HARLOW Labour has written to Robert Halfon detailing their opposition to the proposed suspension of Sunday trading hours and have urged him to stand with shop workers in Harlow by opposing the government’s plans. The full text of the letter is below: Dear Robert Halfon…

HMV has released a list of branches that will reopen on Monday when lockdown rules are eased in England. The music and film retailer closed branches when the Uk went into lockdown at the end of March. A spokesman said: “Following the Government guidance we…

GOVERNMENTS SELF-QUARANTINE PLAN THREATENS EAST OF ENGLAND ECONOMY THE UK governments plans for 14 days self-quarantining of arrivals, will spell disaster for aviation industry in the East of England. GMB, the union for aviation staff, has described the UK government’s plans to introduce self-quarantine for…

Kao Data courts hyperscale tenants for Harlow-based mega-datacentre HARLOW-based colocation provider Kao Data has set its sights on filling more of its 40MW datacentre campus with hyperscale tenants through the roll-out of a “built-to-suit” service. The offering is geared towards supporting the growth ambitions of…

HTS workers have saved a large part of the Harlow Museum grounds from a moth infestation. Staff at the museum contacted HTS chief executive, John Phillips after an infestation of Box Moths was discovered in the seventeenth century heritage garden. The Parks and Landscapes Supervisor…

DURING the global coronavirus pandemic, The Harlow Hotel by AccorHotels team has done their very best to provide a safe place for key workers and local vulnerable people. Since the lockdown was announced, they have been working closely with the NHS to accommodate extra staff…

VINCI Construction UK have been appointed by VINCI UK Developments to carry out the Design and Construction of the £5.4m facilities project at Harlow Science Park. The project will include a new 27-acre Science Park offering office, research and development, mid-tech and amenity space which…

THERE were traffic jams across Harlow today as drive-through McDonalds re-opened. The queue for the Edinburgh Way drive-through caused traffic to back up all the way to Howard Way. The traffic wasn’t quite so bad at the Staple Tye outlet but it still necessitated staff…

CHARITIES offering a range of support to local residents through the Covid-19 pandemic, including mental health, domestic abuse and tackling social isolation are to benefit from a £50,000 donation by London Stansted Airport. Each year the Airport usually contributes the £50,000 sum into its Stansted…

THE owner of Frankie & Benny’s and Garfunkel’s is set to tell staff that a “large number” of its outlets will not reopen after lockdown. In an email to staff seen by the BBC, the Restaurant Group says many sites are “no longer viable to…

PRIMARK is planning to reopen all of its 153 stores in England on 15 June when lockdown restrictions are lifted, its owner AB Foods has said. During lockdown the clothing chain has built up almost £2bn-worth of stock to sell, double its normal stockholding reports…

VIRGIN Media says it won’t reopen the 53 UK stores it closed during coronavirus lockdown. The cable and TV firm is moving its oeprations away from the high street, but says all 341 workers affected will be offered new roles. They include around 300 jobs…

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has set out how employers will have to start sharing the cost of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. From August they will have to pay National Insurance and pension contributions, and then 10% of pay from September, rising to 20% in October.…

New support organisation Excluded UK launches to bring together individuals and businesses left out of UK Government Covid-19 financial support EXCLUDED UK is a new organisation set up to create a collective platform for individuals and businesses entirely or largely excluded from the Government’s Covid-19…