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Consultation set to take place on Thurrock Data Centre

A CONSULTATION is set to take place on proposal for a Thurrock Data Centre. Full details below.

Purfleet: Digital advertising board refused as a danger to motorists 

THURROCK Council has refused permission for a digital advertising board at a petrol station saying it would be a dangerous distraction for motorists reports...

Increasing cost of children’s services in Thurrock highlighted

THE increasing cost of children’s services and homelessness have added to a projected budget overspend by Thurrock Council of £3.1 million. The quarter one forecast...

Thurrock Council initiative to get up close and personal with residents

IN the first of what Thurrock Council hope will be a series of initiatives, a leaading councillors and a director of services have met...

Six NHS schemes that could help fix the health service

THE government in England is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history reports the BBC. It follows a damning report by surgeon...

South Ockendon: Former Meals on Wheels depot to be transformed into new homes

A FORMER Meals on Wheels storage depot site is set to be transformed into new homes reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The former council owned...

Health services for Thurrock to get “targeted support” over finances

MID and South Essex NHS Trust is getting  ‘targeted support’ after its deficit cutting plan drifts by millions. The trust’s 2024/25 financial plan is to have...

Hospital chiefs agree to delay final decision on community hospital changes

THE NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSEICB) has announced a six-month delay in the final decision-making regarding the reconfiguration of community...

Reform MP does not think plans for new lower Thames Crossing are ‘good enough”

REFORM UK MP James McMurdock has said he does not think plans for the new lower Thames Crossing "are good enough" reports the BBC. A...

Tory leader candidate Tom Tugendhat speaks to local members

CONSERVATIVE Party leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat MP met Conservative Party members in Essex as part of his tour of local associations across the UK....

Reform UK MP gives keynote address at party conference

SOUTH Basildon and East Thurrock MP James McMurdock delivered an impassioned speech today at the Reform UK Party Conference in Birmingham, calling for transformative...

Action needed now to prevent harm in maternity services becoming ‘normalised’

A PROGRAMME of inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found continued concerns about the quality of NHS hospital maternity services with common...

Thurrock Council must pay back £1.2m covid grant

A THIRD of Thurrock’s estimated deficit is down to over-claiming covid grants, a “flabbergasted” councillor has revealed reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The increasing cost...

New data reveals £38,000 difference in payments to fostering families across the UK

NEW data has revealed a major postcode lottery for fostering families, with some foster carers receiving £38,000 a year more than others, according to...

Essex Police: “Report it to the police if you have been spiked or think you might have been.”

THAT’S the message from a woman who was the victim of spiking two years ago when she was on a night out in North...

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