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Orsett Cricket Club bowled over by help from Essex Freemasons

COMMUNITY Cricket Club is bowled over, thanks to the generosity of Essex Freemasons including the Cross Keys Community Fund (CKCF), The Cricket Lodge of...

Asda shares important reminder to families to help them budget over the school holidays

ASDA are reminding customers of a lifeline available for families during the school holidays. It’s hugely popular ‘Kids Eat for £1’ café meal deal...

c2c launches digital Family Travelcard as part of its summer value campaign

LOCAL rail operator Trenitalia c2c has expanded its ticketing suite just in time for summer with its Family Travelcard available for purchase on the...

Free Pride event at the Thameside Theatre

EXPERIENCE Thurrock's first Pride on screen, free at the Thameside on Thursday 25 July.   In celebration of Thurrock's first ever Pride the LGBTQ+ Community Network...

Essex based Charity The Dream Factory reaches an outstanding milestone by granting their 700th Dream

THE Dream Factory grants dreams to children and young adults between the age of 3 to 25 years, who suffer from life-threatening, life-limiting conditions,...

Euros woe turns to holiday heaven as London Stansted gears up for busiest summer ever

WHILE many of us are suffering a post-Euros hangover, spirits remain sky high at London Stansted as it gears up for its busiest summer...

Plant a free Woodland Trust tree for your school, sports club or community group and help fight the climate and nature crisis

TIME is running out for schools, sports clubs and community groups to take advantage of the Woodland Trust’s latest free trees giveaway and help...

Organisations invited to run Big Local legacy youth project in Grays

CASH is on the table for an organisation to put together a long term project to support young people in Thurrock.  The funding comes from...

Self compassion programme for carers of addicts

A DEDICATED support organisation, Blossome, has received two years of funding via the Unpaid Carers Fund totalling £60,000 from Essex County Council to deliver...

Transport Secretary kickstarts “bus revolution” as she promises to support local leaders to deliver better buses up and down the country

TRANSPORT Secretary Louise Haigh will visit Greater Manchester today to begin the Government’s bus revolution, as she pledges to support every community to...

New author helps Thurrock children with mental health story book called ‘The Meddling Muddles’

STANFORD-le-Hope resident, Lynne Northcott had been sitting on a book she had written during the Covid19 Pandemic for almost four years until recently publishing...

Campaigners slam council for doing nothing while the State cinema is reduced to a derelict shell

THE Save the State Cinema campaign group has expressed its 'extreme' disappointment after witnessing the "wanton vandalism, destruction and arson attacks that have taken...

Woodland to be extended into east London urban areas

HAVERING Council is backing a major forestry project being extended into urban areas. The borough includes part of the Thames Chase Community Forest, which comprises around...

Chelmsford Racecourse: preview and tips for Sunday’s eight-race card – including the £100,000 Queen Charlotte Stakes

ONE of the most prestigious races of the year at Chelmsford Racecourse arrives on Sunday with the £100,000 Queen Charlotte Stakes, part of a...

Neil Moore from William Edwards School wins leadership award in the Royal Opera House Trailblazer Awards

STAFF and students at William Edwards School, part of South West Essex Community Trust (SWECET) are celebrating as Neil Moore, Department Leader recently won...

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