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Local schoolchild helps NHS drive important winter health messages to Essex resident

THE winner of a local NHS poster competition, Esmae Emin-Wyatt, age 10, from Thundersley Primary School in Benfleet has helped launch a new communications...

Scope responds to ramping up of benefit sanctions

IN response to government announcements about benefit sanctions ramping up as disabled people can now 'work from home'. James Taylor, Director of Strategy at disability...

Thousands of pubs, cafes and small shops face sky rocketing business rates bills unless Jeremy Hunt acts at the Autumn Statement says FSB

THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging Jeremy Hunt to act now to save thousands of pubs, cafes and small shops from sky...

Councillor challenges commissioner “local plan hypocrisy”

COUNCILLOR Luke Spillman, Conservative Chair of the planning, transport and regeneration overview and scrutiny committee has accused commissioners of trying to undermine the scrutiny...

Tickets for the return of Strictly St. Luke’s are now available to buy.  

TICKETS for the return of Strictly St. Luke's are NOW available to buy.   The Strictly inspired dance show sees members of the public take to...

Thurrock mum’s got a job in almost half a million!

CARLY Troullis is tasked with the 'rewarding' role of telling jackpot winners they've won, with prizes worth £5,000 to £475,000 up for grabs. The mum-of-one...

Unacceptable and alarming: Deteriorating school buildings prompt urgent warnings

THE lack of basic information from the Department for Education (DfE) on the concrete crisis in schools is both shocking and disappointing. In a...

Ofsted seen as toxic and schools should self-evaluate, says inquiry

OFSTED inspectors should not be in classrooms and the whole system needs “a big change”, an inquiry has said reports then BBC. The Beyond Ofsted...

New £2m competition launched to help decarbonise local transport

A NEW £2 million competition is launching today to encourage businesses and local authorities to work together to develop and trial transport schemes that...

Unemployed who ‘refuse to engage’ could lose benefits in Tory chancellor crackdown

WELFARE claimants who “refuse” to engage with their Job Centre or take work offered to them may lose benefits, under plans confirmed by the...

Chadwell St Mary: Man charged after threats with hammer and imitation gun 

AN investigation into reports of a man brandishing a hammer and threatening people with an imitation firearm has seen charges authorised against an individual.  Our...

Fenchurch Street Station welcomes local charity pop-up shop

C2C customers can now buy their Christmas presents while supporting a local charity at a new pop-up shop at Fenchurch Street station. The shop, which...

5,000 mandala colouring books distributed across Essex to help mindfulness and reduce stress.

GET Started Art was founded in November 2022 in Thurrock, to provide free Arts & Crafts materials and support, to help Disadvantaged Children, Vulnerable...

Letter to Editor: Supporting Deaf Aware at Christmas

Dear Sir/Madam, CHRISTMAS is a time when families and friends look forward to getting together, but for the 1 in 5 adults with hearing loss,...

Church vows to keep fighting after having planning application rejected

A CHURCH has vowed to keep on fighting after Thurrock Council scuppered plans for it to take over a disused shop reports the Local...

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