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Laws passed to reduce strike disruption and protect public services

THE Government is taking strides towards ensuring key services remain accessible during strikes, as the first Minimum Service Level regulations came into force from today (Friday...

c2c ticket office worker’s dismissal was ‘reasonable’, says judge

A TICKET office worker who "lashed out" at a teenager had an unfair dismissal claim thrown out. The employee, named only as Mr O Johnson,...

New wood to be planted in Essex to counter environmental impact of Lower Thames Crossing project

A NEW community woodland in Brentwood is being established to compensate for the environmental impacts of the Lower Thames Crossing project with the planting...

Thameside Theatre needs a fairer deal claims councillor

THAMESIDE Theatre is being hamstrung by council rules which are preventing it becoming financially viable, a councillor has claimed reports the Local Democracy Reporting...

Average two-year mortgage rate falls below 6%

MORTGAGE rates on a typical two-year fixed deal have fallen below 6% for the first time since mid-June, according to Moneyfacts reports the BBC. The...

NHS releases latest mental health medicines statistics

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has released its latest Medicines Used in Mental Health (England) report, now including new data from July to September...

Charles Hammond to step down as CEO of Forth Ports – Stuart Wallace announced as his successor

FORTH Ports' Group Chief Executive, Charles Hammond OBE, has decided to step down from his role leading the UK's third largest ports group at...

Residents set to review 20-year plan for Thurrock homes and jobs

RESIDENTS are being asked to give their views on proposals for how Thurrock homes, jobs and industry will develop over the next 20 years...

Government reject Ship Lane call-in as Grays Athletic can now get ready to move in

MANY residents in Aveley have spoken of their anger and disappointment today (Wednesday, 6 December) after learning that the government has declined to 'call-in'...

William Edwards girls visit Impulse Leisure after initiative to encourage them to take up sport

IMPULSE Leisure recently welcomed 159 William Edwards pupils to The Civic Hall in Grays to take part in a Girls PE Curriculum Day.  The aim...

Huge Brentwood logistics hub as big as 14 football pitches set to be agreed

PLANS for a huge complex of warehouses supporting thousands of jobs are set to be agreed by Brentwood Borough Council. Brentwood Enterprise Park is planned...

Green light for £200m distribution centre at Lakeside

PART of a retail park close to Lakeside Shopping Centre is set to be demolished under plans to create 700 jobs at a new £200million...

Thurrock councillors reject rise in allowance in the face of debt mountain 

THURROCK councillors have voted against giving themselves a four per cent increase in allowances reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. An independent panel had previouslly...

Councillor says elderly are being failed by new e-mail appointments 

ELDERLY residents in Thurrock are being forced to make GP appointments online a councillor has revealed reports th eLocal Democracy Reporting Service. Speaking at a...

Chelmsford Prison safeguarding damned after inmate killed himself six days after arriving

SAFEGUARDING measures to prevent suicide at HMP Chelmsford – described as one the country’s “most violent local prisons” – have been slated after an...

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