People across the East of England are losing touch with their friends as nearly half (38%) of people say they are speaking to friends less than before the coronavirus pandemic hit, a new survey reveals. And 14% of people say they are speaking to their...
A trial of separate collections of food and garden waste has concluded with residents who took part submitting positive feedback. Last night (Wednesday 17 February) councillors on the Neighbourhoods and Public Spaces Committee noted the feedback from the trial of the collection model as recommended by...
Lidl GB has announced plans to build a new store on Rainham Road in Rainham, and will be holding an online public consultation for the local community to participate in. During the outline of the plans for the new store, the public are invited to comment...
With new cases of COVID-19 in Harlow continuing to fall, Harlow Council has started to reopen its 43 playgrounds and the car parks in the Town Park. The playgrounds and car parks have been temporarily closed for just over a month while Harlow’s infection rates were...
Valentine's day is a special time of year, which can be either hated or loved. Typically celebrated by happy couples, the day of love provides a great opportunity for people to express their true feelings once again and celebrate their relationship. At the same time, Valentine's...
The NHS in Essex is making sure everyone has access to useful information about COVID-19 and the vaccination programme. A range of materials in different languages including Polish, Romanian and Chinese, along with information in different formats including easy-read leaflets, and video, can be found...
From today, Brits are being encouraged to nominate tradespeople in their area who have gone above and beyond to help out their local community during the Covid-19 pandemic. The 'local hero' awards, which have been launched by UK manufacturer and retailer SGS Engineering this week, are...
Plans for a new swimming pool in Pitsea have taken a step forward as councillors agreed a tender exercise to appoint a contractor to draw up designs for the build phase. A suitable contractor was not found as part of the first tender exercise so councillors...
Teach First founder Brett Wigdortz is calling on Newham residents to take action to tackle the borough's childcare crisis, as Ofsted data reveals that there are 10.2 children under the age of 11 for every preschool or after-school placement available. With Newham families being hit harder...
Historic England has awarded a grant of £67,962 for the repair of Grade I listed Thomas Plume's Library in Maldon, Essex. The Plume Library is one of the oldest public libraries in England, containing over 8,000 volumes dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. The library was...
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