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Home care provider re-launches monthly community hub 

AN award-winning home care provider is re-launching a monthly community hub for the first time in five years to help tackle loneliness and promote...

Make everyday a playday with Tax-Free Childcare

TO mark Playday 2025 (6 August), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging working families to save money by signing up to Tax-Free Childcare...

Family to take on the great St Luke’s Hospice loop

A TEAM of family and friends will take part in the St. Luke's Loop on Sunday 5th October in memory of Pat Jones –...

Scoop Alert: Amorino is coming to Lakeside

GET ready, Essex - the sweetest treats are heading your way! Lakeside Shopping Centre, the internationally renowned shopping, dining and leisure destination, is thrilled...

East of England ambulance service hit with discrimination claim

THREE frontline ambulance clinicians working for the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) are pursuing a pregnancy and maternity discrimination claim against the...

Grays lorry deaths: Ringleader of people-smuggling operation has time added to sentence for failing to pay back Confiscation Order

THE ringleader of a people-smuggling operation which led to the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children in Essex, has had his...

Happy tappers hit one million milestone in record time

LOCAL rail company c2c has announced that more than one million pay as you go with contactless taps have now been made by its...

Think Pharmacy First this summer to get the care you need quicker

AS the hot weather looks set to return, NHS experts are reminding residents that their local pharmacy should be their first port of call...

Council tenant evicted for persistent breach of court injunction

A TENANT of Basildon Council has been evicted following repeated breaches of a court-issued injunction relating to ongoing anti-social behaviour, including abusive conduct and...

Homebuyers are being warned to avoid Stamp Duty Land Tax scams, following a landmark Court of Appeal decision.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning people purchasing properties to be vigilant of tax agents offering to secure Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)...

Senior teacher at Thurrock secondary school banned after sending inappropriate messages to former pupil

A SENIOR teacher at a Thurrock school has been banned because of his inappropriate messages to a former pupil. A misconduct panel has considered and...

Plans for new pylons across Essex are not expected to have any “material impact” on housing development

PLANS for new pylons across Essex are not expected to have any “material impact” on the delivery of a huge new housing village in...

Thurrock Museum: VJ80: Tell Them Of Us

THURROCK Museum: VJ80: Tell Them Of Us. Full details below.

Thurrock offers careers support for young people after results day

YOUNG people in Thurrock who are not sure of their next steps into employment or education after receiving their Entry level, GCSE, A level...

Jet Patching, the eco-friendly and quick way to fix road defects in Thurrock

HUNDREDS of road defects, including potholes and cracks, will be repaired on roads across the borough in the coming weeks thanks to fast, cost...

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