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Job cuts proposed at Hassenbrook Academy and Gable Hall school

JOB cuts planned by the Mossbourne Federation for two of the borough's secondary schools have been condemned by staff as threatening the future education...

Essex County council set to agree sale of Marsh Farm freehold

ESSEX County Council is set to agree to sell the freehold to Marsh Farm, one of Essex’s most popular visitor attractions. The council will...

Thurrock Council’s £87k bill for defending its green belt from developers

THURROCK Council’s bill for trying to protect its precious green belt land from developers totalled more than £87,000, it has been revealed reports the Local...

Reform MP James McMurdock joins thousands in protest against Inheritance Tax changes for farmers

JAMES McMurdock, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, stood in solidarity with thousands of farmers in London today to protest changes...

Pub chain says it will recruit to get Stanford-le-Hope pub reopened as soon as possible

A PUB in the heart of Stanford-le-Hope has been temporarily closed by its operators after repeated breaches of noise orders. The New Courthouse on King...

Home Secretary announces major policing reforms

A DEDICATED government unit to improve performance across policing and make our streets safer will be announced by the Home Secretary this week. In a...

Warning retail job cuts ‘inevitable’ after Budget

HIGH Street job losses are "inevitable", prices will rise, and shops will close because of tax rises in the Budget and other rising costs,...

Purfleet Heritage Centre set to close for three months

PURFLEET Heritage & Military Centre is closing for three months from December for a refurbishment. Its year will end with a public meeting and AGM...

Shop owner prosecuted for selling vape to 15-year-old

THE owner of a Tilbury vape shop has been ordered to pay more than £1,400 after a vape was sold to an underage customer,...

Third annual Interfaith Conference held in Thurrock

CONSERVATIVE Councillor and Thurrock Council’s Shadow Cabinet Member for Community Partnerships Cllr Qaisar Abbas organised the third Annual Interfaith Conference on 16th November 2024...

Two men set to attend court over police assault charge

TWO men will appear in court following an incident in Grays. Shortly before 1pm on Wednesday 13 November, officers were conducting enquiries at an address...

Doctors warn of ‘massive’ winter crisis in UK’s overstretched A&E departments

EMERGENCY doctors have sounded the alarm over an approaching winter crisis that they say is already putting patients in overstretched A&E departments at risk...

£81 million Government funding to boost bus services across the East of England

NEW funding will support, improve and protect crucial bus services across the country. Part of more than £1 billion to support buses while keeping fares...

RSPB Rainham Marshes will lose shop, cafe and education programme

ONE of Thurrock's landmarks, that has served as a beacon for wildlife preservation and care for more than a decade, could soon be shut...

How hotspot patrols are attempting to tackle serious violence across Essex

TARGETED patrols in areas that have a higher probability of a violent incident have led to 66 arrests, 103 stop searches and the seizure...

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