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Brentwood gridlock warning if major housing build not managed well

ESSEX County Council has been warned large housing developments planned for Brentwood will lead to commuter gridlock if it does not implement satisfactory mitigation....

Basildon: Controversial plans for large new industrial park agreed

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a large new business park have been agreed despite concerns it will “put the community through years and years of misery.”...

Essex residents could be offered “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” 50/50 council option

ESSEX residents could be offered a “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” 50/50 council option. Currently, there are four formal business cases being worked on...

Councillor arranges meeting over Mossbourne Fobbing Academy complaints

A COUNCILLOR has organised a meeting with an under-fire school after a string of complaints from parents reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The Mossbourne Federation,...

Basildon Council Cabinet approves next stage of Westgate Arena project

BASILDON'S plans for a state-of-the-art 3,500-seat arena have taken a major step forward, as the Council's Cabinet has approved the formation of a dedicated...

Firefighter to turn personal tragedy into mission to save lives

AN Essex firefighter who has turned personal tragedy into a mission to save lives is preparing to take on a major endurance challenge later...

Grays Athletic a step closer to new home after planning decision

GRAYS Athletic FC fans are in upbeat mode after a chairman's casting vote kept their dream of a new home alive reports Thurrock Nub...

Essex health trusts ranked among some of worst in country

HEALTH trusts serving Essex have been rated as some of the worst in England. Mid and South Essex NHS Trust, which is responsible for...

Proposal for four new councils in Greater Essex published

THURROCK Council has published its full proposal for changes to future local government in Essex as the deadline looms for all county local authorities...

Blood pressure monitors available in Essex Libraries

YOU can now borrow blood pressure monitors for free from our 74 libraries.  The monitors will also be available from two mobile libraries too. The scheme...

Launders Lane fires could take seven years to resolve, Havering Council says

IT could take up to seven years to put a stop to a perennially burning rubbish dump in Rainham, the council says. Arnolds Field, in...

 Eight new homes plan in Stanford-le-Hope rejected

THURROCK Council has rejected plans for eight new homes on former back gardens in Stanford-le-Hope reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The controversial plans were opposed...

Mossbourne Fobbing Academy: Pupil, 11, put in isolation on first day row over uniform 

A GIRL was placed in isolation on her first day of school before being turned away until she brought trousers despite wearing a knee-length...

Thurrock Court Players presents their production of A Murder is Announced.

AN announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock's Victorian house. What follows...

TOPS set to fly high with Come From Away

THURROCK'S No.1 Musical society TOPS are absolutely delighted to be one of the first Theatre companies in the UK to be given the performing...

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