Leigh Milner

1 week ago | bbc.com | Leigh Milner

Two students shortlisted for BAFTA gaming awardsLeigh MilnerMartin Giles/BBCRuby, from Suffolk, hopes to have a career in gamingTwo students from the East of England have been shortlisted for a prestigious BAFTA gaming award. Daniel Tachauer, from Essex, and Ruby, from Suffolk, were among 52 young people - aged between 10 to 18 - chosen by industry experts to take part.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Leigh Milner

Tulips bollards to 'protect cyclists and bring joy'BBCThe new tulips bollards have been put in place in Sussex Gardens, WestminsterColourful tulip-shaped bollards have sprung up in central London in a bid to separate traffic from cyclists while adding a splash of colour. The bollards made from recycled plastic have been installed to line bike lanes in Sussex Gardens, Westminster.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Leigh Milner

Zoo hopes to grow sloth family with new arrivalLeigh MilnerColchester ZooMidnight is settling into her new home in ColchesterA new female sloth has arrived at a zoo in the hope that she may help grow its sloth family. Midnight, a seven-year-old Linne's two-toed sloth, arrived at Colchester Zoological Society in Essex from Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park, as part of a breeding programme.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Leigh Milner

A humanitarian charity warned supplies were "badly needed" as the cost of living crisis continued to affect donation levels. Hope & Aid Direct founder Charles Storer said it was "feeling the strain" of dwindling support from households and businesses. He feared the Essex-based organisation's mission to support people in Ukraine could falter without renewed support. Warehouse manager Jo Hare suggested people were "overloaded" by tragedies and they "just don't have enough money".

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Leigh Milner

Image caption, Melissa Bennett-Blois runs Hadleigh Kitchen Cafe in south EssexA cafe owner believes trade has declined by 30% due to the closure of the town's last bank. Melissa Bennett-Blois, who runs Hadleigh Kitchen Cafe, said there were fewer walk-in customers, as they were less likely to visit the town centre. "We lost a lot of custom and, to be honest, we are still trying to survive that," she said.