Essex is championing employment opportunities for disabled people and aiming to find jobs for hundreds of residents. Essex County Council has pledged to become one of Britain’s first accredited employers under the Department for Work and Pension’s nationwide Disability Confident campaign, and is now challenging other...
Last week, the Thurrock Volunteer Police Cadets visited the Mayor's Parlour at Thurrock council offices to meet the Mayor of Thurrock Cathy Kent and Deputy Mayor Tunde Ojetola. As the Thurrock unit is newly established the Mayor and Deputy Mayor were keen to introduce themselves and to...
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...
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...
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...
The Boundary Commission has recently published its proposed constituency boundaries for Thurrock. The Thurrock constituency is unchanged whilst the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency loses some of the Basildon wards and gains part of Brentwood. Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price is asking the Boundary commission to...
The Conservatives have become the biggest party in Thurrock Council after a councillor has ‘re-joined’ the party. Colin Churchman was originally elected in 2004 for a seat in Aveley as a Conservative becoming Mayor in 2005. He subsequently became the UKIP candidate for Stanford East and Corringham...
Young people across Essex are being encouraged to stand in the upcoming Young Essex Assembly (YEA) election. The YEA, supported by Essex County Council’s Youth Service, is the youth council for Essex and gives members the opportunity to have an influence on issues affecting young people...
Residents interested in supporting their local community are invited to come along to an event aimed at those thinking of becoming a county councillor. Taking place at County Hall in Chelmsford, the free event will give prospective candidates the opportunity to find out more about the...
The ongoing focus on mayors should not be allowed to derail a future devolution deal, Essex County Council leader David Finch has said. Essex leaders have been meeting for the last 18 months to develop a countywide deal, but in a letter to Essex MPs, Cllr...
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