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Extra caravans at visitor centre refused by Thurrock Council

THURROCK Council has refused permission for a caravan park to expand at a Linford visitor centre reports the Local Democracy Reporter. An application for a...

Railway station staff at Grays celebrate new £9m lifts

A £9m project to make a railway station fully accessible for all passengers has been completed. Train operator c2c and Network Rail have overseen the...

Thurrock’s Independent councillors want vote on local government plans

MEMBERS of Thurrock’s NPAIC group have expressed support for an extraordinary Council meeting to allow elected members to discuss and vote on the proposals...

National Grid submits pylons proposal amid ongoing local concerns

A PROPOSAL to install over 100 miles of pylons between Norwich and Tilbury by National Grid has been submitted to Government. Essex County Council, along...

Thurrock MP Jen Craft: Use toll revenue from Lower Thames Crossing to fund Tilbury Ferry

JEN Craft, MP for Thurrock, has called for revenue from the Lower Thames Crossing to be invested in local public transport, including the return...

Council secures injunctions to tackle anti-social behaviour on Felmores Estate

BASILDON Council has successfully obtained civil injunctions against three families and their visitors following multiple reports of serious anti-social behaviour on the Felmores Estate. Residents...

Community Network Services (CNS) expands digital customs platform to The Netherlands in boost for UK-EU trade

LEADING digital trade solutions provider and DP World company, Community Network Services (CNS), has today announced the expansion of its industry-leading Customs Management services...

Young people in Thurrock helped by Riverside Trust.

MORE than 180 young people from Thurrock have benefited from support thanks to a £17,934 grant to Riverview Charitable Trust from the Essex Violence...

London Stansted Managing Director hails East of England firms’ resilience on the global stage 

LONDON Stansted Managing Director, Gareth Powell, has hailed the resilience and ambition of exporters across the East of England, after new data revealed that...

High rise flats ‘uninhabitable for months’ after ‘major’ flood

A GRADE II listed high rise block of flats will be “uninhabitable” for around three months after a “major” flood, the council leader has...

Investigation urged after South Basildon and East Thurrock MP ‘apparently’ facilitates ‘racial slur’ against Sky News journalist

AN investigation is being urged into South Basildon and East Thurrock MP James McMurdock over his "use of social media to apparently facilitate racial...

More parents to get childcare funding as nurseries struggle with demand

THE final phase of the largest-ever expansion of publicly funded childcare support has begun in England, as thousands of working parents receive more help...

Essex residents accessing charity services averaged 20% in 2024, new data analysis reveals

AN average of 20% of Essex residents relied on a charity for essential support in 2024, from mental health care and debt advice to...

25,000 tell Google: ‘Search Elsewhere’ for New Essex Data Centre,

Petition launched by Buglife via campaign group 38 Degrees calls on Google to live up to its sustainability promises and save the nationally important...

Basildon Council launches crackdown on illegal HMOs

THE illegal use of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) is an issue in Basildon Borough, and the council is reinforcing its commitment to tackling...

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