WE HAVE just published this story on our sister site about Harlow being given a £20 million cash boost by the government to develop a cultural quarter in the town.
RESPONDING to Office for Health Improvement and Disparities figures showing that the number of people accessing drug and alcohol treatment services has increased in the last year, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association's Community Wellbeing Board, said:
A MAJOR new survey and report, commissioned by the charity Crimestoppers, has shed light on general attitudes to sexual harassment and the age at which victims are targeted.
THURROCK Conservatives have called on back bench councillors to do more to warn cabinet about the kind of bad decisions that have led to an unprecedented failure of governance reports the Local Democracy Reporter.
AGAINST a backdrop of economic challenge, rising materials and labour costs, new figures from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) reveal that 17,800 extra workers will be required to meet construction demand in the South East of England by 2027.
DEPUTY Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Sue Little, joined local councillors and members of the community to officially open the Purfleet Community Hub community fridge and pantry.
THURROCK businesses have so far donated £17,900 to the chosen charities of the Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr James Halden, helping to save lives, support vulnerable people and those in need.
THURROCK Council may have used residential schools for children with special needs which are under investigation by the Government for “serious failures”, it has been revealed reports the Local Democracy Reporter.
MINISTERS have announced that guidance to landlords in England over mould and damp health risks will be reviewed, following the death of a toddler. reports the BBC.
THERE has been a “shocking” 20 per cent increase in homelessness in Thurrock thanks to rent increases and a lifting of a ban on evictions during the Covid outbreak reports the Local Democracy Reporter.
A CELEBRATION Evening was held at the Seabrooke Community House in Grays to commemorate the achievements of young people from Thurrock who undertook the Respect Project, culminating in an expedition to the Lake District.
