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A PROJECT set up to keep young people out of harm's way and counter the threat of the county lines drugs gangs has been hailed a success.

A STUDY carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has called on the Government to give training providers and employers financial incentives to take on apprentices without a grade 4 pass in GCSE English and maths, and then support them to achieve these qualifications.

THURROCK councillors want residents to get on board with a plan to provide homes and jobs for young people.

STUDENTS at Ortu Gable Hall had a fantastic day celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee last week, 13th of June, with a party which undoubtedly had a more exclusive invite list than the one at Buckingham Palace and a visit from the newly elected mayor, Cllr James Halden, and Cabinet Member for Education, Cllr Barry Johnson. 

A SCHEME improving access to hospital services for people with learning disabilities has been shortlisted for a national award.

MEASURES to tackle unscrupulous private landlords who evict tenants without giving a reason or who let unsafe homes, will be introduced under government proposals...

RESIDENTS in Corringham and wider East Thurrock have reacted with disappointment after Barclays announced that it plans to shut its branch in the town...

VIRTUAL and hybrid council meetings should be an integral part of the future of local democracy, councils say today – a year on since the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities call for evidence for remote meetings closed.

ESSEX Police are appealing for information following an assault in South Ockendon where a teenager was left needing surgery.

AFTER a gap of more than two years due to the global pandemic, the team at Port of Tilbury announce that the port will open its doors for a community Open Day and celebration on Saturday 25 June 2022 from 11am until 5pm at the London Cruise Terminal and everyone is invited.

A PARTNERSHIP of local authorities across South Essex is calling for owners of empty commercial properties to contact the recently launched ‘No Use Empty’ scheme and take advantage of 0% loans for up to 3yrs.

RESEARCHERS from Swansea University and the University of Essex have carried out an independent evaluation of Thurrock Council’s Ask Teddi app, which is run in collaboration with Solutions 4 Health, and offers free advice and information for Thurrock parents and carers with children under the age of 5.

DURING March to June, thousands of nominations came in for small, family-run shops, pubs, bars and cafes around the UK through local shopping platform, ShopAppy.

A CONSULTATION document for plans to build high voltage electricity pylons through Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex needs to be rewritten to include other options,...

FOLLOWING the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport worker's (RMT) ballot for industrial action, strike action is planned across the UK rail network next week, with significant disruption expected on all lines as well as services starting later and finishing much earlier than usual.