Education Secretary Justine Greening this week visited Arsenal football club to mark the launch of a joint reading initiative between Arsenal in the Community and the University College London’s Institute of Education. The partnership aims to raise educational achievement with access to reading programmes for more...
The UK will sharpen its focus on economic development in the world’s poorest countries to help create economic growth that will sustain rapidly growing populations, provide a long term solution to poverty and deal with the root causes of problems that affect Britain, International Development...
Don’t worry about a thing this February at Turtle Bay Caribbean restaurant and bar. You can get some much needed Caribbean vibes while celebrating Bob Marley’s birthday on 6th February. All day, from Friday 3rd February until Monday 6th February, Turtle Bay are offering 2-4-1 on...
A full time PCSO with the Essex Police working out of Southend has decided to add writer to his CV as his penned his first fantasy novel. Hollands told us "I love my job as it allows me to interact with real people and help and...
Five people have been successfully prosecuted by Harlow Council for dumping rubbish in Harlow. The cases, which both relate to offences committed between July and September 2016, were heard at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on 19 January 2017 and led to fines totalling £1,320 including court costs....
Rural areas across the UK including those in Essex are to benefit from a new £120million rural support fund announced by the government. New RDPE Growth Programme funding available for projects which create jobs and growth in the rural economy In a major boost to jobs and...
The Brentwood Centre are hosting a Learning Disability campaigners workshop for Essex residents in partnership with learning disability charity Mencap on Tuesday 14th March.Local learning disability groups and individuals will take part in a day aimed at raising the voice of people with learning disabilities...
Are you a business owner ready to take the next step in 2017? Do you have big plans for the New Year and looking to grow your success? If your business is based in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire or Cambridgeshire and you have been trading for...
Nineteen new recruits proudly ‘passed out’ this afternoon and were welcomed into the force by Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh and Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Jane Gardner during a special ceremony at the Essex Police HQ in Chelmsford. The 19 officers from intake C have spent...
The Government has announced a package of £48 million to support local Councils in tackling homelessness Changes to the law are currently being taken through Parliament to improve support for the homeless with Crisis claiming that the changes are “one of the most important developments for...
