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South Essex College graduate secures key job in interactive design

UNIVERSITY Centre South Essex graduate James Lester has secured his dream job in interactive design.

157 drink and drug driving arrests during December so far

OFFICERS have made nearly 160 drink or drug driving-related offences in the first half of December.

Covid-19: Thurrock continues to have highest rate of infection in country

THURROCK continues to have the highest rate of infection in the whole of England. Figures released today (Monday ) showed a rate of1061.1 cases per...

Amazon Tilbury competition winner makes £5,000 festive donation to special needs trust

A TEAM member from Amazon in Tilbury has made a £5,000 donation to a Special Educational Needs (SEN) trust in Essex after winning a national competition to design a festive postcard.

Four men guilty of their involvement in deaths of 39 people found in Grays

FOUR men been found guilty of their involvement in a people smuggling ring, which contributed to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children in October last year.

Covid-19: Thurrock now has the highest rate of infection in England

THURROCK has the highest rate of infection in the whole of England.

Amazon deliver Mercedes fleet to Romford

THE Amazon delivery station in Romford has rolled out a fleet of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles as part of The Climate Pledge – Amazon’s commitment to be net zero carbon by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement’s goal of 2050.

USP Palmer’s students have a tail to tell

LEVEL3 IT students at USP College Palmer’s Campus have been working with Tail to Tell, a doggy day care and home boarding service based in Billericay, to develop a website for them.

Covid-19: The number of cases in Thurrock rises again

THE NUMBER of cases in Thurrock has increased again.

COVID-19: Tier 4 lockdown announced for Thurrock with Christmas bubbles cancelled

MILLIONS of people across southeast England including Thurrock will no longer be able to mix with other households at Christmas, with a new Tier 4 level of COVID restrictions – equivalent to a full lockdown – to come into force tomorrow.

Crown Road car park closes for COVID-19 mobile testing unit

CROWN Road car park in Grays has been temporarily closed to allow for the operation of a Coronavirus mobile testing unit (MTU).

Chancellor extends furlough and loan schemes

IN a move to ensure firms can access the support they need through continuing economic disruption, Rishi Sunak also confirmed he would be extending the government-guaranteed Covid-19 business loan schemes until the end of March.

Criterion Capital submits homes for key workers on Howard Road in Chafford Hundred

CRITERION Capital is delighted to announce that key workers such as teachers, nurses and bobbies will receive early priority access to the new high quality rental homes proposed for the derelict site to the rear of Bannatyne’s Gym on Howard Road, Chafford Hundred.

Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price promotes ports in Thurrock

THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle-Price rose on the floor to discs the future of th sports in Thurrock.

Thurrock Council faces £20m loss after secretive investment goes bad

THURROCK council , already the subject of controversy over its financial practices, could lose £20m of taxpayers’ money after a secretive investment deal turned sour, the Bureau can reveal.

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