A social enterprise in Essex that provides free housecleaning and emotional support for families living with serious or terminal illnesses has been honoured with the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. Grant a Smile has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Award for...
Treasury Minister Robert Jenrick has today embarked on a nationwide tour to give British businesses and local people the opportunity to have their say on the UK’s infrastructure needs. On the tour he will ask leaders for their views on the kinds of infrastructure needed...
THE Deanes Academy in Benfleet, Essex, expansion will be one of the first projects in East Anglia to be delivered through the Department for Education (DfE) Construction Framework. Pick Everard – the independent property, construction and infrastructure consultancy – is providing full design and engineering services...
London Stansted is on course for what is likely to be one of the busiest weeks of the year as thousands of fans jet out to three major sporting events. The airport’s first Airbus A380 passenger flight is just one of 40 additional football flights, taking...
NORFOLK’s dinosaur adventure park Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure is offering every daddy-saurus across the land free admission this Father’s Day on Sunday 16 June. Every dad must be accompanied by one full-paying person or season ticket holder to be offered a free voucher, which can be downloaded...
It turns out we really do like to be beside the seaside, with Southend-on-Sea being named in the list of the UK's best seaside towns for families in a new study. With trips to the seaside a childhood highlight for many generations, researchers used a variety...
Recorded race hate crimes against children in Essex have risen by 45% over the last three years, an NSPCC investigation has found. There were 141 offences flagged by Essex Police as race hate crimes against children in 2017/18, up from 97 in 2015/16. Across the UK there...
Lepra’s Marketing, Communications and Fundraising Assistant, James Byfield, challenged himself to run the Ottawa Lumberjack Challenge from 25th – 26th May. The Ottawa Lumberjack Challenge consisted of running 2km, 5km and 10km races, followed by the gruelling Ottawa Marathon, all to fundraise for people affected by...
On Thursday, May 30th, thousands of parents, disabled children, young people and professionals will march in more than 25 locations across the country, including Colchester. They are calling for an end to the funding crisis facing special educational needs and disabilities provision. Among them are over...
Created in order for family-owned businesses to be recognised and celebrated for their extraordinary contribution to the economy, the National Family Business Awards chose local med-tech firm, Bedfont, as a Technology category finalist for the 2019 awards. Established in 1976, Bedfont specialises in the design and...
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