The Covid-19 outbreak has given many the opportunity to embark on a new career. For 60-year-old Penelope from Southminster she switched to a career in adult social care over 10 years ago after being made redundant from her role as a primary school...
As the UK primes itself for coming out of lockdown on 21 June, and with the latest statistics showing that nearly 50%* of the population have been struggling with stress, anxiety or depression, Mark Newey, founder of Essex-based mental wellness education platform, Headucate.me, gives us...
Devoted mother of four, Dorothy Nwankwo has recently launched her new business, Home Instead, South Woodham Ferrers. With a high-flying career background in banking, Dorothy has a wealth of managerial and financial experience helping people succeed in business. Joining her in this venture is care manager...
After being delayed in 2020 by the Covid restrictions, The Chelmsford Festival will be returning to the city after the success of the inaugural festival in 2018. The city’s streets will again be awash with spectacular events that will excite the senses and add vibrancy...
This summer will see the return of St Luke’s Hospice’s popular fundraising event. After holding the event virtually last year, St Luke’s Hospice has announced that they are bringing the live event back on Saturday, 24 July 2021! Registration is now open, and participants can...
After a sell-out US arena tour, Creating Serial – An Evening With Sarah Koenig is heading to the UK for the first time, for two exclusive live dates this October – 10th at the Edinburgh Playhouse and 11th at the London Palladium. Join host and...
Fencing protecting dogs from a deadly disease is to finally come down next week following the eradication of rare ticks. In 2016 findings of a rare tick carrying the disease Babesiosis led to the council putting up a fence around a piece of land along Third...
More than 90 per cent of SMEs in the East of England with restrictive budgets are struggling to compete with bigger organisations due to the lack of access to innovative technology, impacting their ability to grow and enlist talent, according to new research. According to a...
Uncertainty caused by coronavirus has affected school pupils up and down the country, with students unable to celebrate their last day at school in the coming weeks. Coronavirus has left many schools in the local Basildon area having no choice but to cancel leavers' proms...
Essex-based housing association CHP has completed the second phase of a new affordable home development in Barrack Lane, Great Waltham, delivered in partnership with Chelmsford City Council (CCC). The second phase of the regeneration project has provided two two-bedroom bungalows and two three-bedroom houses, all for...
