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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves visit Port of Tilbury

TODAY (23 November), Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party and Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, toured the Port of Tilbury to...

New appointments bring local touch and personal knowledge to leadership of Thurrock Council

RECRUITMENT to the council’s senior leadership team has seen three director posts filled, with the successful candidates set to join the council in the...

Residents move out of Blackshots but misery for those left behind 

ALMOST 30 tenants have been moved out of damp and mouldy tower blocks in Thurrock but those who remain are enduring appalling conditions it...

Critical role of social enterprise urgent healthcare providers under campaign spotlight

A CAMPAIGN to highlight the vital role of urgent healthcare social enterprise providers in supporting the NHS through winter pressures and beyond has been...

Fly-tipping unpunished in 95% of cases in Essex, data shows

NEARLY 20,000 fly-tipping incidents were reported in Essex in the past year – but fewer than 5% led to fines or prosecutions reports the...

Hundreds attend London International Cruise Terminal Community Festive Fair

AS Christmas fast approaches, the London International Cruise Terminal in Tilbury held its Christmas Fair for the community at the weekend (19 November). The...

Scope responds to ramping up of benefit sanctions

IN response to government announcements about benefit sanctions ramping up as disabled people can now 'work from home'. James Taylor, Director of Strategy at disability...

Thousands of pubs, cafes and small shops face sky rocketing business rates bills unless Jeremy Hunt acts at the Autumn Statement says FSB

THE Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging Jeremy Hunt to act now to save thousands of pubs, cafes and small shops from sky...

Councillor challenges commissioner “local plan hypocrisy”

COUNCILLOR Luke Spillman, Conservative Chair of the planning, transport and regeneration overview and scrutiny committee has accused commissioners of trying to undermine the scrutiny...

Unacceptable and alarming: Deteriorating school buildings prompt urgent warnings

THE lack of basic information from the Department for Education (DfE) on the concrete crisis in schools is both shocking and disappointing. In a...

Ofsted seen as toxic and schools should self-evaluate, says inquiry

OFSTED inspectors should not be in classrooms and the whole system needs “a big change”, an inquiry has said reports then BBC. The Beyond Ofsted...

Unemployed who ‘refuse to engage’ could lose benefits in Tory chancellor crackdown

WELFARE claimants who “refuse” to engage with their Job Centre or take work offered to them may lose benefits, under plans confirmed by the...

5,000 mandala colouring books distributed across Essex to help mindfulness and reduce stress.

GET Started Art was founded in November 2022 in Thurrock, to provide free Arts & Crafts materials and support, to help Disadvantaged Children, Vulnerable...

Church vows to keep fighting after having planning application rejected

A CHURCH has vowed to keep on fighting after Thurrock Council scuppered plans for it to take over a disused shop reports the Local...

Thurrock Youth Zone on course as Grays projects stall

THE varying progress of the Grays and Tilbury towns funds was laid bare at a specially convened council meeting reports the Local Democracy Reporter. At...

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