Dear Editor, I AM deeply concerned for the local small businesses of Harlow recovering from this pandemic. The Labour-run Harlow Council has mindfully neglected businesses when it comes to distributing the grants. Central government gave them the allocation based on data of local businesses. They…

Dear Sir, IT is astounding how constant criticism of Harlow Town Centre has gone unheeded for years. In fact, it has deteriorated consistently leading shoppers living on the fringes of the town to switch their custom to nearby towns such as Epping, Hoddesdon and Bishop’s…

Sir, Re the recent planning meeting and the decision regarding Netteswell Hall Cllr Danvers, I think that hit the nail on the head with his comment. It is indeed development by stealth, neglect and decay. Profit before people and the environment. Whilst new homes are needed, here is…

Sir, IT has been heartening to see the town wide efforts of Harlow’s wonderful “Womble” groups. The daily posts on social media showing the sacks of rubbish collected by groups of volunteers suggest that the community spirit fostered during the pandemic may become a welcome legacy…

Letter to Editor: The State of Local Politics Dear Editor, FIRSTLY, I want to thank you for your reporting as we approach the elections on Thursday 6th May. It seems like every time we have elections at any level, your political balance is called into…

By Michael Casey YOU may not have been aware but I ran the St Clare Hospice 10K race today. To be honest, there were 399 fine runners and one 59-year-old who if he is going to impersonate the horse he backed in The Grand National,…

Dear Editor, FIRST of all, I’d like to go on the record and say how good it is to have a locally based, fellow Harlow resident putting a spotlight on all the excellent things that happen in our town. Be it a charity event, new…

Dear Editor, I received a letter yesterday from the Tory party, taking the praise for the new crossing at Bush Fair. I am sorry to burst their balloon,but would like to say that this is a lie. I was one of a group of senior…

Dear Editor, I RECENTLY received a postcard from the Conservative Party. I’m no expert about political matters but I know enough to spot a bald faced lie when I see one, and this postcard was covered in them. The Conservatives claim they want to cut…

Dear Editor IT has been a month now since national newspapers revealed that the Conservative Party had accepted donations of £400,000 from a donor who profited from the misery of Terminus House. In that time I have written to the leader of Harlow’s Conservative group…

Sirs, This is not good news just a repeated recipe for more congestion, pollution and gridlock. Like the developments along the A414 from the M11, the Hamburger roundabout, Clock Tower junction development, Gilden Way, Edinburgh Way and routes connected to J7a) is just another nail…

ISN’T the sale of Council Houses a policy forced on local councils by Conservative Government policy? If so then Councils are dammed if they build and dammed if they don’t. More quality houses to rent and many more truly affordable houses to buy are desperately needed:…

HARLOW’S ruling Labour group demonstrated once again that it dismisses any form of criticism, even when a report it commissions is critical of its performance. The report recommended 20 actions the Council need to take if the failures in the past are not to be…

EVERY day the Government sells the addresses of 23,000 drivers to private parking companies so they can send them a £100 bill for breaking their rules. And it is a bill, not a fine, because these companies have no right to fine anyone for parking…