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Ockendon rapper in court over car theft charges

Jamie Lee Clarke, 20, Faymore Gardens, South Ockendon was accused of taking away and driving the car from Wallace Road, Grays on the 21st January. Clarke, known as G.Dot among the rapping community, was granted unconditional bail.

Abbie’s Blog: Palmer’s and the 6%: The debate continues………..

Why should we settle for an average university when we can push students to go onto the best ones? Every student has the potential and every student has the environment to exercise that potential, so why? Why isn’t that six percent of students attending “good” universities in Thurrock, sixty?

Housefire at Davis Road, Aveley

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in a end of terrace house in Davis Road, Aveley. The officer in charge reported that the first floor of the house was completely smoke logged.

Saturday football fixtures

The Fleet will want to bounce back from being hit for six by Dartford last week. Two defeats in a row but the Rocks put in their best performance of the season on Tuesday so they will be keen to build on that.

Charity Quiz Night at Pegasus Club

A CHARITY quiz night will be held at the Pegasus Club in Corringham this Sunday starting at 7:30pm. Sarah Smallbone is raising funds for St Thomas’s Lupus Trust at St Thomas’s hospital in London .

Support National Apprenticeship Week

To enable local businesses to gain an insight and understanding of the apprenticeship programme and to appreciate how it can benefit their company in developing their workforce for the future.

Myles’ Blog: “People with mental health issues are not spongers”

This discrimination is no greater felt than when one tries to apply for Disability Living Allowance. If one has a physical limitation, the process is easier as the people who perform the medical, if one gets that far, have a visual cue or something measurable to test regarding the suitability for work and the ability to perform everyday functions.

German Equity group wants all Petroplus refineries

Goldsmith is already a shareholder in the Swiss company and has shown interest in snapping up refineries in Cressier in the canton of Neuchâtel, as well as in Britain, Belgium, Germany and France reports World Radio Switzerand.

Men in court over six figure stolen goods sting

Skinner is charged with dishonestly handling 4992 individual tubes of Bodyshop cleansing gel to the value of £39936.00 on the 28th June last year in Grays. Skinner was also charged with possession of 2,000 diazepam tablets.

Car park improvements at Basildon hospital

WORK started on Monday 30 January to improve the parking adjacent to The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) building. The improvements mean there will be more parking for patients and visitors using buildings at the rear of the hospital such as the CTC, Day Surgery Unit and Jubilee Wing.

Man in court over Tilbury cannabis factory

A CLACTON man has appeared in court charged with producing a cannabis factory in Tilbury. The charges relate to a factory with 492 plants discovered on the 7th November last year.

Work begins on Primrose Island at William Edwards

But staff, students and a number of organisations are planning to make big changes at the island. In this, the first of many films, YT speaks to deputy head, Lesley Durso and some of the pupils as to what they are planning to do.

Europe pledges to act on Coryton Petroplus closure

The European Commission has today (Thursday 2 February) accepted its commitment to make an “appropriate response” to the crisis, setting up a European round table with those affected and responding to fears of permanent closures and the job losses that would result.

Tasmanian pirates fined in court over vandalism

Deri Stephens, 32, Wood View, Grays and Matthew Smith, 39, Castle Road, Chatham, Kent pleaded guilty at Basildon magistrates court to damaging a door that led to the rood of Tasmania House, Tilbury.

Police on hunt for dogs after vicious attacks

The two large dogs reportedly attacked a small dog on January 29 whilst the dog was being walked by its owner, resulting in the dog suffering from cuts. It is also reported that the same dogs may have been responsible for killing a cat on January 25.

First winter snap brings chaos on rails

The first cold snap of the year appears to have brought chaos for thurrock rail commuters

Health watchdog made homeless as company goes bust

Thurrock LINK has been lauded over the last few years for its work in defending the rights of the vulnerable in the borough. But according to reports, they were frog-marched out of their offices in the Queensgate centre, Grays on friday afternoon.

Next Top Boss students sail to Gravesend

STUDENTS from South Essex College set sail for Gravesend last week as part of the tasks set for them as part of Thurrock Council-backed Next Top Boss.They spent the morning down at the Port of Tilbury developing tourism strategies with the port tourism chiefs.

Fatima Whitbread visits Gateway Academy (and she doesn’t want to get out of there)

Many of the students will have seen her steely eyed competitive streak on ITV’s “I’m a celebrity, get me out of here.” but in Thurrock Fatima is best known for her athletic prowess in the eighties where she won two olympic medals, a world championship and broke the world record in 1986.

Palmer’s boss defends record on 6% go to “good” universites

THE PRINCIPAL of Palmer’s College, Mark Vinall has hit back at concerns that only 6% of students at the Chadwell Road college go on to “good” univeristies.

Orsett Conservative councillor, Mike Revell challenged education bosses at Thurrock Council last week over the low numbers of students going to top universities. In 2009-10, no Thurrock student went up to either Oxford or Cambridge and all other stats see Thurrock languishing near the bottom of the league.

Convent’s Aisling chosen to play at Mayor’s Civic Dinner

THURROCK Young Musician of the Year, Aisling Larkin, will be performing at this year’s Civic Dinner hosted by the Mayor, councillor Charles Curtis.

Travel Thurrock – this time it’s personal

The team will be starting out in the Grays Thurrock ward in February, talking to people on their doorsteps, at work or while they are out and about in order to get them thinking about how they travel and how they could make small practical changes to help save themselves money, time, and the environment.

Large shed on fire in Chadwell

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are using three jets to tackle a fire in a large shed measuring 5m x 4m in the back garden of a house in Sabina Road, Chadwell St Mary. They are using a ground monitor to cool an LPG cylinder inside.

Carpetright issue another profits warning

PURFLEET-based Carpetright, Britain’s biggest seller of flooring materials, and considered a barometer of the house repair and maintenance market, has issued another profit warning; its sixth in a year.

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