Dear Editor, I just want to clarify the use of blue lights and the manners of police driving. It was 18:35 on March 5th, I turned into Mardyke Road from Momples Road. Both sides parked with cars. I stopped at the free turning on my…

Dear Editor, A RECENT (March 4) Facebook post by the Justice for Harlow (JfH) group, a group created in response to Harlow Council’s poor payout of government funded business grants, grabbed my attention due to its Covid-19 related China bashing sentiments. The demand by this…

THE Tory Budget of tax rises and spending cuts, has once again let down the frontline of our public services, with not only no pay rise for our NHS heroes, but not a single mention of our police or fire service. Over a decade of…

Sir, I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Stan Newens He often, either popped into the agency (Howick and Brooker) or stopped me whilst he was walking up to the High Street for a short enjoyable chat, mostly about how the Harlow property…

THE LABOUR leader of Harlow Council has written to Harlow :MP Robert Halfon and the leader of the Harlow Conservatives regarding Terminus House, the new director of the BBC and donations to the Conservative party. Dear Robert Halfon MP and Cllr Andrew Johnson, I know…

WE can guarantee that soon after we publish a court report regarding a Harlow person being convicted of driving a car whilst under the influence of drugs, we will receive a complaint as well as a request that we remove the report. Amongst the reasons…

Sir, CLEARLY Nick Gibb hasn’t a clue about teenagers or working in secondary schools.  Teenagers are vectors, likely to be asymptomatic and so place teachers and the families of their peers at higher risk. Effectively saying to them “wear masks if you feel like it”…

Dear Editor, After watching the council meeting on the 25th of February. Harlow Council increasing my Council Tax again. So many residents have lost their jobs and how does our council help us? They increase our bills. So many businesses have had to stay closed…

THE Conservative Government has announced that from the 12th April 2021 Carer’s Allowance benefit, currently £67.25 a week, will increase by 35p to £67.60 a week, in line with inflation. Harlow Lib Dems are calling such a small increase a disgrace. Millions of unpaid carers…

Sir,  I was interested to read that the final nails seemed to have been hammered into the coffin by our esteemed councils, both local and county.   “Harlow Council decided it could no longer financially back the venue and so it had to close”. Ironically, it…

Dear Editor, THAT article from Labour councillor Tony Edwards is typical of the Labour Party of Harlow, a Labour councillor of Harlow and Labour in general. They are quick to blame other political parties for their poor judgements and choices in financial matters. It’s bad enough…

Dear Sir, I’ve always been aware that the Tories are loose with the truth, however upon reading Cllr Simon Carter’s recent letter to Your Harlow, it seems that they are twisting the truth a lot recently. Cllr Simon Carter calls out Harlow Council for not…

Dear Editor, 4,508 Harlow families are currently waiting for a council home. Giving these families the home they deserve should be a priority for the Council, but Harlow Council has failed to build a single new council home. In fact, they had £3.5 million exclusively…

WE HAVE always had the deepest respect for Sheila Coates MBE and her team at Synergy Rape Crisis Essex. So when we were preparing our report on crimes of violence against women in Harlow, we invited Sheila to comment. Sheila Coates of Synergy Rape Crisis…