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Tax-dodging puppy farmers targeted in HMRC operation

MORE than £5m in unpaid tax has been recovered from hundreds of dog breeders and traders selling puppies on the black market reports the BBC.

Tilbury: Man robbed and attacked with hammer

ESSEX Police are appealing for information following a robbery in Tilbury where a man was threatened with a hammer and forced to withdraw cash.

Tilbury man in court over police assault charge

A MAN is due in court today, Saturday, May 4, charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker in Tilbury.

Pockets of legal aid “deserts” in areas

JUST three districts in Essex have publicly funded housing legal advice, according to new figures from the Law Society, which it says reveals catastrophic ‘legal aid deserts’.

Essex sees one of the highest increases in the number of children in need of care due to gangs.

ESSEX has seen one of the highest increases in the number of children in need of care due to gangs.

Thurrock Council continue to get tough on litter louts

THURROCK Council continues to take action on littering throughout the borough after three litter offenders were forced to pay more than £1,000 between them.

Grays man arrested on suspicion of murder after West Thurrock man disappears

ESSEX Police has arrested a man in connection with our ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 27-year-old Valentin Kachanov from West Thurrock.

Unions call on government to act over shop worker assaults

AN East of England shopworker is abused, threatened or assaulted over 19 times a year on average – Usdaw calls on the Government to act

Three men charged with burglary after two cars stolen from Tilbury

THREE men have been charged with burglary after two cars were stolen from a home in Tilbury.

Couple wanted over pickpocketing in Corringham

"WE know the images aren't very clear, but anyone with information is asked to contact the local policing team at #Grays on 101, quoting crime reference number 42/30420/19.

Two wanted over anti-social biking in Purfleet

They would like to speak to them in connection with a report of anti-social off-road bike riding on the Garrison Estate in Purfleet on Monday, April 22.

South Ockendon tenant who turned house into hangout for drug dealers and addict indefinitely banned from entering home.

A TENANT who turned his house into a local hangout for drug dealers and addicts has been indefinitely banned from entering his home.

Chelmsford Prison remains one of the most violent jails in the country

CHELMSFORD Prison remains one of the most dangerous and violent jails in the country, new figures have shown.

Second man arrested over murder in Grays

A SECOND man has been arrested in connection with the death of Trevor Cowan in Grays.

Over £1.5 million of additional funding secured from Home Office to tackle serious violent crime

MORE than £1.5million of additional funding has been secured from the Home Office to help tackle serious violent crime within Essex.

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