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Scheme to protect children exposed to domestic abuse expanded into Thurrock

OPERATION Encompass, a scheme which helps to protect children exposed to domestic abuse at home, is being expanded in Thurrock and introduced in Southend.

Help Essex Police to brighten a vulnerable child’s Christmas

CHRISTMAS is a time for giving and Essex Police wants to brighten Christmas for vulnerable children who may otherwise receive little or nothing.

New courses at USP College

STARTING in January 2021 USP College will be offering a new online course, Access to Higher Education in Health Science Professionals. Within this course you can follow a number of pathways including Nursing, Midwifery, Biomedical Science, Speech Therapy and Social Work to name a few.

Man dies following assault in Grays

A MAN has sadly died after being admitted to hospital with head injuries.

South Ockendon man arrested in Alicante

A 34-year old man from South Ockendon was arrested by the National Police in Alicante on Wednesday, in compliance with a European Arrest issued by UK authorities reports a Spanish newspaper.

Man left with life threatening injuries after serious assault in Grays

ESSEX Police is appealing for witnesses following reports that a man had been assaulted while on Southend Road, Grays around 12am on Monday 30 November.

Green fears could scupper £7bn Thames tunnel

BRITAIN'S biggest road building project has been thrown into doubt after senior planners warned that the proposals would be rejected in their present form reports The Times.

Labour bosses ban local party activists from discussing Jeremy Corbyn’s reinstatement

SUPPORTERS across the country face suspension from the Labour Party under a new crackdown that bans local discussions about the former leader’s reinstatement as a Labour MP reports The Huffington Post.

Chafford Hundred: Man jailed for dragging officer along ground with car and punching another

A MAN who dragged an officer along the ground with his car and punched another in the head has been jailed for four years and three months. 

Thurrock residents fined for breaching Covid-19 regulations

THE FIRST group of cases in relation to breaching Covid-19 regulations have come in front of the courts in Essex.

Thurrock Council disappointed to enter tier 2 once lockdown ends

THE government has announced that Thurrock will enter ‘Tier 2 High Alert’ restrictions once the current lockdown period comes to an end.

Thurrock’s businesses boosted by free parking in December

FOR the fourth consecutive year, Thurrock Council will offer free car parking every Saturday in December to support high-street businesses during the festive season.

Thurrock Council launch Give a Gift campaign

FOR some children in Thurrock, Christmas can be an uncertain time. Their family may be unable to give them the magical Christmas we want for our

Cruise ship Columbus sets sail after more than 200 days moored in Tilbury

AFTER spending 218 days at Tilbury Landing Stage, the cruise ship Columbus has finally left. She set sail for Gibraltar after taking on a PLA Pilot at 2200 on 18 November 2020, with the assistance of the tugs RT Evolution and SD Dolphin.

Keeping people safer by breaking the cycle of domestic abuse

EVERYONE deserves to live a life free of domestic abuse.” – That’s the message from the Southend, Essex and Thurrock Domestic Abuse Board

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