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Dear Editor, FOLLOWING a number of questions posed by your readers in the comments section of some of your news stories about the elections, I feel it is my duty to put the record straight on why I am not standing for re-election this year.…
Dear Editor, AS some residents will know, after 24 years of working hard for Harlow, I have decided to step down at the next General Election as your MP. It has been the greatest honour to champion Harlow in Parliament, and I hugely appreciated the…
Dear Editor, I AM writing to express my gratitude to the team at SFG, particularly under the leadership of Mrs. Conlon, for their dedication and commitment to providing a nurturing environment for our children. As a parent, navigating the educational landscape can be daunting, especially…
HEADLINES recently have been dominated by the government’s plans to crackdown on ‘sick note culture’. Ian Beckett, Essex Ambassador for Kintsugi Hope, the mental health and wellbeing charity says he was concerned and alarmed at the message this was sending. Ian reports that Patrick Regan…
Dear editor, IT has never been more important for the over 9,000 tenants of Harlow Council to vote in these elections because the results will determine the future of their homes. Under Harlow Labour, there was a backlog of repairs on council houses of over…
Dear Sir, Taking Pride in Harlow OVER the last few months a great deal of noise has been made by the Leader of the Council about how he takes pride in Harlow and what he has been doing to restore that pride. A lot has…
HARLOW and Gilston Garden Town’s five council partners have started work on the first phase of the project’s new public travel routes.Known as a Sustainable Transport Corridor, they will provide dedicated infrastructure for rapid bus transit, cycling and walking routes. Essex County Council’s David Sprunt…
THE LEADER of the Harlow Conservatives has pointed to the issue of “Harlow homes for Harlow people” as an illustration of the difference between themselves and Labour. Councillor Dan Swords said: “Just before Christmas, it was reported that Newham Council was going to buy the…
Dear Editor, I WAS astounded by the comments of the Harlow Labour spokesperson in your article published April 5 which announced Labour fielding a full slate of 33 candidates for the local election in May. In particular, the second paragraph contained this gem of hypocrisy:…
Photo: Brian Thomas Photography Dear Editor, I AM very grateful to MP Robert Halfon for the support he has shown myself and Streets2Homes over the past 14 years. He has ensured our work was recognised by a whole host of government ministers. He gave us…
Dear Editor, I must confess, the news of Robert Halfon MP standing down struck me with great sadness. It has been a real pleasure working with Robert for the benefit of Harlow residents over the last eight years. Robert has been a tireless champion for…
Dear Editor, APRIL is Stress Awareness Month, and a perfect opportunity to remind any young person experiencing stress or anxiety that Childline is here for them. Last year, Childline councillors across the country oversaw over 105,000 sessions with children suffering from mental and emotional health…
Dear Editor, IF any resident wishes to see the Harlow Labour record of “spending their money wisely” and running the council finances, they do not have to look far. Until 2021, they ran Harlow Council and increased Harlow Council Tax by 14% in less than…
Dear Sir, FOLLOWING the news about Robert Halfon, I wanted to write to share my own story with him. It’s one that is characteristic of his unwavering passion for Harlow and education, both of which he has championed like no other for many, many years. …
Dear Editor, I hope that readers will not mind if I begin with a personal confession. My journey in politics started as an 18-year old apprentice to Robert Halfon. No one in my family had been political, I had never been to the Houses of…
Letter to Editor: Why are Harlow Labour running scared of an independently organised public hustings
Why are Harlow Labour running scared of an independently organised public hustings Dear Editor, ON 11 March, I wrote to this paper calling for a public hustings and debate between the people that would be the Leader of the Council should their party win the…
