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Home burglary in Essex down 22% as force continues “relentless focus”

HOME burglary is down more than 22% in Essex – the equivalent of 850 fewer victims - as our commitment to neighbourhood policing and...

Thurrock MP pledges support for town’s threatened Post Office service

THURROCK MP Jen Craft has spoken up in support of South Ockendon's Post Office announced following news that all 108 of the branches the...

Momentous boost for patients as over 100,000 extra treated on time since Labour came into government

MORE than 100,000 extra patients have been treated on time since July as the Government delivers on its Plan for Change to slash waiting...

Thurrock: Dispersal order in place ahead of car cruise concerns

A DISPERSAL order has been put in place in West Thurrock following concerns about a car cruise event. The order, which covers the areas shown...

Museums can apply for share of £20 million fund

MUSEUMS across England can now apply for a share of £20 million to safeguard community access to their collections and invest in upgrading their...

Essex to benefit from 74 new neighbourhood police officers by April 2026

EVERY neighbourhood in Essex will have named, contactable officers from July as the government kickstarts its plan to restore neighbourhood policing across England and...

Plans to install pylons across country take a step closer

CONTROVERSIAL plans to install miles of overhead electricity pylons across the countryside have taken a step forward. Government energy regulator Ofgem has confirmed initial funding...

Government acts in national interest to save British steel production

STEELMAKING is set to continue in Scunthorpe following urgent action by the UK Government today .    The Prime Minister requested the recall of Parliament to...

Vulnerable council tenant saved by anti-social behaviour officers

THE woman had been consistently abused by her son physically and emotionally and told officers that he was also controlling and coercive, taking her...

Final call to register to vote in local elections

VOTERS have just one day left to register to vote for the local elections taking place across England on 1 May. The Electoral Commission...

Busted! BTP Taskforce smashes fifty County Lines in the last year

MORE than fifty County Lines have been smashed and 180 deadly weapons seized, as BTP’s specialist Taskforce continues to wage war on criminal gangs...

Grays shop closed for selling counterfeit tobacco and vapes

MAGISTRATES have ordered a Grays tobacconist to close for three months and pay over £4,500 costs after they were prosecuted for selling counterfeit and...

Library campaigners issue warning over local government reorganisation

CAMPAIGN group Save Our Libraries Essex (SOLE), which fought successfully to stop proposed closures of to branch libraries across Essex five years ago, warns...

Speech and language therapist uses personal experience of autism to support others

A SPEECH and language therapist is using her personal experience of autism to help ensure patients receive the best support at Essex Partnership University...

Europe’s first Universal theme park coming to UK

A MULTI-billion-pound investment in a major new Universal theme park and resort in Bedford has been agreed between Universal, the government and the local...

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