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LOCAL ELECTIONS: Basildon’s only female Tory candidate on being a woman in politics

30/04/202230/04/2022 Charlie Ridler Basildon Council, Cllr Terri Sargent, Feature, local elections, politics

Women are under-represented in local politics and Basildon Borough Council is no exception. Ahead of the May 5 local elections, only

Manny Mohammed has aspirations to become a professional boxer

The road out of gang culture

02/04/202201/04/2022 Mick Ferris boxing, Chelmsford, county lines, Feature, gang, Manny Mohammed

Manny Mohammed was just 15 years old when he was forced to join a County Lines drugs gang. He was

The Silent Solution

09/10/202109/10/2021 Mick Ferris 999, emergency calls, Essex Police, Feature

If you’re in immediate danger but are unable to speak, what should you do? The answer: dial 999 and let

Charging point in a non-accessible parking bay, on a high curb and behind two bollards, preventing access for wheelchair users

Dilemma for disabled drivers as “very few” EV charging points are wheelchair accessible

28/09/202128/09/2021 Charlie Ridler charging points, disabled drivers, electric vehicle, Feature, wheelchair accessible

At a motorway service station near Stansted, bollards and high curbs separate electric vehicle (EV) charging points from their parking

TikTok: Is it all fun and games?

03/04/202126/03/2021 YA Reporter App, China, Feature, TikTok

In a world where 15 seconds of fame has replaced the traditional 15 minutes, a TikTok user with zero followers

Make working from home a success

28/03/202126/03/2021 YA Reporter Feature, Home working, technology

Working from home is something many more of us have experienced since the coronavirus pandemic hit and transformed the working

Safeguarding your children over the Summer holidays

01/08/202031/07/2020 Mick Ferris Feature, safeguarding children, Southend Council, summer holidays

With the school summer holidays now here, the council’s sport and leisure team, in partnership with the NWG Exploitation Response

Martin Chester taking part in last year's Colchester Half Marathon

Martin covers 10km a day for The Fire Fighters Charity

21/07/202021/07/2020 Mick Ferris Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, Feature, fundraising, Martin Chester, 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.

New statistics show East of England’s lockdown ‘relationship realisations’

20/07/202020/07/2020 Mick Ferris Feature, lockdown, Relate, relationships

New research released by Relate, the leading relationships charity, paints a divided picture of relationships in the East of England

Volunteer Sarah Carlton

Southend Coronavirus Action helpline provides a lifeline

20/07/202020/07/2020 Mick Ferris Cllr Ian Gilbert, Cllr Trevor Harp, Feature, Sarah Carlton, Southend Coronavirus Action Helpline, Southend Council

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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