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Aim for no-fault eviction ban to be in place by summer

THE government hopes a ban on evicting tenants in England without a reason will be in place by next summer, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook...

Passenger records tumble as busiest ever month rounds off a record-breaking summer at London Stansted 

LONDON Stansted  recorded its busiest ever month in August, as it broke through the three million passenger barrier for the first time in its history. The monthly total...

Britain’s Got Talent winner is coming to Thurrock to bring some ‘Magic’ with local charity Get Started Art.

RENOWNED illusionist Richard Jones, the winner of Britain’s Got Talent in 2016, is collaborating with local charity Get Started Art, to launch a magical...

Don’t get left in the dark: 90,000 outdated electricity meters in east need switching – are you affected?

MORE than 90,000 households in East Anglia with outdated Radio Teleswitch (RTS) meters must switch to smart meters in the next year to avoid...

Innovative digital tool launched to enhance local health and social care services

PATIENTS will benefit from improved health and care services as local NHS and social care services across mid and south Essex have come together...

Chafford Hundred Health Club welcomes investment in state-of-the-art fitness bikes

THE Bannatyne health club in Chafford Hundred is benefitting from the company’s £1.75m investment in Keiser M Series Indoor Bikes. Thirty one of the...

Reform turns up the heat on Labour over Winter Fuel Payments

TODAY, all five Reform MPs stood against Labour's war on pensioners, and voted against the cuts to the Winter Fuel Payments in Parliament today. The...

Asthma nurses help raise awareness of childhood asthma

OUR specialist children’s asthma nurses are raising awareness of the issues that affect asthma in children and young people, as part of this week’s...

Amazon Tilbury team volunteers for vulnerable people

TEN Amazon employees at the Tilbury fulfilment centre have packed and donated 200 kitsof items worth £1,000 for a charity that supports people impacted...

Thurrock MP hits back over Winter Fuel Allowance motion

THURROCK MP Jen Craft has responded to calls by the Thurrock Tories to vote against a motion on Winter fuel payments. Ms Craft said: "I...

Four jailed after tunnelling and blocking access to docks

FIVE people have been sentenced – and four jailed – after causing widespread disruption around roads in Thurrock’s industrial estates and docks in August...

Chafford Hundred: Man charged with burglary and assaulting officer

A MAN has been charged with burglary and assaulting an emergency worker following an incident at a Tesco Express in Chafford Hundred A police spokesperson...

Essex Police arrested nineteen in one day on major roads

Nineteen people were arrested in 24 hours by officers patrolling the M25 and A12 in Essex. Officers from across our Roads Policing Unit, Operational Support...

More councils to get control of local buses under planning law

MORE local authorities in England are to be given powers to take control of bus services under legislation being laid before Parliament on Monday...

Aircraft comes down near Aveley

A LIGHT aircraft crashed near Aveley Saturday, 7 September), with on of its occupants, a man, was rushed to hospital.  The crash happened at around...

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