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Now Local Conservatives Want To Tax You TWICE!

It’s election time and the desperation to pull the wool over your eyes is ...

Now Local Conservatives Want To Tax You TWICE!

Rayleighs Barclays Branch Closes, but it opens another door

Rayleighs Barclays Bank branch on the High Street closes for good on 22nd March ...

Rayleighs Barclays Branch Closes, but it opens another door

Grappling With Grants

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The District Council gives out grants each year to various charities and

What’s Going To Happen At the Geoff Bray Site ?

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One topic that cropped up in conversation during yesterday’s election is the

A Solid Win For Cheryl Roe On A Cold Wet Dark Night

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Cheryl Roe had a solid win for the Conservatives in the Rayleigh

Today Is Election Day In Rayleigh Central Ward

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If you are coming out to vote, we will see you at

A Vacancy On Hullbridge Parish Council

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As Michael Hoy reports, there’s a vacancy on Hullbridge Parish Council…. .

A Warmer St Andrews Day

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It was St Andrews Day today, and Rayleigh looked like this…. Unlike