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McMurdock slams cancellation of 2027 Basildon Council Elections 

JAMES McMurdock MP has criticised the Government after confirming that Basildon Borough Council's election scheduled for 2027 will be cancelled as part of local...

NHS Essex launches today

A NEW NHS organisation that brings together NHS planning and commissioning across the whole of Essex launches today (1 April). NHS Essex Integrated Care Board...

Parents are “coming to blows” over “ridiculous” parking outside school

PARENTS are “coming to blows” over “ridiculous” parking outside an Essex school. Parking outside Brightside Primary School in Billericay is set to be banned...

Community mental health care is struggling to meet people’s needs, CQC survey shows

WHILE experiences of mental health care are improving, many are still facing significant barriers to appropriate care, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) community mental...

Care Home is to close because of Lower Thames Crossing

LONGSTANDING Thurrock care home is to close due to construction of the Lower Thames Crossing. The Whitecroft on Stanford Road close to Orsett is a...

An Easter message from The Bishop of Chelmsford

THE Right Reverend Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Bishop of Chelmsford has written anEaster message. I’ve recently returned from another trip to Israel and Palestine to...

Green Hydrogen Production confirmed at Port of Tilbury in major boost for UK industrial decarbonisation

GEOPURA and Forth Ports have signed a landmark agreement to produce green hydrogen on site at the Port of Tilbury starting this year. This...

Millions of families in line for Child Benefit rate increase

MILLIONS of families claiming Child Benefit will see an increase in their payments from next week, as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) encourages those...

Dilapidated church hall set to become family home

A DERELICT former church hall on a prominent Grays corner is set to be replaced by a family home after Thurrock Council planning officers...

Work set to start will start to build five new Essex play area

WORK will start in a few days to build five new Essex play areas, with families calling the £1 million project “excellent” news reports...

Stalled housing and employment sites to be unlocked with new £165 million road fund

THOUSANDS of new homes and jobs are set to be unlocked as the Government launches a new £165 million fund to remove the barriers...

Bill for emergency repairs to Thurrock Council buildings tops £360k

THURROCK Council has spent more than £360,000 on emergency repairs to its buildings over the past five years, newly released figures show reports the...

Basildon Council commissions new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Social Value Monitoring Platform

BASILDON Council is pleased to announce that it has commissioned a procurement to deliver a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Social Value Monitoring Platform....

New investigation into the viability of restored Tilbury Ferry

THE Port of London Authority (PLA) is set to lead a fresh investigation into whether the long running Tilbury–Gravesend ferry service can be restored...

Elderly avoiding Canvey town centre as PSPO plans to be brought in

ELDERLY shoppers are avoiding an Essex high street due to fears of being knocked over by children on electric scooters and phone-snatching criminals, worried...

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