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Asda provides 70 Dell laptops to schools across Essex to help tackle digital exclusion

The supermarket has formed a partnership with technology provider Dell and is investing £2m so that every Asda store in the UK can donate at least 10 laptops to a school in need in their local community.

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Chelmsford City Council planning applications week ending January 31

Your planning news from Chelmsford City Council received this week.

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What will you see in Essex during the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch?

"We know that nature is in crisis but together, we can take action to solve the problems facing nature."

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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service praised for 'effective' response in pandemic

The service was praised for not only maintaining its core responsibilities, but for also supporting staff wellbeing, and taking on additional responsibilities to support other emergency services.

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Chelmsford City Council planning applications week ending January 24

Your planning news from Chelmsford City Council received this week.

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Harlow hospital opens new facility supporting the health and well-being of patients

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the facility will initially be used as a modern inpatient ward, with an efficient layout and agile use of space to support social distancing.

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Phoenix FM host chats with songwriting legend Steve Kipner

This week's column and schedule from Phoenix FM

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Greater Anglia to temporarily run reduced timetable due 'significantly lower' passenger numbers amid Covid-19

'Our passenger numbers are significantly lower, so it makes sense to reduce the number of services that we run'

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People reminded Covid-19 case numbers still 'significant' as cases see a decrease

Dr Mike Gogarty, Essex’s Director of Public Health and Wellbeing said the county's health services are 'still under strain'

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Opinion: Climate crisis, we still need to do our bit even in a pandemic

Hannah Brown is a reporter based in Chelmsford, Essex, working on the Essex Chronicle and the Brentwood Gazette. One year on from the launch of the Do 1 Thing campaign, she discusses what she has been doing to try and help over the last year.

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Essex County Council agrees to match funding for BAME library books

Following a request from Basildon Borough Council, Essex County Council has agreed to match its funding for books with a BAME protaganist.

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RAF Typhoon on Quick Reaction Alert causes sonic boom across Essex, Cambridge and Hertfordshire

Houses shook as an RAF Typhoon travelled to intercept an unresponsive private jet heading towards London.