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Teaching union calls for government to ban social media for under-16s

A TEACHING union is calling for the Government to ban social media for under-16s to improve concentration at school and stem damage to mental...

Pylons to ‘irreversibly destroy unique and irreplaceable historic environment’

PLANS for hundreds of pylons through Essex would “irreversibly destroy the unique and irreplaceable historic environment”, a critical council report has said. Chelmsford City...

East Thurrock MP calls for action after Christmas power failures

CHRISTMAS Day power outages in rural East Thurrock have prompted its MP to call for action by UK Power Networks and the government to...

Essex Police welcomes 56 new officers

“YOU will save lives and you will change lives.” That was the message to 56 new officers who took their oaths today and passed...

Thurrock Council refuses plan to turn house into a children’s care home 

THURROCK Council has refused an application to convert a family home in Grays into a children’s care home, ruling that the proposed change would...

Tilbury tower block flood repairs progress but some could take weeks more

RESIDENTS of a Tilbury tower block devastated by flooding in November have begun moving back into their homes, but repairs to the worst-affected flats...

Essex libraries launch Winter Reading Challenge as the ‘paw-fect’ way to start the New Year

THE ever-popular Winter Reading Challenge returns to Essex to inspire everyone to get reading this winter. The campaign runs from 10 January to 22 February...

Epping Forest Council says no to postponing elections

CHRIS Whitbread, Leader of Epping Forest District Council, has announced his intention to write to the Secretary of State asking her to not postpone...

Basildon Council to request May elections are cancelled

BASILDON Council will ask the government to cancel this May’s local elections in the borough reports the BBC. People queued in the rain to hear...

Over 126,920 children to benefit from scrapping the two-child limit

OVER 126,920 children across East of England set to be helped by Labour scrapping the two-child limit – as the Tories and Reform plot to push working families...

New local powers to stop pavement parking in Thurrock

DISABLED people will benefit from new local powers being made available to local leaders across England to introduce pavement parking restrictions across their area,...

Essex Police officer misconduct case: officer would have been dismissed

A FORMER Essex Police officer, who formed an inappropriate emotional relationship with a member of the public that they met through the course of...

Thousands of lives to be saved under bold new Road Safety Strategy

THE first road safety strategy in more than a decade will save thousands of lives on the nation’s roads by tackling drink driving, improving...

Thurrock Council set to debate plans which could see May’s local elections cancelled

TWO extraordinary meetings have been arranged to discuss Thurrock Council’s response to the Government, which has asked for views on the merits of postponing...

Serving Essex Police officer dismissed for gross misconduct

A SERVING Essex Police officer has been dismissed for gross misconduct after making false reports to police and an insurance company regarding the alleged...

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