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Pharmacists to prescribe drugs for minor illnesses

TREATMENTS for seven conditions such as sore throats and earaches are now available directly from pharmacists, without the need to visit a doctor reports...

Two in five parents in East of England worried about impact of mental health on family, NSPCC finds

MORE than 40% of parents in East of England said they were worried about the impact of mental health on their family, a new...

Poet shares personal story about how arts programme transformed her life

A POET has shared how a community arts and mental health programme has transformed her life and inspired a new love for visual arts. Maddi Crease has...

Councils prepare for fuel protests hearing in face of Supreme Court ‘game changer’

PREPARATIONS for hearings to determine whether to grant a long term injunction against fuel protesters have been given fresh direction following a recent Supreme...

Thurrock Council set to debate debt following petition

MORE than 1,500 people have signed a petition calling for a public inquiry to be launched into the financial mismanagement that left Thurrock Council...

UK’s largest port awards pilot vessel contract to family-owned British boat builder

FOLLOWING a competitive, international selection process, the Port of London Authority (PLA) has signed a contract with British family-run company, Goodchild Marine Services Ltd,...

Volunteers needed for local charity to help make every day count

HAVENS Hospices is looking to recruit volunteers across the charity to help them make a difference to the adults, children and young people they...

Thurrock Council signs new waste deal

WASTE disposal company Cory has been awarded a contract by Thurrock Council to manage the treatment of 50,000 tons per year of non-recyclable, residual...

An Evening of ‘Respect’ at Seabrooke Community House 

An Evening of 'Respect' at Seabrooke Community House  Cllr Tony Fish has congratulated youngsters from Thurrock who have participated in the Essex Boys' and Girls'...

Wingstop confirm new sites including one at Lakeside

US-headquartered chicken wing chain Wingstop is planning its biggest year of expansion in the UK since launching in the country in 2018 reports The...

Police want to speak to man after theft in Tilbury

POLICE Officers investigating a theft from a vehicle in Tilbury are now in a position to release an image of a man they want...

Disposable vapes to be banned for children’s health, government says

DISPOSABLE vapes are set to be banned as part of plans to tackle the rising number of young people taking up vaping, the government...

Make sure your vehicle is insured as police continue purge

IN the last 15 weeks, police officers seized 1196 uninsured cars and commercial vehicles to combat uninsured drivers using roads in Essex (the period...

Driver in Grays arrested on multiple road traffic and other offences

POLICE officers arrested a man after receiving reports of a car being driven under the influence in Grays last evening (Saturday, 27 January). A statement...

Firefighters tackle caravan blaze at Lakeside

FIREFIGHTERS rushed to deal with an incident at Lakeside, West Thurrock, this evening (Saturday, 27 January). The blaze in the car park at the Tesco...

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