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Digital Switchover . Don’t be fooled!

There’s no such thing as a digital aerial. If you get a good analogue picture now, your existing aerial should be fine for digital. It may need replacing if it’s in poor condition

Darren Anderton at Lakeside

Darren Played alongside some of the greats of his time including Gazza and Lineker

Hipsey calls for heads to roll

Former Tory leader Terry Hipsey has challenged current leader Garry Hague to ask for the resignation of the three councillors

Lakeside Remembers

As the PA system announced the hour of eleven, Lakeside came to an absolute halt. Apart from the cry of a distant child you...

Armed Robbery in Stanford

Around midday two guards, one man and one female, were threatened by two white men with firearms outside the Murco garage on London Road. The robbers, who had their faces

No Shape to Govern

Thurrock and Basildon UKIP spokesperson Tim Aker has slammed the breaking news regarding three Tory Councillors and claims that they are "no shape to govern"

Aladdin in Grays Cancelled

THE producers of a planned new pantomime in Thurrock have reluctantly decided to cancel the week-long production of Aladdin.

Strictly at Lakeside

BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional, Ola Jordan, charmed fans at the Boots store in Lakeside yesterday, as she made an appearance to promote the popular TV show’s new make-up range.

Interesting move saves £1½m

“The interest rate savings, the underspend and the fact that the government has frozen most council pay rates means the council’s reserves will be in a much stronger position than we inherited

Saving proposals postponed

“Although I can’t go into detail at the moment, I can say we are examining several different and innovative ways forward for libraries and for Impulse; ideas that I am confident will make

Help police drive Thurrock burglaries down

Police across Thurrock are urging residents to secure their car keys after over twelve people have had their cars stolen in burglaries.

Fire Chiefs hell bent on provoking strike

Essex tax-payers are set to foot the bill for strike-busting bribes in fire chief's increasingly desperate bid to silence opposition to frontline cuts. Essex Fire Authority today cleared the way for fire chiefs to offer “enhanced pay” to firefighters prepared to sign a no- strike

Teaching The Teachers

Chafford Hundred Campus have a firm grip of the CPD ( Continual Professional Develpment) program. We spoke to Assistant principal George McMillan

Health and Well Being Review

Monday saw the Health and Well Being Scrutiny Comittee sit to discuss the much publicised Comprehensive Spending Review due to be announced last night.

No Strike Contracts for Firefighters

Members of the Fire Authority’s Policy and Strategy Committee gave the initiative their full backing at a meeting on Wednesday. EFA Chairman, Councillor Anthony Hedley said this was a sensible move designed to deliver certainty to ECFRS’ service delivery in uncertain times. He praised senior managers for acting swiftly following the recent high profile

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