THURROCK Council's opposition leader Cllr John Kent delivered a detailed and critical analysis of the ruling Conservative administration's road to ruin at last night's {Monday, 9 January) meeting of the the authority.
NATIONAL Highways has today (Monday, 9 January) released a new video fly-through that illustrates the route of the Lower Thames Crossing, as the Planning Inspectorate opened the period for members of the public, stakeholders and landowners to register to take part in the next stage of the planning process.
CAMPAIGNERS are pressing for a change in the law to require motorists who hit cats to stop, report what has happened, and seek help from a vet reports the BBC.
NATIONAL media attention on donations to constituency MPs has included a spotlight being turned in the direction of Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price and in particular a contribution made by the government of Qatar reports Thurrock Nub News.
THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle-Price has found herself at the centre of a storm after a member of her political staff was widely condemned for suggesting an alleged rape victim was 'likely' to be a prostitute reports Thurrock Nub News.
CAMPAIGNERS have accused senior civil servants at National Highways and the Department for Transport (DfT) of misleading ministers about the costs and purported benefits of the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC), by using figures that are two years out of date.
THE leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice, has offered a “cast-iron guarantee” the party will put up a candidate against every Conservative in the next general election, ruling out a 2019-style deal even if the Tories back some of his policies reports The Guardian.
COUNCILLORS Martin Kerin, Tony Fish and Jane Pothecary have rejected plans for new development on Badgers Dene, citing concerns around biodiversity, lack of parking, flooding and a lack of affordable housing.
SOME A&E departments are in a “complete state of crisis”, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has said, as it highlighted the extreme pressures facing the NHS this winter reports the BBC.
THE NHS is facing the worst winter for A&E waits on record, as hospitals are being “pressurised like never before”, health leaders have warned reports the BBC.
