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Jan 21, 2013 · A SPECIALIST education team is helping turn Thurrock children’s lives around reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock Virtual School has almost 300 children on its...
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CHELMSFORD-based developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes has donated £1,500 to Roxwell Pre-school, a charity dedicated to providing high-quality care and education for young children...
Council boss outlines his vision for future of local government 'to ...
Jan 16, 2025 · BASILDON and Thurrock should be merged to create a large, more powerful council as part of radical reforms, “accelerating housing and infrastructure” building for more than 16,755 new homes, a south Essex council boss insists reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Gavin Callaghan, Labour leader of Basildon Council, insists …
Thurrock Council leader John Kent: We will lobby for Thurrock ...
16 hours ago · THURROCK Council leader Cllr John Kent delivered a message to borough residents at the start of the authority’s cabinet meeting on Wednesday (22 January) evening, backing the planned changes to local democracy. The senior Labour member of the council outlined his reasons for supporting pending devolution across Essex, which will eventually see Thurrock Council amalgamted […]
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Introduction YourThurrock.Com is an on-line newspaper covering every aspect of life in the borough. Launched in Sept 2008, the site publishes over 3,000 stories a year and has filmed 7,000 news items in twelve years. Thurrock is a rich quarry of news but the borough is also at a fascinating crossroads in its history and […]
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THE leader of an educational trust has confirmed that a £1.2m deficit across the accounts of three schools was discovered following a merger.
Thurrock Council call for local plan delay to be debated
Dec 2, 2024 · THURROCK councillors have called a decision to delay the borough’s local plan a “developers’ charter” which leaves them powerless to prevent homes being built on green belt reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock’s local plan will determine where homes and businesses are needed for decades to come but it will not now be published until […]
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LONDON Stansted is celebrating a landmark year as it welcomed a record-breaking 29.76 million passengers in 2024 – the busiest ever year in the...
Thurrock Council set to increase council tax by almost 5 per cent
Jan 8, 2025 · THURROCK Council is set to hike council tax by almost 5 per cent as it battles rising costs and its recovery from financial ruin reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The rise is an improvement on last year’s 7.99 per cent and comes as the council confirms its required savings target for 2025/26 of £18.2million has been […]
Meetings across Thurrock will give residents opportunity to …
Jan 7, 2024 · THURROCK resdients are being invited to have a say on the draft local plan proposed by the borough council. The blueprint for the borough’s future has been more than eight years in the making and was revealed to councillors in the latter stages of 2023. In December councillors gave the green light for a consultation process to […]