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Grays: Teenager arrested in relation to breach of gang injunction

OFFICERS from the Operation Raptor team made one arrest and conducted two successful stop searches in Grays yesterday. Carrying out patrols throughout the town yesterday...

From Fenchurch Street to Fleet Street: c2c creates spooky Halloween trail

TRENTALIA-owned train operator c2c is celebrating Halloween this year with the launch of a trail to unmask lots of spooky sites across the City of...

£16billion in local government pensions fuelling climate crisis

£16 billion of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is invested in the fossil fuel industry, according to new analysis by Platform and Friends...

Heat pumps can be cheaper than gas boilers as government grants increase by 50 per cent

FAMILIES can install a heat pump for cheaper than the average gas boiler, thanks to an increase in government grants available from today.  As promised...

Open for Business, Closed for Crime in Grays initiative praised

SUPPORTING local business owners and staff to help prevent them, and their customers, from becoming victims of crime is the job of Essex Police’s...

Over the border: Basildon bans ULEZ signs across the district

AN ESSEX council has become the latest of a number of local authorities in the region to oppose ULEZ, including signage on land across...

Transformational cancer team wins national award

A PROJECT that helps cancer patients prepare for their surgery has won a national award. The team from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust...

Ice cream seller keeps his licence despite more parking complaints in Grays

AN ice cream seller has hung on to his licence once again after being accused of further parking violations reports the Local Democracy Reporter. John...

Work on contactless pay as you go for c2c customers nears completion

RAIL operator c2c is pleased to confirm that a key project to offer customers greater ticketing choice and flexibility is close to completion, with...

Additional support for Thurrock Foster Carers

THURROCK Council has increased allowance payments and improved the support available to foster carers, as the council seeks more foster carers to open their...

M&S Lakeside reveals opening date for brand new store

MARKS & Spencer has today revealed that its brand-new Lakeside Thurrock store will throw open its doors to customers on 15th November.   The brand-new 97, 000 sq...

National Highways warns motorists ahead of upcoming weekend closures at Dartford

NATIONAL Highways is advising road users intending to use the Dartford Crossing towards Essex this weekend to leave extra time for their journeys as...

Two new businesses coming to London Gateway Logistics Park

TWO new businesses are set to occupy new warehouses at London Gateway Logistics Park reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock Council has approved a 9,591...

Art UK launches free visual literacy programme for every primary school in the UK 

RENOWNED national charity, Art UK, is launched a free programme, The Superpower of Looking®, to equip young people with the visual literacy skills that...

Grays rapist sentenced to 12 years in jail

A JUDGE has sentenced a rapist to 12 years in jail after subjecting his victim to years of abuse. Blaine Norton, 38, of Falcon Avenue,...

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