Two women touched by cancer will run to raise money for our hospital when they take on the Virgin Money London Marathon this Sunday, 22 April. Colchester hospital cancer nurse Morven Hurding is running the gruelling 26.2mile course to raise funds for the hospital’s cancer centre...
Residents are being encouraged to donate unwanted electrical items for refurbishment and reuse. Basildon Council, in partnership with Lighthouse Furniture Network, is collecting unwanted electrical items that are in good working order at its WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) reuse outlets. Larger items such as fridges,...
Southend University Hospital is the first Trust in the country to use a £30,000 state-of the-art Venezia applicator for gynaecological cancer treatment. It's only been made possible through the massive fundraising efforts of several groups, including Rayleigh Lions who raised £3,000, New Leaf Distribution added another...
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon & East Thurrock, has today announced the launch of a local Engineering Showcase in Basildon Town Centre (SS14 1EB) to take place on Saturday 14 July 2018 and invites the press and local engineering organisations to attend...
Animation flick Mirai will receive its World Premiere at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and screen as part of the prestigious Director’s Fortnight (Quinzaine) sidebar in May. Mirai will be the first Japanese animation ever to receive a world premiere on the Croisette. Mirai is created,...
After sold out events in 2016 and 2017, Lydia Bell and the Sweeting Swing Band are back with a night of unmissable swing entertainment at the Moot Hall in Colchester Town Hall to raise money for local homelessness charity Emmaus Colchester. All profits from this year’s...
On 2nd May 2018 the BIG Sing Gospel Choir will be hosting their annual festival at the Civic Theatre in Chelmsford for the sixth year running. Over 500 BIG singers will join together for a day of uplifting workshops from David Grant, current BBC presenter for...
The father of a schoolboy from Braintree in Essex, who sadly died last year following his battle with cancer, will be walking the entire circumference of The Isle of Wight on 5th May to raise vital funds for the charity which supported him through treatment. Jake...
Local ice cream producers, The Saffron Ice Cream Company, have made a huge leap in reducing their environmental impact with a change in the way the company will buy its liquid dairy moving forward. Plastic waste in the food industry has been the latest hot topic...
Leading Essex-based PR agency, Big Wave PR, celebrated being a runner-up at the national Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Marketing Excellence Awards for ‘Best Use of PR’ at the Grosvenor Hotel, London on 12 April. Big Wave PR gained a runner-up place for their campaign with...
