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New asthma guidelines for NHS in wake of man’s death

COMMUNICATION guidelines around tracking the use of asthma inhalers in individuals “is in development”, the NHS in Essex has said following the death of a...

Just four weeks left to apply for free voter ID

VOTERS without ID have just four weeks left to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate, before the elections in May. The Commission is calling...

Minimum wage rise gives boost to 2.7 million lowest-paid

THE minimum wage set by the government, known as the national living wage, is increasing by more than a pound for the first time,...

Childcare: Free 15 hours expands to two-year-olds in England

PARENTS in England can now access 15 hours of free weekly childcare for their two-year-olds. The government hopes the scheme, which extended to include this...

Final river crossing from Tilbury to Gravesend takes place

A FERRY service connecting Essex and Kent across the River Thames ended on Saturday reports the BBC. Jetstream, which had operated the service since 2017,...

Education: Gable Hall figures show big payouts to former staff

A SOUTH Essex academy trust which runs a school in special measures paid out more than £300,000 in severance and redundancy payments, the latest...

Health care service for region will bust its budget by tens of millions

THE chief executive of the body responsible for health and care needs across Mid and South Essex has said without innovation and change its serious financial...

Labour urges government to immediately ban bonuses for polluting water bosses as sewage spills rise to record high

LABOUR urges government to immediately ban bonuses for polluting water bosses as sewage spills rise to record high Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed has...

Sainsbury’s Birmingham and Essex lorry strikes off as Unite secures driver win

STRIKES by around 500 Sainsbury’s lorry drivers based in Essex and Birmingham will not go ahead after an improved deal was secured by Unite,...

Pupil behaviour ‘getting worse’ at schools in England, say teachers

NEARLY one in five teachers in England has been hit by a pupil this year, a survey commissioned by the BBC says. One teacher told...

Labour will boost creative jobs in Thurrock and beyond

LABOUR will boost creative jobs in Essex, pledging with a Labour government "the arts will be for everyone, everywhere" Today Labour announced plans to...

New measures to boost resilience of 999 call system

NEW measures will boost the resilience of the 999-call handling system, after the first technical fault of its kind in almost a century affected...

Thurrock Council awarded new funding to upgrade council homes

RESIDENTS living in council properties are set to benefit from almost £4-million of funding to help keep council homes warm and reduce energy bills.  On...

Thurrock Tory leader quizzed by Labour over collection charge

THURROCK Council Leader Councillor Andrew Jefferies has been accused of either misleading councillors or just not having a clue what's going on say Labour. Labour...

The end looms for current Tilbury ferry service but Kent Council remains hopeful a ‘long term’ solution can be found

IT now looks certain that the Tilbury and Gravesend passenger ferry service will cease on Sunday, 31 March with no immediate outlook of a...

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