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St Luke’s Hospice: Registration now open for Test Track 10

REGISTRATION is now open for the exclusive Test Track 10 (TT10) running event, which returns on Sunday 21st May in Laindon.

How to reduce the risk of at least 16 cancers, stroke, COPD and dementia 

AS March 8th marks 'No Smoking Day,' health officials throughout mid and south Essex are urging smokers to never give up on giving up. From reducing the risk of at least 16 cancers, stroke, COPD & dementia, a smoker's health improves from the moment of quitting.

Rural roads targeted in new safety campaign to prevent deaths and injuries among young drivers

DRIVERS are being urged by road safety experts to think about the dangers of driving too fast for road conditions in a new THINK!...

Half of dentists have cut back NHS work, with more to follow as crisis mounts

THE exodus of dentists from the NHS is continuing at a pace, but going unseen in official figures, according to new survey evidence from the British Dental Association. 

Mothers denied gas and air in labour say their births were traumatic

WHEN Leigh Milner gave birth to her baby boy last month she was expecting “all the pain relief” but ended up with just paracetamol and describes her labour as absolutely unbearable reports The BBC.

Four teenagers arrested following robbery at Lakeside 

POLICE officers investigating a robbery at the Lakeside shopping centre are appealing for information to identify the victims after four boys were arrested. The incident,...

Kitchen of Corringham home destroyed by hob fire

FIREFIGHTERS have issued safety advice after kitchen fire in Corringham has left a man temporarily homeless.

GO Outdoors doubles its pledge, raising £217,012 for mental health charity

OUTDOOR retailer, GO Outdoors, has raised over £200,000 in funds for Mind, the mental health charity, through its winter hat campaign - #HatsOnForMind.  

Petition launched to stop dangerous car cruisers in West Thurrock

RESIDENTS of a Thurrock estate have launched a petition calling for the council to do more to end the blight of car cruisers before...

Energy firms expect bill help to continue in April

SOME energy firms are already preparing April bills in the expectation that government support will be maintained at or very near the current level, the BBC understands.

Death of Gateway Academy student. School tells of its ‘devastation’

FOLLOWING the medical emergency at The Gateway Academy on Thursday 2nd March involving a student who became very unwell in a PE lesson it is with great sadness that we inform our community that she died in hospital last night.

Sustainable success at Thurrock as first Kensa Ground Source Heat Pump switched on

KENSA Contracting and Thurrock Council celebrated an important milestone as the first energy and carbon saving ground source heat pump was switched on. It is one of over 270 residences benefiting from a landmark energy upgrade scheme delivered by Kensa Contracting.

Police appeal after serious collision in Tilbury

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Tilbury yesterday (2 March). Officers were called to Sydney Road shortly after 11:30am following reports...

Local feedback delivers new ‘Pharmacy on Wheels’ scheme

A KEY challenge for discharging patients from hospital before 3pm is the provision of medication for them to take home from the pharmacy. 

Keep vapes out of sight of children in shops, say councils

VAPES should be kept out of sight of children in shops and the legal minimum age of 18 should be marked clearly on each product, say councils in England reports the BBC.

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