Work begins on land for Lower Thames Crossing

Tunnelling is due to begin in 2028, and the £10bn road will open in the mid to late-2030s.
Southend Echo on MSN

Early work underway to prepare Essex for construction of Lower Thames Crossing

The scheme will include a new road and tunnel connecting the two counties in a bid to ease congestion at the Dartford Crossing.

Meet the Human Mood-Lifters

They can make a trip to the D.M.V., jury duty or a bus commute the best part of your day. How do they do it? And why?
The Gazette

Colchester MP Pam Cox makes St Botolph's Circus work plea

Essex County Council and Colchester Council appointed Jackson Civil Engineering, in Suffolk, to lead the building works on the ...
Thurrock Gazette

Stanford le Hope 121 green belt homes set for approval

THURROCK Council’s planning committee is being urged to approve a major development of 121 new homes on Green Belt land in ...
Guardian Series

Home Office: Offering failed asylum claim families £40,000 is not a pull factor

A scheme offering the families of failed asylum seekers up to £40,000 to leave the UK will not be a “pull factor”, the Home Office has insisted. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said a small number of ...
Braintree and Witham Times

Mahmood says Labour should not become ‘more Green or more Reform’ on migration

Labour should not be tempted to become “more Green” or “more Reform” on its migration policy, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said, while admitting that it is a “difficult time” for her party.