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The Elf on a Shelf is set to come to Bluewater

WORLD-exclusive interactive Christmas adventure from The Lumistella Company, home to The Elf on the Shelf® Santaverse™, a storytelling universe, is coming to one of...

80,000 East of England children in poverty can’t get free school meals

80,000 children in the East of England are living in poverty but can't get free school meals because the eligibility criteria is so restrictive...

c2c supports The Song School with launch of new drum class

LOCAL rail operator Trenitalia c2c is delighted to announce that it has donated a brand-new drum kit to The Song School in Southend to...

Beaulieu Park becomes Essex’s first free ‘all-through’ school

BEAULIEU Park School, part of Chelmsford Learning Partnership, has welcomed its first cohort of Year 12 students this year, making it Essex's first all-through free...

What’s On at Gravity MAX Westfield this autumn

What's On at Gravity MAX Westfield This Autumn Gravity MAX Westfield is gearing up for an unforgettable autumn season, including E-Karting, Coca-Cola Urban Street Golf,...

TOPS set to bring the magic of Disney legends to the Thameside Theatre

FOLLOWING on from a memorable four productions of School of Rock: The Musical, members of TOPS will be returning to the stage of the...

Instagram boosts privacy and parental control on teen accounts

INSTAGRAM is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more “built-in protections” for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents reports...

Reform MP concerned by reports of closure of East Tilbury village hall

REFORM UK James McMurdock is concerned by early reports of East Tilbury Village Hall Closure. The community group who run the East Tilbury Village Hall...

Corringham: Plan to replace pub with a shop refused 

A BID to replace a pub with a shop has been refused by Thurrock Council amid fears Corringham has become a ghost town reports...

BBC Children in Need launches schools fundraising campaign

BBC Children in Need has today announced this year’s schools fundraising campaign encouraging schools across the country to challenge themselves and fundraise for the...

Families mourn loved ones at Lampard Inquiry

BEREAVED parents have shared loving memories of their children and spoken about the pain of losing them at an inquiry into the deaths of...

Junior doctors accept 22% pay rise to end strikes

JUNIOR doctors in England have accepted the government’s offer of a 22% pay rise over two years, ending their long-running dispute reports the BBC. Members...

Man wanted in relation to theft of watches at Lakeside

ESSEX Police want to speak to 23-year-old Tom Nevin in connection to robberies in Chelmsford and Thurrock. At about 5.50pm on Tuesday 23 July, suspects...

Planning consultants win appeal against Thurrock Council and awarded full costs

DLBP is delighted to have won an appeal against Thurrock Council and secure planning permission for their client to deliver 38 residential apartments across...

London Museum Docklands announces Secrets of the Thames exhibition

LONDON Museum Docklands has today announced its next major exhibition Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking London's lost treasures (4 April 2025- 1 March 2026)....

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