Essex Sexual Health Service is shining a spotlight on “Playing it Safe”, this year’s theme for Sexual Health Week, taking place from Monday 11 to Friday 15 September. Throughout this week, Essex Sexual Health Service, a dedicated service commissioned by Essex County Council and operating in close partnership with Terrence
Health and social care organisation, Provide Community, has been shortlisted for three categories in the 2023 Business Culture Awards; Building a Culture of Innovation, Best Non-Profit Organisation and Leading with Purpose (large organisation) in partnership with leadership and development company, ETS. Founded in 2016, the Business Culture Awards has become
Former media and charity executive Mark Friend has joined the board of health and social care organisation Provide Group as a non-executive director (NED). Mark, who also has a long career as a NED, Trustee and Chair of a range of charities, started his management consulting career at ITN, setting
Colchester-based charity, Level Best Enterprises, which is run by The Dacon Trust has announced that former Council executive Gareth Mitchell has joined its Board of Trustees. A social enterprise that provides work and life experience in its Colchester café, gardens, and art gallery for more than 60 young adults with
Basildon Council has launched a fully funded support service and business grant scheme to help local businesses safeguard their future and grow successfully. The programme is supported by regional business support specialists, Colbea, and funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Basildon Council has appointed Colbea to provide a
Multi-disciplinary company Focus is celebrating after news that two of its projects have secured vital National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) cash. As project managers, the company guided the two teams through the rigorous application process – helping to bring the ambitions of their clients much closer. The project to preserve
Three years after joining health and social care organisation Provide Group as a human resources business partner, Joanne Dickman has been appointed as Head of People Partnering. A Community Interest Company (CIC), Provide Community employs almost 1400 people and delivers more than 50 health and social care services in NHS
A company with its headquarters in Suffolk is appealing to charities and community groups to apply for support through its community sponsorship scheme. Founded in 1995, with its headquarters in Wherstead Park, Ipswich, The ECS Group (ECS) has grown from humble beginnings to incorporate five companies throughout Europe. ECS partners
The Colchester Business Enterprise Agency (Colbea) is marking its 40th anniversary with a competition for an Essex-based entrepreneur to win office space and business support worth more than £8000. Colbea was founded in 1982 with support from Colchester Borough Council, the Chamber of Commerce, and local businesses. It initially opened
An innovative healthcare project in Norfolk, has won a regional award for Excellence in Urgent and Emergency Care in the 2023 NHS Parliamentary Awards. The project developed by Provide Community, known as the Child Health Information Service (CHIS), focuses on enhancing information triage in children’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) services.
Monique and her family found themselves moving to a new country and hemisphere when they decided to make their dream a reality and move to the UK. With two young daughters, education was a top priority for Monique, alongside a home that provided the greenspace that the family were used
Morgan Sindall Construction’s Eastern Counties business has been selected for Suffolk County Council (SCC) and Concertus Design and Property Consultant’s £500m construction framework. The tier one contractor was awarded a position on two of the framework’s three lots, which was the maximum that contractors could bid for. Morgan Sindall’s social
