UK businesses will shape the UK’s response to US tariffs announced overnight, as part of plans announced by the Business and Trade Secretary today. Following the 10% reciprocal tariffs on a range of products announced by the Trump administration yesterday, UK companies are being invited…

THE top tech businesses in Essex have been recognised in the new edition of the Ambitious Essex Tech 50 list. The Ambitious Essex Tech 50 includes businesses across each of the Greater Essex districts, boroughs and cities. They range from small start-ups to household names…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging working parents to open a Tax-Free Childcare account to save on their childcare costs ahead of the Easter holidays. Tax-Free Childcare is a government funded top-up scheme for working parents and can be used to pay for approved…

STANSTED Airport could need extra parking amid its plans to grow to 51 million passengers a year, Essex County Council has claimed. The airport intends to submit a planning application within the next few months to increase the annual passenger limit up to 51 million…

GATES of Harlow is excited to introduce the BYD brand at their dealership, starting on April 1st. To celebrate, they are hosting a Launch Event from Friday 4th April to Sunday 6th April.  Gates of Harlow is situated on Edinburgh Way, Harlow, Essex CM20 2EG. Here’s what to…

LANDLORD seminar on Renters Rights Bill. Hosted by Mullucks. Full details below.

YESTERDAY, news broke that Harlow has secured the arrival of a new IKEA store on Edinburgh Way. The Leader of Harlow Conservatives, Dan Swords, hailed the announcement saying “we are on a mission to secure investment for Harlow’s future and that this is ‘yet more…

IKEA is set to open a small store in Harlow this year as part of the retailer’s expansion plan to be closer to where customers live, work, socialise and shop. The new IKEA Harlow store will open on the former Homebase site in the Harlow Retail Park…

FAMILIES who claim Child Benefit will see an increase in their payment next week, says HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). From 7 April 2025, parents will receive £26.05 per week – or £1,354.60 a year – for the eldest or only child and £17.25 per…

IKEA has announced that they will be opening a Harlow store in the former Homebase store on Edinburgh Way. The Harlow Conservatives Leader, Dan Swords, says they are on a mission to ‘secure investment for Harlow’s future’ and that this is ‘yet more proof we…

THANK you for your interest in employment at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Multi Academy Trust.  Our Exit surveys tell us that everyone who has left would recommend working within our Trust.  “It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work at St Alban’s” …

MANUFACTURING leaders in the East of England are being urged to sign up to Made Smarter, the UK Government programme helping SMEs embrace digital technologies for growth. Registration is now open to access fully funded expert advice, leadership training, student interns and up to £20,000…

ANYONE who purchases a flat in the UK will likely be acquiring a leasehold property. Some 4.8 million homes in England are leasehold, which equates to about one fifth of the total housing stock. As a leaseholder, you’ll enjoy many of the benefits of owning…

BRITAIN’S biggest business group has chosen Jade Uko to lead volunteer activity in the East of England. Jade has become new Regional Chair at FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) for the whole of the East of England region, which covers Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.  FSB…