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Planning peer review will help build on improvements already underway

THURROCK Council leaders have welcomed the findings of a peer review of the council’s planning service. The review, which was carried out by the Local...

Thurrock Labour calls for government to help Save Tilbury Ferry

Thurrock Labour Calls for Government to help Save Tilbury Ferry Senior Thurrock Labour politicians have today written to Transport Secretary, Mark Harper asking the Government...

Scheme to license small HMOs aims to protect tenants from rogue landlords

COUNCILLORS have given their backing to plans to extend a scheme which ensures people living in bedsits are not suffering because of rogue landlords...

East of England Ambulance Service leaves ‘special measures’

AN ambulance trust has been removed from “special measures” after improving, NHS England has confirmed. The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) was placed...

Fears over impact of Thurrock Council plan to raise rents by inflation 

THURROCK councillors fear residents will be hit hard by a 7.7 per cent increase in council rents reports the Local Democracy Reporter Councils are allowed...

Grays councillor rejects plan to build on Grays Green Belt

COUNCILLOR Tony Fish has 'called in' a controversial plan to build on the Grays green belt in his ward of Grays Riverside.  Backing the stance of...

Consultation launched over Tilbury to Gravesend ferry service

A CONSULTATION has been launched over a closure-threatened boat service which links Gravesend and Tilbury across the River Thames reports BBC Kent The ferry has...

Close to 300 arrested for drink-driving in Essex over Christmas

AS part of our Christmas drink drive campaign, Roads Policing officers arrest 296 drivers in an effort to keep roads in Essex safe. Each year...

Thurrock residents being told to “leave windows open” in mouldy homes

PEOPLE living in damp and mouldy homes are being told to open windows and turn on heating, a councillor has revealed reports the Local...

Essex Police claim fewer domestic abuse cases and improvements to Clare’s Law disclosures

"WE ARE seeing fewer cases and fewer repeat victims – and we’re doing a better job at protecting them” - that’s from a senior...

Meetings across Thurrock will give residents opportunity to comment on local plan

THURROCK resdients are being invited to have a say on the draft local plan proposed by the borough council. The blueprint for the borough's future...

Thurrock Council tenants face a 7.7 per cent rent increase

RENTS for Thurrock Council tenants are set to rise by the maximum 7.7 per cent from April 1. Councils are allowed to increase rents by...

Person set to be subject of investigation into financial management of Thurrock Council’s failed investment strategies

THE UK body that regulates auditors and accountants has today announced it will begin an investigation into an individual's conduct regarding the financial management...

Household energy price rise of 5% comes into force

AN increase in the cost of domestic energy in England, Wales and Scotland has taken effect, adding pressure to household budgets in the new...

American bully XL dogs must now be kept on a lead

AMERICAN bully XL dogs in England and Wales must be kept on a lead and muzzled in public now that a new law has...

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