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THURROCK MP, Jackie Doyle-Price has questioned whether the constituency of Thurrock needs a new name.

THE parents of Essex have spoken! Following months of nominations from mums and dads across Essex, and more than 40,000 votes over the summer, the results of the Essex Mums Awards 2016 are in

THURROCK'S Family Learning team has just announced details of their next popular craft activity day, 'Investigating Insects', giving Thurrock parents/carers an opportunity to have fun learning something new together with their children.

A13 Essex - One lane closed and queuing traffic on A13 eastbound in Orsett between Tilbury and Orsett Cock, because of an accident involving a car and a motorcycle. Congestion to the A1012 junction.

BY 2020, it is possible that Thurrock might have six new senior schools. Whether Thurrock needs six new senior schools is a moot point.

MORE than 100 local people came together yesterday to launch a pocket-sized book containing no fewer than 100 illustrated short stories about Thurrock's heritage.

THE children at Arthur Bugler Primary School in Stanford-le-hope are enjoying a recent addition to their school in the form of a brand new state of the art sensory room.

AS an ex- soldier I am inclined to magnanimity in victory but I do not feel the slightest inclination to be magnanimous to those "weasly " Labour Party MPs who resented Mr Corbyn's decisive Leadership victory in 2015 and have spent the past year sniping, bleating and plotting against him and his parliamentary supporters .

HOW DO you improve your public relations? How do you get your good news in the newspapers?

ESSEX Police and partner agencies came together for the launch of a new policing operation aimed at tackling rural crime.

THURROCK Council is set to close a major road in Purfleet for two weeks. Stonehouse Lane in Purfleet will be closed from 0800 hrs on September 26th to 1700 hrs on October 8th.

A MOTORIST who died following a road traffic collision on the A13 on Monday, September 19 has been named by police as 35 year-old Karl Fox of Wills Hill in Stanford-le-Hope.

"I am disappointed that Owen Smith fell short of being elected Leader of the Labour Party today.

ESSEX Firefighters have been called to a fire involving two large barns near the Chadwell Bypass in Chadwell St Mary.

HEALTH and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny committee agreed to look at re-commissioning three new service including; the Healthy Lifestyles Service, Adults Substance Misuse Treatment Service and the Carers Support, Information and Advice service.