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Port plan to go ahead after row over minister’s comments

A £1bn investment in a Thurrock port will take place, despite a row over comments made about the owner of P&O Ferries, the business...

Thurrock Conservatives slam Labour for delaying the Lower Thames Crossing

THURROCK Conservatives are dismayed that the Labour government has delayed the decision on the planning application on the Lower Thames Crossing until May. This decision,...

Thames Freeport will create thousands of new jobs and add over £5bn to UK economy

WORK is progressing well to establish Thames Freeport as a £1.2m skills funding has been announced to help make sure residents can develop the...

Reform UK MP expresses concern over risk to DP World investment after Labour minister

DUBAI-based company DP World has decided to review its plans following criticism by members of Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet about its subsidiary P&O Ferries. The...

DP World: Talks over £1bn port expansion ongoing after row

DISCUSSIONS about a Thurrock port expansion worth £1bn are ongoing as the government tries to resolve a row with the investor reports the BBC. DP...

Affordable housing schemes to transform run-down garages

PROPOSALS to turn underused garages into more than 40 affordable new homes at council-owned sites in South Ockendon, Stanford-le-Hope and Chadwell St Mary have...

Community event in Thurrock with citizens of Chagos Islands

COUNCILLOR Qaisar Abbas, Shadow Cabinet Member for Community Partnerships, at Thurrock Council, Thurrock residents, Mr Richard Bellefine and Mrs Cindy Bellefine, jointly organised an...

Parents’ anger over ‘inadequate’ SEN school transport at Treetops School

PARENTS of special needs children say their education is being impacted due to “inadequate provision of school transport” reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Parents and...

Mental health trust criticised after suicide of Tilbury man

A MENTAL health trust has been criticised for its failure to support a 42-year-old patient who killed himself reports the Local Democracy Reporter. James Agius...

James McMurdock MP commends sepsis awareness debate

JAMES McMurdock, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has praised Lee Anderson MP for Ashfield for leading a vital debate in Parliament focused...

Thurrock MP Jen Craft: “The SEND system in education is broken”

THURROCK MP Jen Craft rose on the floor of the House of Commons to contribute to a debate on imposing VAT to private schools. Ms...

Government set to unveil most significant reforms to employment rights for a generation to boost pay and productivity

TODAY (10 October), the government has published a once in a generation set of employment rights reforms. The Employment Rights Bill will get the labour...

Historic Tilbury riverside station regeneration project wins £4.4 million grant from Lottery Heritage Fund

SUPPORTERS of a project to regenerate the Port of Tilbury's historic riverside station are celebrating today (Wednesday, 9 October) after it was confirmed an...

Campaigners urge Government to scrap Lower Thames Crossing

CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed a delay in a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing but have urged the Government to scrap the £9 billion scheme...

Reform MP James McMurdock calls on government to intervene in Pylon plan

IN response to growing concerns among residents and businesses of Hordon-on-the-Hill, James McMurdock, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has written to The Rt Hon Edward...

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