New analysis released today by Diabetes UK shows that the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Essex has increased from 99,705 to 101,860 since last year. In the UK 3.9 million people are currently living with a diagnosis of diabetes, and 90 per cent of...
PARALYMPIC swimmer and gold medallist Bethany Firth is calling on people across Essex to take the plunge and sign up for Swimathon 2020. Bethany is helping to highlight the annual fundraiser which raises money for two charities, Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie. The swimming star is...
Braintree Village’s famed VIP Weekend is set to return this month as the outlet shopping village announces the dates as Friday 28th February – Sunday 1st March 2020. With an astonishing extra 20% off the outlet price across the shopping village, the VIP Weekend falls...
People across the East of England are being asked to sign up to their local Walk for Parkinson’s event and stride towards a Parkinson’s cure by funding groundbreaking research. This month, charity Parkinson’s UK has launched its annual Walk for Parkinson’s fundraiser. All the money raised...
A new local partnership began this week with five specialised officers helping reduce the amount of waste and litter dropped, dumped and dismissed across the borough. Chairman of the Neighbours and Public Spaces Committee, Councillor David Harrison said, “We’re launching enforcement action with National Enforcement Solutions...
London Southend Airport (LSA) was the UK’s fastest-growing commercial airport in 2019, new data from the aviation watchdog has revealed. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data revealed that the number of passengers choosing Stobart Group-owned and operated LSA increased by 37.5% in the year. This surpassed all other...
IMAGINATION and creativity are in the air in Lenwade, Norfolk as ‘Fantasy February’ arrives at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure, with half-price entry from Monday 17 to Sunday 23 February. Children under the age of 16 are invited to get creative with their costumes during February half term,...
The first school holidays of the new decade are nearly upon us but don’t worry, Colchester Museums have plenty to keep the children occupied! Colchester Castle will be gazing upwards and experiencing the wonders of the night sky, when it welcomes a pop-up planetarium to help...
Confused.com is bringing clarity to 2020 as the only comparison platform to offer customers a choice of FOUR FREE rewards when they buy car or home insurance. From February, customers will be able to choose from free breakdown cover with Green Flag, up to six months’...
Mark Francois has announced he will be introducing a bill on penalties for overrunning roadworks after being successfully drawn in the Private Member’s Bill ballot. Twenty lucky MPs were drawn in the ballot which took place in January, and these MPs have spent the past few...
