Greater effort needed to keep Essex children schooled in war against ‘County Line’ drug gangs
Eight recommendations have been made to help tackle the effect of county lines on the life chances of young people
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Southend adoption services recognised for continued excellence
Southend Council’s adoption team has once again been praised for further reducing unnecessary delays and improving the outcomes for children
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Safeguarding your children over the Summer holidays
With the school summer holidays now here, the council’s sport and leisure team, in partnership with the NWG Exploitation Response
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Martin covers 10km a day for The Fire Fighters Charity
Martin Chester, ICT service delivery manager at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, couldn’t walk a matter of weeks ago.
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New statistics show East of England’s lockdown ‘relationship realisations’
New research released by Relate, the leading relationships charity, paints a divided picture of relationships in the East of England
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Southend Coronavirus Action helpline provides a lifeline
Unlikely friendships and heaps of gratitude are the happy by-product of the Southend Coronavirus Action Helpline as it is confirmed
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Crimestoppers launches campaign to stamp out hate crime
The independent charity Crimestoppers has launched a campaign in Essex, urging the public to anonymously report hate crime across the
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Transgender nurse Angel shares her Pride
A nurse at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, has shared her story this Pride Month about the
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Breast screening service returns to Southend Hospital
As hospitals start to look at ways of restarting their normal services, breast screening is set to make a return
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Music therapy continues during lockdown
Children’s Hospice Week (June 22-28) A local hospice charity says investment in technology is helping them to continue caring during
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