Essex Kickboxing Mother Wins British Title Belt
Helen Robinson-Carey from 5 Elements Martial Arts in Basildon, Essex won the British Title Belt sanctioned by the Kickboxing Governing Body WAKO, at the show “ROUND 2” in Basildon on …
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Reiss Beckford from South Essex Gymnastics Club Wins Commonwealth Medals
Great news for Essex gymnastics as Reiss Beckford from Basildon’s South Essex Gymnastics Club wins two silver medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He just lost out to gold when …
Read MoreUK House Price Crash – 3.6% Drop in September
Latest figures by the Halifax show that the average price of a home across the UK fell by 3.6% in September. This is the largest monthly drop in prices that …
Read MoreEssex Needs More IT Professionals
As far as the IT sector is concerned the economy is on the rise once again, the computer and telecommunications industry is in good health according to the leading IT …
Read MoreEssex Asthma Service Shortlisted For National Award
A 24-hour service for local children who suffer from asthma in south east Essex has been shortlisted by the Health Service Journal (HSJ). The service, provided by NHS South East …
Read MoreNhs Health Trainers Gain Qualification To Help Others To Lead Healthy Lifestyles
Six NHS Health Trainers, all of whom are local residents, have qualified in the City & Guilds Level 3 Health Trainer Certificate to help them to further motivate people living …
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Essex Clinician Recognised As One Of The Top 10 Breast Surgeons In The UK
SOUTHEND, ESSEX, 30 JULY 2010 – Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Venkat Ramakrishnan, who practices at BMI Southend Private Hospital, has been chosen as one of the UK’s top 10 …
Read MoreNHS Request That Patients Keep or Cancel Their Appointments
Missed appointments costs the taxpayer money and means fewer people get to see a doctor as quickly as they may need to. Over half of GP practices state that more …
Read MoreRickard Keen Supports Fundraising Appeal
Partners and staff at Essex-based accountancy firm Rickard Keen have been raising valuable funds for medical workers in some of the world’s poorest and most war-torn countries after staging a …
Read MoreSun Shines on Second Rochford Information Day
More than 200 people enjoyed sunny weather, face painting and a refreshing glass of orange squash at the second Information Day held in the beautiful gardens of Rochford District Council’s …
Read MoreLocal Amputee Skydives for The Limbless Association
Today we received a letter from Ruben Carril of Purfleet who is skydiving for charity. As we like to support charities of all kinds across Essex we have decided to …
Read MoreGreat Night for Basildon’s 5 Elements Martial Arts
On Saturday 8th May 5 Elements Martial Arts hosted their first WAKO Kickboxing and K1 show at the Selex Sports Centre in Basildon. There was a full house and an …
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OUTDOOR CENTRE ACHIEVES IT’S MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
Lambourne End Centre celebrated the opening of it’s new climbing wall with a Mission Impossible theme. The Lord Lieutenant of Essex to opened the wall with big bang fireworks and …
Read MoreFIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW TO GIVE YOUNG CHILDREN A HEALTHY START IN LIFE
Local families are invited to come along to Kids Kingdom, Southend on Thursday 15th April 10am-6pm to find out more about MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…Do it!), an initiative helping families …
Read MoreEssex MEND Give Advice on Surviving the Easter Egg Binge
Local obesity experts have launched some top tips for families on surviving chocolate overload at Easter Time. A set of top tips to help overweight children and their families living …
Read MoreNHS South East Essex Promotes Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
March is Prostate Cancer awareness month. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. It is responsible for 25% of newly diagnosed cases of cancer in England and Wales. …
Read MoreEssex Mum’s Become Certified Breastfeeding Support Volunteers
Ten women in south east Essex will be celebrating on 10 March as they receive official certificates enabling them to become breastfeeding support volunteers. All of the new recruits have …
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Canvey Scaffolder wins to become British Kickboxing Champion
Nick Lumb from 5 Elements Martial Arts in Basildon, Essex won a unanimous decision to take the men’s 81kg Title and become the WAKO Amateur British Kickboxing champion Sunday 21st …
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5 Elements Fighter wins to become British Kickboxing Champion
More good news for 5 Elements Martial Arts in Basildon, as Helen Robinson-Carey won a unanimous decision to take the ladies 56kg Title and become the WAKO Amateur British Kickboxing …
Read MoreChelmsford’s Children Are Getting Less Fit
The results of a 10 year study have just been released which shows that children of a healthy weight are less fit today than they were 10 years ago. The …
Read MoreEssex Rock DJ Helps Rage Against the Machine beat X Factor to Number 1
Some people just hate manufactured pop music and the whole commercial, soul stealing machine behind it. Some people love rock music. This is why a 35 year old rock DJ …
Read MoreEssex Is Covered in a Blanket of Snow
Hot off the press! By 11pm on Thursday 17th December much of Essex is already covered in snow. It is coming down think and fast. The cold winds blowing in …
Read MoreShould Hospitals Make Money From Car Parking?
If you have visited a hospital in Essex recently you will have been stung for a huge parking fee. Currently at St. Johns in Chelmsford you have to pay £3 to park for 15 minutes. If you need to a daily visit to outpatients then this can amount to £15 per week.
Read MoreEssex’s Illegal Medicine Website is Closed
There is currently a television advertising campaign highlighting the dangers of fake medicine bought on the Internet. Often we are led to believe that these illegal websites that sell dangerous …
Read MoreEssex’s X Factor Star Olly is Favourite to Win!
Our Olly Murs from Witham is now the favourite to win this year’s X Factor competition. When Olly returned to Witham this week screaming fans chased his car down the …
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