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Thurrock MP Jen Craft: Use toll revenue from Lower Thames Crossing to fund Tilbury Ferry

JEN Craft, MP for Thurrock, has called for revenue from the Lower Thames Crossing to be invested in local public transport, including the return...

Two thirds of East of England adults without an up-to-date Will, charity warns

A STAGGERING 66% of adults in the East of England either don't have a Will or have one that's out-of-date, a national Will-writing charity...

Police search for teenage boy missing from Tilbury

Update: Mitchell has been found CAN you help find 14-year-old Mitchell Garrido, who’s gone missing from Tilbury? Police want to make sure he’s safe and...

Council secures injunctions to tackle anti-social behaviour on Felmores Estate

BASILDON Council has successfully obtained civil injunctions against three families and their visitors following multiple reports of serious anti-social behaviour on the Felmores Estate. Residents...

A130: Two men die in fatal collision

ESSEX Police are now in a position to confirm two men, both in their 20s, died following a collision on the A130 yesterday (Monday...

Community Network Services (CNS) expands digital customs platform to The Netherlands in boost for UK-EU trade

LEADING digital trade solutions provider and DP World company, Community Network Services (CNS), has today announced the expansion of its industry-leading Customs Management services...

Police concerned over man missing from South Ockendon

Update: William has been found CAN you help locate 78-year-old William Couper, who’s gone missing in South Ockendon? His not been seen since 12pm today,...

Mum’s charity walk is thanks to chemo team that ‘saved’ her life

A MUM from Rayleigh, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, is taking part in Mid and South Essex Hospital Charity’s...

£1 million Electrical Safety Fund opens for applications

A RECORD £1 million will be available to local groups and organisations, funding initiatives to protect people from electrical risks in the home, a...

Arts Outburst Raises the Curtain on Autumn 2025

ARTS Outburst is set to launch an exciting new season of creativity, community, and connection this autumn, with a packed line-up of projects, programmes,...

Young people in Thurrock helped by Riverside Trust.

MORE than 180 young people from Thurrock have benefited from support thanks to a £17,934 grant to Riverview Charitable Trust from the Essex Violence...

All aboard for Railway 200 in Essex

THIS September, the nation is commemorating 200 years of the railway. Visit Essex is encouraging everyone to mark the occasion by visiting one of...

London Stansted Managing Director hails East of England firms’ resilience on the global stage 

LONDON Stansted Managing Director, Gareth Powell, has hailed the resilience and ambition of exporters across the East of England, after new data revealed that...

High rise flats ‘uninhabitable for months’ after ‘major’ flood

A GRADE II listed high rise block of flats will be “uninhabitable” for around three months after a “major” flood, the council leader has...

Investigation urged after South Basildon and East Thurrock MP ‘apparently’ facilitates ‘racial slur’ against Sky News journalist

AN investigation is being urged into South Basildon and East Thurrock MP James McMurdock over his "use of social media to apparently facilitate racial...

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