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DP World and UNICEF announce global partnership to support Covid-19 vaccination

DP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and related immunisation supplies in low- and lower-middle-income countries. 

Lidl to give store staff one-off £200 bonus

LIDL is to give frontline store and warehouse staff a one-off £200 bonus in thanks for their ongoing work through the pandemic reports The Grocer.

A new freeport to boost employment in Thurrock

By Local Democracy Reporter A NEW freeport will hugely bolster employment in Thurrock, a leading councillor has proclaimed. DP World and Forth Ports are bidding for...

Walsh and Port of Tilbury announce major investment and expansion of aggregates supply business

LONDON'S leading provider of river, road and rail freight solutions, Walsh, has signed a 20-year agreement with the Port of Tilbury to help to meet the capital’s demand for construction materials in the most sustainable way.

Boost for freeport bid as Thames Enterprise Park joins London Gateway, Port of Tilbury and Ford

THE bid for a freeport on the Thames is now even stronger. Thames Enterprise Park – a 669-acre former oil refinery development site shortly to become a manufacturing, logistics and clean energy hub – is joining the bid.

Morrisons to provide two million meals for families in need

MORRISONS is extending its work with leading food redistribution charity The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT), to provide great quality food for thousands of families in the UK, while at the same time significantly reducing food waste in its food making operations and supply chain around the UK.

Clothes sales slump in worst year for shops on record

UK retail sales saw their largest annual fall on record in 2020, driven by a slump in demand for fashion reports the BBC.

Asda to provide 7,000 Dell laptops to help schools tackle digital exclusion

ASDA has today announced that it is working with Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) to provide 7,000 laptops to schools across the UK to help those children who are at risk of falling behind in their education because they do not have the technology to take part in online lessons during lockdown.

Cash boost for Thurrock Play Network

CORY Riverside Energy (‘Cory’) has today announced the seven successful applicants to the Cory Community Fund, which will receive grants totalling £25,000.

Are you one of Thurrock’s next social entrepreneurs?

THE School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) supported Claire Prosho through its Thurrock Social Entrepreneurship programme in 2019 which helps budding social entrepreneurs in Thurrock turn their idea into a reality.

Thames Freeport bid could help secure 20,000 jobs

THURROCK Council’s Cabinet has unanimously backed a bid to create a Thames Freeport that could see new skills academies and more than 20,000 new jobs. Cabinet agreed to support the submission of the Thames Freeport bid to government at its meeting on Wednesday, 13 January.

Thurrock’s self employed can spread payments over 12 months

ALMOST 25,000 Self Assessment customers have set up an online payment plan to manage their tax liabilities in up to 12 monthly instalments, totalling £69.1 million, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed today.

Factory-built homes to plug affordability gap caused by new Help to Buy thresholds in Thurrock

LEADING modular housing company ilke Homes has secured its first site in the South East of England – a 15-acre greenfield parcel in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex

Morrisons pay to break £10 an hour barrier

MORRISONS is today announcing a new pay deal for its store colleagues, becoming the first UK supermarket group to guarantee pay of at least £10 an hour.

Purfleet regeneration receives £75m government funding boost

PURFLEET-on-Thames has received a multi-million-pound funding boost from central government to support the regeneration of its town centre.

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