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Cash to help rural businesses reduce carbon footprint

A £3M helping hand is on offer to businesses in rural East Herts and Uttlesford who want to reduce their carbon footprints.

Military satellite creates jobs for Stevenage firm

SCORES of jobs will be created after Stevenage-based EADS Astrium was awarded a £400m defence contract for the Skynet 5D military satellite.

Study to investigate possible Central Line extension to Harlow

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THE wheels are slowly turning on a proposed extension of the Central Line to provide a direct Underground link between Harlow and London.

Waitrose food waste slammed by Hertford man

A HERTFORD man blasted Waitrose for binning food he said could have been given to the homeless or hungry.

Stansted second runway inquiry up to two years away

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STOP Stansted Expansion has pledged to fight a second Stansted runway “for as long as it takes” after BAA confirmed a public inquiry into the plan is two years away.

Great Hallingbury Manor goes into administration

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THE award-winning Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel is in the hands of administrators.

HPA in talks over move to GlaxoSmithKline site in Harlow

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THE Health Protection Agency could take over part of the GlaxoSmithKline site in Harlow.

Stansted Manor hotel to become Travelodge

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STANSTED Manor Hotel is to become a Travelodge following the sale of its management lease.

Extension opens at North Hertfordshire College

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MORE than 280 students will benefit from a new extension at North Hertfordshire College Skills Centre in Stevenage.



National News


No action against son over suicide

No action against son over suicide

The son of conductor Sir Edward Downes will not be charged with assisting his suicide, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said.

Scarlett's mother's benefit fraud

Scarlett's mother's benefit fraud

The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling has admitted benefit fraud, on the day two men went on trial over her daughter's death in Goa.

Katie Price in payout to ex-manager

Katie Price in payout to ex-manager

Katie Price's former manager has accepted "substantial" undisclosed damages from the reality star over a slanderous claim that she had an affair with Peter Andre.

Rail signal workers vote to strike

Rail signal workers vote to strike

Railway signal workers have voted to go on strike in a bitter row over jobs, threatening disruption to rail travel in the coming weeks, including Easter.





Blog

Why make your firm go green?

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AS an environmental business consultant my clients, colleagues, friends and acquaintances regularly ask me "why should I make my business greener, why should it be a priority?"


Local News

Crackdown on underage alcohol sales in Harlow

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THE number of licensed premises in Harlow selling alcohol to underage children has dropped considerably, according to research carried out by the Community Alcohol Partnership.

Workmen dig up remains of Roman building

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THE remains of a Roman building have been found on a site in Harlow which is due to become a children's playground.

Race is on for marathon pair

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A HARLOW accountant and keen runner is taking on the London Marathon to raise cash for Hastingwood-based St Clare's Hospice.



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