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Thurrock apprentice helps announce 1,000 new UK apprenticeships

A THURROCK apprentice has helped Amazon announce that it is creating more than 1,000 new apprenticeships in the UK in 2025. The Amazon apprenticeship...

Mortgage rates cut below 4% as competition picks up

TWO major lenders launched mortgage deals on Thursday with interest rates of less than 4%, as competition picks up in the sector reports the...

Thurrock MP Jen Craft praises work of Thurrock community hospital

THE MP for Thurrock, Jen Craft, rose on the floor of the House of Commons, to speak on the issue of mental health care. Ms...

Thurrock Council launches inaugural SEND Awards

THURROCK Council is proud to announce the launch of their first-ever SEND Awards, a special event dedicated to recognising the incredible achievements of children...

Education: Academy plan for new nursery for 110 children

A SCHOOL is hoping to turn temporary building into a nursery for 110 children. A temporary detached classroom block was built in 2022 to increase...

Ban lifted on east of England ambulance trust’s apprentice schemes

AN ambulance trust has been allowed to train apprentices after a three-year ban was lifted reports the BBC. East of England Ambulance Service was placed...

Rise in norovirus cases in local hospitals prompts NHS to urge people to treat the winter vomiting bug at home

THE NHS in mid and south Essex is urging local people not to attend A&E or other healthcare settings – or visit relatives in...

NSPCC Helpline made more than 850 referrals about parental substance misuse to agencies in East of England last year

THE NSPCC Helpline made 877 referrals to agencies in the East of England last year after being contacted by adults who were worried about...

Developer aims to build 525 new homes on Corringham farmland

A DEVELOPER is poised to seek permission to build 525 new homes on farmland in Corringham reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Mulberry Strategic Land could...

Hundreds of migrants arrested in New Year illegal worker blitz

HUNDREDS of migrants have been arrested since the start of this year as part of a UK-wide crackdown on illegal working, the government has...

Essex home care founder calls for support with national recruitment after government announcement

FOLLOWING a government announcement on plans to increase sponsorship fees for overseas social care staff by 120%, Lausa Biragi, Founder of You & I...

Reform UK MP asks question on retail crime

THE MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, James McMurdock rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question on...

Jen Craft MP celebrates Labour Government’s funding boost for public health services in Thurrock

JEN Craft MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Thurrock has today (Friday 7th January) welcomed an increase in funding for public health services in...

Poll reveals Labour losses and Reform surge in Essex at next General Election

A NEW MRP poll, conducted by national communications agency PLMR and Electoral Calculus, predicts a significant shift in the political landscape across the East...

Thurrock MP welcomes government devolution plans

THE MP for Thurrock has praised the government's decision to go hard reorganising council's across Essex including Thurrock. Jen Craft MP said: "I welcome the...

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