Redbridge Council challenges Ombudsman’s report on disabled boy’s education
Redbridge Council says it does “not accept all the recommendations” made by an ombudsman who ordered it to pay almost
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Report into Barking flats blaze recommends additional “housing emergency” powers for council
Local authorities should have powers to declare a “housing emergency” after a disaster to help them reclaim costs from private
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Spike in violence after coronavirus lockdown in Chelmsford Prison
Not a single prisoner was infected with COVID-19 at Chelmsford Prison – but this came at the cost of having
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Historic Shoebury child sex ring case exposed by YA to be reopened after damning report highlights failings by Essex Police
The investigation into the Shoebury sex ring of the 1980s and 90s is to be reopened for the third time
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Maldon Council annual meeting delayed to allow probe into damning report on conduct
Maldon District Council’s annual meeting has been postponed for eight weeks to allow councillors to resolve the results of a
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Missed opportunity could have offered hope to Walthamstow teenage murder victim
Waltham Forest Council could have housed the family of murdered 14-year-old Jaden Moodie two months earlier than they did, a
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Ambulance call outs for youth violence peak in Southend
The highest number of ambulance call outs for violence against young people in Essex is in Southend, a council report
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service rated good at responding to emergencies by inspectorate
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published its report into Essex County Fire and
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