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Energy prices fall but relief may be temporary

A DROP in domestic gas and electricity prices has now taken effect, but costs are expected to rise again in October reports the BBC. Regulator...

New Basildon Vue cinema to open later this summer

A NEW multimillion cinema in Basildon Town Centre is set to open “later this summer” with the new business creating 50 jobs reports the...

Bid to build a McDonald’s in Grays refused over road safety fears

THURROCK Council has thrown out plans for a fast food drive-thru on a busy junction in Grays over road safety concerns reports the Local...

Thurrock Council: Service update – food waste collections

OVER the next few weeks more homes across Thurrock will receive food caddies and outdoor food bins as weekly food waste collections continue to...

Shock for students as new Trust pulls the plug on admissions to Stanford and Corringham Sixth Form

STUDENTS planning to attend Stanford and Corringham Sixth Form Centre for the first time in September have been shocked by news the college's planned...

Winners announced for East of England Planning Awards 

Winners announced for East of England Planning Awards  ​ Dunton Hills Garden Village Supplementary Planning Document and Teachers Close, Needham Market have been unveiled as this year's...

Transformational moment for ScottishPower’s East Anglia THREE offshore windfarms

THE first of four electricity transformers that will convert the clean green energy from the second biggest offshore windfarm in the world for transmission...

UK’s largest housing association launches new three-year NSPCC partnership

CLARION Housing Group, the UK’s largest housing association, has launched a three-year fundraising partnership with the NSPCC, aiming to raise £100,000 in the first...

As Armed Forces Week is commemorated, council announces update of Veterans’ Charter

IN an announcement during Armed Forces week - and following the raising of the armed forces week flag on Monday, Thurrock Council Leader Cllr John...

Police issue latest shoplifting figures

ESSEX Police have issued figures to highlight its latest purge on shoplifting and Thurrock has come out as a region where just a handful...

77% of locum GPs in the East of England struggle to find work finds BMA survey

A BMA survey has revealed that three out of four locum GPs in the East of England (77%) cannot find work, despite patients waiting...

UK public want more social housebuilding but call for greater investment in local infrastructure

Almost two-thirds of the UK population would welcome new housebuilding, including social housing, within five miles of their home.   Almost three-quarters of people believe...

Teaching award success for Hassenbrook Academy teacher Samantha

STANFORD-le-Hope teacher Samantha Toman from Ortu Hassenbrook Academy has been recognised with a Silver Award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School...

Developer proposes 600 new homes in Grays

THURROCK Council has been asked to assess a potential scheme which could see 600 new homes bult in Grays. Miller Homes says it intends to...

UK inflation rate falls to lowest level in almost three years

UK inflation fell to 2% in the year to May, official figures show reports the BBC. It marks a fall from 2.3% in April, according...

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