House prices in the East rising faster than elsewhere
House prices in the East of England rose faster than elsewhere in England during October according to the biggest survey in the UK.
Warnings over telephone scam
There are warnings today about a new type of telephone scam which is here in the East.
Huge rise in foodbank users
The East has seen its biggest ever increase in foodbank users. Over the last year there's been a 230% rise in numbers asking for help.
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Letter from Cambridge scientist sold for millions
A letter written by one of the Cambridge scientists who discovered the structure of DNA to his young son has sold for more than five million dollars at auction in New York.
Francis Crick penned the letter to his son Michael in 1953.
In it, he describes the breakthrough and even sketches an outline of the famous double helix structure.
It fetched $5.3 million when it went under the hammer at Christie's.
Hospices get funding boost
Hospices in this region have been awarded more than five million pounds of government funding. The cash will be used to improve facilities for patients, families and staff.
Nineteen hospices in the East will receive a share of the cash. The Norfolk Hospice in Snettisham says it will use the money to help fund a move to a new home in Hillington.
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House sales not rising as much as elsewhere in the UK
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says trend of house sales increases was found to be flattest in East Anglia and East Midlands
Read the full storyPeterborough brick workers to strike
Workers at a firm which makes bricks will start a six-week strike tomorrow in a row over holidays.
Members of the GMB union at Hanson Brick in Peterborough will take action amid complaints that the company was trying to cut their holiday entitlement following a reorganisation which came into effect after the closure of brick works at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire.
The company says staff were compensated for the changes to their terms and conditions.
A company spokesman added: "It is disappointing that, having accepted the compensation payment, a small section of the workforce has now changed their minds and elected to take industrial action."
"We have a contingency plan in place to ensure the factory continues to run and production is not disrupted."
HMV stores in the East saved from closure
Around 2,500 jobs at entertainment retailer HMV have been saved nationwide after the restructuring firm Hilco bought 141 stores, 18 of them in the East of England.
Stores have been saved in: Basildon, Basingstoke, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Cambridge (FOPP), Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow, Hatfield, Ipswich, Kings Lynn, Milton Keynes, Norwich Gentlemans Walk, Norwich Chapelfield, Peterborough Queensgate, Southend Victoria, Stevenage.
For more on the HMV deal, click here.
Energy Secretary talks to ITV News Anglia about collective switching schemes
The Energy Secretary Ed Davey has been speaking to ITV News Anglia about collective switching schemes, which many councils are now using to help people save money on their energy bills.
Using the free schemes people can join a collective bargaining group, who go straight to energy suppliers for a better deal. The average saving is £150 a year.
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Councils go collective to help with energy bills
With spring just around the corner many people will be glad to see the back of a pretty chilly winter, and especially those who are struggling to pay their energy bills.
With this in mind more and more councils in our region are doing their bit to help people. One example is a free service which asks people to join a collective bargaining group, then goes straight to energy suppliers on people's behalf to get a better deal. The average saving is £150 a year.
ITV News Anglia's Luke Farrington has been seeing if people are getting value for money.
For more information on the scheme featured in Luke's piece you can go to the Norfolk Big Switch and Save website.
And click on the links to read about similar schemes in Suffolk, Peterborough, Hertfordshire, and Luton.
A busy year for Luton and Southend airports
New figures from the Civil Aviation Authority show that passenger numbers at Luton and Southend airports rose last year.
At Luton passenger numbers rose by 1.1% to 9.6 million and at Southend, where there has been major expansion, the number of passengers rose from 42,000 to 617,000.
Stansted saw numbers drop from just over 18 million to 17.4 million passengers - a fall of 3.2%.
Milton Keynes and Essex fare badly in bus survey
Milton Keynes and Essex have both fared badly in a survey on bus services by the independent watchdog Passenger Focus. The figures related to 20 areas of England outside London and involved 22,000 bus passengers.
Milton Keynes came bottom for overall satisfaction with 73% against a national average of 84%, while passengers in Essex were the least happy with punctuality.
Passenger Focus Chief Executive Anthony Smith said: "We hope this report will be a call to action for transport authorities and bus companies to better work together to improve things for passengers."
3D pavement art highlights cash fears
An artist has created a 3D image of a money pit on a pavement in Wellingborough to highlight the need for people with money worries to seek help.
The picture was created on the street outside the town's FISH advice centre, which offers free financial guidance.
Click below to watch a report from ITV Anglia's Stuart Leithes:
