Government plans to close 31more Post Offices, about 1 in 6, across Essex have been met with dismay by Liberal Democrats at County Hall. This is not the whole story for the county however, there will be an announcement made on closures in the south of the county next year.
The government spending review has given local government the worst financial settlement for a decade.
The government is to examine whether reforms are needed to the system of funding long-term care of elderly and disabled people in England. Proposals for a Green Paper to look at the issue were contained in the Comprehensive Spending Review.
The government is to spend millions more on "talking treatments" for depression and anxiety in England.
US scientists have repaired the nerve damage caused by multiple sclerosis in lab experiments on mice.
The British Special Olympics team could be set for a review of funding to bring it in line with the Paralympics.
