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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Council Leader Alan Taylor's Budget Speech

May I, first of all, thank Margaret Carney, Ruth Hunter and Paul Martin, and all the officers involved in producing these budget documents, and their assistance to us in producing our budget. I am sure that both the Labour and Conservative Groups feel that they have also received the same professional, impartial assistance.

28 Feb 2008
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Nina at the pothole in Woodman Road

Nina's pothole anger

Nina Cutbush, Prospective Borough Council Candidate for Warley, is unhappy with the Essex Conservatives' policy on potholes.

28 Feb 2008
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Private firms to find people work

Private firms and voluntary groups are to be offered cash incentives to get unemployed people into work for longer. Work Secretary James Purnell said the plan, which will see more payments if someone is in work for six months, was intended to "personalise" services. It came as MPs said 40% of jobseekers allowance claimants who find a job are out of work again within six months.

28 Feb 2008
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Diabetic mice 'cured' with drugs

US scientists have managed to rid diabetic mice of the effects of the disease using a cocktail of drugs. The mice, who had type 1 diabetes, started producing their own insulin after taking a mixture of four drugs.

28 Feb 2008
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