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Brainwave for a new wheelchair

Brainwave for a new wheelchair

7:10pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

SCIENTISTS in Colchester have designed a robo-wheelchair which responds to brainwaves.

Volunteers who help to make a difference

11:00pm Wednesday 13th January 2010

PEOPLE with learning difficulties often struggle to tackle tasks many people would consider relatively straightforward.

Keep fighting excess flab to stay healthy

10:00pm Wednesday 13th January 2010

IF your enthusiasm for fighting the flab after festive indulgences is flagging, bear in mind that being overweight can seriously increase the risk of developing prediabetes, according to the health charity Diabetes UK.

Take the challenge to help get through your new-you plan

9:00pm Wednesday 13th January 2010

STRUGGLING to keep to your new year resolutions or lacking the motivation to even get started?

My ‘brain tumours’ were abnormal blood vessels

Jacqueline Cox – feels she’s been given a second chance

4:00pm Monday 11th January 2010

A WOMAN has told of her relief after doctors wrongly diagnosed her with terminal brain cancer.

Could you be a foster parent?

1:00am Saturday 9th January 2010

A rallying call has gone out for Essex residents to come forward and help address the county’s shortage of foster families.

Bosom pals in fundraising gig

Soliss – raising cash for Southend Hospital

10:20pm Thursday 24th December 2009

WHEN it comes to charity fundraisers, they rarely come as personal, or as consistent, as this.

Crook’s single to come onstream

Paddle power – Dan Crook is looking to make a splash with his debut single Paddling Upstream

10:00pm Thursday 24th December 2009

IF the measure of a true rock ‘n’ roll star lies in their ability to tell a good anecdote, Dan Crook may already have earned the label.









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