A CHARITY shop has taken a tough stance against "scumbags" who rip open bags and steal donations in aid of poorly children. A sign appeared outside Barnardo's, on London Road, Leigh, warning customers not to leave donations on the doorstep when the store is shut following...
Dragons' Den star and sauce entrepreneur Levi Roots came to the Maldon district this week to share his wealth of business knowledge and talk about the importance of branding to businesses in the area. The Reggae Reggae sauce inventor was invited to speak at Maldon District...
AN ENTREPRENEUR will be taking shoppers into an alternative reality by marketing innovative 360 degree headsets at a major trade show this summer. Scott Taylor, who lives in Rayleigh, has started a business selling virtual reality headsets after moving on from his previous careers in the...
By Matthew Porter FRONTLINE ambulance staff could go on strike in protest against excessive working hours and a lack of proper breaks during their shifts. Trade union Unison has informed the East of England Ambulance Service it will ballot staff over possible strike action after accusing managers...
AThe University of Essex’ Department of Mathematical Sciences is to have a new home in the state-of-the-art £13.7m science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) building to be built at their Colchester Campus. The new STEM building will transform Square 1 into a dedicated science square with...
09/05/2016 The new police and crime commissioner for Essex says the first thing he will look at is "modernisation and getting police out on patrol". Conservative Roger Hirst won the election with a total of 135,948 votes, once second-preference voting had been added, beating UKIP's Bob Spink. Three...
02/05/2016 THANKS to patient power, Southend Hospital has opened a new £680,000 state-of-the-art brachytherapy suite that will make it one of the leading cancer treatment centres in the country. Brachytherapy is the treatment of cancer using radioactive sources and this new suite brings together all the different...
29/04/2016 THE election of a new police and crime commissioner for Essex will take place on Thursday, May 5. Tory Nick Alston, who was elected as the county's first commissioner in 2012, is not seeking re-election, and five candidates are in the running to succeed him. The role,...
29/04/2016 The £400 million project will involve redeveloping the vacant GSK site at the New Frontiers Science Park to create a centre of excellence for research, health improvement and protection. The state-of-the-art science research facilities will bring together world renowned scientists to work in a single...
By Robyn Pierce A SCHOOL has won a prestigious award for the third time. Hamstel Infant School, on Hamstel Road, Southend, was presented with the National Association for Able Children in Education award in a special assembly led by mayor Andrew Moring. Jackie Dillnutt, deputy headteacher, said: “I...
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