A Clacton cabbie has had his taxi licence suspended for six weeks after abusing council staff. John Hall, of Edgware Road, Clacton, had his licence suspended by a panel from Tendring District Council’s Licensing Committee in November. The panel then heard how Hall, 57, had acted aggressively...
Two tech entrepreneurs are embarking on a record-breaking attempt to shake-up the current advertising industry, by creating the world’s most expensive website. Currently, some businesses are spending up to $1 million dollars (£777,000) on short-term advertising solutions. Google Ads can cost up to $50 (approx £40)...
Dress Claire, a bold campaign to drive donations at East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) shops across the region, has seen the charity benefit from an extra £30,000 worth of items compared to the same period last year. In total across the two-week campaign, EACH received around...
Blue Islands has today (Monday 20 May) launched new year-round daily flights to Guernsey from London Southend Airport. As the first 68-seat Blue Islands ATR 72-500 aircraft touched down at London Southend after the inaugural 75-minute flight from the Channel Islands, it was met with a...
Morrisons is to become the first British supermarket to roll-out plastic free fruit and veg areas in many of its stores. Customers will be able to choose from up to 127 varieties of fruit and veg - and buy them loose or put them in...
The 11th annual Southend-on-Sea Film Festival will open with the world premiere Simon Frith’s Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story. The film looks back on Essex-born actor Mike Edmonds’ incredible life and career. After appearing in his first movie role in Ken Loach’s Black Jack...
Chapterhouse Theatre Company has this week announced that they will be appearing at Cudmore Grove Country Park in Colchester with their production of Treasure Island on Friday 14th June. This year, Chapterhouse Theatre Company is celebrating its 20th anniversary of bringing classical theatre productions to stunning...
Brian Parker may not as yet be on the lips of the art world but with the build up to a series of events in 2019 culminating in his retrospective exhibition this October in central London, profiling his work as a visual artist, this is set to...
Ploughman’s Reach is an elegant collection of family-inspired homes in the centre of Stebbing, a thriving village in a picturesque part of rural North Essex Comprising a superb collection of three and four-bedroom homes, which all provide plenty of versatile spaces for living, entertaining and storage,...
Specialist officers and staff from our Drone Unit are hosting a free workshop for drone enthusiasts to help them understand the dos and don'ts of flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The three hour course, which is supported by UK airspace governing body, the Civil Aviation Authority...
