluctant to bring up the subject of former prime minister Boris Johnson with MP Robert Halfon as we had already written one article (before the privileges committee) with Mr Halfon’s response. Instead, we wanted to get to issues that are far more pertinent…

HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon, has welcomed planning consent for a multi-million pound project to rebuild Burnt Mill Academy. The First Avenue-based school is currently located in 1960s facilities and is in urgent need of rebuilding. Following lobbying from Mr Halfon in Parliament, the Government confirmed…

HARLOW MP and minister for skills and apprenticeships, Robert Halfon has delivered a speech to the University Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Mr Halfon said: “Hello everyone. I’m very sorry that I can’t be with you today as planned – because I think UCAS is brilliant.…

AFTER a decade of lobbying from Robert Halfon MP and a pledge at the last General Election, the Government has today confirmed Harlow’s new hospital will be built, with construction starting in 2025.  The new high-tech health campus, backed by hundreds of millions of Government…

ROBERT Halfon is calling on Harlow pensioners to check their eligibility for extra cash to help with the cost of living. Robert’s call comes ahead of the deadline for Pension Credit recipients to claim the first £301 cost of living payment for 2023.  People in…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon was in upbeat mood after the Conservative group had retained control of Harlow Council. It was noticeable how high profile Mr Halfon was in this campaign as he rallied the local councillors and activists across the town. We spoke to him…

AT a recent meeting of the Harlow Conservatives, Robert Halfon MP, was unanimously re-adopted to fight the next General Election in Harlow as the Conservative candidate. Robert fought the 2001 and 2005 elections before winning in 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019 with a 14,063 majority…

HARLOW Member of Parliament, Robert Halfon, has secured a timetable of works to repair Harlow’s roads. The works, which will begin early in April, will repair the potholes along major routes in and around the town.  For months, Harlow’s roads have been getting worse by…

HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon, has celebrated levelling up in the town and across the county with a visit to Harlow College to open their new Electric Vehicle Centre and hosted an event in Parliament to showcase the work being done to support the Levelling-Up in…

THE Prime Minister has announced controversial new plans to tackle “illegal immigration and stop small boat crossings across the channel”. The new law (if passed) will ban people arriving illegally in the UK from seeking asylum and will give the Home Secretary powers to deport…

PEOPLE across the country are set to benefit from a complete overhaul of student finance, helping them get flexible loan funding to train, retrain and upskill throughout their working lives.  The Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) will empower more people to study in a way that…