After a long hiatus in the performing arts sector, 2022 has been slowly giving Brits one of their favourite kinds of entertainment back. Live concerts, theatres and comedy sessions are finally back to our days, and this summer looks promising for those who have been...
Adult education provider, ACL Essex, welcomed two special visitors to its Harlow campus on Friday 20th May. Rt Hon Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, and Councillor Tony Ball, Essex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Lifelong Learning and Employability discussed exciting new plans for...
The RSPB are encouraging families to celebrate Father’s Day this year by enjoying special time exploring their local RSPB nature reserve and greenspaces. The RSPB reveal their top picks of some of nature’s best, worst, and most embarrassing animal dads. Morwenna Alldis, spokesperson for the RSPB said:...
Students from the James Hornsby School, and residents from the Woodbury Court care home in Basildon, were treated to a special Virtual Reality (VR) event on Thursday 26 May to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Essex County Council’s (ECC) Adult Social Care service and the Essex...
Ryanair’s Boeing 737-8200 “Gamechanger” aircraft is setting new standards for noise reduction and environmental performance at London Stansted. One year after its introduction, the airport's Flight Evaluation Unit has revealed the aircraft is over 40 per cent quieter* than existing aircraft types operated by the airline. During...
In a difficult year, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations are one true positive moment at a time when everything else is… well… rubbish. And that’s why one refuse and recycling company is going flat-out to do its part with patriotic bins for the long holiday weekend. British...
A school which has transformed the lives of its families in Westcliff has been recognised as one of the eight top secondaries in the country. Chase High School has been shortlisted in the Secondary School of the Year category of this year’s TES School Awards. The awards...
A foal who was ‘lucky to be alive’ when he was rescued by the RSPCA celebrated his miraculous transformation with a visit from animal champion, Pete Wicks. Despite a shaky start in life, plucky pony Gerald landed on his hooves thanks to the RSPCA - and...
It’s all in a day’s work for Kevin Dawson-Jennings, manager of The Salvation Army shop in Maldon. Even if that includes being nominated to attend a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace by a mystery person (or persons). Kevin, who sees the shop as a “lovely community centre”,...
A little girl who dreamed of becoming an author returned to her primary school 60 years later to share her published books. Author JE Narracott – Joan - visited pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, to tell them about her ambitions as a ten-year-old to...
