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Higher return for rental properties in Purfleet-on-Thames

STRIVING for higher yields remains the holy grail for buy to let, and new research suggests investors could be attracted by large infrastructure projects....

Government use powers to build Brexit lorry parks (with one ear-marked for Thurrock)

WITH Britain less than four months away from its final split with the European Union, U.K. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick gave himself sweeping powers to build truck parks across large parts of England to avoid chaotic queues at ports.

Job Advert: Gateway Learning Community: IT officer required

THE Gateway Learning Community (GLC): a partnership of local primary and secondary schools committed to working together to achieve the highest educational standards

Amazon to create 7,000 new UK jobs

ONLINE retail giant Amazon has said it will create a further 7,000 UK jobs this year to meet growing demand.

Mecca Bingo could be coming to Thurrock to find an unsung hero

MECCABINGO.COM could be coming to your town to reward an unsung hero Bingo fans reveal that their living rooms are in biggest need of a...

Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

THE Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will close on 31 October 2020. From 1 July, employers can bring furloughed employees back to work for any amount...

Hopes for the future of intu Lakeside

THE holding company for four Intu centres, Intu SGS has secured £30 million of new investment and waivers on financial covenants, after Intu collapsed...

G&W UK companies invest in 75 new lifting and handling machines across their UK container terminals

G&W UK companies invest in 75 new lifting and handling machines across their UK container terminals Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming Inc....

AGE UK welcomes £2k donation from Tilbury Amazon team

THE staff and volunteers at Age UK Essex have received a £2,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury.  Age UK Essex has a...

Tesco’s 16,000 jobs drive to reward lockdown temps

TESCO will create 16,000 new permanent jobs after lockdown led to "exceptional growth" in its online business. The new posts will include 10,000 staff to...

Councillors say plans for one of the UK’s biggest theme parks must involve Thurrock residents

Residents have been kept in the dark over plans to build a major new theme park in Kent that could have major implications for...

Commuters: Grays one of the cheapest places to live outside London

AS the capital of England, London is naturally amongst the most expensive places to live in the UK. Housing, food and the average pint will...

Millions of teenagers to get access to pot of money each over the next nine years

HUNDREDS of thousands of teenagers in the East of England are set to benefit for the first time from money in Child Trust Funds...

Londoners flock to Thurrock according to property report

EVER-more people were shunning the capital to live in Essex, even before the pandemic. A whopping 35,154 people left London to move to Essex in...

Coronavirus: Claims open for second self-employed support grant

MILLIONS of self-employed people whose trade has been hit by coronavirus can now apply for a second support grant from the government. More than three...

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