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Pylons to ‘irreversibly destroy unique and irreplaceable historic environment’

PLANS for hundreds of pylons through Essex would “irreversibly destroy the unique and irreplaceable historic environment”, a critical council report has said. Chelmsford City...

East Thurrock MP calls for action after Christmas power failures

CHRISTMAS Day power outages in rural East Thurrock have prompted its MP to call for action by UK Power Networks and the government to...

Essex Police welcomes 56 new officers

“YOU will save lives and you will change lives.” That was the message to 56 new officers who took their oaths today and passed...

Thurrock Council refuses plan to turn house into a children’s care home 

THURROCK Council has refused an application to convert a family home in Grays into a children’s care home, ruling that the proposed change would...

Tilbury tower block flood repairs progress but some could take weeks more

RESIDENTS of a Tilbury tower block devastated by flooding in November have begun moving back into their homes, but repairs to the worst-affected flats...

New details revealed about new mini hospital in Basildon

AN extensive list of exactly what services will be on offer at a new mini hospital, it has been revealed. The new health centre...

Police name man who died at Hanningfield airplane crash

ESSEX Police can now confirm the name of the man whose body was recovered following an airplane crash in Essex. A postmortem took place on...

Essex libraries launch Winter Reading Challenge as the ‘paw-fect’ way to start the New Year

THE ever-popular Winter Reading Challenge returns to Essex to inspire everyone to get reading this winter. The campaign runs from 10 January to 22 February...

Epping Forest Council says no to postponing elections

CHRIS Whitbread, Leader of Epping Forest District Council, has announced his intention to write to the Secretary of State asking her to not postpone...

Basildon Council to request May elections are cancelled

BASILDON Council will ask the government to cancel this May’s local elections in the borough reports the BBC. People queued in the rain to hear...

TfL announces 2026 Art on the Underground programme and tenth annual Brixton mural commission

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has announced five new works in its rich and varied Art on the Underground programme for 2026. The new commissions...

Over 126,920 children to benefit from scrapping the two-child limit

OVER 126,920 children across East of England set to be helped by Labour scrapping the two-child limit – as the Tories and Reform plot to push working families...

Man wanted over shop thefts at Lakeside

ESSEX Police want to speak to this man in connection with reports of shop thefts from a supermarket at Lakeside. It is reported quantities of...

Essex Police release drink and drug driving results for December: “The number of arrests is staggering”

ESSEX Police has released the results of its December 2025 road safety campaign, Operation Limit, which targeted drink and drug drivers across the county....

New local powers to stop pavement parking in Thurrock

DISABLED people will benefit from new local powers being made available to local leaders across England to introduce pavement parking restrictions across their area,...

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