‘Warm Welcomes’ sessions are back at Essex Libraries this winter to help residents get out of the cold for a while, have a hot drink, and experience everything else that their local library has to offer. You don’t need to book,
Brentwood Library from 2.30pm Thursday Afternoons
Billericay Library from 10am on Tuesdays
Ingatestone Library from 2.30pm Mondays
Shenfield Library from 3.30pm Wednesdays
You can get full details on this and the other libraries taking part here
Also on today’s show –
Maurizio Cattelan’s provocative artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has fetched $6.2m (£4.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York – four times higher than pre-sale estimates
Essex is set to receive nearly £23m from the government to improve its bus services.
Staff at recycling centres across Essex have told of the “significant amount of abuse” they face at the workplace.
The 40th anniversary remake of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? has premiered on UK radio, amid renewed discussion about the song’s portrayal of Africa.
Four men in balaclavas have stolen a “large amount of goods” during a burglary at a Tesco, as police launch an investigation.
Birthday – 1942 – Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1970) He is widely regarded as the greatest guitarist in the history of popular music and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
Song for Daphne – “Après toi”or “After you” is a song recorded by Greek singer Vicky Leandros, with music composed by her father Leo Leandros under his pseudonym Mario Panas, and German composer Klaus Munro with French lyrics by Yves Dessca. It represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 held in Edinburgh, winning the contest.
In addition to the French version, Vicky Leandros recorded the song in English as “Come What May” and reached No 2 in the UK singles Chart
You can listen to the show here –
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