Sharp UK have announced the new ‘Centre for Digital Technologies’ in partnership with South Essex College, Basildon. This significant design and install project is a ‘one-of-a-kind’ facility for the UK, providing students Read More
Even Covid-19 couldn’t stand in the way of the British love affair with owning their own home and climbing the property ladder.
Official figures from the Office of National Statistics released this month showed that while the world was Read More
Thames Freeport announce it is open to do business with new customers, hours after the Government announced that it would be one of eight new freeports in England.
Thames Freeport is a digitally linked economic zone connecting Ford's world-class Dagenham engine plant, the global ports Read More
Hope Health and Dudes & Dogs are proud to launch their partnership which will see both teams working together to support mental health awareness in workplaces and communities nationwide.
While the core mission at Dudes & Dogs is focused on men, like Hope Health they firmly believe that mental Read More
Birketts is proud to announce that it has achieved accreditation for ISO 9001 - the internationally recognised standard for a quality management system (QMS) - which will sit alongside its existing ISO 27001 - Information Security certification.
At Read More
Anglian Water has been working with Business in the Community’s (BITC) National Business Response Network since the start of the pandemic. The network acts as a portal and matching service that enables charities and communities to highlight their most urgent needs and for businesses to step forward Read More
The Rob George Foundation is looking forward to the times - hopefully not too far away - when some semblance of normal life has returned.
Like alot of charities, they have had to cancel or postpone most of their fund-raising events scheduled to take place over the last year. This included what would Read More
Welcome to the March 2021 edition of our community video newsletter – a short film to keep you updated with our activities and let you know our plans for the future.
In this edition we give you an update about our planning application, our current apprenticeship opportunities and our ongoing Read More
A wildlife area created in 2014 by The Port of Tilbury, as part of the development of London Distribution Park, has seen a rise in key insect and invertebrate species according to a new monitoring study.
The habitat site, which in 2019 was recognised Read More
This month, Birkett Long is continuing to perform random acts of kindness in the local community as part of their 200 year celebrations.
Colchester Zoo took delivery of sweet boxes from the firm as a thankyou to their staff who have continued to work Read More
Last year, Netherlands-based CM.com created a dedicated UK team to help businesses reach their customers more effectively and capitalise on new forms of communication channels.
Since then, the business has on-boarded a range of new clients, grown the team to nearly 20 staff and most recently, Read More
Rising immunity in the UK means that more than 100 countries could open up to UK visitors without an increase in risk, if case rates are similar to last summer
With high-performing antigen tests administered pre-departure, the list could increase Read More
For some time, we’ve been hearing about the decline of physical retail, spurred on by the digital age and our growing preference for the online marketplace. In the 10 years between January 2010 and January 2020, for example, the UK lost over 50,000 shops.
Despite that, physical retailers Read More
An exciting new development of 9 high specification and energy efficient industrial/distribution buildings is currently under construction by the A127 at Rayleigh. This strategically located and highly accessible site allows direct access to the M25 at Junction 29 within 14 miles and connects within Read More
A newly published report has shown that Essex County Fire and Rescue’s gender pay gap has continued to decrease since publishing was made mandatory in 2018.
The report shows that in 2020 there was an average pay gap of 2.4%, down from 15.6% in 2018.
Gender pay gap measures the Read More
The proposed new nuclear power station at Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, will help build regional capabilities in construction and deliver low carbon jobs, supporting long-term economic prosperity.
Although still in the early days of planning, should Bradwell Read More
Introduction from Cllr Kevin Bentley, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Essex County Council
Within our annual budget proposals we have set an ambitious programme of capital spending, with £86million earmarked for investment in improvements to our highways network.
Work on the Fairglen Interchange and the M11 J8 upgrades Read More
Essex law firm Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP (FJG) are one of the first legal service providers in the UK to introduce facial recognition technology to streamline their identity verification process for clients of the firm.
As a new client initiating Read More
Leading mental wellness education provider, Headucate.me, has provided a series of free online wellbeing solutions to support kids returning to the classroom post lockdown.
Headucate.Me, normally works in partnership with individuals and businesses to offer online mental wellness education programmes Read More
£4000 funding has been awarded to local charities nominated by Airport Consultative Committee members. This year’s focus is on health, with awards providing support and thanks to front line workers after a challenging year.
The airport Read More
The University of Essex is one of the best universities for engaging with the community and helping generate local growth and regeneration, according to a new Government report.
The first Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF), published Wednesday 31st March 2021 by Research England, shows the rich Read More
Six disabled rail users who will help shape the future of rail services in East Anglia have now been recruited and met for the first time to discuss how they can help make the railway more accessible.
Rail operators Greater Anglia and c2c have just Read More