Plans to build 30 bungalows on land off of London Road in Little Clacton have been given the green light. Tendring District Council’s Planning Committee heard the proposed development would be accessed via Stonehall Drive, a private road owned by the applicants which would be upgraded...
During a debate in Parliament this week Health Minister Jackie Doyle-Price gave her backing to calls to improve the treatment of women undergoing hysteroscopy. The debate was called by West Ham MP Lyn Brown who has long campaigned to get greater awareness of the...
This year, David Amess has popped on a pullover and posed for a photo to mark their support for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day campaign which takes place on Friday 14th December. Now in its seventh year, Save the Children is asking even more...
The development of a 10 screen cinema and six new restaurants in Basildon’s East Square is a step closer after Thurrock firm, Squibb Group, were awarded the contract for enabling works. The contract was awarded at a meeting of Basildon Council’s Regeneration Committee on Wednesday evening...
National retailer Martin McColl Ltd has been fined £100,000 after Harlow Council successfully prosecuted the company for multiple food hygiene offences at its Fishers Hatch store in Harlow. The retailer, which has around 1,600 stores and newsagents across the UK, was fined after a hearing...
The former Chairman of the Basildon Natural History Society (BNHS) has been handed the Alf Dove Award in recognition of his work to protect and promote the borough’s bio-diversity. Dr Rod Cole has published a number of studies into wildlife and conservation including ‘Roadside verges...
The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking local people for their help to draw up a new pattern of council wards for Enfield Council. The consultation is the first part of an electoral review which will re-draw ward boundaries across the council. The Commission...
An East Tilbury Councillor has joined the Conservatives after ditching the Thurrock Independents Party. This week it was announced that East Tilbury Councillor - Sue Sammons, has joined the Conservative Party. Cllr Sammons commented on the move saying “I need to do the best for the people...
Basildon Council has issued five fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to waste carriers who have been unable to provide evidence of where they are disposing of their waste. The fines have been issued by the council’s Street Scene Enforcement and Education Officers since October this year. ...
School support staff regularly go home worried about pupils’ welfare, safety and emotional state after discussing issues such as grooming, gangs, domestic violence, bullying, loneliness, and sexual abuse with them, according to a survey released by UNISON today (Friday). The research suggests that across the east...
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