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Parent’s, carers and children at one of the play workshops in Thurrock

ALMOST 100 parents, carers and children were in attendance for a special event to help prepare for starting school or nursery. On Saturday 7 June,...

Thurrock Reform vow to hold council to account following release of “damning” Natis reports

THIS weekend, a number of articles have been published detailing "extensive legal failure" within Thurrock Council's own counter-fraud department. Reform Group Leader Councillor Alex Anderson...

Chance to question owners of State Cinema in Grays

CAMPAIGNERS, residents and interested parties are being urged by borough MP Jen Craft to sign up to attend a meeting she has brokered with...

Former Southend council leader calls for heads to roll

A FORMER Southend Council leader has demanded the resignations of all involved in Thurrock Council’s disbanded fraud team after he was wrongly targeted over...

Natis Inquiry: Report reveals details of Southend Council debt

A REPORT by audit and accountancy firm Mazars showed Southend Council owed Natis more than £500,000 but was only required to pay back £272,000...

National Investigation Service (Natis) to be moved from Thurrock Council to the Insolvency Service

THE work of the National Investigation Service (Natis) will be moved from Thurrock Council to the Insolvency Service after accusations “public money was not...

Thurrock Council’s counter fraud investigators operated without legal powers

A COUNTER fraud team set up in south Essex to investigate pandemic fraud cases lacked the legal power to carry out investigations, it has...

Over the border: Community Safety Wardens clamp down on anti-social behaviour

COMMUNITY Safety Wardens are working on the frontline as part of Basildon Council's tough stance on tackling anti-social behaviour in Basildon Town Centre. This is...

Residents jubilant after councillors protect ancient oak tree

CAMPAIGNERS battling to save an ancient oak tree are celebrating after “brave” Thurrock councillors refused a bid to lift its legal protection. Thurrock’s planning committee...

Thurrock Councillors protect residents’ buffer zone in Grays

THURROCK councillors have rejected an application for the construction of a two-storey commercial building in Grays reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The planning committee, which...

Domestic abuse spending review: government must prioritise survivors for housing

RESPONDING to today’s Government Spending Review, Nahar Choudhury, chief executive of Solace, said: “For too long, domestic abuse services have struggled to provide survivors...

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner on “disappointing” Comprehensive Spending Review

ROGER Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has commented on the Comprehensive Spending Review announced today by the Government. Roger Hirst, Police, Fire...

Tilbury Square regeneration creates huge improvements, with more to come

WORKS to improve Tilbury Civic Square have already brought huge improvements to the area, with much more to still to come. The works so far...

Coalhouse Fort awarded National Lottery funding to help secure a long-term future for this historic landmark

COALHOUSE Fort has been awarded £236,500 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help secure a long-term future as landmark and visitor attraction in...

South Ockendon residents anger as new home is turned into an HMO 

PLANNING officers have given the green light for a newly built family home to be turned into an eight-room HMO despite residents’ objections reports...

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