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Amazon Tilbury supports children with cancer

THE team from Amazon in Tilbury made a £4,000 donation to Lennox Children's Cancer Fund as part of the company's global Amazon Goes Gold...

MP Jackie Doyle Price debates prison overcrowding in House of Commons

THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle Price rose on the floor of the House of Commons in a debate on overcrowding in prisons. Ms Doyle Price said: "My...

Charity urges people in the east of England to write to their MP to overturn Government U-Turn on early detection of liver disease

PEOPLE in the East of England are being asked to write to their MP to demand that their local Community Diagnostic Centre includes a...

Thurrock Labour anger at £800k consultants needed to balance the budget

THURROCK’S Labour Group has condemned the Tory council for wanting to spend £800,000 on consultants to tell them how to balance the budget reports...

More than 1,000 drug users arrested in Essex referred to treatment specialists

MORE than 1,000 people arrested in Essex have been referred to specialist drugs workers in the past six months. Since 1 April 2023, adults arrested...

Grays councillor demands action for concerned residents 

COUNCILLOR Martin Kerin, Labour Councillor for Grays Riverside, has hit out over resident safety concerns in the South Grays Tower Blocks, following a spike...

Stanford-le-Hope takeaway lines late licence bid

A TAKEAWAY has lost a bid to open to the early hours of the morning to serve food for people turning out of four...

Civic visit for Arthur Bugler’s Primary School’s new councillors

THE newly-appointed School Council from Arthur Bugler Primary School enjoyed a trip to the heart of the borough's civic life this week when they...

South Ockendon resident charged over theft and frauds in Harlow

A MAN has been charged with fraud and driving offences after a car and bank card were stolen in Harlow. On 21 September a suspect...

Man charged over alleged scams on Facebook

AN investigation into reports of victims falling foul of a social media marketplace scam has seen a man charged with 18 offences. Officers with our...

Temporary building plan is major step to getting children back to school at St Clere’s in wake of RAAC crisis

ONE of the borough schools most affected by the Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) crisis is St Clere's secondary in Stanford-le-Hope, where headteacher Jon...

Election report reveals 139 voters without ID turned away from polling 

A TOTAL of 139 voters were turned away from Thurrock polling stations in May, a new report has revealed.Local elections on May 4 required...

Purfleet community group chairman’s ‘disappointment and sadness’ over failed regeneration project

THE chairman of a community group which has worked tirelessly on the Purfleet Regeneration Scheme has spoken of his “deep sadness” over its failure...

Thurrock sees a drop in teen pregnancies but a rise in abortions

THERE has been a drop in underage pregnancies but a rise in abortion rates in Thurrock a new report has revealed reports the Local...

New trust named to take over at Gable Hall, Hassenbrook and Corringham schools

AFTER months of debate, negotiations, disappointment and false dawns a Trust has been identified to take over Gable Hall School, Hassenbrook Academy and Corringham Primary School.

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