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East Herts claimant count: 1,950, rise slows to 1.6%
1,950 East Herts residents claimed out-of-work benefits in September, up just 1.6% in a year. August's jump has been revised down, and Broxbourne fell.
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Business
Bishop's Stortford New Companies: 37 Formed in September
37 new companies registered a Bishop's Stortford office in September 2026, up from 25 in August. A tyre hub, a playbarn, a bakery and the rest of the list.
Sawbridgeworth
Mackay Property, Sawbridgeworth: £468,920 Owed to Creditors
Two Mackay Property companies were wound up on 8 September owing £468,920, with HMRC owed £257,956. The Bell Street office now trades as Muvin.
Jobs
East Herts claimant count: over-50s up 11% in a year
East Herts over-50s claiming out-of-work benefits rose 11.3% in a year, three times the England rate, and the district's total rose fastest in Herts again.
Jobs
East Herts benefit claims rise fastest in Hertfordshire
East Herts recorded 1,930 unemployment-related claims in July, up 7.8% in a year, the steepest rise of the county's ten districts. Waltham Cross ward is on 5.1%.
Planning
Buntingford Business Park: 112-job plan set for approval
Four industrial units and up to 112 jobs at Buntingford Business Park go before East Herts councillors at 7pm tonight, with officers recommending approval.