With Tesco's recent announcement to expand its apprenticeships programme, some 2,500 apprenticeships are available to existing colleagues this year. A Harlow employee of the supermarket giant spoke to us about her experience. Tesco colleague Joy Glover said "A few years ago, the idea of doing an...
Young Epilepsy appeals to Britons up-and-down the country to get behind ‘PJs for Purple Day’ Purple Day, commonly known as International Epilepsy Day, takes place on Sunday, 26 March 2017 More than 112,000 young people in the UK have the neurological condition National charity Young...
Eleven UK-based start-ups that have received Innovate UK support were named in the list of business and industry figures to watch in 2017. The prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list highlights the brightest young entrepreneurs, innovators and game changers with the potential to change the...
Ofqual has announced that starting this year new GCSEs in England will be graded from 9 to 1, with 9 being the top grade. The suggested overhaul is set to be implemented in Maths and English. Students taking GCSEs in England this summer will receive a...
AN AWARD-WINNING entrepreneur is looking to help others ‘Be Bold For Change’ this International Women’s Day which is on the 8 March by offering free mentoring to women wanting to start a new businesses. International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social,...
A new drop in service for homeless people in Brentwood is being launched In partnership with Barbell Girls, Brentwood Street Pastors and Frontline Partnership the Brentwood Leisure Trust will be hosting a weekly drop-in service to support people who are homeless or at risk of becoming...
Essex’s historic and culturally significant woodlands are to benefit from a wide range of improvements as part of a five-year plan agreed with Natural England and The Forestry Commission. Without active conservation, including some selective felling, ancient woods can lose some of the special wildlife that...
Haven House Children’s Hospice has teamed up with three other hospices for the first ever East London Bubble Rush at the iconic Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Sunday 21 May. The Bubble Rush is a brand new challenge event of 5k runs that have been created...
Local businesses are invited to attend a special event on Friday 3 March 2017 in Harlow to hear about the benefits to businesses of apprenticeships. The event, which will be held at the Civic Centre in Harlow at 10am, will be chaired by Councillor Tony Durcan,...
After years of successfully finding and rewarding leaders in diversity and equality across the UK, the National Diversity Awards are back for another year and they are inviting nominations. The ethos of the awards state that Charities, role models and community heroes will be honoured at...
