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New homes on Thurrock Airfield would be a ‘catastrophe’ 

THURROCK planning officers have again recommended refusal of plans to build 750 homes on an airfield branded “catastrophic” by an objector.

National Highways to use hydrogen powered construction machinery 

NATIONAL Highways has today (10 July 2023) launched one of the UK’s largest ever purchases of low-carbon hydrogen, in a move that would reduce...

Free flu vaccines for secondary school children

ALL secondary school pupils in England will be offered a free flu vaccine from September for the 2023/24 season, the government has confirmed.

Former Grays firefighter set to launch new book

THE Riverside Community Big Local, in partnership with Thurrock Yacht Club, invites you to an evening with Leigh Hosy-Pickett.

Appeal for witnesses after theft and assault in Grays

IT was reported a yellow mountain bike was taken from outside the railway station and a black mountain bike from outside South Essex College on the High Street.

Four convicted over armed incident at Lakeside Retail Park

FOUR people have been convicted for their parts in an armed incident in Grays thanks to the work of investigators in our serious crime directorate.

Women’s Institute and Essex Freemasons in a tight knit group to help Neonatal Intensive Care Units all over the UK

THE Women’s Institute (WI) in Thurrock and Essex Freemasons have got together with a local charity, ‘Get Started Art’, and the Stifford Clays Health Practice PPG (Patient Participation Group) to provide knitted toys and clothes for a Basildon based charity ‘Colourful Beginnings’.  Around 60,000 babies are born prematurely every year in the UK. This means that one in every 13 babies is born before 37 weeks. At Colourful Beginnings, they support families with premature and sick babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) all over the UK.

Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle Price criticises disability minister

THE minister for disabled people has been criticised by one of his own MPs for failing to consult properly with disabled people’s organisations over his forthcoming disability action plan reports Disability News Service.

RWE, Mitsui and Port of Tilbury investigate green hydrogen to decarbonise port operations

RWE – the UK's largest power generator and a world player in renewable generation, Mitsui – a global trading and investment company with a diversified business portfolio that spans approximately 63 countries, and the Port of Tilbury – London and the South East's logistics hub, are developing an innovative hydrogen project at the Port of Tilbury in Essex as part of a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) for two green hydrogen projects.

Policing is making progress in some areas, but forces still need to get a grip on performance

POLICE forces have improved in several areas in recent years, but the public is still being failed too often, the police inspectorate has warned. Police...

Local businesses step up to ‘Brew for the Crew’ in aid of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

LOCAL businesses step up to ‘Brew for the Crew’ in aid of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

Stephen Metcalfe MP encourages Government to look into safeguarding local banks

STEPHEN Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, encouraged the Deputy Prime Minister to outline at PMQs what action the Government could take to maintain the high street presence of banks and post offices.

Teachers strike: National Education Union walks out in England for second day this week

SCHOOLS across England are facing another day of disruption as teachers walk out for the second time this week reports the BBC.

True cost of A13 bungled project revealed as more that £147 million!

THE cost of the long-delayed and secretive A13 road widening scheme soared to more than £147 million – 51 per cent higher than the expected cost, it has emerged.

Cannabis worth £3m seized in Essex Police raids

CANNABIS valued at almost £3m has been seized in Essex as part of a crackdown on organised crime groups involved in the drug’s sale.

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