A former British Museum contract worker has been arrested after allegedly shutting down its IT systems, the London-based institution said. Part of the museum’s permanent collection was closed on ...

SALVAGED items from a Southend shipwreck were showcased on a primetime BBC Two history ahead of major exhibition later this year ...

SALVAGED items from an Essex shipwreck were showcased on a primetime BBC Two history ahead of major exhibition later this year. Treasures found on The London Shipwreck were featured on Digging for ...

The brass instruments can be heard on Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which was released by the group in 1967 and was number one in the UK charts for 23 straight weeks. Two of the four French ...

THURROCK Council says it is tagging children at risk of being trafficked and exploited by drug and county line gangs. The council is electronically tracking youngsters at risk of criminal ...

John Kent, Labour leader of Thurrock Council, says there is not time to hold local elections due to local government reorganisation. Thurrock Council has confirmed it will ask the government to ...

The Living Well with Dementia initiative was opened to patients who recently completed cognitive stimulation therapy at Thurrock Community Hospital. Sessions held by Essex Partnership University ...

He has now been jailed for four years. Tyrese Smith was overheard fearing he could get locked up after he fled the victim's address in Thurrock - and was also in breach of his bail conditions. Smith, ...

Thurrock councillors have supported plans for the borough to join a fast track plan to transfer more power from central Government to local authorities. The Government is inviting authorities to join ...

REFORM UK has pledged not to raise Thurrock Council tax until the Government scraps Thurrock‘s debt. Over a four-year period from 2020/21 Council Tax has gone up by 53%. The Conservative Government ...

A COUNCILLOR has slammed Thurrock’s unambitious recycling targets. Ben Maney, chairman of the corporate overview and scrutiny committee, which met on Tuesday, questioned whether the council’s ...