HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers that they must declare COVID-19 payments in their tax return for the 2021 to 2022 tax year. More than 2.9 million people claimed at least one Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) payment up to 5…

OLD Harlow Traders Association: High Street Christmas Lights. Full details below.

WAFFLE and More on Broad Walk has added over 30 retro machines including air hockey, pinball machine, table football, each with 3,000 games on. Classics such as Pacman, Space Invaders and Super Mario are just some of the 100,000 game variations available to play. All…

THE Bank of England has warned the UK is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 years reports the BBC. In its outlook for the UK economy, it said the country would face a “very…

BRISTOL Street Motors has spent £1million transforming its Harlow Peugeot dealership into a multi-franchise site, doubling its investment in the town and creating seven new jobs. Following a £1million investment to refurbish a state-of-the-art service centre on River Way late last year, Bristol Street Motors…

AN Essex based specialist probate company Laurelo, has been announced as the winner of ‘Probate Provider of the Year’ for the southern UK region at the fifth annual British Wills and Probate Awards in Birmingham. The award is a huge milestone for this close knit,…

STORT Valley Spirits (SVS), an Essex-based business, has been selected as one of the nation’s 100 most inspiring small firms by the Small Business Saturday UK campaign, as it marks its ten-year anniversary. Stort Valley Spirits was formed in 2020 by Emma and Rob Robson…

IF you’ve travelled around Harlow, walked around the town, town centre, park or gone into Dorringtons recently, you’ll have seen some of Business Signs and Graphics’ work. It’s their signs that show you around the town and the park and were a big part of…

THE Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan MP has vowed to be a “champion of journalism” and reiterated the government’s commitment to making sure the “industry thrives in the digital age”. Writing as part of an op-ed to mark Journalism Matters Week, Donelan said that she recognised that…

THESE are worrying times for many businesses in Harlow. The cost of living crisis and the energy crisis are just matters that weigh heavily on business owners minds. For Mayfield Bakery, there is also the challenge of the new Gilden Way junction. YH went down…

RESIDENTS and businesses are being given the opportunity to train in Retrofit via fully funded courses, thanks to Essex County Council (ECC). Retrofitting is the process of adding new technology or features to homes in order to make them more energy efficient. This can play…

Swann Engineering Group Ltd’s Structural & Architectural Division has successfully delivered a bespoke metalwork package to a brand-new residential development in Harlow. This latest metalwork package is comprised of over £500k worth of bespoke structural steelwork, with each element designed and fabricated at our dedicated manufacturing headquarters…

THIS week, Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon, presented a new 10-Minute Rule Bill on Consumer Telephone Service Standards in the Chamber. This Bill aims to end the increasingly long waiting times that consumers face everyday when trying to get through to utility and service providers. Hundreds…

UBER has extended Local Cab in Essex, enabling passengers to book trips with two additional local taxi operators via the Uber app. Anyone opening the Uber app in Basildon or Harlow will be presented with the Local Cab option, which connects them with Value Cars…