THURROCK Council and several of its housing contractors and consultants have teamed up to offer some festive spirit to 50 vulnerable residents across Thurrock.
CHRISTMAS has arrived early to a local school after DP World generously gifted over £10,000 to install a new sensory room and create a forest school at Corringham Primary School.
THIS Christmas, Dogs Trust Basildon welcomes any support that can be spared, no matter how small, and it has shared three easy ways to support the charity, that won't break the bank.
CHRISTMAS food hampers filled with festive treats are being delivered to all inpatient wards at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) this week.
PASSENGERS are being encouraged to Get Around for £2 by bus from January to March next year, with bus operators launching a campaign to promote the Government fare cap scheme today (Monday 19 December).
CHILDREN at Deneholm Primary School in Grays could barely contain their excitement after a local business gifted more than £400 worth of toys following their annual Christmas competition.
THE former chief executive of Thurrock Council walked away with in excess of £50,000 after presiding over one of the worst financial disasters in local government history, it has been revealed.
THE formal issuing of Thurrock Council’s Section 114 notice - the local government equivalent of bankruptcy was, sadly, inevitable says Thurrock Labour leader John Kent.
THE council’s Acting Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer has issued a “Section 114 Notice” to the council which indicates that the authority will not be able to deliver a balanced budget from within existing resources this year and into next.
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