Yesterday (Thursday 22 November), Martin Makesa the 49 year old director of London Guard Security Limited, and Emily Kamau from Stratford and a former company director, were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court. They were found guilty of providing unlicensed security guards - an offence under...
Staff at Tendring District Council-run leisure centres have rowed, swum and hiked hundreds of miles in aid of Children in Need. Pudsey Bear provided the inspiration for employees and customers alike at centres across the district to take on challenges for the charity appeal. Dovercourt Bay Lifestyles...
Military charity Help for Heroes welcomed their President, General the Lord Dannatt, to their Recovery Centre in Colchester earlier today. The retired Chief of General Staff visited to plant three trees to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War and also...
School support staff regularly go home worried about pupils’ welfare, safety and emotional state after discussing issues such as grooming, gangs, domestic violence, bullying, loneliness, and sexual abuse with them, according to a survey released by UNISON today (Friday). The research suggests that across the east...
Famed Essex rapper Sharpey Major has a had a breakthrough 2018 as he continues his rise to the top! The Chelmsford star made headlines in 2017 after he flashed his brand new £40,000 Mercedes sports car during a night out - 2018 has been a different...
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon & East Thurrock has this evening issued a statement saying he has “serious concerns” about the draft Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union. In the statement Mr Metcalfe said "I campaigned and voted for Brexit. I did so...
Essex & Suffolk Water as part of Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) is one of over 40 Waste to Wealth Commitment signatories along with Sky, The Co-operative Bank and Marks & Spencer. The Waste to Wealth Commitment means a great deal to the company, with some...
The Communities Committee will meet next week to discuss plans to invest £10,000 into extending the hot meals service at the George Hurd Centre in Basildo. Basildon Council has been working alongside the George Hurd Centre (GHC) Committee since February 2018 to serve a selection...
Award-winning property developer Countryside has unveiled a striking new public art sculpture at its St Luke’s Park development in Runwell, Essex. Known as ‘Sculpture One’, the piece was officially unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by senior executives from Countryside, Homes England, Chelmsford City Council...
Leading Essex-based employee research consultancy, The Survey Initiative, has continued to expand with a series of impressive new business wins across its service divisions. The Survey Initiative landed rapidly-expanding food producer, Mizkan; which boasts industry-leading brands, such as Kikkomen, Branston Pickle, Haywards Pickled Vegetables...