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Thurrock residents being told to “leave windows open” in mouldy homes

PEOPLE living in damp and mouldy homes are being told to open windows and turn on heating, a councillor has revealed reports the Local...

Countdown for 5.7 million customers to file their tax return

WITH less than a month to go to the Self Assessment deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging nearly 5.7 million customers to...

Police search for Blake Williams, missing from Grays

Update: Blake has been found POLICE Officers are out looking for Blake Williams, who’s missing in Grays. Blake, 28, was reported missing shortly after 9.30am today...

Essex Police claim fewer domestic abuse cases and improvements to Clare’s Law disclosures

"WE ARE seeing fewer cases and fewer repeat victims – and we’re doing a better job at protecting them” - that’s from a senior...

Meetings across Thurrock will give residents opportunity to comment on local plan

THURROCK resdients are being invited to have a say on the draft local plan proposed by the borough council. The blueprint for the borough's future...

Three teenagers arrested following robbery at Lakeside

THREE teenagers have been arrested in connection with a robbery in Thurrock. It was reported a 14 year-old boy was assaulted and had a bag...

Wheelchair taken in theft of van in Stanford-le-Hope

POLICE are investigating the theft of a silver Mercedes Sprinter van from an address in Stanford-le-Hope. It was taken from an address in Martins Close...

Twenty-four people from Essex honoured in New Year’s list

A SENIOR Essex police officer, a talking newspaper manager and the founders of a domestic abuse charity are among 24 people from the county...

Everyone is welcome at Race for Life across Essex

PEOPLE across Essex are being invited to kick start the New Year by signing-up for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Chelmsford.   The charity’s much-loved...

Fresh look for Essex Chambers as new website goes live

A Fresh Look for Essex Chambers as New Website Goes Live We are delighted to announce that the new Essex Chambers of Commerce site has...

International Holocaust Memorial Day set to be held in Grays

INTERNATIONAL Holocaust Memorial Day set to be held in Grays.. Full details below.

Schools and communities are urged to make their New Year a positive one – by planting trees.

Just days away from the application deadline closing, the Woodland Trust still has 300,000 trees up for grabs as part of its free trees...

Thurrock Council tenants face a 7.7 per cent rent increase

RENTS for Thurrock Council tenants are set to rise by the maximum 7.7 per cent from April 1. Councils are allowed to increase rents by...

All grown up – Child Benefit goes digital

NEW parents can now claim Child Benefit online for the first time since it was launched 47 years ago, helping millions of families with...

Mortgage lenders start year by cutting rates

MORTGAGE lenders have started the year by cutting rates, taking some of the pain out of the cost of a new deal for homeowners...

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