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Essex Police officer dismissed over “racist and homophobic WhatsApp messages”

AN Essex Police officer, who sent racist and homophobic messages to friends on WhatsApp, has been found guilty of gross misconduct.

Plans to develop land close to Lakeside

A PROPOSAL to redevelop land close to Lakeside Shopping Centre into an industrial site has been submitted to Thurrock Council.

West Tilbury company fined after worker injured in potato machine

A WEST Tilbury company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured following an incident with a potato grading machine.

Cat rescued after being stuck in a wall in Grays

THE RSPCA was called to rescue a cat stuck between a brick wall and an extension at a home in Grays, Essex.

Plans for flats on site of car showroom in Corringham

A CAR showroom and garage dating back to the 1940s could be demolished to make way for a new block of flats.

Ambitious plans for Purfleet take a step closer

AN ambitious proposal to transform the town of Purfleet and “set the benchmark for regeneration” could take a step closer to reality after council officers recommended that the plans are approved next week.

Your health service is here for you this Easter in Thurrock

NHS leaders across Thurrock and the whole of mid and south Essex area are putting together a range of information for local people to help them know what services are available this bank holiday.

Here comes the Magic at Thameside Theatre

MAGIC! The Tour, starring accomplished magicians JezO and Doctor Bondini, is set to hit the stage on Saturday, 4 May.

Stanford residents among eighteen charged with theft from lorries

EIGHTEEN people have been will face charges following a string of offences in relation to the alleged theft of goods from lorries across the county.

“Dangerous and unpredictable” Grays man jailed for five years over firearm offences

A MAN who forced entry to a Grays home while armed with an imitation firearm has been jailed for five years and two months.

Community work paves the road to success on Frost Estate in Corringham

JUST a couple of years ago, Giffards Cross Avenue and Central Avenue were virtually impassable and the community on this private estate was as fractured as it's roads.

You can’t pick quicker than a Purfleet picker!

OVER EIGHTY bags of other people's rubbish along with boiler, a mattress and carpets were removed from London Road between the station and Cornwall House Car Park on Saturday by the 'Purfleet Pickers'.

Advanced warning regarding C2C timetable restrictions

C2C will only be able to operate a restricted train service for 16 days in July and early August because of engineering work preparing for the introduction of TfL's new Barking Riverside train service.

Teenager wanted in connection with assault at Chafford Hundred station

CAN you help Essex Police find 17-year-old Georgie Powell from Grays?

Three jailed for attack on elderly couple in Grays

THREE men who attacked an elderly couple in their own home at gunpoint before trying to steal cash and jewellery have been locked up for a collective total of more than 25 years.

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