A project to resurface the athletics track at Basildon Sporting Village, providing a modern, high performance running track for the borough, has been completed successfully. Basildon Council secured funding of £225,342 from Veolia Environmental Trust towards the new and improved facility, which will benefit local aspiring...
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...
Young people across the borough are being asked to help shape Essex's first ever Youth Zone in Basildon. A consultation begins today (Friday 6 November) aimed at all 8 to 19-year-olds (up to 25 for those with additional needs). Youth Zones are developed by national charity OnSide...
Teenage Racing Driver, Emily Linscott, from Essex in the UK, has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times’ prestigious “Sportswomen of the Year Awards” 2020. Linscott, who is still on the other side of the Atlantic having completed her first full race season in America, was told...
When six staff from Southend in Sight started their 117 Challenge on 1st October, their aim was to raise some funds for the charity and mark World Sight Day on 8th October, the day their challenge ended. What they did not expect was that the...
The annual Fun Walk took place as a virtual event through September with 85 organisations registered and an estimated fourteen hundred participants walking to raising money for good causes. The Fun Walk organised by Basildon, Billericay and Wickford CVS on behalf of local MP John Baron...
Emily Linscott suffered a weekend where her potential was plagued by misfortune during the penultimate round of the Lucas Oil Formula Car Championship last weekend at Homestead Miami Speedway. After completing a pre-season test on the Homestead road course before the Covid-19 Pandemic caused her to...
Emily Linscott enjoyed her strongest weekend of the 2020 Lucas Oil Formula Car Series so far this season capping off a brilliant weekend with a strong 4th place finish in the final race of the triple header event at the Autobahn Country Club circuit in Joliet,...
PEOPLE in Essex are being urged to get on their bikes for Cancer Research UK and help get research back on track after the impact of the pandemic. Now the charity is calling on people of all ages and abilities – from seasoned cyclists to recent...
Basildon Council has welcomed the Mark Noble Football School to the borough as it begins delivering football classes to sold-out demand, helping children remain active during the pandemic. Councillor David Harrison said: "Mark Noble has been a greater supporter of our community hub, and he's continually...
