Dear Editor, THIS afternoon I had the pleasure of a stroll along Broad Walk and marvelled at the vista of large rectangular black planters repeated at intervals along the Walk. On closer inspection I was gobsmacked to find a motley collection of weeds and grass,…

Dear Editor THE renaming of Allende Avenue at the behest of Harlow Conservatives dishonours the memory of the thousands of people forced into exile, the thousands of people tortured, and the thousands of people murdered by the military dictatorship that replaced Salvador Allende’s democratic government…

DID you vote on 4 May? If you did: well done. If you didn’t: why not? Admittedly, this time everybody who voted had to show photo ID, which may have affected turnout. That’s not the whole explanation, though, for only 25% of Harlow voters put…

JAMES Griggs wears a number of hats in Harlow. He is a Netteswell councillor, chair of Harlow Playhouse Trust and a founder member of Harlow and West Essex LGBTQ. We asked James for a few words on Mental Health Awareness Week. James said: “This years…

THE co-leader of the Harlow Green Party has reflected on the low turnout at the recent district elections in Harlow. Yasmin Gregory, Co-Leader of Harlow Green Party and Green Party candidate for Old Harlow Ward writes: 48,075 Chose not to use their Democratic Right –…

Dear Editor, ON behalf of the residents from Latton Green and Rundells can we thank the council and HTS for the installation of a new multi purpose bin. Residents have been raising concerns over the lack of bins by the Latton field for several years.…

Dear Editor, Hate crimes are not ok and our town is better than this. IT is extremely upsetting to read in Your Harlow today of the racially motivated attack on a man in Paringdon Road close to the Islamic centre. Racists are the minority and I am sure we, the majority,…

AS a child I loved the circus, particularly the acts with the real skills, talent and daring like the trapeze artists and the fire-eaters but I never much cared for the clowns. The Conservative administration in Harlow Council may have a new ringmaster but the headline…

Dear Editor, NOW that the local elections are over and the political nonsense is now in abeyance with no change for at least a year, I would like to address the ongoing issues in my area of Potter Street. The residents’ have been badly let down…

Dear Editor, THIS Thursday’s (May 11) Harlow Council Shareholder Sub-Committee will discuss a proposal for HTS (Property & Environment) Ltd to purchase 74 vehicles this year at a cost of almost £2.1 million to replace part of their leased fleet, but with very few electric…

Dear Editor, AS leader of the Harlow Alliance Party, I would like to thank the hundreds of residents who voted for the Alliance Party last Thursday. This despite the limited resources available to the Party when compared to the two main Parties. It is quite…

Dear Editor,I would like to thank the people of Great Parndon and Katherine’s for voting to re elect me to serve them for another term on Harlow Council. I will do my best for local people and am always contactable for all. Thank you for…

Dear Editor, I AM thrilled to have been elected as a Harlow District Councillor in yesterday’s (4th May 2023) elections to represent Mark Hall ward for the next year.  I would like to thank every resident who took their time out of their day to…

THE LEADER of Harlow Labour has asked residents to reflect on the last thirteen years of Conservative government. Councillor Chris Vince said: “Voters are asking themselves: after 13 years of the Conservatives I feel better off? Are my public services better? Are our streets safer?…