Piers Meyler

6 days ago | thurrock.nub.news | Piers Meyler

A new cinema serving south Essex wants to stay open until 3am. Vue Cinema in East Square, Basildon, which opened in July last year, has applied to extend its opening hours, saying longer hours will "allow customers to avoid busy periods". It currently opens from 9am till 1am, but if the application is approved, it will allowed to open from 8am till 3am. The cinema chain submitted an application to vary the conditions of the original planning application, which relate to the opening hours.

1 week ago | thurrock.nub.news | Piers Meyler

AFTER a critical review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the East of England Ambulance Service has managed to cut an average of four minutes off the time it takes to respond to an emergency. However, it says further improvement – and even maintaining the reduced response time – remains 'an extreme challenge'. Response times to category 2 requests – described as an emergency – have gone from 40 minutes in April 2024 to 36 minutes in April 2025.

1 week ago | msn.com | Piers Meyler

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1 week ago | yellowad.co.uk | Piers Meyler

A target set for the East of England Ambulance Service to meet the national standard for its emergency requests has been described as an “extreme challenge”. Response times to category 2 requests – described as an emergency – have gone from 40 minutes in April 2024 to 36 minutes in April 2025.

1 week ago | echo-news.co.uk | Piers Meyler

But, Susan Williams only won the money from the council after a lengthy legal battle, which included an attempt by the council to discredit her by using covert filming of her outside of work. Ms Williams had been sitting in a chair in a council building in 2016 when a large section of the ceiling suddenly gave way, falling directly onto her head. She sustained multiple injuries, including lacerations that needed stitches, but also long-term psychological trauma.