Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, has welcomed the rollout of 600,000 more rapid COVID-19 tests. The Prime Minister has announced that 600,000 rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests will be sent out by NHS Test and Trace to local public health leaders...
More than one in five children of secondary school age in the East of England - an estimated 80,000 young people - feel dissatisfied with their lives, according to new analysis by The Children's Society. The national charity analysed the findings of a survey...
A script for the only episode of Hi-de-Hi! that ever received complaints for bad language is being added to the Celebrity Bottom Drawer by Manningtree actor David Webb. Celebrity Bottom Drawer is an online auction being organised by Griff Rhys Jones, who lives just across...
Following a unanimous vote in favour at the Housing and Communities Committee in February earlier this year, the Pitsea Town Centre Radio Link Scheme is now going live. The radio link will provide a secure way for retailers to quickly share information with each other and...
If diners can't get to the Bay, then the Bay will come to them - Turtle Bay Chelmsford is open for takeaway and delivery this lockdown. The Chelmsford restaurant promises to bring a slice of island life into the houses of hungry jerk fans around the...
Lloyds Bank has strengthened its support for businesses in the East of England following the appointment of a new relationship manager to its commercial banking division. Carl Mortimer-Smith has been appointed to support SMEs across the region, focusing mainly on Suffolk. He moves from his previous...
An Essex builder jailed for drug trafficking has been ordered to hand over more than £1.2million of assets. Jason Warner, aged 49, from Cambridge Road, Canvey Island, was given a confiscation order totalling £1,220,192 at Kingston Crown Court on Monday 9 November. Warner was warned he would...
Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, has spent the weekend remembering all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our country. Every November the nation comes together to commemorate the servicemen and women from Britain and the Commonwealth who put...
With Remembrance day coming up this Wednesday, celebrations have unfortunately been curtailed by the Coronavirus pandemic. Thankfully, Wendy Hooton, 65, has been thinking 'outside the box' and has organised a charity bike ride with a group of over 25 female veterans of the British Army! Wendy Hooton...
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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