Halloween is coming to Festival Leisure Park Basildon, and it’s going to be fang-tastic! This Halloween is set to be spook-tacular, with Festival Leisure Park’s annual Halloween event returning on Wednesday 31st October. Visitors can also join in with the ghostly fun and come in their scariest fancy...
Leaving the military can often be a difficult transition for wounded, injured or sick service personnel. That sense of purpose, identity and belonging to a team that the military generates can evaporate upon medical discharge. Colchester Recovery Centre’s first ever couples wellbeing activity break didn’t just...
Holiday Inn Brentwood is set to house a new restuarant in partnership with Marco Pierre White! LGH Hotels Management Ltd has announced a new partnership with celebrity chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White (MPW), with plans to open two of Marco’s New York Italian branches in...
Businesses and members of the public across the East of England can now have their say about how the UK should capitalise on new opportunities to forge trading relationships with the rest of the world as we leave the European Union. The Department for International Trade is...
Basildon Council has awarded annual grant funding of £205,000 to Citizens Advice Basildon (CAB) for the next three years. The agreement, which will enable CAB to continue providing an extensive advice service to residents across the borough on a range of issues, was approved by the...
Half-term break can whizz by in a flurry of excitement or drag along in boredom, depending on the activities you choose to keep your children busy. Chelmsford City Council is launching a great way for kids to stay healthy and have fun over the half-term...
A team representing Braintree Salvation Army competed in the charity’s annual homelessness football tournament on Thursday (27 September), reaching the quarter finals of the plate competition. Now in its eighth year, the Partnership Trophy is a day for celebrating the achievements of people living in Salvation...
The MD of Big Wave PR, Hilary Collins, from Ardleigh, Colchester, has walked 286 miles around the Cornish coastal path through rainstorms, gales and sunshine to raise almost £3,000 for Gt Ormond Street Hospital. She started the mammoth charity trek back in June, which saw her...
Channels certainly has Christmas in the bag this year! As well as hosting Christmas lunches, dinners, party and tribute nights, they are also organising a magical weekend of Christmas fun and celebrations to get everyone and their dogs in the mood for the festive season! Katie...
A kind-hearted volunteer has lovingly restored a war memorial along Clacton seafront. John Clements cleaned and re-painted the Burma Star memorial stone, which can be found in the Sunken Rose Garden in Clacton seafront gardens. The state of the memorial was mentioned to him by Dave Clarke,...
