Pupils at William Torbitt Primary School created their own Sherlock Holmes themed radio drama “๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ”. We broadcast the play on 12th March – Listen Again Podcast now avaliable.
National Highways says groundwork is now underway on the Lower Thames Crossing between Essex and Kent. Ahead of major construction starting in 2028. In Essex, around 50 archaeologists are excavating near Coalhouse Fort, while new wetland habitats are being created in East Tilbury.
No Smoking Day returns on Wednesday 11 March 2026, bringing a powerful reminder that quitting doesnโt have to start with a huge, overwhelming goal โ it can begin with just one day.
See what local resources you can use to help quit smoking / vaping today.
London and South East Named Englandโs Worst Region for Driving Manners as Tailgating Rates Soar. New data from National Highways reveals that 41% of drivers in London and the South East admit to tailgating, contributing to over 200 serious collisions in the region last year. The study highlights a growing crisis of patience on the road,
Havering Council has welcomed confirmation of an end date for the long-running Gallows Corner flyover, as Transport For London confirm that the entire Gallows Corner junction โ including the flyover and roundabout โ is planned to reopen to general traffic by the end of April 2026
A prolific rogue trader who defrauded residents out of more than ยฃ100,000 has been jailed following a long investigation by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards and the National Trading Standards Tri-Regional Investigation Team.
Essex Police is supporting a fourโweek amnesty to remove specific types of blankโfiring guns from circulation. – The amnesty runs from 2 February to 27 February.
Weapons can be handed in anonymously at Grays, Southend, Chelmsford & Colchester Police Stations Counters.
Brentwood Borough Council, in partnership with Axis, Seven Arches Investments Limited and the Brentwood Health and Wellbeing Board, is now accepting applications this yearโs Brentwood Community Fund.
Local organisations and individuals are invited to apply for funding to support community projects. Grants ranging from ยฃ2,000 to ยฃ6,500 are available for projects delivered between 1 June 2026 and 31 March 2027 that aim to improve quality of life for residents and address key community issues. – Deadline for applications is 16 March 2026.
The scheme will see a locally listed historic building brought back into use while delivering nine much needed family homes in Romford.
The development includes nine residential houses, includingย one two bedroom house and eight, three bedroom family homes, which will protect the historic core of the building, erected in the late 1800s.ย
In another day of action, Barking and Dagenham Council and Reside joined forces to clear up Gascoigne Estate, Barking and encourage residents to dispose of their waste correctly. Officers worked together to litter pick, clear fly-tipped waste and spoke to residents about how to dispose of their waste correctly. Clearing over half tonne of waste on top of the general waste.
