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A DECISION on plans for a 66-acre industrial park on Thurrock green belt has been deferred so that councillors can visit the site.

A NEW briefing note from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has calculated that between 2009-10 and 2019-20 school spending per pupil in England fell by 9% in real-terms reports LocalGov.

THERE are just two weeks left to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate, for voters that do not have another accepted form of...

ESSEX Police has issued a statement over their seizure of a number of Golliwog dolls at the White Hart pub in Grays.

OFSTED inspectors have been accused of a “reign of terror” over teachers and school leaders in England, as a second major teaching union backed a campaign to abolish the schools watchdog reports The Guardian.

FOOTAGE shows the moment Essex Police officers entered a pub and seized a number of racially sensitive children’s toys.

THE RSPCA embarked on a huge rehoming programme after more than 160 rabbits were found in overcrowded conditions in a garage in Leicestershire.

ROAD safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, is raising awareness of the dangers of e-scooters following a landmark ban in Paris, which saw residents of the city vote overwhelmingly in favour of banning the controversial battery-powered vehicles. 

ONE million eligible claimant families receiving tax credits, and no other means-tested benefits, will get the first 2023-24 Cost of Living Payment from Tuesday 2 May 2023, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.

ESSEX Police is investigating an aggravated burglary in Laburnam Drive, Corringham, which was reported to shortly after 10am this morning, Thursday 6 April. 

ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service said three crews went to the blaze in Branksome Avenue, Stanford-Le-Hope, shortly after 15:00 BST on Tuesday.

ROAD users across Essex, Hertfordshire, Southend-on-Sea, and Suffolk will benefit from a £7.8 million boost to enhance the safety of some of the most high-risk roads in the region, the Department for Transport confirmed today (Thursday 6 April).

THURROCK residents have beeb asked to only use A and E in an emergency with Easter and a doctors strike looming. A spokesperson for Mid...

A FOURTH attempt to build a new car processing site on Thurrock green belt has been recommended for refusal.

THIS spring, The Royal Ballet celebrates the 75th anniversary of Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella with a brand-new production of the much-loved ballet. On Wednesday 12 April 2023, the work will be broadcast live to 977 cinemas in 19 countries, bringing Cinderella’s ethereal world of fairy godmothers and pumpkin carriages to audiences around the world.