THOSE using the Restart Scheme can now also access free pre-loaded SIM cards from eight locations in the county. This gives them more digital opportunities to help with their job search. Anyone interested should speak with their work coach at the JobCentre Plus, who will…

ON Friday afternoon, Clement Clarke closed its offices off Edinburgh Way in Harlow. YH understands that over 60 jobs have been lost. They not only closed its doors but also closed a chapter on over seventy years of history in Harlow. They moved to Harlow…

IT has been announced that the Managing Director of Harlow Council’s maintenance company, HTS, is to leave. John Phillips, who has led HTS from its inception, leaves his post as Managing Director this week. In a joint statement, HTS and Harlow Council said: “Over the…

WE currently have vacancies for Learning Support Assistants, required full and part time during term time, at our warm and friendly school. We believe passionately in all of our pupils being offered the opportunities to be their best selves. We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic…

RESPONDING to the news that the consumer prices index rose by 8.7% in the year to April 2023, down from 10.1% in March, Ann Scott, Development Manager, (Essex), at Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said: “The fall in inflation is helpful, but now small firms…

HARLOW-based LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare (LPCH) has launched a new centre in Westerhope, partnering with Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver an innovative model of care. The new centre provides injection and infusion services to a range of patients, while supporting the NHS…

CONTINUED support for local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be available as Essex County Council has renewed its contract with Backing Essex Business.This will enable businesses to access 12 hours of guidance, including identifying and securing funding. The council first started working with Backing Essex Business…

THE Harvey Centre is pleased to announce that they are now proud sponsors of Pets’ Corner which is located in Harlow Town Park. From June onwards visitors will spot the shiny new Harvey Centre sponsorship board on the central barn within the farm. Pets’ Corner…

UK homeowners and renters are facing a “huge income shock” as rising interest rates hit mortgages and monthly costs, the boss of Barclays has warned reports the BBC. CS Venkatakrishnan, who is known as Venkat, estimates that payments by mortgage holders and tenants will take…

AJAY Ahuja, from Harlow had a promising career as a DJ and music producer back in the 90s however he faced challenges. Not from the usual competition of other DJs and musicians but from his own family. “Coming from a struggling academic Asian family, where…

HELP to Save – the government savings scheme for low-income earners, which offers a 50% bonus payment worth up to £1,200 over 4 years – has been extended to April 2025, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.  More than 359,200 customers have opened savings…

THE Berry Recruitment branch based in Harlow won a major award at a ceremony in London. It was the annual conference of Berry Recruitment Group (BRG) held at the Royal Thames Yacht Club. The Harlow team picked up an ‘achievement of net profit budget’ award…

FARMERS and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to create new habitats for wildlife, help protected sites and boost efforts to reach net zero, alongside sustainable food production, the government has confirmed today (Thursday 18 May). Building on the success of the first round of…

COMMERZ Real has sold the logistics warehouse DC 380 in Harlow, to a fund managed by Ares Management. The sale price was 40.5 million euros. Commerz Real purchased the property in 2008, the year it was completed, for its open-ended real estate fund, hausInvest. Located…