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We are proudly celebrating our county by shining a spotlight on the people that make it special. This is Extraordinary Essex and it includes the We Rise youth movement.

The event united over 175 Essex organisations under the themes of grow, innovate and connect.

The government has allocated £3.6 million to support housing on brownfield land in Essex.

Councillor Chris Whitbread spoke at Full Council ahead of our budget next year.

Independent consultancy, IMPOWER, has published their latest top 10 list.

For the Essex Year of Numbers campaign we recently held a maths-themed baking lesson to celebrate National Baking Week.

We have announced £9.4 million to support residents with costs this winter.

Four more projects to benefit from Public Health Accelerator Bid funding.

A new ‘Eco refill business’ project in schools has helped pupils in nearly 40 primary schools across Essex to become young entrepreneurs, gaining key maths and business skills while saving 1,600 plastic containers from landfill.

More than 3,000 pupils in Essex have taken part in our Maths Inspiration sessions this year. These were hosted in both in theatres and at schools, thanks to our Essex Year of Numbers initiative.