PFCC funding helps to raise awareness of modern day slavery
Modern day slavery is the target of a campaign to raise awareness of those being exploited in Southend and Chelmsford.
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Toys that could make you a fortune
Out with the old and in with the new. Decluttering in the new year has become a ritual habit for
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Operation Encompass – helping children exposed to domestic abuse to stay in education
Operation Encompass, a scheme which helps to protect children exposed to domestic abuse at home, is being expanded in Thurrock
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Essex mental health deaths review “offers no confidence”
An investigation into a “series of tragic deaths” over a seven-year period at a mental health unit offers no confidence, a
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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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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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Updated guidance on tradespeople working in the home
As the lockdown slowly begins to ease and more people consider having work carried out in their homes, new guidelines
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HMS Beagle dock near Paglesham designated a protected monument
The remains of a rare 19th century dock, built to accommodate HMS Beagle when it was serving as a Coastguard
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Five laws made by women or for women, to celebrate International Women’s Day
To celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8, experts at The University of Law (ULaw) have shared five laws
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Met launches initiative to educate youngsters on dangers of ‘sexting’
The Metropolitan police has launched an initiative to educate young people about ‘sexting’ and the potentially negative consequences that can
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