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People with experience of mental health services are helping to improve care for people who have experienced trauma.

THIS Co-Production Week (30 June to 4 July) and every week of the year, Lived Experience Ambassadors are working alongside staff at Essex Partnership...

Thurrock NPAIC raises concerns about new Local Government Outcomes Framework

FOLLOWING the announcement of the Local Government Outcomes Framework (LGOF) today by the Deputy Prime Minister, Members of Thurrock NPAIC have questioned the efficacy...

Tilbury ‘Picnic in the Park’ secures £2,000 sponsorship from local metal recycler EMR

THURROCK metal recycler EMR, which operates two sites in the Tilbury area - EMR East Tilbury and EMR Tilbury Dock - has continued its...

Discover a fulfilling career in care at the Basildon Social Care Job Fair

BASILDON residents seeking a meaningful and rewarding career are invited to attend the Basildon Social Care Job Fair, taking place on Friday 11 July,...

Discover Essex by rail with Greater Anglia in July

GREATER Anglia is encouraging people to get out and explore Essex by train this month with a range of discounts. To make it easier and...

Richard Holden MP writes to businesses in Basildon and Billericay warning they are sleepwalking into disaster

LOCAL MP for Basildon and Billericay, Richard Holden, has written to businesses across the constituency warning them that they are being sleepwalked into disaster...

Radiotherapy appeal run in half marathon raises over £13,500

A HUSBAND, whose wife was diagnosed with cancer, has raised over £13,500 for the Spotlight Radiotherapy Appeal at Southend Hospital after running this year’s...

Annual electoral canvass in Thurrock begins

RESIDENTS should check to make sure they are registered to vote as Thurrock Council begins its statutory annual electoral canvass.   Between Friday 4 July and Sunday 20 July, households...

Controversial new homes plan in Stanford-le-Hope under scrutiny from councillors

A PLAN to build eight new homes in Stanford-le-Hope has the backing of planners despite objections from residents and councillors. The Incidental Land Company Limited...

New Charter launched to strengthen Thurrock’s community and faith groups

THURROCK Council’s Cabinet has given its sign-off to a re-set of the relationship between it and the borough’s voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise...

Crews rescue eight-week-old foal from river in South Ockendon

ESSEX Firefighters saved an eight-week-old foal after it fell into a river on marshland in South Ockendon. They were called by a member of the...

Sniffing out illicit tobacco and vapes in Thurrock

A BOROUGHWIDE operation by our Trading Standards officers has seen 39,000 counterfeit cigarettes, 11kg of illicit hand rolling tobacco and over 700 illegal vapes...

Grants up to £22k now available to support young people and community safety projects as two PFCC funds launched

TODAY, Thursday 3 July, Essex Police Fire and Crime Commissioner Roger Hirst launches two funds offering grants to organisations supporting young people or community...

Safety day sees 100 drivers stopped by police in Grays

THURROCK Council joined partners, Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) in Grays to tackle dangerous driving and work towards Vision Zero, the ambition to eliminate all...

St. Luke’s Hospice wins national award for innovation in palliative care  

St. Luke's Hospice (Basildon and District) has been recognised at the prestigious Palliative and End of Life Care Awards - winning The Innovation in...

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