Dear Editor, TO read* that local people have been denied 1700 affordable homes due to a decision by East Herts Council to approve a planning application which does not meet local affordable housing policy is one thing.  To find that the Gilston developer will pocket £130m…

Dear Editor, MANY parents of children that attend SFG are keen to find out what the future holds, what went wrong with the £29 million building, and what then went wrong with the temporary accommodation. SFG announced that they will hold a meeting so that…

RAAC and Ruin? By Councillor Kay Morrison YOU may have followed the story, covered by all mainstream media, highlighting the sudden closure or part-closure of schools, including Harlow’s own Sir Frederick Gibberd College. Understandably, the school community was alarmed and anxious; the disruption caused to…

Dear Robert Halfon, the DfE and SFG College, IT’S Thursday, my child has been home educated for a week and four days today, thanks to an unsafe building being replaced by what turned out to be unfit temporary buildings.  During half term, when you all…

Dear Editor, HAVING watched YourHarlow’s excellent video of yesterday’s (2 Nov) special council meeting on local election voting reform, I’m stunned by the hypocrisy of the key argument put forward by Labour. Labour’s key argument, and one echoed by Green Party leader Yasmin Gregory in…

Dear Editor, AM I alone in wondering what on earth has happened to the delivery of mail in Harlow. Just received four letters at the same time mostly written and posted over two weeks ago. Unfortunately one was a congestion charge fine for £90 sent…

THE Hunsdon, Eastwick and Gilston Neighbourhood Plan Group has just sent residents a newsletter updating them on the latest developments in Gilston, and have also urged them to get in touch with their local councillors over the issue. ===== Dear residents, As you may know, your…

Dear Editor, IN November 2021 Harlow’s current Conservative MP for Harlow moved a bill in parliament that said: “It is beyond doubt that for those who engaged in online learning, less material was covered than would have been covered in the classroom. Moreover, many children…

Dear Editor,  THE cruelties being inflicted upon the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip have provoked outrage around the world. Leading members of the Labour Party in Britain, including frontbench MPs, the Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, the Labour Mayors of London and Greater…

Image courtesy of Frank O’Hare Dear Editor, YET again, at the eleventh hour, the DfE, via SFG, have thrown family life and the education of itS pupils into chaos. I learnt today at 4.30pm, via email, that my child would not be attending school tomorrow…

Dear Editor,  AS a resident of Harlow for over 40 years, I am pleased to welcome Chris Vince, a regular contributor to this site, to Harlow. However, it appears, given his plea to be our next MP and his purported passion for Harlow, that he…

ONE of our readers, Mr Gary Roberts has written to the leader of the council regarding left behind neighbourhoods. Dear Cllr. Swords, I hope you are well. Please could you read the following article on levelling up left behind neighbourhoods and then explain to me…

Editorial: IN SHORT, we don’t know. According to police statistics, there are two reported shopliftings every day in Harlow. The key word here is clearly “reported”. That could mean that there are indeed, very few incidents of shoplifting going on. Alternatively, it may be a…

Dear Editor, WE, as parents, and the staff at SFG are utterly desperate to get these children settled. They started their secondary school life in portacabins whilst the building was being completed – but for much longer than was anticipated, without the freedoms and benefits…