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A FIRE safety campaigner has called for a scheme to fit Southend’s high-rise tower blocks with sprinkler systems more than year after the…

Calls - Chris Nota and the bridge A ‘CAGE’ covering Queensway bridge won’t be built, say council bosses, despite a family’s call for safety measures after the death of a teenager. Chris Nota, 19, died after falling from the bridge in July last year, sparking a petition for the council to install a cage over the bridge to prevent any more deaths. It had 1,880 signatures. The Queensway area is due to undergo a £500million regeneration scheme that will see the underpass filled in and brought to street level but it could be years before that is complete. Ron Woodley, Independent ...

THE past year has been nothing but challenging, with many facing struggles financially, with our mental health and working from home. Nevertheless, we’ve certainly all been taught a lesson or too. Whether it’s the importance of family, the true value of our key worker heroes or how to save a few pennies. Many who may not be used to modern technology have also had to take a step into the virtual world to stay in touch with loved ones, while we’ve all been reminded of the importance of kindness. George Whatley George Whatley WORKING from home, online shopping, and spending the...

STRUGGLING families are demanding the Government scraps plans to cut a weekly bonus for those on Universal Credit.