Councillor Frances Mason Reflects Upon the Free School Meals Campaign Success
By Cllr Frances Mason It was the 4th week of lock down when I started…
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Labour Calls on the Government to Fund Free School Meals Over the Summer Holidays
Labour will today use an opposition day debate in Parliament to call on the Government to continue to directly fund provision of free school meals, including the free school meal voucher scheme for eligible children over the summer holidays to ensure a holiday without hunger. We can't let 1.3 million…
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Labour Council Leader: “We are on the side of schools, teachers, pupils and parents. I wish that Robert Halfon was too.”
Harlow Labour have welcomed the news that the Government have u-turned on forcing schools to…
Children’s Lottery for Free School Meals This Summer
Whilst the Government is aware this pandemic is having far reaching effects and has extended Furlough until October 2020, it is concerning that Free School Meal Vouchers (FSM) will stop during the summer holidays. You do know that kids don't suddenly stop being hungry just because it's the summer holidays,…
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Councillor Chris Vince Takes a Moment to Thank Harlow’s Army of Volunteers
By Councillor Chris Vince
Call for Enquiry Into Poor Health Comes for BAME Communities
Whilst there has been much written about Covid-19 and how it doesn’t discriminate, emerging research…
Cllr Mark Ingall Calls on Essex County Council to Work With Harlow to Improve Cycle Tracks
Councillor Mark Ingall, Leader of Harlow District Council and of the Harlow Labour group of councillors has written to Councillor Kevin Bentley, Essex County Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Infrastructure. Cllr Ingall calls on Essex to use government funding to improve Harlow’s crumbling cycle network that is currently…
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Blogpost: Governance, Diversity and Equality in Harlow Means Getting It Right, Being Fair and Valuing Difference
Written by Councillor Frances Mason I was delighted to step into the shoes of Cllr…
Leader of Harlow Council Repeats Call for PM Adviser Dominic Cummings to Be Sacked
By Mark Ingall, Many Harlow residents will feel disgusted by the Prime Minister’s press conference…
Harlow Labour Put Pressure on Tory Controlled Essex County Council Not to Fully Open Schools in Harlow on 1st June
Harlow’s Labour Councillors put pressure on Tory controlled Essex County Council today to not fully open schools in Harlow until it is safe to do so. In a letter to the Tory leader of Essex County Council: Councillor David Finch, the Labour Group of Harlow Councillors implored him to use…
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Council Leader Welcomes News of “Cycle Path Revolution” in Harlow
Councillor Mark Ingall, leader of Harlow Council welcomed the announcement yesterday by Essex County Council of a “Cycle Path Revolution” in Harlow. Councillor Ingall said “The government have given Essex the money, now Essex needs to give Harlow its share and that needs to be spent repairing our cycle tracks…
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Survey of Harlow Schools Reveal 20% of Schools Surveyed Were Aware of Children Going Hungry During the COVID-19 Crisis
By Councillor Frances Mason Trying to understand the problems parents were disclosing around the Free…
Harlow Council Leader Calls for Improvement to Town’s Cycle Tracks
With the government announcing a £2 billion package to boost cycling and walking, we asked the leader of Harlow Council, Cllr Mark Ingall for his thoughts on the proposal. We asked as Cllr Ingall has led a vocal and visual campaign for the improvement of cycle tracks, the responsibility of…
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Harlow Labour Councillors Express Concerns Over Free School Meal Scheme
Harlow Labour is concerned that the Free School Meal Scheme is letting down School’s, Parents and most of all Children in Harlow. The Company, Edenred, have been tasked with issuing Free School Meal Vouchers and have come under criticism as the COVID-19 crisis has worsened and demand has increased. Councillor…
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Harlow Council Leader Calls for More Availability of Coronavirus Testing for Town’s Key Workers
Government announcements have made clear that testing for COVID-19 infection has recently been opened up to a wider range of key workers and their family members who are self-isolating with symptoms. The nearest Regional Testing Centre for residents of Harlow is at Stansted airport and details of how to apply…
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Harlow Council Leader Writes to MP Robert Halfon over Coronavirus
Councillor, Mark Ingall has written to Robert Halfon MP. You can see this letter below:
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Keep Campaigning for PPE for All NHS Staff and Carers
By Councillor Frances Mason Whilst the government are giving assurances around the provision of PPE…
Campaign for Pubs to Have Their Rents Frozen
By Councillor Shannon Jezzard, I have written to Star Pubs and Bars in support of…
Harlow Council Service Updates – COVID-19 Response
Harlow Labour Council has taken a number of actions today as a result of the national coronavirus situation. To protect the health and wellbeing of residents and staff the following changes were announced by the Chief Executive, Brian Keane, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, Councillor Mark Ingall:…
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Latest News on Coronavirus – Harlow Playhouse Service Update
Tonight Mark Ingall, the Leader of Harlow Council, made the following announcement: “It is clear that Harlow, like the rest of the country, must now take extraordinary steps to try and slow the spread of the Corona virus. Having listened to the Prime Minister say tonight that the government is…
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Local Government Association Joins Harlow Councillors Calling for Permitted Development Rights to Be Scrapped
Today, the Local Government Association (LGA) has called to end Permitted Development Rights. This news comes after some high profile examples of the misuse of this scheme by developers here in Harlow. The LGA has highlighted the fact that 51% of new homes in Harlow in 2018/19 were office conversions.…
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