Seven voluntary organisations are receiving an early Christmas present from the Essex & Suffolk Water Community Fund. Grants totalling nearly £9,000 have been awarded from the Fund to charities and voluntary organisations in Essex, Suffolk and East London. The Fund is managed by Essex Community Foundation...
Pupils from a Colchester primary school have been treated to a day out at the city’s festive Extreme Ice Slider to thank them for raising money for the NSPCC. Year five and six pupils from Gosbecks Primary School visited the Christmas attraction in Castle Park last...
A water company in the south east of England is celebrating success at one of the utilities industry's most prestigious events. Northumbrian Water Group (NWG), of which Essex & Suffolk Water is a part, scooped the top prize at the prestigious Utility Week Awards earlier this...
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon & East Thurrock, presses the Government to act on the illicit use of mobile phones in prisons. Stephen has thrown his weight behind a proposed Bill by fellow MP Maria Caulfield to stop mobile phone signals and crack...
An online retail manager from Essex has become the first person to complete a charity’s 1,000-mile cycling challenge, reaching the target in less than a month. Gina Cleere, from Basildon, was inspired to take part in Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Cycling Down Dementia challenge because her father,...
The first ever Autism friendly Santa’s Grotto and Christmas Market in West London on Saturday was a collaboration between three groups and charities – Anna Kennedy Online, Hillingdon DADS and Mencap Hillingdon South which was a huge success. The Deputy Mayor of Hillingdon Cllr Morgan...
The Christmas Countdown is well underway and with the kids’ excitement, there’s probably also a rising sense of tension and panic among the grown-ups. That’s why Freeport Braintree is offering its customers some much-needed Christmas Cheer on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd December. If you still have...
National Lottery millionaires from across the South of England pulled on their sparkly jumpers and festive hats to give an early Christmas present to the Little Bridge House hospice in Barnstaple; they created a giant gingerbread inspired playhouse filled with toys for the charity and...
Basildon Council held an Education and Skills breakfast event (Thursday 7 December) to introduce the Pathways to Success initiative. Basildon Council is establishing the Pathways to Success Panel to review the effectiveness of the pathways available to young people in order to access opportunities in the...
Essex Volunteer Police Cadets have been getting into the Christmas spirit for a great cause over the weekend. Around 10 cadets from the Thurrock Unit helped out at the Give a Gift shop at intu Lakeside. The Give a Gift shop, run by Thurrock Council, is a...
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