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  • Unimpressed with honours for politicians - reader letter

    I SEE this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list again contains many people who have received awards for just doing their job, such as the HMRC and MI5/6 employees. But what beggars belief with all that has happened, is there are a number of politicians

  • We must not take peace for granted - MP's column

    LAST week we commemorated the D-Day was a regular occurrence landings. Who could not have been inspired to see our brave and dignified veterans paying tribute to their friends who fell? It reminds me just how lucky we are. Many of those young

  • Council claims it will have balanced budget for next four years

    THURROCK Council has claimed it will have a balanced budget until 2023, thanks to “strong financial planning” and an “impressive investment portfolio”. The financial out-turn report, which will be presented to the council’s full cabinet this week

  • Man, 27, exposed himself in a car outside Lakeside

    A MAN who publicly exposed himself twice - including in a car outside Lakeside shopping centre - has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for five years. Mark Wood was found guilty of one count of indecent exposure and admitted another