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Winter fuel allowance ‘risk’ being monitored by Essex hospitals

HOSPITALS in Essex have begun monitoring the number of elderly patients needing treatment because of the cold in response to the cut to the...

Aveley councillors ask residents to help in plane survey following recent crashes

TWO Thurrock councillors are calling on their ward residents to help monitor flights from a local airfield. Cllrs Srikanth Panjala and Cathy Sisterson represent Aveley...

Thurrock Council set to turn garages into affordable homes

THURROCK Council is set to kick start a near £20 million scheme to develop garage sites across the borough, providing 46 new affordable homes. The...

Thurrock MP Jen Craft reacts to new data that shows Thurrock has highest number of patients per GP in England

AHEAD of the Royal Society of GPs conference starting today, the BBC have produced analysis to show that Thurrock has the highest number of...

Thurrock tops list of worst GP shortages

SHORTAGES of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine years ago, a BBC analysis shows. It...

James McMurdock MP concerned over quality of temporary housing provided to local family

JAMES McMurdock MP has raised serious concerns about the accommodation provided to a family with three children by Basildon Council. Following a visit by...

Dilkes Academy: Helping SEND students to excel

A LOCAL school in South Ockendon is helping to give SEND students a platform to grow and thrive. On Wednesday 26 September, Cllr Vikki Hartstean,...

Freightliner expansion connects London Tilbury with Manchester

UK operator Freightliner has launched a new Tilbury to Manchester intermodal service. The first train ran from London on Monday, 30 September. Freightliner say...

Two men from Tilbury charged as part of drugs investigation

TWO men have been charged as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs in Thurrock. Anti-drug officers investigating the supply of Class A...

Queens Theatre: Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story

CELEBRATING the 80th birthday of Sir Rod Stewart, Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story brings to the stage an...

Electrical fault in tumble dryer causes fire and spreads to five outbuildings

ESSEX Firefighters were called to Gainsborough Avenue, Tilbury this morning after a tumble dryer set alight and spread to five outbuildings. Station Manager Jason Gould...

Rotary Club cooks up another competition opportunity

THE Rotary Club of Grays Thurrock has released details of its latest competition and challenge for young people. Borough youngsters have already been invited to...

Police search for man missing from South Ockendon

Update: Viktors has been found ESSEX Police are working hard to find Viktors Goronovs who is missing from his home in South Ockendon. Viktors, 40, was...

Grays Beachcombers set to meet this weekend

JUST a reminder that the Grays Beachcombers will be meeting next Sunday 6th October for a litter pick of Grays Beach Foreshore meeting at...

Workers must keep all customer tips under new law

STAFF must be given 100% of tips from customers under a new law which bans businesses from withholding gratuity payments reports the BBC. More than...

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