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Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election: Who is standing?

AN election to choose the next police and crime commissioner (PFCC) for Essex will take place on 2 May. The PFCC’s role is to hold...

State pension and triple lock: How much is it and when can you get it?

THE state pension is rising by 8.5% on Monday, because of a measure known as the triple lock reports the BBC. It means that pensioners...

Bin collections set to change in Thurrock

FROM next Monday (8 April), bin collections are changing across Thurrock as alternate weekly collections are introduced, along with a subscription garden waste collection...

Plan for Afro Caribbean restaurant and takeaway in Grays rejected

THURROCK Council has refused an application to turn an Afro Caribbean store in Grays into a restaurant and takeaway reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Mama...

Details of candidates for Thurrock Elections

Aveley and Uplands Augustine Onoanji (Cons) Cathy Sisterton (Lab) Belhus Victoria Hollway (Lab) Georgette Polley (Cons) Chadwell St Mary Ngoni Alike (Lab) Charlie Taylor-Webb (Cons) Chafford and North Stifford Adam Carter (Cons) Lynda Heath (Lab) Bisi...

Candidates announced for Thurrock Local Elections 2024

LOCAL election nominations have officially closed and the names of all candidates standing for election in Thurrock on Thursday 2 May have been released.    Details...

Purfleet Regeneration Centre set to go into administration

THE LONDON Gazette has announced that the Purfleet Centre Regeneration Limited has gone into administration. Purfleet Centre Regeneration Limited was to deliver more than 2,650...

No public inquiry into bankruptcy at Thurrock Council

A PUBLIC inquiry into the bankruptcy of Thurrock Council – which might have dug deeper into the overall financial state, oversight and funding of...

Latest figures highlight pressure on A and E Departments

LATEST figures on pressured A&E departments show 2,700 patients waited 12 hours to be treated at three Essex hospitals in February, Out of 7,905 patients...

Food price fears as Brexit import charges revealed

THE government has revealed how much companies will have to pay to import foods from the EU due to Brexit reports the BBC. Small imports...

Tanker drivers set to go on strike and pickets in Grays

TANKER drivers employed by JW Suckling in London, Essex, Middlesex and Grangemouth have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a dispute on broken pay...

Thurrock Council rejects claim business has operated on green belt for 10 years

THURROCK Council has refused an application for a sports memorabilia business to continue operating on a Corringham green belt site reports the Local Democracy...

Wrong body parts operated on a string of surgical errors

A STRING of surgical errors at south Essex hospitals have been revealed including one incident where a cancer patient’s surgery was carried out on...

Essex Police invite young people to football tournament in Chelmsford

CALLING young people aged 11 to 13 who like to play football! Essex Police have teamed up with Active Essex and our Police, Fire and...

What the Child Benefit rate rise means for you

MILLIONS of families who claim Child Benefit will automatically receive increased payments from 6 April 2024, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. Families with...

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