The economic and social future of West Essex and East Hertfordshire has received a major boost with the award of a government grant towards a garden town proposal. Epping Forest, East Herts and Harlow District Councils have received a joint £0.5million award in the form of...
Harlow Councillor Ian Beckett and ADAS chief executive Gareth Clement are teaming up again to raise money for the charity by giving up the booze in January.In 2015 the pair raised over £1,000 by quitting alcohol for Dry January and donating the money to ADAS...
A former Essex Police officer has been recognised with a QPM (Queen’s Police Medal) in the New Year Honours list for 2017. Tim Slade, a former officer for Essex Police who recently retired as a Sergeant from the City of London Police, has been recognised for...
The Government Housing Minister has backed a call for help-to-rent schemes to enable people to escape homelessness. Gavin Barwell MP met with directors from Croydon housing specialists Caridon Property to discuss the benefits of schemes which help people at risk of homelessness move into private rented...
Christmas has come early after Essex County Council secured an £890,000 funding boost for a trailblazing Government project to tackle homelessness. Prime Minister Theresa May and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid yesterday announced a £50m funding boost for new homelessness prevention schemes nationwide. Essex County Council’s housing growth...
1,500 local children have had a magical Christmas this year after receiving over 2,500 gifts thanks to intu Lakeside and Thurrock Council’s ‘Give a Gift’ campaign. Partnering with Thurrock Council for the project, intu Lakeside hosted the new ‘Give a Gift’ Tree which was decorated with...
A panel led by one of the country’s leading housing experts has commended the scale of ambition and strength of co-operation between the councils in developing proposed North Essex Garden Communities. Lord Bob Kerslake, previously head of the Civil Service and former Chief Executive of the...
Teams across ECC have ditched the often-cheesy Secret Santa concept, to bring a smile to the faces of over 1,000 young people in Essex who will not get a gift this year. Toys and games were dropped at County Hall in Chelmsford throughout November, with money...
Harlow MP Robert Halfon praised staff at Haven House Children’s Hospice for their passion and dedication during a visit to the hospice in Woodford Green on Friday 16 December. Mr Halfon, who is also the Minister of State for Skills, received a tour of the hospice...
Skills and Apprenticeships Minister, Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP, made a flying visit to Stansted on Friday (Dec 9) to see how the airport is boosting education, job and training opportunities for young people and jobseekers. The Harlow MP called in on the airport’s education centre,...
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