Sir, DURING the Covid 19 crisis, users of public transport are told to wear masks and remain socially distanced to help protect the health and safety of themselves and their fellow passengers. In accord with this, workers for the Arriva bus company were initially told…

THREE years ago we asked if anyone went to see Pink Floyd at The Birdcage nightclub in 1967. Three years later, we have had a reply from Philip Palmer. Sir, Aged 17, I saw Pink Floyd play at the Birdcage in 1967. Sadly, I have…

Dear Editor,  THE last six months have been unprecedented for our community and so many residents and businesses have faced unimaginable hardship. But, these difficulties have been made so much easier by the incredible support and investment from the Government into Harlow.  The furlough scheme…

It’s Time to Invest in Your Digital Presence!   DURING these uncertain times, many businesses have chosen to invest in their digital presence; this may have involved setting up an online shop to sell their products and services, or simply creating a company social media profile…

By Michael Casey I RARELY DO opinion pieces. I am too busy publishing the day to day chronicles of life in Harlow but I thought it was important to find time, on National Police Memorial Day, to publish a few words on the police. I…

From Toddbrook councillor, Frances Mason TODAY, there is a national outcry about Covid-19 lockdown rules imposed on young students, after a number of outbreaks in University campuses in England and Scotland. This has had a devastating effect on students, many of whom have left home…

Sir, Looks like the Tories ‘oven ready’ Brexit deal is still frozen AS the Brexit Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow I campaigned vigorously against the Withdrawal Agreement (WA). It is fundamentally flawed because it annexes Northern Ireland by moving the Irish Border in to the…

Dear Sir, YOUR report of the question about Church Langley at Thursday’s council meeting is incomplete, as will be evident to viewers of the YouTube video. The answer is factually incorrect in that I did not agree to the work plan put forward by the…

Sir, THE extent of school funding cuts across the country, as revealed in the Times Educational Supplement should come as no surprise to anyone. https://www.yourharlow.com/2020/09/18/school-spending-falls-by-almost-ten-percent/ Serious cuts to school budgets were planned long before the 2017 election and those cuts are having consequences. Coronavirus has…

Dear Sir, I’m contacting you to alert readers to my mother’s situation. My mum suffers with severe COPD and started to get covid symptoms on Tuesday 15/09/2020 morning. She contacted her respiratory nurse for a rescue pack (steroids, antibiotics) but due to this new dry…

THE LEADER of the Harlow Conservatives has written a letter to YH over Harlow Labour’s action on travellers since the town wide injunction lapsed. Sir, In July, I wrote to your newspaper following the decision of Harlow’s Labour Council not to attempt to try and…

Sir, I AM deeply concerned by the government’s plan to break promises made in the Withdrawal Agreement; an international treaty signed less than a year ago. The Northern Ireland Secretary admitted this would break international law. The Internal Markets Bill would renege on commitments to…

Dear Editor, I WRITE this letter on behalf of the hard working taxpayers in this country. Oh no, wait, I don’t as that would be presumptuous and inaccurate. The only person I can legitimately speak for is myself. I attended the protest as a local…

Dear Sir, Tony Abbott, former prime minister of Australia, has been described as being sexist, homophobic and a denier of climate change; judging from his recent comments that description is well justified. Despite this awful track record he was appointed yesterday, by Boris Johnson, to…