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80,000 East of England children in poverty can’t get free school meals

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80,000 children in the East of England are living in poverty but can't get free school meals because the eligibility criteria is so restrictive...
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Reform MP concerned by reports of closure of East Tilbury village hall

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REFORM UK James McMurdock is concerned by early reports of East Tilbury Village Hall Closure. The community group who run the East Tilbury Village Hall...
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Wickford: New gym set to replace former Barclays bank in town centre

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A FORMER Barclays bank in a south Essex high street is being converted into a new gym, with the latest plans being submitted to...
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Corringham: Plan to replace pub with a shop refused 

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A BID to replace a pub with a shop has been refused by Thurrock Council amid fears Corringham has become a ghost town reports...
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Families mourn loved ones at Lampard Inquiry

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BEREAVED parents have shared loving memories of their children and spoken about the pain of losing them at an inquiry into the deaths of...
Health

Junior doctors accept 22% pay rise to end strikes

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JUNIOR doctors in England have accepted the government’s offer of a 22% pay rise over two years, ending their long-running dispute reports the BBC. Members...
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Planning consultants win appeal against Thurrock Council and awarded full costs

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DLBP is delighted to have won an appeal against Thurrock Council and secure planning permission for their client to deliver 38 residential apartments across...
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Purfleet food wholesaler fined for selling palm oil contaminated with illegal dyes linked to cancer

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AN African food import and distribution company, its company director and manager have been ordered to pay more than £13,000 between them after an...
Education

Ormiston Park Academy set to ban phones during school day

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ORMISTON Academies Trust confirmed to the BBC it was phasing out access to smartphones for around 35,000 pupils at its 42 state schools across...
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Grays: Church feels ‘persecuted’ after appeal refused

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A COUPLE who hoped to open a church in a disused shop in Grays say they feel “persecuted” after an appeal against refusal of planning...
Crime

Over 11,000 illegal vapes seized from Thurrock shop

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MORE than 9,000 illegal vapes were seized from a Thurrock shop last year, it has been revealed reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Michael Dineen, assistant...
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£12m “treasure trove” waiting to be used on Thurrock community projects

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THURROCK Council is sitting on a £12million "pot of gold" that could see more than £1million released for a swathe of community projects, it...
Crime

PFCC announces £1.5m of Local Safer Streets funding to improve community safety in Essex

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£1.5m funding for community safety projects across the county has today been announced by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex. Details of the...
Crime

Officers promote knife amnesty in high harm hotspots in Grays

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OFFICERS will be proactively engaging with residents in high harm hotspots across the county in the next 12 days to encourage them to surrender...
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Aim for no-fault eviction ban to be in place by summer

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THE government hopes a ban on evicting tenants in England without a reason will be in place by next summer, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook...
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