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National Patient Participation Week – Lived Experience Ambassadors speak about the difference they are making at EPUT

WORKING with patients as equal partners is crucial to ensuring services provided by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) meet their needs. Around 300 people with...

A single pathology service for mid and south Essex is confirmed from October 2026

MID and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has signed a 15-year contract with SYNLAB, one of UK’s leading laboratory diagnostics providers, for the delivery...

Helping shops in Thurrock get ready for the single-use vape ban

THURROCK Council’s Trading Standards Officers have visited 179 local shops to give them advice on how to get ready for the single-use vape ban,...

Thurrock celebrates Volunteers’ Week

THURROCK Council is marking national Volunteers’ Week (2 June to 8 June) by celebrating the invaluable contributions volunteers make to our community every single...

Big Lunches and Picnic in the Park across Thurrock

Event Details: START Thurrock is delighted to be bringing The Community Big Lunches back to Thurrock for summer 2025 along with our partners at Thurrock...

Ban on single-use vapes begins today

SINGLE-use vapes will be banned from the shelves of all shops from tomorrow (Sunday 1 June) thanks to a government blitz on sale and...

Location Location Location is looking for house hunters in Thurrock

CHANNEL 4’s primetime property programme Location, Location, Location is looking for house hunters in Essex to take part in its 25th anniversary series. Fronted by...

Fun day out for our foster families at Grangewaters Outdoor Centre

FOSTER families from across Thurrock attended a special event at Grangewaters Outdoor Education Centre to celebrate the launch of a new support network for...

Police issue round up of arrests around Essex

ESSEX Police arrested 17 more people as they attempt to tackle offenders affecting communities across Essex, including a woman suspected of being concerned in...

Over the border: First Reform UK councillor joins council with ‘landslide majority’

A SOUTH Essex council has its first Reform UK councillor, after the party had a “landslide majority” at the polls. The party won the Canvey...

East of England Ambulance response times improvement target ‘an extreme challenge’

A TARGET set for the East of England Ambulance Service to meet the national standard for its emergency requests has been described as a...

Reform MP quizzes Labour minister on crime

THE REFORM UK MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask a number of...

Independent councillors issue statement over Labour row with Reform and Tories

ON THURSDAY, we reported that the new leader of Thurrock Council hit back at claims the Labour and Conservatives groups “colluded to give themselves...

Financial wellbeing courses help 1,238 people

MORE than 1,200 people have benefited from free courses to improve their emotional relationship with money and learn skills for every day money management. Enable...

Get ready to feast! Wingstop UK is landing at Festival Leisure Park

KNOWN for their legendary wings and bold flavours, its arrival is perfectly timed for the start of the summer holidays and is already generating...

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