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Essex doctors pilot new test to detect oesophageal cancer risk earlier

THE NHS in Essex is piloting a quick, safe and simple test that could help identify patients at risk of oesophageal cancer much earlier...

Police appeal to find missing teenager Shayla

CAN you help find missing 15-year-old Shayla Brook? Shayla was reported missing from Canvey Island on Monday 14 June. She was last seen near the Benfleet...

Fire Service: “It’s set to be a summer scorcher – and we’re ready. Are you?”

FORECASTERS are predicting a hotter-than-normal summer and more heatwaves which could bring dry ground conditions and a higher wildfire risk. Essex County Fire and...

Volunteers, pupils and educators across the UK dedicated 214,492 hours to John Muir Award preserving wild places this year – in a direct challenge...

FROM the Channel Islands to the Hebrides and from London to Lerwick, almost 7,000 individuals opted to complete the John Muir Award in the...

Maternity heart monitoring gets a fundraising boost

NINE new machines are improving care for expectant and new mums who need continuous monitoring across maternity services at Basildon Hospital. The upgrade and expansion...

Port of Tilbury set to mark Windrush Day

TO mark National Windrush Day 2026, the Tilbury of the Thames Trust (TTT) and the Port of Tilbury are welcoming the local community to...

£100,000 of CrossCountry community funds now open for applications

LONG-distance train operator CrossCountry has announced that its annual Customer and Communities Improvement Fund, and its Biodiversity Improvement Projects fund, are now open for...

UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and cutting reliance on imports

HOUSEHOLDS and businesses set to benefit from stronger, more secure supply chains as the UK invests £50 million in critical minerals essential for everyday...

Rare red warning for extreme heat in parts of England (including Thurrock) later this week

THE Met Office has issued a rare red warning for 09:00 on Wednesday to 21:00 Thursday for parts of England and Wales. This means the...

More Thurrock voices needed in survey to shape health services

NHS Essex is keen to hear from more people in Harlow in their survey designed to help shape the future of health and care...

Met Office expands its extreme heat warning

THE Met Office has expanded its amber extreme heat warning for Monday and Tuesday as forecasts suggest temperatures could climb to 36 or 37C (97-99F) in...

Essex council’s £250K plans for assistants for top councillors 

AN Essex council is considering spending around a quarter of a million pounds on political assistants, to “help councillors do the basics in their...

Concerns over ‘too many’ vape and barber shops in Essex towns

AN Essex council has agreed to ban vape and barber shops from opening in council-owned shop sites, where there is already a ‘concentration’ of...

Police appeal after collision in Grays leaves pedestrian seriously injured

POLICE are appealing for information following a collision in Grays which left a pedestrian seriously injured. We were called to Hogg Lane at around 6.25am...

Police search for man missing from Stanford-le-Hope

ESSEX Police are looking for Neil Gregg who’s missing from Stanford-le-Hope. He was reported missing from the St Margaret’s Avenue are at around 9.30am today...

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