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Help Thurrock’s vulnerable children have a Christmas to remember

RESIDENTS of Thurrock can help to make sure that some of Thurrock's most vulnerable children wake up to a gift on Christmas day through...

Plans to create a new care home and eight houses in Grays are recommended for approval

AN APPLICATION to build an 86-bed care home and eight new houses on the site of a former community college have been recommended for...

Minister visits Thurrock School to discuss SEND issues

THURROCK MP Jen Craft welcomed education minister Georgia Gould to West Thurrock Academy today (Thursday, 6 November), to discuss special educational needs and disabilities...

Thurrock Labour councillors work alongside Royal British Legion to ensure residents who gave their lives in service…are remembered with dignity.

THURROCK Labour councillors have worked alongside the Royal British Legion to ensure that the Thurrock residents who gave their lives in service, and who...

Support available for private foster carers in Thurrock

THURROCK Council is raising awareness of private fostering arrangements and sharing why it is important to let us know if you are in one. Private...

Delivering Safer Communities Together – £20m of efficiencies delivered by the Essex Emergency Services Collaboration Programme

£20 million of public money has been saved by an ongoing programme of collaboration between emergency services in Essex according to a recent review. Since...

Journey to Great British Railways gathers steam with landmark legislation

LANDMARK legislation that will transform Britain’s railways is being introduced tomorrow (5 November), paving the way for a simpler, more reliable network which puts...

East Thurrock MP raises subject of horse safety on roads

SOUTH Basildon and East Thurrock MP James McMurdock rose on the floor of the House of Commons in order to broach the subject of...

Foodforthebrain.org selected by Innovate UK to develop dementia detection for the NHS

FOODFORTHEBRAIN.ORG, the UK’s Alzheimer’s prevention charity, has been selected by Innovate UK, the Government’s research and innovation agency, to develop and then roll-out to...

Public electric vehicle charge points surge 23% in just one year

THE UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network grew by 23% in the last year, bringing over 15,000 more chargers to motorists and enabling people...

Basildon residents invited for free five-minute digital health checks

BASILDON residents aged 18 and over are being invited to drop in for a free, five-minute digital health check at the Unity Centre in Eastgate. Thanks to Basildon...

Scandal-hit Chelmsford prison failed to realise inmate’s suicide risk 

AN inmate at Chelmsford Prison killed himself after staff failed to realise he was at risk of suicide and take steps to protect him...

Remembrance Day Events 2025 across Thurrock

REMEMBRANCE Sunday falls on the second Sunday in November each year. It is a day for the nation to remember and honour all those who...

East Thurrock MP challenges law and says that ‘decent and reasonable parents’ should not be fined for taking their children out of school for...

JAMES McMurdock, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, is urging the Government to cancel fines for parents who take their children out of...

Cost of living campaign returns for second year to show residents that Thurrock Cares

THURROCK Cares is back for a second year, building on the success of the cost-of-living campaign run last winter to ensure local residents could...

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