You will be aware that many County and District councils face abolition in less than two years and are waiting for the Government to decide which of the options they […]

In the coming weeks the Government will announce which of the options for change it has picked for the future governance of residents living in Essex. Whichever option is chosen, […]

The Government set a deadline of 26 September for councils in Essex to submit a case for change. Officers and councillors across Essex have spent thousands of hours to come […]

Readers of yourharlow and those looking on the councils website will have read what the council is doing to make improvements across the town. But what of news about the […]

Last January, Councillors at Essex County Council voted to cancel the elections due to take place in May 2025, using the excuse that the County Council is going to be […]

From 17 February until 13 April the Government carried out a consultation exercise about the future governance of Greater Essex which includes the creation of a Mayor for the County. […]

In 2018 a small group of residents founded the Harlow Alliance Party (HAP) to represent residents who felt that the traditional political parties no longer did so.  Since then HAP […]

Since becoming the Leader of the Harlow Alliance Party in 2019, I have come to realise that both main politic parties are very good at spending other people’s money, often […]

At a meeting held on 10 January, Councillors at Essex County Council voted to postpone elections in May 2025 as a prelude to the scrapping of Essex County Council and […]

We suspect that most residents in Harlow will be unaware that proposals are well underway to scrap Essex County Council (ECC) and the District Councils in Essex, including Harlow District […]