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Two new businesses coming to London Gateway Logistics Park

TWO new businesses are set to occupy new warehouses at London Gateway Logistics Park reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock Council has approved a 9,591...

MP Jackie Doyle Price debates prison overcrowding in House of Commons

THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle Price rose on the floor of the House of Commons in a debate on overcrowding in prisons. Ms Doyle Price said: "My...

Charity urges people in the east of England to write to their MP to overturn Government U-Turn on early detection of liver disease

PEOPLE in the East of England are being asked to write to their MP to demand that their local Community Diagnostic Centre includes a...

Thurrock Labour anger at £800k consultants needed to balance the budget

THURROCK’S Labour Group has condemned the Tory council for wanting to spend £800,000 on consultants to tell them how to balance the budget reports...

Grays councillor demands action for concerned residents 

COUNCILLOR Martin Kerin, Labour Councillor for Grays Riverside, has hit out over resident safety concerns in the South Grays Tower Blocks, following a spike...

Stanford-le-Hope takeaway lines late licence bid

A TAKEAWAY has lost a bid to open to the early hours of the morning to serve food for people turning out of four...

Civic visit for Arthur Bugler’s Primary School’s new councillors

THE newly-appointed School Council from Arthur Bugler Primary School enjoyed a trip to the heart of the borough's civic life this week when they...

Temporary building plan is major step to getting children back to school at St Clere’s in wake of RAAC crisis

ONE of the borough schools most affected by the Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) crisis is St Clere's secondary in Stanford-le-Hope, where headteacher Jon...

Election report reveals 139 voters without ID turned away from polling 

A TOTAL of 139 voters were turned away from Thurrock polling stations in May, a new report has revealed.Local elections on May 4 required...

Purfleet community group chairman’s ‘disappointment and sadness’ over failed regeneration project

THE chairman of a community group which has worked tirelessly on the Purfleet Regeneration Scheme has spoken of his “deep sadness” over its failure...

Rapists and burglars to avoid jail as prisons run out of space

RAPISTS and burglars will escape being sent immediately to jail because the country is running out of prison places. Judges have been told to delay sentencing hearings from next week in a desperate bid to keep down the prison population.

Report shows lowest number of pharmacies since 2015/16

THE General Pharmaceutical Services report provides information on community pharmacies and appliance contractors in England, the NHS services they provided and associated costs, between 2015/16 to 2021/23.

Thurrock Council workers are not there to be abused

THURROCK Council has launched a campaign to highlight how the council workers you see around the borough are here to help, and what a positive difference it makes when they are respected as they go about their work.

Labour Conference 2023: Yvette Cooper pledge to deliver Freedom From Fear for shopworkers welcomed by Usdaw

LABOUR Conference 2023: Yvette Cooper pledge to deliver Freedom From Fear for shopworkers welcomed by Usdaw

Thameside Complex lit up white and blue in solidarity with victims of violence

Cllr Andrew Jefferies, Leader of Thurrock Council said: “We are lighting the Thameside Complex white and blue, the colours of the Israeli flag, today...

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