Advertorial IT is really important to support local businesses across our town and this is especially important to support those businesses in Terminus Street. Many have been impacted by the demolition and improvement works going on just now. One such business is La Vanatouril Butchers.…

MAKE UK has appointed Rt Hon Robert Halfon as its new Executive Director responsible for Policy Membership and External Affairs. He replaces Ben Fletcher who has left to take up a Chief Executive role with another trade body. Robert Halfon is a former MP for…

THE Essex Chambers of Commerce is extremely proud to announce all the stands for this year’s premier business event, the Festival of Business, have completely sold out and the full exhibitor list has been revealed. On Wednesday 5 November, the Summer Marque at Chelmsford City…

THE most magical time of the year is on its way, and Ongar Garden Centre is thrilled to announce the launch of its Christmas Department with a spectacular opening weekend on 4th and 5th October. As part of the UK’s largest family-run garden centre group,…

KAO Data, the Harlow-based specialist developer and operator of data centres, launched its award-winning initiative, the Kao SEED Fund, in Harlow this week. The Kao SEED Fund, which stands for Social Enterprise and Environment Development Fund, aims to foster community growth and enterprise. The fund, which…

PEOPLE and businesses who received penalties for deliberately failing to meet their tax obligations of more than £25,000 have been named today.  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published 109 cases from across the UK, with penalties totalling over £70 million. In each case, the…

THE future of Redchurch Brewery has been thrown into doubt following the announcement of a restructuring by their owners. There are fears that jobs could go. We understand there are ten members of staff. There are fears that the brewery in Mead Park off Edinburgh…

HARLOW businesses and organisations are being urged to donate unused devices to help bridge the digital divide across the county. Currently, one in five of Essex residents are offline. They lack the technology, connectivity, or digital skills needed to go online. By donating old devices,…

HELP to Save customers have received more than £220 million in bonus payments, and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging those eligible to sign up to take advantage of the scheme during UK Savings Week (22-26 September). Help to Save is a government savings…

LIGNACITE has become the first concrete block manufacturer to have the recycled content in its products independently verified by sustainability consultancy Blue Marble. The verification covers over 90% of its range – including the Lignacite ECO, Lignacite GP and Lignacite dense blocks – and confirms…

PAULA Hirst has been named as the new Director for Harlow & Gilston Garden Town. Overseeing 23,000 homes and associated infrastructure across four new Garden Town neighbourhoods, Paula joins HGGT with extensive leadership experience in large scale sustainable urban development and regeneration within the UK…

REFORM of the welfare system “must happen”, the Work and Pensions Secretary, Pat McFadden, has told the BBC. Speaking two weeks after taking over the welfare brief, he vowed to press ahead with changes to ensure people get the help they need and to address…

THERE is still time for Essex residents to have their say on a new strategy which will shape the future of transport in the county. Essex County Council launched a second public consultation on its new draft transport strategy, ‘A Better Connected Essex’, earlier this…

A GREAT deal of hard work and dedication by the team at Daniel Robinson & Sons paid off when they held their Annual Charity Golf Day on Wednesday, 10th September, at Colne Valley Golf Club.  They raised over £43,000 and every penny raised will be…