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...
Work has been completed on a major project to bolster the reliability of power supplies for homes and businesses in South Chingford. A £1.4 million investment by UK Power Networks, which distributes electricity across the East of England, has seen the installation of a new 11,000-volt...
Chelmsford City Racecourse is the only top-level course in Essex and is also known to be the youngest in the UK, having been founded in just 2015. However, horse racing was around in Essex long before then, with races being held in villages such a Brentwood,...
A new Community Interest Company (CIC) is being set up to deliver a range of ambitious projects to benefit the people and communities of Epping Forest District. Established through a partnership between Qualis Group and leading regeneration specialists Primera Corporation, the CIC (to be known...
The UK’s leading student accommodation platform, UniHomes, has called on letting agents and landlords within the student rental sector to act with greater vigilance, as changes to the model tenancy agreement could lead to an increase in the number of students opting to have a...
Essex-based online homeware retailer DotcomBlinds.com is searching nationwide to find the country's worst blinds and curtains, with a £250 prize for whoever has the most clapped curtains or bewildering blinds, so that they're ready for the Summer with a stylish new set of curtains or...
Borough residents are being encouraged by the Housing Ombudsman to volunteer to be part of a virtual resident panel. Basildon Council is supporting the call encouraging council tenants and residents to get involved in the virtual panel meetings. Chairman of Basildon Council's Housing and Communities Committee Councillor...
Lockdown has seen over 70% of gym goers ditch their memberships with many gyms remaining closed throughout the COVID-19 lockdown. Not only a detriment to people's health and fitness, the closures have also seen a huge rise in the number of Personal Trainers that are...
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