Dear Editor, IT is the consequence of local Councillors from certain political parties who have stuck their heads in the sand and failed to discharge their quasi-judicial functions as a local planning authority. A source close to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government…

Dear Editor, Here is a letter I have written to the councillors who represent Potter Street. Dear councillors, I write to you with respect to the future of the former Potter Street council neighbourhood office that has remained empty for over 24 years. It was…

Dear Editor, I AM sure many people in Harlow are concerned by Essex County Council’s decision regarding the advertising of Pride events in libraries. Pride is about visibility, inclusion, equality, and making people feel welcome in their own community. Libraries should be places where everyone…

Dear Editor,   AS the country marks National Volunteers’ Week (1 to 7 June), I would like to take this opportunity to thank the thousands of St John Ambulance volunteers who give their time to support their communities. Whether providing first aid at public events, responding to…

Dear Editor, Monday 25th May had been predicted by many weather experts that it would be the hottest bank holiday since records began. So, with such a pre-warning and advice plastered all over the internet not to walk your dogs in this heat, to provide…

By Kay Morrison BBC Radio4 features a phone-in slot when people can say thanks for an act of kindness which could have happened many years ago when there was no opportunity to express appreciation. These accounts can be emotional and emotive, triggering an affective response in…

Dear Editor, YourHarlow’s article published May 15 regarding Anglia Ruskin University’s research into unregistered children’s homes was a shocking read. It is also shocking that time and again Labour councillors voted to grant planning applications for private children’s homes in residential homes, often in cramped…

Dear Editor, It may sound strange coming from a former Conservative MP, but I respect Chris Vince MP for standing strongly by Keir Starmer. Loyalty is an important human virtue. Reflecting on my own time as an MP, I have learned how damaging it is…

FOLLOWING the result of Thursday’s election, I want to congratulate Simon Carter of the Conservative Party on his victory in Little Parndon and Town Centre ward. Thank you to everybody in Little Parndon  and Town Centre who came out to vote Labour and showed their…

Dear Editor, I would like to draw your readers’ attention to a pressing matter. Every day, despite some of the best medical care available in the world via our NHS, children are traumatised in hospital. Clinical environments, complex and painful procedures and isolation from friends…

Dear Editor, ON behalf of Harlow Labour I’d like to thank all who voted for us, assisted with the campaign and engaged with us on the doors. Hard working colleagues lost their seats but they, and the Labour group of Councillors, remain committed to fighting…

THE Green Party of England and Wales in Harlow would like to thank residents for their support following the 2026 district council elections, after Green candidates stood across the town and secured votes in every ward contested. The election saw strong Conservative gains across the…

Dear Editor, AS someone who served Harlow for over fourteen years as its Member of Parliament, I have mostly stayed out of politics since stepping down from office.  But the local elections on 7th May are, I genuinely believe, the most important in a generation…

Dear Editor, I HAVE been visiting my husband in hospital on a daily basis for the last week or so and when ever I have visited I see a group of individuals sitting smoking hear the front entrance zebra crossing in the car park smoking…