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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...
Thurrock councillors back devolution plans - Your Thurrock
7 hours ago · THURROCK Councillors have supported plans for the borough to join a fast track plan to transfer more power from Government to local authorities reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The Government is inviting authorities to join a priority devolution scheme to transfer power from central government to smaller, more localized regions of power. Councils will be […]
Charges for variety of council services set to rise by average of 4.5%
7 hours ago · CHARGES for a range of Thurrock Council service are set to increase by an average of 4.5 per cent from April reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Cabinet is set to agree changes to 978 fees and charges across 44 services, including on and off -street parking fees which will rise by just over 6 per […]
Thurrock Council set to increase council tax by almost 5 per cent
1 day ago · 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 […]
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LABOUR Councillor Vikki Hartstean - Thurrock’s Education supremo, has spoken out over the controversial plans for the Mossbourne Federation to take over three Thurrock...
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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 […]
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 […]
New Thurrock station deal needs ‘assurances’ from bankrupt council
Feb 16, 2024 · A DEAL that is set to see the bankrupt Thurrock Council contribute almost half the costs of a new transport interchange in the district still has to be passed by its finance officer reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Funding of Thurrock Council’s share of the new interchange – amounting to almost £15m – will either […]
Thurrock Tories call for meeting over local plan delays
Nov 10, 2024 · THURROCK Conservatives are demanding a full council meeting is held to debate delays in publication of the borough’s plan for future growth, housing and jobs reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Last month the Labour-led administration said it would delay delivery of its local plan until 2028. The plan will earmark land for housing, infrastructure and […]