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Still time to have your say on plans for police and fire services

THERE is still time for people who live or work in Essex to have their say on the proposed priorities in the county's first ever Fire and Rescue Plan.

Grays-based TechVertu achieves Cyber Security certification for John F Hunt Group

TechVertu achieves Cyber Security certification for John F Hunt Group JOHN F Hunt Group Limited has just attained its Cyber Security Certificate, which means that...

Anglian Water 85% owned by foreign companies, union study shows

THIRTY years on from privatisation it’s a scandal the water that falls from England’s skies is now overwhelmingly owned by overseas profiteers, says GMB Union

Application for five Gypsy-Traveller homes in Grays

A PLANNING application has been submitted for a large traveller development in Grays.

Come along to free taster sessions with the Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus

THE Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus is holding two free taster sessions in January 2019. The taster sessions are open to all those with lower range voices as these are especially needed in the Chorus.

Jobs fear for Thurrock as HMV is set to enter administration

MUSIC retailer HMV is poised to enter administration for the second time in six years, a move that would affect 2,200 staff at more than 120 stores.

Thurrock Council’s new housing waiting list described as “social cleansing

SOCIAL cleansing is the label given to a new housing waiting list policy that is being considered by Thurrock Council.

Make your new year resolution to join the Grays Beachcombers

ANOTHER fantastic litter pick on Wednesday 19th December, this time at the RSPB Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve foreshore.

999 service gears up for the busiest night of the year

THE emergency services 999 line has provided a lifeline for members of the public to contact the Police, Fire, Ambulance or Coastguard for the last 80 years. It is the most memorable number in the UK and provides a vital service.

Grays resident charged with abduction and assault

A GRAYS resident has been charged with kidnap and assault.

Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price says Google and Facebook should be forced to remove content about suicide

TECHNOLOGY giants including Google and Facebook should be forced to remove content about suicide and self-harm, the government’s minister for suicide prevention has demanded.

No-deal Brexit could put public at risk, warns Met chief

THE public could be put at risk if the UK leaves the EU in March without an official agreement, the UK's most senior police officer has said reports the BBC.

Griffin Foundation Trust: Still time to apply

THERE is still time to apply for a grant under the Griffin Foundation Trust. Applications for funding need to be in by 31st December 2018

The Moving Trends of South Ockendon for 2018

READ the National newspapers, and they talk of doom and gloom in the current British housing market. Such things as strained buyer affordability (as property prices have increased over the past six years

Couple left homeless after Christmas Day house fire in Grays

A HOUSE has been left uninhabitable after Christmas lights were left on overnight and caught alight. Crews were called to Chadwell Road, Grays, in...

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