Two colourful new play areas have been unveiled in time for summer. Children in Wickford can enjoy playing on slides, climbing frames, see-saws and more after Basildon Council invested a total of nearly £60,000 into equipment in Heybridge Drive and Doeshill Drive. Cllr Kevin Blake, Chairman of...
Two schoolboys from Essex have a lot to celebrate after securing places at a full-time drama school in London. Josh Warden, 15 from Wickford and attends attending Beauchamps High School, and Josh Hassall, 16, from Chelmsford, who attends Great Baddow High School, will both be taking...
The Brentwood Centre is championing the Active Essex 30:30 challenge throughout June. Active Essex are asking everyone in the county to commit to 30 minutes of daily activity for 30 days throughout June. Here at the Brentwood Centre we are offering free walks and free swimming...
Dubbed the ‘Ballroom Giant’ because of his 6ft 4 inches frame, Gary, who was tipped to take over from Len Goodman on Strictly Come Dancing last year, spends his time between his home in Palm Beach, Florida, and his home in Essex. Now determined to promote...
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, opened the new Great Berry Post Office last week! The branch at Great Berry Mini Market, Great Berry Centre, Nightingales, Langdon Hills, SS16 6SA has opened as part of a modernisation and investment programme taking...
Hilary Collins, a mum from Ardleigh, Colchester, will be walking 286 miles over cliffs, beaches and rocks around the Cornish coastal path to raise much-needed funds for Gt Ormond Street Hospital. The trek will take her from Bude to Plymouth and she’ll be starting her journey...
Haven House Children’s Hospice will hold a special 15th Birthday Summer Fair sponsored by Galliard Homes on Sunday 1 July with fun and excitement for the whole family. The hospice which is celebrating 15 years of caring for local life-limited children and their families plans to...
Energy customers in the East of England are failing to open their energy bills – putting them at risk of unwittingly falling victim to gas and electricity price hikes. And ‘bill-literacy’ means even more customers are sticking their heads in the sand and are clueless about...
The sun has started to make an appearance and the warmer weather looks like it’s here to stay. Now is the perfect time to add a splash of colour to your outside space - hanging baskets are an easy way to achieve a floral flourish...
Hundreds of children buzzed around Chelmsford Museum inspired by its latest event, ‘Show Me The Honey’, which celebrated the return of the much-loved bees to the museum’s collection. ‘Show Me The Honey’ not only welcomed back one of Chelmsford Museum’s most-popular exhibits, it also provided a...
