Vulnerable children helped to make better choices
Children who go missing from home are being helped on to a better path by discussing their issues. Every child
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Mother recalls how donor recipient’s letter brought joy over festive period
Christine Grove’s son Paul was just 21 when he died in a motorbike accident in early November 2001. A passionate
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Vet’s top tips to keep pets calm on New Year’s Eve
Out with the old and in with the new! New Year’s Eve is traditionally a time to wrap up the
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Leigh’s Famous Potatoes celebrate four decades
Leigh-on-Sea barn dance band The Famous Potatoes are celebrating forty years of music-making and entertainment featuring largely their original line-up
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The NSPCC’s Helen Marriner, Schools Service Coordinator for Essex, discusses Anti-Bullying Week
From November 11 – 15 the UK focuses on Anti-Bullying Week. To support this the NSPCC and Childline has launched
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Eight years of Essex parkruns inspire 78,000 people to take part
The parkrun phenomenon is celebrating it’s eighth anniversary in Essex after inspiring over 78,000 people to take part, running and
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“Don’t give up” says former HARP resident on World Homeless Day
“Don’t give up!” is the message a former resident of HARP, Southend’s homelessness charity, sends to those facing homelessness on
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Stars come out in Brentwood
A father and son duo are bringing a galaxy of showbiz stars to Brentwood to make it the premier entertainment destination in
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Couple backs Trust’s suicide campaign eight years to the day since their son took his own life
Jenny and Andrew Sutton’s son, Ben, took his own life eight years ago on September 10 – World Suicide Prevention
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Columnist and counsellor Fiona Caine advises a young woman feeling confused after a one-night-stand, and another whose husband keeps leaving
I SLEPT WITH A GUY AT A PARTY AND NOW DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO I’ve always been quite a
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