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Tilbury councillor splits from independent group after accepting Reform role

THURROCK Council may have its second Reform UK councillor following the resignation of a Tilbury councillor from a group of non-aligned councillors. Tilbury Riverside and...

Support with skills shortages and a competitive tax system: East of England’s Budget wishlist revealed 

THE East of England's businesses are calling on the Chancellor to prioritise skills when she delivers her first Budget, according to the latest data...

New adoption survey reveals there’s no such thing as a ‘normal’ family

THERE'S no such thing as a ‘normal’ family, according to 65 per cent of Brits – this comes as National Adoption Week (21-27 October)...

Purfleet-on-Thames Remembrance Service

PURFLEET-on-Thames Remembrance Service. Full details below.

Risk of “failing the future” if children and young people don’t get the care they need, CQC warns

THE Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over...

Dignitaries support mid and south Essex NHS vaccination bus campaign

HELPING residents to get vaccinated and prepared for winter, NHS Mid and South Essex brought a community vaccination bus to mid and south Essex....

Businesses invited to join influential new board

DELIVERED by business for business, with business, the Greater Essex Business Board will build a stronger economy for the region. Working together, Essex County Council,...

Stifford Clays HMO given go-ahead to expand into garden outbuilding 

THE owner of an HMO in Grays has been given the go ahead to expand accommodation into an outbuilding at the end of the...

Reform UK asks question on GP appointments

SOUTH BASILDON and East Thurrock MP< James McMurdock on the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question on waiting times. James McMurdock Reform...

Grays: Home for youngsters with learning difficulties approved

THURROCK Council has given the go ahead for a house to be turned into a home for children with learning difficulties reports the Local...

Attempting to drive crime down and more fire prevention – have your say on future funding for Essex Police and Essex Fire and Rescue...

THE Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex is asking county residents for their policing and community safety views to identify public appetite...

Lower Thames Crossing launches new Skills Hubs with pilot programme for prison leavers

THE Lower Thames Crossing has today (Wednesday, 23 October) launched a pilot Skills Hub providing work-based training courses for participants that include men and...

Disposable vapes to be banned from June

THE sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales from June next year, the government has confirmed. Ministers in England said the...

Thurrock Council approves plan to turn a former police station into a gym

THURROCK Council has given the green light for a former police station to be turned into a gym, despite residents’ objections reports the Local...

Thurrock Council refuses takeaway application in South Ockendon

THURROCK Council has refused an application to turn a shop in South Ockendon into a takeaway that residents feared would cause antisocial behaviour reports...

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