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HUNDREDS OF Thurrock residents turned out for the latest protest against Thurrock Council's plans to close the Thameside Complex, including its theatre. They marche to...

THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle-Price rose on the floor fo the House of Commons to speak on a debate violence against women and girls.

THURROCK health care teams brought in the army during the height of Covid-19, a clinical commissioning boss has revealed reports Local Democracy Reporter. Explaining the...

FIREFIGHTERS have won a discrimination case against a fire and rescue service, having successfully argued that forcing firefighters with disabilities to use annual leave or TOIL when shielding amounted to discrimination. The case is thought to be the first where an employer has discriminated as a result of employees following government health guidance related to Covid.

BP says it is "prioritising" fuel deliveries across its network of branded filling stations as some are hit by the national shortage of HGV...

THURROCK Council is calling on private landlords in the borough to help it settle refugees from Afghanistan in the area.

PURFLEET on Thames Community Forum to discuss housing

SOUTH Basildon and East Thurrock MP Stephen Metcalfe rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question regarding the space sector.

FASTER healing and better outcomes for patients with leg wounds is the ambition of an innovative new programme being rolled out across Mid and south Essex (MSE).

Estuary 2021, announces two final events that will bring to an end the second edition of the large-scale arts festival that celebrates the lives, historical impact and landscape of remarkable Thames Estuary.  SILT and Nattsong are both commissioned as part of Estuary 2021 which began in May, with the main festival programme taking place across locations in South Essex and North Kent, as well as online.

THURROCK BME working on behalf of Thurrock CVS and the Mid & South Essex Health and Care Partnership has secured funding to increase the vaccine take up amongst minority ethnic groups.

TWO local students who won the opportunity to start a career in engineering following a competition run by The Port of Tilbury and the Gateway Academy, are now ready to take up apprenticeships at the busy port.

IN the first few weeks of the new Safer Streets scheme in Grays, the council’s Community Engagement Officers have hit the ground running playing a key role in the arrest of a drug dealer and the jailing of a prolific shop-lifter.

THE Alzheimer’s Society’s Thurrock Team will be providing information, advice and support for anyone affected by dementia in Thurrock.

THE government is considering offering emergency state-backed loans to energy companies as firms battle to stay afloat amid surging gas prices reports the BBC.