Residents will be able to park in the Greyhound car park for up to five hours free of charge on a weekday, under new arrangements agreed by Harlow Council's Environment & Community Committee - chaired by Bush Fair Liberal Democrat councillor Eleanor Macy.

The move comes after a proposal for pay and display parking was rejected last week following an amendment from Staple Tye Liberal Democrat councillor Lorna Spenceley. Lorna's intervention required council officers to return to the committee with alternative ways of discouraging commuter parking at this location.