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Cancer patients are set to benefit from new, specialist equipment at Southend Hospital.

THE Radiotherapy department at Southend Hospital, part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, has bought a state-of-the-art QuickCheck device, which speeds up...

Eighteen new apartments approved for Grays site

A SITE which once contained a single home will have 18 new apartments built on it after gaining planning consent for extra homes. Thurrock Council...

Thurrock students take part in competition by Rotary Club

STUDENTS from schools across Thurrock have attended an event hosted by the Rotary Club of Grays Thurrock. The event saw schools compete against each other...

Millions of missing voters urged to register before deadline  

WITH only one week left to register to vote for the local elections in England and Wales, the Electoral Commission is reminding voters that...

Children living near Sure Start centres did better at GCSEs, study suggests

CHILDREN from low-income families who grew up near a Sure Start centre did better than their peers at GCSEs, says the Institute for Fiscal...

Surge in breast cancer referrals as health service struggles to cope

SURGE in breast cancer referrals is hindering cancer waiting times being met – the NHS covering mid and south Essex has said reports the...

Exciting cadet opportunity for young people with the fire service

HAVE you got a young person at home in need of an exciting after school activity? Then why not sign them up to the Fire...

Seven jailed after investigation into drug network

A PAINSTAKING investigation has seen seven criminals jailed for almost 60 years after specialist detectives and police staff cracked an encrypted drug supply network. The...

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election: Who is standing?

AN election to choose the next police and crime commissioner (PFCC) for Essex will take place on 2 May. The PFCC’s role is to hold...

State pension and triple lock: How much is it and when can you get it?

THE state pension is rising by 8.5% on Monday, because of a measure known as the triple lock reports the BBC. It means that pensioners...

Chadwell St Mary nurse who drove over police officer is barred from profession

A NURSE living in Chadwell St Mary who was jailed after driving her car over a police officer who had stopped her for speeding...

Teenage boy admits string of Lakeside offences using a knife

A TEENAGE boy admitted seven counts of robbery, when he wielded a knife, at Lakeside in Thurrock when he appeared before Colchester Magistrates Court. The...

Traffic Alert: Abnormal load movement – Tilbury to Millbrook

THERE will be a slow-moving, abnormal load on our roads in Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire this weekend, taking place overnight on Saturday 6 April...

Bin collections set to change in Thurrock

FROM next Monday (8 April), bin collections are changing across Thurrock as alternate weekly collections are introduced, along with a subscription garden waste collection...

Plan for Afro Caribbean restaurant and takeaway in Grays rejected

THURROCK Council has refused an application to turn an Afro Caribbean store in Grays into a restaurant and takeaway reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Mama...

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