The Munnings Art Museum has unveiled an unusual and highly practical artwork in the gardens of the former home of the artist, Sir Alfred Munnings. As part of an Arts Council England community project, coordinated by Ipswich-based Arts La’Olam organisation, an artist-designed, handcrafted...
Whilst most of the remaining Covid restrictions may have been lifted, NHS staff continue working hard to deliver the largest vaccination drive in our history. Five days of walk-in vaccinations are coming to Aveley, Stanford-Le-Hope, Tilbury and Corringham next week for anyone over 18 years...
Milburn will be heading out on a string of very special UK live dates this autumn to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their seminal album 'Well Well Well.’ After quickly selling out their Manchester and hometown Sheffield shows, today the band have announced four new...
Manor Interiors, the expert in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has found that more time spent at home has led to a newfound appreciation of the furniture within it. With many of us still working remotely in some capacity and lockdown restrictions having been in place for...
Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, visited Earls Colne Airbase and supporter sculpture unveiling. Alongside colleagues last week, Stephen visited the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Service for the reopening of Earls Colne Airbase and unveiling of a unique sculpture. The...
Today, at Southwark Crown Court, His Honour Judge Tomlinson sentenced Ian James Hudson to 4 years’ imprisonment for one count of fraudulent trading, with two additional terms of 14 months, each reflecting a breach of s19 FMSA, to run concurrently following his earlier guilty plea....
Essex County Council is offering grants of up to £20,000 to support voluntary and community projects tackling climate change in the county. The £500,000 Climate Action Fund, which is available until March 2023, was announced at the Essex Climate Action Commission’s report launch event on...
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is urging the public to ‘respect the water’, after a surge in the number of accidental drownings during the recent heatwave. An unofficial tally from across the UK shows that there have been at least...
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) unveiled a unique sculpture at its Earls Colne Airbase on Thursday 22nd July 2021. The installation “Supporting Us, Supporting You”, which will take pride of place at the airbase entrance, is the result of the charity’s sculpture Design...
After the elections in May we held a meeting with our members and it was decided to leave the Basildon Borough Alliance. Wickford has seen some real benefits from being part of that Alliance for a couple of years - including, bringing about the 26 acres...
