Teams of Stansted Airport elves have been out and about in the community spreading some festive cheer and supporting local good causes in the run-up to Christmas. While passengers jet off on their winter holidays, 100 airport volunteers have been lending a festive hand to dozens...
Wickford is set become the latest location for a new JD Wetherspoons pub as Basildon Council agrees terms with the popular chain. The new Wetherspoons will be built on the old Market site, at the end of Market Lane, off Wickford High Street and will form...
A map published by the Department for Transport showing the availability of electric vehicle charging stations shows that Basildon has the best provision in Essex, with Rochford District significantly increasing its offering. The installations have been made in an effort to improve local air quality along...
London Stansted’s first ever scheduled flight to Moscow took to the skies today with the launch of a new direct service by Russian carrier Ural Airlines. The new airline will connect passengers from across London and the east of England to the Russian capital’s Domodedovo airport...
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) has announced this year’s winner of The Heaster Award, given by the Charity to its Student of the Year. The award recognises a medical, paramedic or nursing student who has shown outstanding performance during a placement with EHAAT. It...
A Basildon sportsman has been awarding funding from the Sport and Physical Activity Development Grant. Lewis Fenech, of Pitsea, has been granted £159.80 after putting in an application for a grant which was approved by the council. The grant is to help fund his winter beach volleyball...
Over 100 business leaders from across Essex and the South East have taken part in the Essex Business Network Group's final meeting of the year to celebrate their success. Launched over a year ago, the group has grown considerably in this time, thanks to the support...
The festive season is upon us, so it’s time to get geared up and think about how to keep the kids busy during the holidays. The deal is available at TeamSport's state of the art centre in Basildon, as well as across all of its 35...
Wounded veterans and serving military personnel from across East Anglia are being encouraged to get support this Christmas. The armed forces charity, Help for Heroes, are running a series of community recovery hubs in Ipswich, Norwich, Brentwood and Colchester over the festive period. The sessions will...
A HEARTBROKEN MUM who lost her young son to meningitis is appealing to parents to trust their instincts and for medical professionals to listen to their concerns. Georgie Hall and her husband Bryan, from Wrentham in Suffolk, endured the agony of losing their son Ollie, 6, to...
