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THE T100 Festival of Walking, Talking & Making is back for 2023 with this year’s programme revolving around sound.

TAX-Free Childcare has saved 65,470 families in the East of England on their childcare costs during the 2022 to 2023 tax year, an increase of more than 14,000 from the previous year according to the latest statistics released by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

A STUDY, conducted by Censuswide for IKEA UK, found that over three-quarters (77%) of parents and grandparents worried about the cost of a family day out during the school holidays leading to the retail giant deciding to turn its iconic stores into the ultimate day out for the holidays.

A THURROCK man and his family appeared in a new documentary that streamed on Channel 4 today (Friday, 26 May) focussing on the issue of aphasia, which is a speech condition many stroke survivors live with after their stroke.

ONE of the world’s most renowned and much-loved orthopedic-neuro veterinary surgeons, Noel Fitzpatrick will bring his show, Beyond Supervet, to the stage this autumn. His uplifting and motivating show is full of passion, humour and raw truth. Beyond Supervet will kick off on 29 September at Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone and will see Noel travel to venues across the UK on a 25-date tour before culminating at Guildford’s G Live on 2 December.

TAX-Free Childcare has saved 65,470 families in the East of England on their childcare costs during the 2022 to 2023 tax year, an increase of more than 14,000 from the previous year according to the latest statistics released by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today (24 May 2023).  

CALLING all Thurrock locals and gelato lovers! Badiani, the London-based artisanal gelato producer, has opened, just in time for summer. To celebrate the opening, Badiani is...

ONE of the most misunderstood sports has a series of free events across England for National Croquet week this May 20 -30th - so get involved. Anyone for croquet? 

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AUGMENTED reality to transform the way people learn about the men and women who died during both world wars.

COMMUNITIES across the East of England are set to benefit from £24.7million of Government funding for cycling and walking schemes, helping to boost local...

A BOROUGH-based organisation is looking for help as it provides independent advocacy services in Thurrock, supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care and wellbeing.

RNID, the charity supporting people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus is looking for volunteers to support our vital work across the UK.

THREE good causes have received payouts from National Highways' Lower Thames Crossing Community Fund.

ONE of Essex’s largest and most popular family events will return to Horndon-on-the-Hill on June 25th & 26th. Horndon-on-the-Hill Feast & Fayre – a traditional event that harks back to mediaeval times when King John granted the village permission to stage a ‘mighty feast’ in the Magna Carta - was revived back in the seventies and celebrates the 40th year since its revival this year.