ON THURSDAY, the leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer visited Beard and Fitch, based on Lovet Road in The Pinnacles. Beard & Fitch are gear manufacturers and suppliers specialising in the production of transmission components to suit customers’ individual requirements. After the Labour…

LAURA Ashley stores in Basildon, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow, Rayleigh, and Saffron Walden have slashed discounts with everything now at least 40% off in the stores’ closing down sale, with immediate effect. Offers include 50% off furniture, lighting and bedding, as well as at least…

THE LEADER OF THE Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer visited a Harlow business this morning to discuss how they have coped during Covid-19. Sir Keir visited Beard and Fitch based off Elizabeth Way in The Pinnacles. http://beardandfitch.com The company has been in Harlow from the…

A NUMBER of east London tanning salons has been shut down after reopening on July 4 against lockdown guidelines. Sun City Tanning, which has 10 stores in east London and Essex, reopened at 9.30am on Saturday. A post on the business’ Instagram page insisted that…

THE government will offer bonuses of £1,000 for every trainee they hire in a bid to boost jobs for young people amid the coronavirus crisis reports the Mirror. Businesses offering new traineeships in England will receive the bonus per trainee under the £111 million scheme.…

AS lockdown lifts and we begin to get into the swing of our ‘new normal’, many will be looking forward to returning to the Nation’s Favourite Coffee shop*, Costa Coffee for their favourite barista-crafted coffee. As it celebrates the re-opening of 2,000+ of its UK…

DESPITE widely publicised negative reports about the state of the UK retail market following the latest quarter day figures, shoppers at Addington Capital’s Harvey Centre in Harlow appear to be coming back on site to shop. Most of the independently owned retail businesses have re-opened…

NETWORK Rail’s Eastern region has delivered more efficiently but missed both its passenger train performance and freight targets over the last year, according to a new report published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today (2 July). The rail regulator’s annual assessment of…

THIS report has found that upgrading from 4G to 5G could add as much as £13.4bn to the East of England’s economy over the next decade, and could transform the way the public accesses vital services. Across the whole UK economy, this value stands at…

EARLIER this week, Robert Halfon, Harlow MP and chair of the Education Select Committee made a keynote speech to the Edge Foundation. The Edge Foundation is the independent education charity dedicated to shaping the future of education in the UK. They believe a coherent, unified…

WITH many pubs re-opening on Saturday July 4th, YH popped down to The Crown in Old Harlow to speak to the landlord, George Reynolds and see how the last four months were for the pub and how he was preparing and looking forward to opening…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding tax credits customers that they need to tell HMRC about any changes in their circumstances or income by 31 July. Tax credits help working families with targeted financial support so it is important that people don’t miss out…

EASYJET has announced that it has begun consultations on plans to close bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle reports the BBC. It follows an announcement by the airline that it may need to reduce staff numbers by up to a third because of the coronavirus…

GUARANTEEING the apprenticeship guarantee – Robert Halfon MP reveals his ambitious vision to boost skills and create opportunities for every young person On Tuesday 30th June, Robert Halfon MP for Harlow will reveal his vision for delivering the apprenticeship guarantee at an event organised by…