HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging families to start financial discussions and use the HMRC app during Talk Money Week (3 to 7 November) as it reveals its most popular app services. This year’s Talk Money Week theme is ‘start the conversation’ and the…

YOUNG people across Essex are invited to join the We Rise Business Mentoring Programme, helping 16–25-year-olds gain insight into the world of work, raise aspirations and develop employability skills with top employers. We Rise is a youth movement led by young people, for young people,…

VOLUNTEERS from London Stansted’s operations team rolled up their sleeves to give the garden at the Jacobs Neurological Centre in Sawbridgeworth a much-needed revamp. The team spent the day clearing overgrown areas, tidying paths and borders, and helping create a more welcoming and enjoyable space…

Small business growth hopes plunge – Chancellor must act in Budget New figures reveal nearly one in three small firms expect to shrink, sell up or shut down in the next 12 months, while just 18 per cent expect to grow. More than half suffered…

ONE year on from the introduction of the Worker Protection Act, new research from online training provider High Speed Training has revealed that one in five UK adults are actively concerned about sexual harassment in the workplace,[1] with one in ten reporting they had witnessed…

AN independent opticians in Broxbourne have been presented with the Opticians and Hearing Care Award for 2025 as part of the Awards of Excellence, with the practice receiving recognition for their expertise and high standards of patient care. E&G Opticians and Hearing Care have been…

HARLOW Council has successfully defended its decision to refuse a private hire driver licence, following serious safeguarding allegations. In 2022, the council took immediate action to revoke the licence of Mr Kazi Haque. When Mr Haque later submitted a fresh application, Harlow Council’s Regulatory Sub-Committee…

MORE than 3.5 million people have already filed their Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year and with 100 days to the 31 January 2026 deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding those yet to file to do it early.…

A HARLOW pub has been sold at an auction. Auction House East Anglia held a livestream property auction on Wednesday, October 22. In total, 74 lots were sold, raising more than £11 million. Prices ranged from £6,500 for a half-acre parcel of land in Saxmundham,…

HARLOW Council secures landmark deal to “finally transform” neglected Strawberry Star site – with work starting before Christmas claims Harlow Council. A spokesperson said: “For too long, one of the most prominent parts of Harlow town centre – from the old Little Walk, next to…

KAREN Avery from Reyland Johnson Estate Agents based in Harlow received a prestigious People Award for the second year in a row at the famous ESTAS Customer Service Awards 2025 sponsored by Reapit & PayProp. The winners were announced by the country’s favourite TV property…

REDCHURCH Brewery has closed its doors for the last time. Last month we published that there were jobs fears as the owners announced a “restructure”. This morning, a message was put on the Redchurch Brewery Facebook page. We wish everyone else for the future. https://www.yourharlow.com/2025/09/26/jobs-fears-at-redchurch-brewery-as-owners-announce-restructure/

By Emma Batrick of Harlow Hive AT the beginning of this year, all-bar-one of the two bedroom flats in Redstone House cost around £950 a month to rent. This was one of the lowest private rental prices for a property of this type in the…

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