Tweet According to charity Contact the Elderly, 850,000 elderly people across the UK live alone. Many elderly people will not see anyone at all over the Christmas period while many also have no human contact for months at a time. As the population of Essex and the rest of the UK continues to rise,...
Bad news for Essex commuters today as it was announced that rail fares are going up by an average of 5.9 across the UK next year. In a time when people are having to tighten their belts to make ends meet this comes as bad news indeed. Some annual fares can rise by up...
TweetToday was expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year. On the news this morning reporters were excitedly talking of today seeing sales of over ONE BILLION POUNDS across the UK today. Well, I took a walk into Chelmsford town centre to soak up the Christmas spirit and was surprised at how quiet it...
TweetThey say that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Well, unless you value your time highly, then this is a free lunch, with the added bonus that you get to learn about food co-ops and is aimed at empowering you to take control of their food supply. Food Co-ops Lunch ‘n’ Learn...
The DVLA is the latest government department to to have to make drastic cuts. All regional offices will be closed down, and this includes the Chelmsford DVLA at Swift House in Hoffmans Way, which currently employs 55 people.
The NHS in south Essex is encouraging people to use the region’s NHS services wisely this Christmas. In the lead-up to Christmas and the New Year, hospital accident and emergency (A&E) services historically experience a surge of patients. Unfortunately, some people attend A&E when they could be treated more appropriately elsewhere in the community.
This is the time of year when a lot of us are busy shopping for presents and planning get-togethers and holiday travel. While you’re out, have you thought about also stocking up on medicine cabinet essentials to make sure you’re prepared for the holidays?
From January, the admissions avoidance car is being rolled out across the whole of south Essex. But what is it, and how does it work?
To help encourage more shoppers in to Chelmsford after work in the run up to Christmas parking is being slashed to just £1 from 5pm onwards. On Thursday 15th December some Chelmsford shops are open until 11pm. Then from 19 to the 23rd December every night will be late night shopping.
TOWIE stars continue their rise to fame with a Christmas single (watch and hear it below!). The stars of the show have released the Goerge Michael cover, Last Christmas, which is already tipped to hit the Number One spot this Christmas.
