A NEW way of teaching troublesome pupils has been set up at a primary school. The Harbour aims to deal with problematic youngsters aged between five and nine, to try to stop them becoming further troublesome later in life. The groundbreaking scheme
YOUNGSTERS wanting to follow a career in aviation can take an apprenticeship that has been launched at Southend Airport. Essex County Council has paid for 30 placements at aviation company ATC Lasham, as part of it’s pledge to create 1,750 apprenticeships
A DEVELOPER wants to build 45 new homes, plus offices, on a former builders’ merchants site. London-based Open Planning hopes to make an application to Southend Council for the Texsol Builders Merchants site, in Kenway, Prittlewell. They describe it
WELLwishers are being asked to show their support for the Armed Forces by giving to charity and not sending parcels to the front line. About 3,500 soldiers from the 16 Air Assault Brigade will be heading to Afghanistan in September for their third tour
THE managing director of a south Essex business has backed government plans to make people work longer. Gary Dingwall, 42, of Easyscreen, a TV and big screen makers in Southend, said he thought the proposals to scrap the default retirement age were positive
