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Thurrock Council opens Re-use Shop to reduce waste

ON Monday 19 January, Cllr Sue Shinnick, Mayor of Thurrock and Cllr Victoria Holloway, Cabinet Member for Place and Environment officially opened the brand-new...

Healthwatch warns hospital discharge problems still putting patients at risk

A HEALTHWATCH group says vulnerable patients are still being discharged from hospital without the right support in place, despite ongoing efforts to improve the...

Group set to look at potential to bring back Tilbury ferry 

A TASK and finish group has been established to explore the potential return of the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry, almost two years after the...

Six fire crews attend blaze in Chadwell St Mary tower block

SIX crews were called to a flat fire in Godman Road, Chadwell St Mary at 10:05pm on Wednesday night. On arrival, firefighters reported there was...

“Older people deserve better than this” – RCEM responds to new Age UK figures on corridor care and trolley waits in Emergency Departments

IN response to Age UK's new analysis of trolley waits in Emergency Departments in England, Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of...

Thurrock Council to decide on proposals for more than 500 new homes

THURROCK Council is set to consider three major housing schemes that together would deliver more than 500 new homes across the borough reports the...

Thurrock Council set to pay costs following successful appeal

THURROCK Council is set to pay costs after a planning inspector overturned its refusal of an application to build a two storey commercial unit...

Fury at plans to postpone elections in Basildon

FURIOUS residents have blasted a council for plans to postpone elections, insisting their “right to vote is being taken away.” Basildon residents have slammed...

Let love blossom with romance package at Down Hall Hotel

LET love blossom with the new Romance Package at the stunning Down Hall Hotel, Spa & Estate in Essex.  Set within 110 acres of sweeping countryside, this indulgent escape is designed to make...

Essex Police investigate fatal collision in Aveley

SPECIALIST officers are investigating following a fatal collision in Aveley. We were called with reports of a collision involving two vehicles – a blue Mini...

The Essex councils that want to cancel local elections this year and places where they are still going ahead

JUST three councils in Essex have asked for their local elections to be cancelled. Basildon, Harlow and Thurrock councils say they want elections due...

Thurrock Council concedes meeting over local elections was not properly convened but “not likely to affect the legality of the cabinet’s decision.”

THURROCK Council's senior legal officer has admitted that last week's cabinet meeting on Tuesday, 13 January, to debate whether elections in the borough should...

Police officer injured and two arrested following protest outside Bell Hotel

A POLICE officer was injured and two people were arrested during an otherwise peaceful protest outside The Bell Hotel in Epping yesterday, Sunday 18...

Government to consult on social media ban for under 16s

THE government will consult on whether social media should be banned for under-16s in the UK report the BBC. It said “immediate action” would give...

Aveley: Appeal for information after boy approached

ESSEX Police are appealing for any information following an incident in Aveley yesterday where a boy was approached. It was reported a 10-year-old boy was...

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