Since appearing as a candidate on BBC’s The Apprentice in 2015, Mergim Butaja has established a hugely successful business which has gone from strength to strength. Using the knowledge he gained from The Apprentice and his existing business expertise, International Business Acquisitions Ltd was formed....
On the 12th of August Chelmsford City Racecourse will play hosts to UB40 – featuring original members Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue – who will be bringing their inimitable blend of reggae and pop greatest hits to the stage. The famous band will take to...
A former journalist who began his 19-year BBC career in Essex has been appointed to the board of the NHS trust that runs Colchester General Hospital. Tim Fenton takes up the part-time post of Non-Executive Director (NED) at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust with immediate...
As the festive season comes to a close Essex County Council is urging people to get their 2017 off to a positive and healthy start by signing up for Dry January. Dry January is a national initiative run by charity Alcohol concern, which encourages people to...
Seven voluntary organisations will get an early Christmas gift as they receive news of a funding boost from the Essex & Suffolk Water Community Fund. A charity founded and managed by women, working with ethnic minority women and their families is among the voluntary organisations to...
More than 20,000 households in Southend are being invited to make every drop count. Water customers who have a toilet with a handle flush have the opportunity to receive a free home water and energy saving visit worth over £130. The project is part of Essex &...
You can catch East 15 stars in top shows virtually everywhere over the next few months. Having been excused the last few weeks of term to allow him to begin rehearsals last June, 2016 BA Acting graduate Joseph Ayre continues in the lead as Christopher in...
Ryanair, Europe’s No 1 airline, made a £100,000 donation to SOS Children’s Villages UK, its 2016 chosen European charity partner, following a year of fundraising activities. SOS Children’s Villages care for orphaned and abandoned children in 125 countries worldwide by providing them with a family, education...
Budding authors from Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School in Bury have been collaborating with seven schools across the UK to write a recycling adventure story to promote the importance of recycling old electricals. The fun, educational initiative was put forward by REPIC – a Bury-based...
London Stansted received an early Christmas present this week with the news that German carrier, Eurowings, will begin flights to Munich next summer. Flights to the Bavarian capital begin on March 31 and will operate every day except Saturdays. The service will complement the carrier’s existing flights...
