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An elderly woman speaks into a microphone operated by a younger woman wearing headphones and smiling. They are both sitting on chairs in a garden.

Heritage projects celebrated through cash grants

A Napoleonic fort, railway project and Windrush exhibition are among the initiatives awarded money.

Jack Fincham standing at an event at night-time. He is unshaven, has bright white teeth and his hair is swept to one side. There are bright lights in the background.

Love Island star freed in dangerous dog case

Jack Fincham - whose black cane corso bit a runner in 2022 - is granted bail pending his appeal.

Thameside Theatre seen from the front. It is a brown brick building with large white and faded red blocks on the front, with the word thameside all in lower case. is is next to a road and pedestrianised area with railings and an old-fashioned lamp post. Some trees and shrubs are placed to the right of the theatre.

Theatre still at risk of closure

Thameside Theatre in Grays is operating at a loss despite community support.

Perry Pel Scopes stands on Bruce the shopping trolley in front of the Land's End sign. The sea is in the background and the sky is blue. He is wearing a white tshirt and brown trousers. The sign says 'Pel & Bruce a true inspiration'

Charity man walks shopping trolley to Land's End

Perry Scopes has raised more than £30,000 for charity by completing the 350 mile (563km) walk.

A collage of the 39 people found dead inside the lorry in October 2019. It shows four rows of close-up images of mainly young people.

Lorry death families to share seized £280k assets

Cash and property seized from Ronan Hughes "will do little to help heal loss", Essex Police say.

John Kent wearing a white shirt, red tie and grey suit jacket. He has grey hair. He is standing in the council chamber.

Council to ask for elections to be cancelled

Thurrock Council will ask Westminster to cancel local elections.

The bottom half of a police car can be seen in the background, with distinctive yellow and blue checks on the body work. In the foreground there is a blue police sign reading 'police accident' on the road.

Pedestrian in his 60s killed after crash with lorry

Police are appealing for information and dashcam footage after a man died.

A teenage child in a wheelchair in a school playground. All faces are obscured so you can not identify any individuals in this illustrative picture to go with the story.

Post-16 school transport system fails children - MP

Thurrock MP Jen Craft tells MPs that "education can be thrown into turmoil" once a child turns 16.

Thurrock Council building - a three-story brick structure with large windows on the ground floor.

Thurrock plans to sue other councils over finances

The council claims it was given bad advice over solar investments that left it with a £1.5bn debt.