A man from Wivenhoe has been jailed for 10 years after pleading guilty to 10 child sex offences. Essex Police were called on February 28, 2017, after allegations of sexual assault were made against Dennis Bullard regarding offences in the 1980s and 1990s which related to...
Pro triathlete and Ironman 70.3 champion Alice Hector is one of Sundried's sponsored professional athletes. Alice constantly inspires us here at Sundried HQ with all her achievements, so we wanted to know what sparked her passion and who inspires her...
Harlow Council has applied for government funding to help rough sleepers. The Council has asked for £250,000 from a targeted £30m fund which aims to reduce the number of people rough sleeping before and throughout the next winter period. Councillor Mark Wilkinson, Portfolio Holder for Housing, said:...
SIXTEEN boxers came out fighting for mental health last week at a white-collar fight night organised in memory of a man who took his own life. The event, organised by Fighting for Charity, raised more than £25,000 for the Charlie Watkins Foundation, set up in memory...
On Saturday 12 May, seven team members from Perrywood Garden Centre took on the challenge of a lifetime by taking part in a charity skydive in Beccles, Suffolk. The team raised an incredible £4,216.51 from the jump alone and this figure is being matched by...
Two hundred women helped raise more than £15,000 for Haven House Children’s Hospice with its first ever 10k Sparkle Walk sponsored by Hetheringtons on Friday 18 May. Participants turned the streets into a sea of pink with Haven House t-shirts, glitter headboppers and sparkly paraphernalia. The event started at...
On Saturday 26 May, Chelmsford bar, CTZN will be celebrating the life of Rob O’Connor, a local homeless man who was originally from Canada by holding a pizza giveaway event. Rob O’Connor sadly passed away on Friday 23 February and was found in a shop doorway...
The outgoing Mayor of Basildon has presented two charities with cheques totalling £12,820 following a successful year of fundraising. Over the past year David Harrison has supported Be Child Cancer Aware, which provides support to children and families affected by cancer, and the Polly Parrot Appeal,...
London Southend Airport has today announced a new partnership with The Restaurant Group (TRG) Concessions, a leading, well known operator delivering high quality food and beverage outlets in UK travel locations. Award winning TRG Concessions will take over the existing airport operated outlets and their existing...
The 10th annual Southend-on-Sea Film Festival will open with one of the most powerful and daringly inventive British films ever made, 50 years on. Famous for its depiction of a violent insurrection at a boys’ public school, if…. echoed the political and social unrest in France,...
