As we make the final preparations for this year’s Festival of Business we can’t wait to welcome our community to come and celebrate the biggest Festival we’ve ever bought to Essex!  With over 90 exhibitors for you to explore in our Expo and for the first year our dedicated Read More

The Environment and Sustainability Team at Essex & Suffolk Water are thrilled to have been given the Wilder Award for Business 2024.   Staff at Essex Wildlife Trust voted for the water company as longstanding supporters of the Trust, but also because of all the joint wildlife work carried Read More

Scrutton Bland, part of Sumer, a leading mid-market accountancy practice empowering SMEs across the UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of Piers Harrison as a Corporate Services Partner in their Colchester office. Piers joins the firm from BDO, bringing with him over 20 years of extensive experience Read More

We like to think that we do a pretty good job at IT Support, but one thing we find frustrating when we onboard new clients is some of the (in our opinion) bad practices that some other IT companies employ. IT Support is such an integral part of any business and for us it’s so important that Read More

Reducing crime by a further 40 per cent over the next four years and more prevention work to reduce fires and road deaths are challenges contained in the now approved Police and Crime Plan 2024-2028 and Fire and Rescue Plan 2024-2028.  Following re-election in May this year, Roger Hirst, Police, Read More

Essex-based law firm Birkett Long is delighted to announce that Ben Molyneux has officially qualified as a Solicitor. Ben’s path to qualification has been both challenging and rewarding. In 2020, he graduated from the University of Reading with an LLB in Law. During his studies, Ben commuted Read More

In today's complex business environment, there is no shortage of challenges in managing supply chains efficiently. Whether you’re a retailer, a manufacturer or an e-commerce business, the supply chain landscape is constantly evolving and with the next emerging trend never far away, it can easily Read More

Success came from across the Atlantic for Southend based filmmaker Benjamin Scarsbrook, of Blatella Films, and his documentary about Thurrock’s first ever Pride. ‘Our Journey to Pride’ won the top prize of ‘Best Featured Film’ at the Lavender Riot Film festival in Tennessee. Read More

The UK government has proposed significant changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) under the Employment Rights Bill to ensure broader coverage and better financial security for employees. Here’s a summary of the proposals: What’s Changing? Removal Read More

Colchester Institute was delighted to welcome Jonathon Cuthbertson, Essex County Council’s Head of Skills and Employability, to help launch the new 300m² Net Zero and Renewables Centre at the Colchester Campus.   The College’s £500k investment project, largely enabled by Read More

The Port of Tilbury (as part of the London Construction Hub), in conjunction with Essex Chambers of Commerce, welcomed several businesses involved within construction for a tour around their facilities. Attendees included Balfour Beatty & Indurent, Read More

On Monday 7 October, the Secretary of State for Transport announced a new deadline for Government to make a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order (DCO) application.  The new deadline is 23 May 2025. This is to allow the Government more time to consider the application Read More

In the wake of a major fire at a recycling center in Basildon last week, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) has taken action to support local businesses. As part of its ongoing efforts to promote fire safety in Essex’s businesses, the Read More

Local rail operator Trenitalia c2c has partnered with Southend United Football Club and Mind to raise awareness of the importance of mental health and well-being.  To mark this year’s World Mental Health Day (10 October), c2c has partnered Read More

In the global trading environment, businesses often seek to maximise cost-efficiency, particularly when importing and exporting goods. One way of achieving this is utilising customs regimes like Inward Processing (IP) and Outward Processing (OP). These Read More

London Stansted’s Radisson Blu Hotel was bustling with jobseekers as they attended the airport's highly anticipated autumn job fair on Wednesday, Oct 23.  The event, which aimed to fill various positions across the airport, saw a record-breaking attendance of almost 1,500 jobseekers. Organised Read More

In October 2024, the Government unveiled significant changes to the Employment Rights Bill. There are a total of 28 updated measures in the bill, which is marked as “the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation” which are aimed as Read More

Twenty-three employees from organisations involved in the newly formed Haven Environment & Sustainability Group, led by Harwich Haven Authority, volunteered their time to clear brambles, weeds and litter from the SSSI designated, 33 acre Landguard Read More

The CEO of a leading East Anglian law firm said she felt “honoured” after winning two prestigious accolades at this year’s National Business Women’s Awards. Paula Fowler, CEO of Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP (FJG), which has nine Read More

Across the force area there has been a rise in reported Business Robbery and Burglary offences on that of the same period during 2023. Business Robbery up 47.5% Business Burglary up 2.5% (Figures taken from Analytics 4 Everyone. Percentages are the year to date.)   To support the Read More

Legal Practice M&A Sector Brief: Q2 2024 Law firm mergers and acquisitions activity has greatly increased in Q2 following a relatively slow start to the year, but in some respects unsurprising due to the nature of the M&A market more broadly in 2023. Appetite is growing from both buying and Read More

Talis Projects, a leader in the commercial interiors industry, is excited to announce the launch of its newly designed website, www.talisprojects.co.uk. The revamped platform has been developed with a fresh look, improved functionality, and a seamless Read More

Interviews are a two-way street and although it’s you the prospective employer in the driving seat your potential next best hire is also figuring you out too. Make sure your interviewees experience is a positive one and be it at your peril to not Read More

Rochford Office The Essex based company are experts in their field - designing, project management Installation supporting video conferencing, audio-visual, and room/desk scheduling  solutions.  Using their agnostic approach, they have built a loyal client base partnering with local, national and global businesses, ranging from SME’s Read More

Welcome to this update from Network Rail's Anglia route about the work we will be doing over the Christmas period.   I know that Christmas may still feel some time away, but as people are starting to plan their travel over that period, I wanted to make you aware of our plans well in advance.   Work Read More

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) delivered free CPR training to more than 1,800 people across two major venues – Watford Atria Shopping Centre and London Stansted Airport – as part of National Restart a Heart Day. The initiative seeks Read More

Old Park Meadow Natural Burial Ground is a final resting place full of wildflowers and young woodland, a space visiting family and friends can return to and enjoy together.  The natural burial ground located between Chelmsford and Great Dunmow in Essex offers natural burial and ash interments, Read More

Businesses: Spotting the signs of modern slavery and human trafficking Educating firms to spot the signs of modern slavery and human trafficking is an important part of our Business Crime Team’s work. They visit firms across our county to explain what to look out for so staff can identify if someone has been trafficked or is being exploited. Bob Read More

Martin Beable is to join Greater Anglia (GA) as its new Managing Director from Monday, 7 October. Martin returns to GA from Transport UK, where he has been the New Trains and Fleet Director since October 2023. He previously spent nearly five years as GA's Engineering Director, where he helped Read More