Blog by Councillor Kay Morrison HAVE you seen the ‘Spitting Image’ depiction of Paddington? Paddington, of all bears! He’s our lovable woolly friend, charming, courteous, clumsy and so well-meaning. Getting into scrapes because he wants to help. Always with warm-hearted intention, always adorable. Courageous and…

CLOSE TO 6,000 Harlow residents, over 5% of the 111,000 residents of the Harlow district, have now signed the online petition against UK having a mandatory digital ID system on our smart phones claims a former Tory councillor. Nationwide, 2,877,918 people have so far signed…

Dear Editor, TODAY’S (17 October) news story ‘Harlow MP Chris Vince welcomes Labour’s investment of over £400,000 into local family services’ is yet another bit of Labour PR spin that fails to deliver the truth on timescales. In the article’s third paragraph it says: “1,000…

By Emma Batrick of Harlow Hive AT the beginning of this year, all-bar-one of the two bedroom flats in Redstone House cost around £950 a month to rent. This was one of the lowest private rental prices for a property of this type in the…

YOUR Harlow has just published its 40,000th story. We would like to thank everyone who has helped us to get to that remarkable landmark. Your Harlow was started in 2012 after we won a competition (and start-up grant) from the Carnegie Trust called Neighbourhood News.…

MENTAL health is more than a small part of our lives – it’s every moment of every day. It’s a hard day’s work and a catch-up with friends.  It’s when you become a parent and the day you lose someone you love. It’s the times…

THE Leader of the council has much to explain for the situation that has evolved over the past 24 hrs. He claims the Home Office were trying to house asylum seekers in over 200 beds in Redstone (Endeavour) House. This is quite simply not true.…

Behind the scenes of Building Harlow’s Future – Council Leader’s weekly column THIS weekly column is another way to connect directly with you. Each week, I’ll give an honest insight into what the council is doing: the big projects, the smaller improvements you might not…

Dear Sir, THERE has been pointed criticism of the actions of local police officers this week. I do not feel that criticism is fair or justified. The right approach has been taken during what has been a challenging week. In August, reported crime in Harlow…

MY heartfelt support goes to the families in Manchester whose loved ones were killed or injured in yesterday’s barbaric terrorist attack on their synagogue. For them, and for British Jews across the country, the horror is a chilling reminder that antisemitism, fuelled by extremism, is…

THE Government set a deadline of 26 September for councils in Essex to submit a case for change in local government re-organsiation. A Harlow Alliance Party spokesperson said: “Officers and councillors across Essex have spent thousands of hours to come up with a creditable plan…

Dear Editor, IS there a crisis happening here at Princess Alexandra Hospital? On Thursday 25th September, the whole Accident and Emergency seemed in pure disarray. 4:20pm – my son arrived6:30pm – finally got put on a drip02:25am – following day still waiting to see a…

THE team that runs an organisation that supports migrants and refugees in Harlow has written an open letter to Harlow Council. Integration Support is a charity and started its support services for vulnerable migrants and refugees in 2005.  A spokesperson said: “We’ve heard that Harlow…

Dear Editor, So today ( and probably tomorrow as well) we had to close our shop (Waffle and More) due to the incompetence of Harlow Council’s pavement contractors in the town centre. As you can see by the attached photos how are we supposed to…