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Childline Calls Surge Since COVID-19 Lockdown

CHILDLINE have seen a surge in children aged 11 and under reaching out with mental health concerns. Since the start of lockdown, Childline have delivered...

St. Modwen Homes Donates £20,000 to Thurrock Coronavirus Action Group

ST. MODWEN HOMES, the housebuilder behind the 230-home Bennetts Fields development in South Ockendon, have donated £20,000 to Thurrock Community and Voluntary Services (CVS)...

Cancer referrals drop by 40 per cent in Essex

VISITS to A&E in Essex have started to increase, but are still well down on the figures from a year before Covid-19 struck. But it...

Health Secretary announces breast cancer screening programme will resume.

HEALTH Secretary Jeanne Freeman announces that the breast cancer screening programme, paused since 20 March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will resume. Anyone invited for...

Free HIV home test kits now available in Thurrock in bid to ‘break the chain’ of HIV

A NEW drive to increase HIV testing in Thurrock has been launched by the UK's largest HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust.

Delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment due to coronavirus could cause up to 35,000 excess deaths in the UK

DELAYS to cancer diagnosis and treatment due to coronavirus could cause up to 35,000 excess deaths in the UK within a year in a worst case scenario, research suggests reports the BBC.

Celebrations as Purfleet officially renamed Purfleet-on-Thames

ON 4th July 2020 at midday, Purfleet in Essex was officially renamed Purfleet-on-Thames. This follows a two- year campaign by Purfleet-on-Thames Community Forum led by vice chair Trevor Batchelor.

Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle Price asks question on influenza

THURROCK Mp Jackie Doyle Price rose (virtually) in the House of Commons to ask a question about influenza. Miss Doyle-Price said: "To ask the Secretary...

The Big Bike Revival – Hardie Cycle Hub offers free servicing for keyworkers

KEY workers in SS17 on the front-line saving lives in the fight against coronavirus can benefit from free services for their bikes thanks to Hardie Cycle Hub at Hardie Park in Stanford le Hope which has joined a scheme run by Cycling UK.

Covid-19: Essex upturn in deaths due to “reporting delays”

THERE was a surge in Essex Covid-19 deaths around three weeks after thousands flocked to the county’s beaches, new data shows.

Keeping connected with learning disability patients during Covid

THIS week (15-21 June) is Learning Disability Week and the focus this year is the importance of friendships during lockdown. Covid-19 has been a time of continuous concern and change for all of us,

Nurse who beat Coronavirus is back helping others beat it too

A NURSE who spent weeks fighting coronavirus has praised her colleagues at Southend who helped support her on her journey to recovery.

Deaths in Thurrock rise by 185 percent

BUT Thurrock followed closely behind with the number of excess deaths 185 per cent above levels usually expected.

Health bosses seek Thurrock residents views on NHS services during Covid-19

THE NHS is seeking views of local people and communities to better understand how to support people during the Coronavirus pandemic and beyond.

Coronavirus: Some people shielding allowed outdoors from Monday

VULNERABLE people in England and Wales advised to stay home since the coronavirus lockdown began will be able to go outdoors again from Monday.

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