It’s that time of year again! The HRCC Christmas Gift and Food Fair – raising money on behalf of Helen Rollason Cancer Charity – is being held at the new location of Chelmsford City Racecourse on the 26 -27 November 2016. The Fair is one of...
Drivers caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel in Essex will no longer be offered educational courses instead of penalty points. As of today drivers detected committing the offence for the first time will automatically receive three penalty points on their driving licence and a...
Two Essex sporting champions are backing an appeal to help young people achieve their dreams of becoming the Olympic stars of the future. World Silver Medallist and Olympic Finalist, Brinn Bevan, 19, from Basildon and 12 year-old ice skating champion, Jasmine Cressey from Chelmsford are giving...
Blocked drains on the highway are to be tackled thanks to a dedicated £250,000 investment from Essex County Council (ECC). The money will pay for an additional gully cleansing machine to target flooding issues caused by blockages on highway gullies. Essex County Council already clears 90,000 gullies...
A man wanted on recall to prison has been arrested and charged with a number of offences following a road safety operation in Southend on Tuesday, November 8. Officers from the Casualty Reduction Unit worked with colleagues from the Safer Essex Roads Partnership and Southend Borough...
Three officers put on their dancing shoes at the weekend to help raise money for a nine-year-old boy diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Special Inspector Jo Van Zanten and Special Constables Ricky Brown and Lisa Nightingale gave up their free time to help record a...
By Matt Hudson Colchester United's Football In The Community will be expanding their work with Primary Schools across the local area, after receiving over £200,000 of funding to deliver the Premier League Primary Stars project. The U's community coaches already work in over sixty schools a week...
Triplets are among a total of about 50 mums, dads, babies, toddlers and children who are set to take part in the first "Colchester Miracle Babies Walk" later this month. The aim of the walk on Sunday 20 November is raise funds for the Neonatal Unit...
Braintree District’s finest sporting talent was celebrated on Monday evening at the third Active Braintree & Physical Activity Sports Awards. Active Braintree is a network supported by Active Essex that works with partners including Braintree District Council, Essex County Council, local schools/colleges, sports clubs, Essex FA,...
The next generation of drone and robot technology will be put to the test in a new robotic games laboratory at the University of Essex. One of the largest labs of its kind in the UK, the laboratory has the technology to track drones and robots...
