RAPISTS and burglars will escape being sent immediately to jail because the country is running out of prison places. Judges have been told to delay sentencing hearings from next week in a desperate bid to keep down the prison population.
THE General Pharmaceutical Services report provides information on community pharmacies and appliance contractors in England, the NHS services they provided and associated costs, between 2015/16 to 2021/23.
THIS week (9-15 October) is Baby Loss Awareness Week and a father has raised thousands of pounds for a space which offers privacy and dignity to grieving families in hospital who suffer the loss of a baby.
DG International, the leading global logistics provider based in the heart of Essex, has announced that all six of its 2022 to 2023 interns have been offered and accepted full-time, permanent roles with the company.
AUTUMN is here and with October school holidays just around the corner, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding working families to give their childcare budget a treat this Halloween by opening a Tax-Free Childcare account.
Cllr Andrew Jefferies, Leader of Thurrock Council said: “We are lighting the Thameside Complex white and blue, the colours of the Israeli flag, today...
TRENTALIA-owned train operator c2c recently celebrated its new Class 720 trains entering passenger service with a surprise tribute to former Managing Director, Julian Drury.
THE charge relates to an incident at Lakeside, Thurrock, on Thursday 5 October, where a person in their 30s had been threatened into handing over two mobile phones.
THE government has today announced tougher measures to tackle the issue of late payments to small businesses. These new measures will be included in the upcoming Prompt Payment & Cash Flow Review, due to be published shortly and will improve delivery and enforcement of policies, enabling more small businesses to get paid on time.
PATIENTS across mid and south Essex who have had surgery for breast cancer can now order specially fitted bras and swimwear, thanks a new service at Southend Hospital.
PYLONS planned between Norwich and Tilbury are set to “destroy” one of Essex’s most historic villages leaving residents “angry and anxious”. National Grid’s plans envisage pylons in a narrow gap between the Great and Little Waltham villages as the cabling passes through the parish following the B1008 and in extremely close proximity to the Little Waltham village centre reports the Local Democracy Reporter.
