This Christmas, Santa needs more help than ever to bring smiles to the faces of thousands of children across the UK. Nearly 9 in 10 low-income families with children are now worse off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, up from 8 in 10 in...
Talks have ended between Basildon Council and J D Wetherspoon over a proposed site on Woodlands Road, Wickford, with no agreement to move the project forward. Covid-19 and its unprecedented effect on the leisure and hospitality industry has played a significant role in the ceasing of...
This month saw the Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership launch the MSE Big Festive Thank You to spread some festive cheer and to recognise how people across mid and South Essex have come together to fight coronavirus. People have been thanking their...
The winner and runner-up of the council’s Christmas Lights competition has been revealed, after the Mayor of Basildon visited the two properties to present the winners with their prize. The council launched the Christmas Lights competition on Facebook earlier this month in partnership with Swan...
Essex based specialist broadband provider County Broadband is helping a local charity with a number of fundraising activities this Christmas, in efforts to support the continuing outreach services they offer to older generations and their families during the festive period. Throughout the recent national lockdown period,...
£170m Covid Winter Grant Scheme announced last month already in action as vulnerable families across England get help through councils. “No child should have to worry about food or warmth this winter” says Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey Eating and heating are priorities for the...
The Amazon delivery station in Romford has rolled out a fleet of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles as part of The Climate Pledge – Amazon’s commitment to be net zero carbon by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement’s goal of 2050. In August 2020, Amazon announced...
Concerns about child abuse have soared since national lockdown measures were first introduced, the NSPCC has found – with the average monthly number of referrals from the charity’s helpline on the issue increasing by 126% in the East of England. The NSPCC has analysed its data...
Celebrity Chef Dipna Anand, who co-owns the famous Brilliant Restaurant and Banqueting Suite in Southall, has kindly agreed to become one of the Patrons for Essex -based charity The Dream Factory. The Dream Factory grants dreams to children and young adults between the age of...
Basildon Council is asking residents to complete a short survey in order to determine the level of support for a potential Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to cover parks, open spaces and town centres across the borough in a bid to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB). PSPOs...
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