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Basildon Council celebrates A-level and further education success

STUDENTS across Basildon are celebrating today as they receive their A-level, vocational, and technical qualification results. Young people from across the borough have completed their...

Councils launch new LGR website

A NEW website is available to help people understand possible changes to local government in Greater Essex. Councils across Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock have launched...

Google plans for sprawling data centre campus on designated wildlife site   

PLANS from tech giant Google to build a huge new data centre campus on a designated Local Wildlife Site in South Essex have been...

ADHD drugs have wider life benefits, study suggests

DRUG treatment can help people newly diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) to reduce their risk of substance misuse, suicidal behaviour, transport accidents...

Well done, Thurrock! Students celebrate results and look ahead

IT IS a day of celebration across Thurrock as hundreds of students receive their A-Level and BTEC results today (Thursday 14 August). To mark the...

Epping Council applies for injunction against Bell Hotel owners

EPPING Forest District Council has applied for an interim High Court injunction restraining the accommodation of asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel in Epping. Documents...

Why Lincolnshire may be sending its water to Thurrock

WATER from Lincolnshire will be transported to drier parts of the country to keep the taps running over the next few decades reports the...

Chelmsford racecourse licence facing review

A VENUE that hosted a three-day music festival that left fans queuing for hours to leave could lose its licence due to public safety...

Stuart Sandeman officially opens Lakeside’s floating wellness retreat

BBC Radio 1 host and breathwork expert Stuart Sandeman officially opened Lakeside Shopping Centre's floating wellness retreat (Friday 8 August), leading a lakeside breathwork...

Tickets Now on Sale for Waddle-on-Sea Farewell Weekend

WITH just over three weeks left of Southend-on-Sea’s much-loved Waddle-on-Sea art trail, the public now has the chance to say a final goodbye to...

RSPCA urges vigilance as weapon attacks on cats rise by 30%

THE RSPCA is urging cat owners to be extra vigilant after shocking new figures show that the nation’s moggies are increasingly being targeted with...

BBC MasterChef UK Finalist and Entrepreneur from Essex launches his first book – Indian Made Easy by Anurag Aggarwal

INDIAN Made Easy is a delicious collection of more than 70 authentic, easy-to-follow Indianrecipes from BBC MasterChef UK 2023 Finalist Anurag Aggarwal from Langdon...

Officers continue work to tackle crime on our roads;

AS part of a national operation called Operation Topaz, which targets people using roads to commit serious crimes, our officers made 19 arrests over...

Basildon town centre development makes progress

A NUMBER of buildings have been demolished to allow the construction of 492 flats in Basildon town centre reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Works are...

Residents have claimed their properties need better protection from a 3,700-home development planned in Brentwood. 

RESIDENTS have claimed their properties need better protection from a 3,700-home development planned in Brentwood. People living in Old Mill Cottages, in Tilbury Road...

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