Harlow Council has submitted a £2 million funding bid for a major project in Staple Tye. If the money is forthcoming from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the project's outcomes could include

• better pedestrian and cycle routes.
• improved health, library and leisure provision.
• additional housing to meet local needs.

Local councillors Lorna Spenceley and Su Lawton have met with staff from the council's Regeneration Unit, and pressed the point very hard that over the next few months the local community must be fully consulted about the proposals.