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South Essex College makes commitment to support students and staff with their mental health and wellbeing

SOUTH Essex College has reaffirmed their commitment to staff and students by signing up to a brand new national mental health and wellbeing charter...

Tesco’s 16,000 jobs drive to reward lockdown temps

TESCO will create 16,000 new permanent jobs after lockdown led to "exceptional growth" in its online business. The new posts will include 10,000 staff to...

Will Jackie Doyle-Price be the People’s Choice?

Each year MPs across the country work closely with disadvantaged and underrepresented communities, ensuring they are supported. The Awards are determined in two ways. The...

Coronavirus: Violence and abuse against shop workers doubles during pandemic

A UNION is calling on the government to provide more protection for shop workers with new legislation and tougher sentencing. Violence and abuse against shop...

Councillors say plans for one of the UK’s biggest theme parks must involve Thurrock residents

Residents have been kept in the dark over plans to build a major new theme park in Kent that could have major implications for...

Thames Park Secondary School permanent accommodation plans

THE project team behind plans to build a permanent home for Thames Park Secondary School have today launched a website to share information with...

Aneurysm wristband will help save men’s lives

THE introduction of a wristband for men who have abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) could help save their lives in an emergency. The wristbands, which are...

Grays councillors demand action over rubbish collections

FOLLOWING an increasingly erratic round of rubbish collection, the councillors for Grays Riverside are urging the Council to have a more joined-up and consistent...

Investigation after man seriously assaulted in Tilbury

ESSEX Police are appealing for information about an assault in Tilbury which has left a man with fractures to his face. It was reported the...

Mobile breast screening units make their return

THE mobile breast screening units in Grays and Canvey Island have opened their doors to patients once again, screening invited women who are aged...

Commuters: Grays one of the cheapest places to live outside London

AS the capital of England, London is naturally amongst the most expensive places to live in the UK. Housing, food and the average pint will...

Concerns over teenage missing from Tilbury

HAVE you seen 15-year old Ervin Bah, who is missing from Basildon? He was last seen on Saturday 25 July in Saint Chads Road, Tilbury.  His...

Thurrock Council leader thanks Essex Police for swift action on pony and trap racing on Manorway

A POTENTIAL pony and trap race on the Manorway at Coryton was stopped in its tracks by Essex Police this morning. Cllr Rob Gledhill, Leader...

Visually impaired St Luke Hospice supporter wins garden photo competition

LAST month, Joyce Williams, 90, from Hullbridge, who currently lives with glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration, was crowned the winner of the ‘pots and...

Tilbury’s One Community set to re-open

MESSAGE from One Community: Many thanks for the vote of confidence in us as a local community centre. You have given us the mandate...

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