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HMRC app speeds up student loan applications

WITH many A level students in the East of England planning their next steps in life, those starting university in September can ‘tap the...

Hardie Park boosted by new vehicle grant

COMMUNITY services offered by the team behind Hardie Park in Stanford-le-Hope have been boosted by a grant that means they could buy a new...

Freemasons donate 20,000 Art Therapy Books for Dementia Action Week

FREEMASONS across England and Wales are raising awareness and provide practical support for sufferers and carers in their communities as part of Dementia Action...

Roger Hirst elected Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex for third term

ROGER Hirst, Conservative, has been re-elected as Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex for a third successive term with a promise for more...

Thurrock goes to the polls on big decision day

POLLING stations across Thurrock opened at 7am today (Thursday, 2 May) as residents got to cast their vote for 16 council seats, which will...

NHS charter to stress biological sex when placing patients in wards

TRANSGENDER women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards, the government is proposing reports the BBC. The measure is part of a raft...

Education: ‘White working-class boys’ falling behind at school

WHITE working-class boys’ in Essex are falling behind at school while children from ethnic minority groups are excelling, according to council findings reports the...

Mid and South Essex NHS could cut 600 jobs

THE financially-stretched NHS trust that looks after three major hospitals in Essex is reviewing where it could cut around 600 jobs amid “facing the...

Disability benefit system unsustainable and needs change, says government

PLANS to overhaul the disability benefits system are due to be unveiled by the government later reports the BBC. It says the benefits bill is...

Childhood Day raises vital funds for NSPCC services as emotional abuse counselling sessions increase

TODAY, the NSPCC is releasing new data which reveals over the last year its Childline service has seen a 5 per cent increase in...

Local Government Association calls for respect during local elections

THE LGA has joined forces with the Electoral Commission and the Jo Cox Foundation to call for no abuse towards candidates at the 2...

Letter to Editor: What the Police and Crime Commissioners must do first

: Dear Editor, This May we will elect our new local Police and Crime Commissioner. We at Nacro, a national charity helping people through its education,...

Stephen Metcalfe MP secures Government funding for return of bus services to East Tilbury and Horndon

STEPHEN Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, has welcomed the news that the Conservative Government’s bus funding will see the return of...

Serious violence falls sharply in England and Wales, study says

SERIOUS violence fell substantially in England and Wales last year, a study has shown reports the BBC. Despite increases in the two previous years, the...

Boost for Tilbury as British Ports Association owner backs Labour’s investment plans

LABOUR Leader Keir Starmer set out how Labour’s £1.8 billion investment in Britain’s port infrastructure will help crowd billions more of private sector investment...

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