The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Arts Council England has today announced further awards from its £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund: £58.9million has been awarded through the Fund’s Capital Kickstart grants programme, and over £165million has been offered through the Repayable Finance...
Newham-based actor Charly Arrowsmith helped a group of deaf young people learn the techniques of acting in a virtual drama masterclass on Thursday, 12 November. The online event was organised by the National Deaf Children’s Society, which supports the UK’s 50,000 deaf children and their families. Under...
Active Essex were blown away after receiving hundreds of nominations for their virtual Essex Activity Hero awards, to spread positivity and finish what has been a difficult year on a high. The Essex Activity Hero awards were showcased during a fortnight of celebrations, which saw residents...
Basildon Council is launching a social media competition this Christmas, in partnership with Swan Housing and Morgan Sindall, to bring some Christmas cheer to the borough. This year, there will be no Christmas light switch-on in Basildon town centre due to social distancing regulations, but...
Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, has welcomed the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine at Basildon Hospital. Yesterday marked the start of the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine – the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history – it is a momentous occasion that...
Oltco, the UK’s leading sustainable resin driveway company, is expanding its sustainable offering by switching from using plastic resin packaging to recyclable metal tins. This coincides with Oltco’s current innovative and award-winning sustainable resin driveway solution, Recycle Bound. Oltco has always been aware of the damaging...
A blue plaque has been installed in Chelmsford at the former home of electrical engineer Florence Attridge who received a British Empire Medal for her efforts during World War II. The plaque has been installed at Andrews Place in Chelmsford where Florence lived during her later...
We’ve all missed our loved ones during lockdown and – with Hertfordshire and Essex now in Tier 2 – seeing friends and family for Christmas is not without its challenges. But fear not! You can now gather your bubble of six for an unforgettable festive...
X-Factor & Loose Women's Brenda Edwards helps actor Martin Dickinson release a cover of You Raised Me Up made famous by Josh Groban as a charity single for Children's hospice. In a time where we are being encouraged to place our lives on hold, for some...
Today Spin, the micromobility unit of Ford Motor Company, announces the launch of its first public hire e-scooter trial in Basildon, the first of its kind in Essex. Spin is launching the service with 50 e-scooters available for hire in the town from this week....
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