New figures published today show between April 2011 and June 2020 more than 9,000 jobseekers in the East of England used support from their local Jobcentre and the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme, to launch their own business. The top counties in the region with the...
Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, has welcomed the £4.6 billion package of support for businesses as we head into further national restrictions. Full information on this can be found here. Yesterday the Chancellor announced a one-off top up grant for retail, hospitality...
All six fire services across the East of England have signed up to a new agreement designed to keep emergency crews and the public safe near high voltage electrical equipment. Electricity firm UK Power Networks created a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which sets out procedures and...
A community project that explores and celebrates Basildon's nature and heritage with the aim of leaving a lasting legacy in the town is making exciting progress. The community project is a collaboration between Basildon Council, 10 local primary schools, heritage groups and local people. The project named...
Seven-year-old Tyler Semple has been diagnosed with autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder and Tourette’s Syndrome, and is currently being investigated for pica (the desire to eat strange things). He also struggles with his mental health. Mum Charley-Anne, 29, who suffers from multiple pain disorders and...
Film and TV star Ray Winstone, Celebrity Patron of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT), has given the charity’s fundraising efforts a major boost by recording a video in which he asks people to support EHAAT’s `Buy-a-Brick’ appeal, which is currently raising money to help...
UK citizens planning on relocating to a European Union country in the new year are being urged to check how their benefits may be affected. The UK has left the EU and the Withdrawal Agreement maintains the current benefits entitlements of UK citizens in the EU,...
More local vaccination services run by family doctors and their teams will open across mid and south Essex today (Wednesday, 30 December), as the roll out of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history continues. Further vaccination centres are launching today at the following locations: Holy...
Furloughed Stansted Airport staff have put their skills to good use in the community during the pandemic amassing more than 7000 volunteering hours since March 2020. While the airport is operating at a much-reduced capacity, staff from across the airport have rolled up their sleeves and...
As the UK starts to come out of COVID 19 restrictions, new and fresh solutions are needed to support Small Businesses and Sole Traders. The idea is simple, Revive Essex will act as a B2B hub to support companies and organisations to connect, advertise their...
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