On Friday 15 November, a student from Year 12 and one from Year 10 at Roding Valley High School, Florence and Zak respectively, put their debating skills to the test at the Epping Forest Schools Parliamentary Debating Competition 2019. The event saw 16 students from...
Wizz Air, one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines and the leading low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe today celebrates the start of operations at Southend Airport. Customers looking for affordable air travel from the south east coast of England can fly to four destinations from...
Councillors are set to discuss whether to boost environmental enforcement activities by bringing in an external company to undertake targeted and out of hours enforcement. Basildon Council already has a small team of Street Scene Education and Enforcement Officers. In July last year the decision was...
Ellisons Solicitors has expanded its presence in Chelmsford with a move to a new office in the heart of the city’s business district. The award-winning law firm’s new base is a 2,100sq ft premises on New London Road and follows the firm’s celebration of a triumphant...
Essex is proving to be a county confident in its entrepreneurial roots despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty, a new report has revealed today. The Essex Limited report – which is compiled by leading financial and business advisors, Grant Thornton in partnership with Birketts LLP – is an...
A Basildon resident has been found guilty of flytipping a large quantity of tree waste from his property near to a bus stop just 75 yards away from his house. Stephen Cook, 50, of Victoria Road, Basildon, appeared at Basildon Magistrates Court on Monday 18 November...
A Help for Heroes campaign launched in Braintree town centre has raised £1,000, the charity has said. A display made up of thousands of miniature figures was set up at George Yard Shopping Centre on Wednesday 30th November as part of the #40ThousandStrong campaign. Each figure represents...
Visa’s Christmas campaign is supporting the UK’s independent retailers for a second year. In a rallying cry to UK shoppers, the campaign is encouraging people to switch their focus from what they are buying to where they are buying, urging shoppers to show their local...
As temperatures start to tumble and winter takes hold Basildon Emergency Night Shelter (BENS) reopened last night (Monday 18 November). The night shelter will be open for seven nights each week until Tuesday 31 March 2020 and is run by five different faith groups in seven...
While spending months of his time putting lyrics down to paper and writing any thoughts that could potentially spark inspiration, Spanish singer and songwriter Francesc Font met producer Dani Gual. The pair found they held mutual interests in music and Francesc began to sharpen his...
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