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Call for Thurrock Council to delay civic offices project as cost of Covid begins to bite

A CALL has been made for a £10million expansion of Thurrock Council's offices to be put on hold after it was revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic has cost local council taxpayers millions of pounds.

Council welcomes government changes to traffic management laws

RESIDENTS and road users in Thurrock could soon benefit from new legislative changes which allow local authorities to have more responsibility for enforcing moving...

Thurrock resident wins £500 by “Piecing Thurrock Back Together”

RESIDENTS in Thurrock have been busy delivering, swapping and collecting Postcards of the borough as part of the Piecing Thurrock Back Together competition launched...

Secondary school admissions to open this September

THE next round of applications for secondary school places in Thurrock opens on Monday 7 September 2020. Parents and carers of children who were born...

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...

Local Council Tax Support – seeking views for a post-COVID scheme

RESIDENTS and interested parties will be asked for their input into a review of the Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) scheme as part of...

Thurrock children turning 18 can access Child Trust Funds

MILLIONS of people turning 18 from now will be able to withdraw money from Child Trust Funds for the first time. Children born from September...

Heritage, history and hopes for the future in Purfleet flags

OUTDOOR arts organisation Kinetika is getting ready to celebrate the T100 festival and the communities of Purfleet-on-Thames, the town Kinetika has called home since...

Support St. Luke’s Hospice by making or updating a Will this September

SEPTEMBER marks St. Luke's Hospice's annual 'Make a Will Month' campaign, where participating solicitors generously provide their Will writing expertise for free in exchange...

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...

Grays man Sami Raja behind bars after £2.4m fraud

A GRAYS man convicted of fraud in January 2019 is finally behind bars after fleeing abroad to evade justice and live in the lap of...

Parking on pavements could be banned in Thurrock

PAVEMENTS could be made safer for people with disabilities and families under new proposals to ban antisocial parking unveiled by the Government today. The practice...

Two charged over baseball attack in Lakeside

TWO people are due to appear at court following reports a teenager was assaulted with a baseball bat inside a shopping centre in Thurrock. Scott...

Essex Police pay tribute to 39 Vietnamese who lost their lives

Today, Essex Police pay tribute to 39 people – men, women, and children – who lost their lives last October, and send our...

Government accelerating pothole mapping project to support motorists and cyclists ahead of school return

THE Department for Transport will work with Gaist, a highway data and mapping company, businesses such as Deliveroo, Uber, Tesco and Ocado, alongside local...

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