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Letter to Editor: Order a Letter from Santa to support children this Christmas

Dear editor, WE are rapidly approaching the festive period, and children and young people across the East will be writing their letters to Santa. While their...

New Thurrock Council bin lorries unsafe for food waste leader admits

NEW Thurrock food waste bin lorries bought for hundreds of thousands of pounds were found to be not fit for purpose and unsafe, it...

Furious Thurrock councillor calls for officer to apologise for missing reports 

A "FURIOUS" councillor has called on officers to apologise for failing to compile reports ahead of a specially convened meeting. Luke Spillman, Conservative Chair of the...

Police renew appeals after serious road traffic collision in Grays

ESSEX Police are renewing our appeal for witnesses and information after two pedestrians were left seriously injured following a collision with a vehicle in...

Essex Police résponse over new nitrous oxide legislation

FROM WEDNESDAY, it is illegal to possess nitrous oxide for the purpose of getting high and is now classified as a Class C drug...

New economic figures show Amazon’s £1.8bn investment in Essex

ACCORDING to new figures released today, Amazon has invested more than £1.8 billion in Essex since 2010. The figures are taken from the latest...

Police appeal for witnesses after serious assault in Grays

ESSEX Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Grays last weekend.  Officers were called to Wharf Road, outside The Wharf Pub shortly...

Post Office to send and receive Evri and DPD parcels

POST Office customers will soon be able to send parcels over the counter using DPD and Evri delivery services reports the BBC. It is the...

Homeless charity Crisis responds to King’s Speech

ON TUESDAY, in the King’s Speech, the government has unveiled its legislative agenda for the next parliamentary year which includes: Legislation to strengthen rights for...

Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal

POSSESSION of nitrous oxide, also known as NOS, has become a criminal offence in the UK. reports the BBC. Now categorised as a class C...

Thurrock Council and partners to get new Transport Safety Officers

THURROCK Council, in collaboration with Southend on Sea City Council and Essex County Council, is set to launch new Transport Safety Officers as part...

Appeal over watches stolen from house in Stanford-le-Hope

HAVE you been offered a Cartier or Armani watch for sale? Can you help us find them? Detectives investigating the theft of two watches from...

New cranes at DP London Gateway

DP World yesterday received four new state-of-the-art automated stacking cranes (ASCs) at London Gateway, as it continues to invest in vital infrastructure to support the...

Well known specialist aquatic shop Trop Shop set to close

ONE of Grays' iconic stores is to close at the end of the month due to rising costs – and it will leave a...

Land sale will turn Purfleet into a ‘concrete jungle’ says councillor 

DISPOSAL of council-owned land in Purfleet will turn it into a “concrete jungle” councillors fear reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock Council hopes to generate...

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