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Four new trainees sign up for the Basildon Construction Academy

  THE next generation of Basildon tradespeople are getting on-the-job experience as part of an innovative initiative in a unique partnership between Basildon Council and...

Thurrock Council planning team making good progress

A PROGRAMME to improve the council's planning function is making good progress according to a peer review team. The peer review team revisited Thurrock Council...

Thurrock Labour responds to Ockendon By-Election result

THURROCK Labour has responded to the outcome of the Ockendon by-election, thanking supporters and reaffirming its commitment to the residents of Ockendon and the...

Reform respond to historic wins in Ockendon

TONIGHT, Reform has had two councillors elected in Thurrock. Newly elected Cllrs Alan Benson & Russell Cherry said: "We are immensely proud to have been elected by the great people of Ockendon as...

Reform UK win two seats in South Ockendon

Ockendon Ward by-election results THE Ockendon Ward by-election results have been declared and Alan Benson (Reform UK) and Russell Cherry (Reform UK) have been elected...

FA announces it will ban transgender players from women’s football after Supreme Court ruling

TRANSGENDER women will no longer be able to play in women’s football in England from 1 June, the Football Association has announced reports the...

Two-minute silence set to be held for VE Day 80

A TWO-minute national silence will be held on Thursday 8 May at 12 noon (UK time), to remember and thank those who fought for...

5,000 electric vehicle chargers to roll out across Essex

MORE than 5,000 electric vehicle charging sockets will be installed across Essex with millions of pounds awarded in government funding. Essex County Council will receive...

Freeport East funding powers local innovation and skills growth

SIX months on from the launch of targeted investments through the Clean Growth Fund and Skills & Innovation Fund, local businesses are reporting strong...

HMRC launches new online interactive help for compliance checks

BUSINESSES and individuals can benefit from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) new online interactive tool that guides them through tax compliance checks. The Interactive Compliance...

Cash access vital but small firms must have freedom to choose payments mix

RESPONDING to the Treasury Committee’s report, Acceptance of cash, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said: “For thousands of small businesses, cash remains...

Ministry of Justice forks out more than £20 million in prisoner injury claims over five years

THE Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has paid out more than £20 million in compensation to prisoners across the UK over the past five years,...

Property: First-time buyer affordability at a decade high

THE latest analysis from Yopa, the full-service estate agents, has revealed that whilst the average price of a first home has increased by 63%...

Thurrock MP Jen Craft praises learning support assistants

THURROCK MP Jen Craft rose on the floor of the House of Commons to enter a debate on special needs training. Ms Craft said: "School...

Company chosen to build Pitsea Diagnostic Centre

A LEAD contractor has been selected as the preferred bidder to build Pitsea's new state-of-art community diagnostic centre (CDC), which when complete will provide...

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