Four years ago MP Jackie Doyle-Price asked Harris Academies to work with her to establish a new Primary Free School in Chafford Hundred, following years of school place shortages which had seen parents unable to get their child into a local school. The school bid...
Thurrock is set to benefit from a national first with an IAPT and Recovery College, enabling people to regain control of their mental health and stay healthy. A partnership with Thurrock Mind, the Recovery College is part of Inclusion Thurrock, an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies...
Halstead police station is to be placed on the open market for sale as Essex Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex continue to reduce the size of the existing estate. The front counter of the station in Trinity Street, Halstead was closed to...
Councillor Rodney Bass is to relinquish his role as Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, ahead of his retirement from the Council in May 2017, after 50 years’ service to local government, it was announced today. A councillor since 1967 (and a County Councillor since 1997), Cllr Bass...
Work to expand a Chigwell secondary school is set to begin next September after an outline business case for the project was approved. Essex County Council wants to expand West Hatch High School from a seven form entry school (1,050 pupils) to a nine form entry...
The number of potholes on main routes in Essex has halved thanks to significant investment in the county’s roads. Between June and September this year figures showed a 47 per cent drop in the number of defects on priority routes. The impressive figures come following a record-breaking...
One of Essex’s youngest councillors will take up a new position on Essex County Council’s Cabinet, it has been announced. Councillor Stephen Canning takes up the newly created Cabinet position of Digital Innovation. A County Councillor since 2015, Councillor Canning takes on the new role leading on...
More young people from Essex and Suffolk than ever before are taking part in the Dora Love Prize and its founder and organiser, Professor Rainer Schulze, thinks the feedback from schools shows it has never been as important as now. Established in memory of Dora Love,...
Are you interested in a career with Essex Police? Come along to the Essex Police recruitment and careers evening in Chelmsford on Thursday, October 20, 2016. Staff from various departments, including their dedicated recruitment team, will be on hand to talk to you about the roles we’re currently...
sees the launch of the Essex Book Awards 2017 with publication of the shortlist of six books for young people nominated for Book of the Year. Now in its eleventh year, the Essex Book Awards (EBA) are run by EES for Schools and aim to improve...
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