Did you know? Around 10% of Essex residents aged 65+ feel lonely “all or most of the time” — that’s about 29,000 people in our community. Nationally, it’s just 7%.

Thurrock Council has given itself permission to fly a Pride flag outside the Town Hall in Grays, along with a commemorative Srebrenica flag, despite objections from a Reform councillor. To read the complete story please follow the link below. https://thurrock.nub.news/news/local-news/council-backdates-permission-to-fly-flags-despite-reform-opposition-269126

Recent data from the Trussell Trust reveals that almost 1 in 5 people claiming Universal Credit and disability benefits in the UK turned to a food bank in the past month.

Hearing help Essex offers help, support and guidance for those with hearing loss.

Did you know that your hearing aid needs cleaninf and re-tubbing every 6 months? As well as offering out free NHS hearing aid batteries in libraries there are also NHS Hearing Aid Support sessions run by Hearing Help Essex

We’re excited to share the launch of our long-anticipated guide: 𝑨 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑻𝒐 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆 – 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒓𝒔