Greater effort needed to keep Essex children schooled in war against ‘County Line’ drug gangs
Eight recommendations have been made to help tackle the effect of county lines on the life chances of young people
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Southend paedophile found with 8000 vile images of children while on bail is jailed
A paedophile who was found with more than 8,000 indecent images of children, and posed as a teenage boy to
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Leigh man jailed for child sex offences
A man from Leigh has been jailed for four years after admitting to committing 15 sexual offences against children. Laurence
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Little Havens children’s hospice offers gardens to families in crisis
A children’s hospice is offering the use of its gardens to families experiencing an exceptional crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Chemsford man remanded in custody on charge of possessing paedophile manual
A man has been charged with possessing a paedophile manual by officers investigating indecent images of children online. Police received
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Essex Council cash to address rocketing anxiety
Essex County Council (ECC) has earmarked £120,000 to tackle increased anxiety among children, young people and their families due to
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Almost 7,000 Southend children vulnerable during lockdown, claim
Thousands of children in Southend are living in homes where there is a “toxic trio” of abuse during lockdown, new
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Children who died in Ilford knife incident named
Homicide detectives have named the two children who died after an incident at a house in Ilford on Sunday April
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Children should still receive vaccinations says Redbridge Council
Redbridge Council is asking parents to continue vaccinating their infant children despite the pandemic as the virus “doesn’t affect babies
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Children aged 1 and 3 die in Ilford knife incident
An investigation is underway following the deaths of two young children in Ilford. Police were called at approximately 5.30pm on
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