CONSERVATIVE MP for Harlow, Robert Halfon, welcomes the deal struck by the Chancellor today announcing new support measures for mortgage holders. Halfon tells Your Harlow, “Many residents have written to me over the past few days expressing their concern about their mortgage payments. The measures announced…

A MAJOR development of 172 new homes nears completion on a key gateway site in and out of Harlow. The development by Hollybrook on Fifth Avenue near the Burnt Mill roundabout will provide 172 apartments made up of 33 one-bedroom and 139 two-bedroom homes with…

UK interest rates have been raised to 5% by the Bank of England, as it battles to control soaring prices. reports the BBC. The Bank has increased rates to 5% from 4.5% – the 13th increase in a row. For more details and analysis, click…

SIX Taylor Wimpey North Thames Site Managers have received a prestigious National House-Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job Quality Award. Pride in the Job Quality Awards have been running for 43 years and are awarded following a rigorous judging process. With only 443 winners…

A FEW weeks ago Kitlocker launched Kitunlocker. A campaign to give clubs that have a purpose away from the pitch the opportunity to tell their story, and let the world know what they’re all about. A spokesperson said: “We’ve linked up with some amazing clubs that…

RESPONDING to news that CPI has stayed static at 8.7%, while core inflation rose by 7.1% in the 12 months to May 2023, Ann Scott, Development Manager (Essex) at Federation of Small Businesses said: “Today’s rise in core inflation will leave many understandably nervous. The consequences of…

A TYPICAL two-year fixed mortgage deal now has an interest rate of more than 6% for the first time since December reports the BBC. Mortgage lenders have been putting up rates and pulling deals at a rapid rate in recent weeks, driving up costs for…

THURSDAY 29th June 2023 will see the return of Stansted’s only business exhibition – Check-in at Stansted organised by the Stansted Airport Chamber of Commerce. From 9.30 am till 3.30 pm doors open to visitors who can attend for FREE and meet a number of…

ALAN Townshend has started work as the interim Managing Director of Harlow Council’s environmental and housing maintenance company HTS. Alan has been appointed for 6 months whilst the council and HTS undertake a recruitment exercise to appoint a permanent Managing Director to replace John Phillips…

Advertorial: FROM MONDAY, Metro Cars will be providing a “Free Ride car”. It sounds like a great offer, so we asked the team at Metro Cars for a little bit more information. A spokesperson said: “Whilst we offer fantastic promotional codes via our App to…

MANY Essex businesses are using or operating from rented premises.  This means they will have agreed to the terms of a commercial lease and will be paying a market rent.  But what exactly does signing a commercial lease involve? What should businesses in Essex know…

Clean Air Day 2023 ESSEX County Council has launched a six-week consultation on a new Essex Electric Vehicle Charge Point Strategy. Residents and businesses are invited to take part from today, 15 June. The launch of the consultation coincides with Clean Air Day, the UK’s…

BORROWERS are being warned mortgage rates are set to rise further as turbulence continues to hit the market reports the BBC. Broker London & Country said lenders had been withdrawing deals and raising rates at a “relentless pace” and this week would “bring more of…

RESPONDING to Office for National Statistics figures showing that GDP rose by 0.2% in April 2023 compared with the previous month, and rose by 0.1% in the three months to April, Ann Scott, Development Manager (Essex) at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “GDP…