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Thurrock council tax will be set below 10 per cent 

THURROCK residents are to be spared a 10 per cent increase in council tax this year but the cash-strapped council has yet to reveal...

More than 12,000 animals rehomed by the RSPCA in Essex last decade

THE RSPCA has revealed that it has found loving new homes for more than 12,000 animals in a decade in Essex, with the remarkable...

Planning peer review will help build on improvements already underway

THURROCK Council leaders have welcomed the findings of a peer review of the council’s planning service. The review, which was carried out by the Local...

Thurrock Labour calls for government to help Save Tilbury Ferry

Thurrock Labour Calls for Government to help Save Tilbury Ferry Senior Thurrock Labour politicians have today written to Transport Secretary, Mark Harper asking the Government...

Scheme to license small HMOs aims to protect tenants from rogue landlords

COUNCILLORS have given their backing to plans to extend a scheme which ensures people living in bedsits are not suffering because of rogue landlords...

Landmark conviction for nitrous oxide supply case

SPECIALIST drugs officers have secured one of the first convictions for supplying nitrous oxide after a landmark change in the law to help police...

East of England Ambulance Service leaves ‘special measures’

AN ambulance trust has been removed from “special measures” after improving, NHS England has confirmed. The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) was placed...

Fears over impact of Thurrock Council plan to raise rents by inflation 

THURROCK councillors fear residents will be hit hard by a 7.7 per cent increase in council rents reports the Local Democracy Reporter Councils are allowed...

Grays councillor rejects plan to build on Grays Green Belt

COUNCILLOR Tony Fish has 'called in' a controversial plan to build on the Grays green belt in his ward of Grays Riverside.  Backing the stance of...

Thurrock community support initiative receives ‘crucial’ funding boost from The Co-operative Bank

THURROCK community support initiative seeking to help local people fulfil their potential has received a £1,000 funding boost from The Co-operative Bank, enabling it...

Consultation launched over Tilbury to Gravesend ferry service

A CONSULTATION has been launched over a closure-threatened boat service which links Gravesend and Tilbury across the River Thames reports BBC Kent The ferry has...

Close to 300 arrested for drink-driving in Essex over Christmas

AS part of our Christmas drink drive campaign, Roads Policing officers arrest 296 drivers in an effort to keep roads in Essex safe. Each year...

Labour plans for parents to register home-schooled kids by law in bid to tackle absence crisis

HOME-schooled children would have to be registered by law under plans by Labour to curb persistent absence rates reports the Mirror. Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will...

Support service for grieving parents in Thurrock is expanded

A MATERNAL mental health service provided by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) has expanded to support more people across Essex. By Your Side,...

Reported child sexual offences remain at high levels in East of England as NSPCC launches nationwide campaign

NEW figures compiled by the NSPCC reveal that child sexual offences recorded by police over the past year remain close to record levels.  The Freedom...

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