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Monday 13th May 13
The NHS is reassuring local residents that their 111 urgent care service in south Essex is working well and that patients can be confident of getting a good quality service.
It stresses that... more
Wednesday 08th May 13
Thanks to the £39,500 awarded by Heritage Lottery Funding, Essex Fire Museum is to create an oral history of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.
The money will be spent on creating a smartphone... more
Tuesday 07th May 13
Why is a giraffe so tall?
They have seven bones in their necks
No different to us
And we can do many things they can not
They are born with a drop
Which they don’t all survive
They can’t make a... more
Tuesday 30th Apr 13
Dementia Adventure is an award-winning social enterprise that specialises in connecting people living with dementia to nature and providing a sense of adventure in their lives.
This community... more
Monday 29th Apr 13
Government appointed voice for older people, Baroness Joan Bakewell, this year reaches 80. In respect of her prestigious career as a journalist and programme presenter, BBC 4 has selected a pair of... more
Monday 29th Apr 13
When I stood by Tower Bridge two years ago, cheering on the runners in admiration of their feat, I dreamed of being on the other side of the barrier one day. From securing my charity place for Razed... more
Tuesday 23rd Apr 13
Has your baby spent time on the Neonatal Unit?
If so, then we have the right group for you. The Early Birds Support Group is a free group which runs in affiliation with Bliss, for babies born too... more
Tuesday 23rd Apr 13
The Rayleigh Megacentre are encouraging parents and their babies to come along to its new Special Care Babies Group.
The support group is aimed at babies or toddlers who have received or are in need... more
Tuesday 23rd Apr 13
In response to a government conducted study to measure the ‘happiness’ of the nation published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), campaign groups are rallying to draw public attention to... more
Tuesday 23rd Apr 13
The campaign group Disability Rights UK are expressing extreme concern about the staged introduction of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) that is now replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA).... more
Tuesday 23rd Apr 13
NHS patients being treated for diabetes (type 1 and 2) are being alerted to the model and make of any blood glucose meters they may have been issued from NHS hospitals and GPs.
OneTouch Verio meters... more
Tuesday 16th Apr 13
After surviving a brain tumor in 1993 Mr Mark Evans, aged 50, contracted deep vein thrombosis in 2004 and had to have his left leg amputated below the knee.
However he was awarded incapacity benefit... more
Monday 15th Apr 13
Fans of last year’s TV programme The Voice will be pleased to know that we have another season of the show, featuring the raw aspiring talents of eager singers making a personal and heartfelt bid for... more
Monday 15th Apr 13
Work has been completed in Southend-on-Sea to make the beach accessible for everyone, thanks to county funding.
Essex County Council, in conjunction with CWD Strategy Group, has awarded funding to... more
'She began to smile at us': an experience of bearing a child with profound and multiple disabilities
Thursday 11th Apr 13
After an emergency caesarean brought her child into the world, the new mother gazed at the baby with different sized eyes and a ‘wonky’ face, placed in her arms. Tumbling into love she decided it... more
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