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No plans to re-open temporary mortuary

THERE are no plans to reopen a temporary mortuary – despite a rise in coronavirus cases and deaths in Essex.

Thurrock residents startled by sound of sonic boom

RESIDENTS all over the east of England were startled to hear a large boom noise at lunchtime.

Government urges people aged over 80 to drive up to 90 minutes to get Covid jab

HUNDREDS of thousands of pensioners have been urged to drive for up to 90 minutes in order to get the Coronavirus vaccine, the government has admitted reports the Daily Mirror.

Yorkshire Building Society launch six online lessons for Thurrock students

YORKSHIRE Building Society has launched six online lessons of its financial education programme Money Minds, to support parents, carers, teachers and all Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 primary school pupils as well as Key Stage 3 secondary pupils through the coronavirus pandemic.

Highways England calls on local businesses to be a part of Lower Thames Crossing project

HIGHWAYS England is today (Monday 11 January) calling on local businesses in Kent and Essex to be a part of the most ambitious road scheme seen in the UK in nearly 35 years, the Lower Thames Crossing.

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.

Covid-19: Infection rate for Thurrock rises again

THURROCK remains second in the Covid-19 table.

Green light for Tilbury FC’s new ground and 112 new homes

A NEW stadium for Tilbury Football Club has been approved by councillors this evening. It will still take a month for the approval to be...

Thurrock Labour slam Tory-run Thurrock Council over budget plans

COUNCILLOR John Kent, Leader of Thurrock Council's Labour Group commenting after the publication of Thurrock Conservative's budget plans said; "Thurrock Conservatives are caught in a...

Government extends eviction ban for six weeks

FACING mounting pressure of a rent debt crisis fuelled by the pandemic and following a recent shift in policy in Scotland, a six-week extension to the eviction ban has just been announced by the government.

Essex Police Commissioner says “Stay Safe Essex”

THERE is no doubt that we are in challenging and difficult times. Since I spoke to you last week, I’m sure you all know the government has introduced a national lockdown,

Aldi stores set to scrap plastic from whole food stores

ALDI stores in Essex make the first move to trial the removal of plastic packaging from wholefood nuts, in a bid to further reduce plastic waste.

Covid pandemic could lead to tens of thousands more liver disease cases in 2021, warns charity

THE British Liver Trust is calling for every person in the UK to consider their liver health and take a simple quiz to assess their risk during January after adults across the UK admit to making unhealthy lifestyle choices in 2020.

Restrictions impacted businesses in Thurrock received more than £940k in just two days

THURROCK Council has helped local businesses impacted by restrictions access more than £940k of support since the government announced the latest support package yesterday (Tuesday, 5 January), bringing the overall total amount to £25.5millon since the start of the pandemic.

Covid-19: Thurrock cases rises to 2641

THIS continues to confirm that we may be in a for a very difficult January and underline why the authorities have declared that the whole county has to be treated as the scene of a “major incident”.

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