INVESTORS are being sought to give young people from deprived families in Harlow an opportunity to further their education. BMAT STEM Academy, a business-focused school for students in Year 10 onwards, works to inspire young people to reach for their goals in STEM (science, technology,…

Dear Editor THERE has been some confusion last week amidst reports in national papers about the proposed Greater London Boundary Charge. I am pleased that London Deputy Mayor for Transport Heidi Alexander offered to shed light on this matter in a call with me this…

EAST Herts Council will be accepting applications from Monday 1 March for the latest discretionary grant scheme to help businesses across the district during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Additional Restrictions Grants (ARG Discretionary) scheme is primarily aimed at businesses which were not mandated to close…

THE American owner of the LloydsPharmacy chain is in talks to sell one of Britain’s biggest drug retail and wholesale groups amid warnings about the industry’s future financial viability. Sky News has learnt that McKesson, a New York-listed group with a market value of $29bn,…

WE would like to post you in the direction of this Guardian article by Oliver Wainwright. It is titled: “Bulldoze the high street and build a giant park: is Stockton the future of Britain?” As embattled council leaders across the country face the quandary of…

Gifted@Crafting – new free online girls project launched THE Gifted is proud to launch its new online craft-along course, Gifted@Crafting, which aims to share the joy and creativity of crafting and developing new skills, while also alleviating some of the isolation of lockdown. Aimed at…

A CONSTRUCTION firm has become the latest industry specialist to partner with a business-focused school to inspire young people. BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, provides students from Year 10 onwards with a curriculum focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects. The school has…

Conservatives oppose Sadiq Khan’s proposed “border tax” that would “absolutely destroy” Harlow businesses HARLOW’S MP, Robert Halfon, and the Leader of the Harlow Conservatives, Cllr Andrew Johnson have written to the Leader of Harlow Council, Cllr Mark Ingall, asking him to “urgently lobby” London’s Labour…

ROYAL Mail is to keep on 10,000 of the 33,000 temporary workers it took on to help it through the Christmas period reports the BBC. The parcel service said it had its busiest-ever three months between October and December last year, delivering 496 million parcels.…

FOLLOWING an exchange of letters last week, the Leader of the Harlow Conservatives, Cllr Andrew Johnson, has again written to the Leader of Harlow Council, Cllr Mark Ingall, asking for urgent clarity for Harlow’s businesses.   Cllr Johnson’s letter said “In your letter dated Friday 5 February…

RAYTHEON UK, alongside strategic partner Capita, has won the contract to deliver on transformative training for the Royal Navy. As part of the winning team selected by the Ministry of Defence, Raytheon UK is now set to revolutionise the way training is delivered across the Royal…

Grow your business with ACL Apprenticeships ACL Essex Apprenticeships are helping businesses build for the future by supporting them with the recruitment of new apprentices and upskilling their current employees. Businesses could receive funding of up to £3,000 to support them to take on a new apprentice with…

IT MAY be cold outside so this could be a good time to browse the properties for sale and rent on the Howick and Brooker website. Involved in the successful marketing of properties in and around the area since the mid-1970’s, the Howick & Brooker…

MORE and more new trains will be coming into passenger service across East Anglia over the coming year, according to Greater Anglia managing director Jamie Burles. So far 66 brand new trains are in passenger service on the Greater Anglia network – leaving a total…