
Covid-19: Infection rate in Thurrock drops by 34%
HOWEVER as you may notice, Thurrock and a lot of other Essex areas are starting to drop down the table. We will see.…
THE efforts of the volunteers who run and fundraise for Thurrock Neighbourhood Watch have been praised by the county’s police commissioner…
PURFLEET-on-Thames Community Forum’s next meeting and AGM is on 26th January at 7:30pm. After receiving £75 million from the Governments Housing…
THE government is planning new laws to protect statues in England from being removed “on a whim or at the behest of a baying mob”, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said.…
WE are writing today, following the events in Stanford West yesterday – a day which has seen family homes and businesses not only disrupted, but their property damaged. The River Hope went up to heights not known to anyone with recall of 40+ years of living in SLH.…
LEADING modular housing company ilke Homes has secured its first site in the South East of England – a 15-acre greenfield parcel in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex…
THE RSPCA will continue to rehome rescue animals on a delivery basis during the ongoing lockdowns in both England and Wales.…
PURFLEET-on-Thames has received a multi-million-pound funding boost from central government to support the regeneration of its town centre.…
THE mother of a baby who caught Covid-19 has praised Basildon Hospital for its amazing efforts in helping him to recover from the virus. …
NEWLY released research from The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that thousands of homebuyers will pull the plug on their…
HOWEVER as you may notice, Thurrock and a lot of other Essex areas are starting to drop down the table. We will see.…
A CAMPAIGN urging people to dial 111 before turning up at A&E has been crucial in easing pressure on the NHS as the Covid pandemic continues, it was claimed.…
THURROCK Council’s Cabinet has unanimously backed a bid to create a Thames Freeport that could see new skills academies and more than 20,000 new jobs. Cabinet agreed to support the submission of the Thames Freeport bid to government at its meeting on Wednesday, 13 January.…
THE Lower Thames Crossing will have a “major impact on resident’s health”, councillors fear.…
FIVE men have been arrested as part of an investigation…
A DRUG dealer has been jailed after trying to evade police and committing further drugs offences while under investigation.…
RETAIL trade union Usdaw has renewed the call for key workers to be prioritised for vaccination, after the Government indicated they are looking at priority for the second phase and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) accepted that occupation is a factor.…
THE first COVID-19 NHS large vaccination centre in Essex opens…
A TEAM of three new Macmillan support workers have taken up positions alongside three busy cancer teams at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, helping cancer patients to access the help and support that they need.…
TRIBUTE has been paid to Baldev Singh Gill, 74, whose death was announced yesterday (Saturday, 17 January).…
CREWS were called to a nature reserve in Drake Road, Chafford Hundred yesterday at 10.54pm after a member of the public heard a man shouting for help.…
THURROCK Council’s Cabinet has unanimously backed a bid to create a Thames Freeport that could see new skills academies and more than 20,000 new jobs. Cabinet agreed to support the submission of the Thames Freeport bid to government at its meeting on Wednesday, 13 January.…
THE Lower Thames Crossing will have a “major impact on resident’s health”, councillors fear.…
RETAIL trade union Usdaw has renewed the call for key workers to be prioritised for vaccination, after the Government indicated they are looking at priority for the second phase and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) accepted that occupation is a factor.…
ROYAL Mail has denied it is prioritising lucrative parcel contracts over letter deliveries as many parts of the UK are suffering from a slow postal service.…
TEN new mass Covid vaccination centres are to open in England from Monday, as the government bids to meet its target of offering 15 million people in the UK a dose by 15 February reports the BBC.…
THE government is planning new laws to protect statues in England from being removed “on a whim or at the behest of a baying mob”, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said.…
INTERIM Injunction prevents unauthorised work and development in Chadwell St Mary…
INDIVIDUALS who have given at least ten years of service to football in Essex as an honorary secretary of an affiliated club or competition, as a registered referee, or in various other roles can now be nominated for an Essex County FA Long Service Award.…
HOPES that Grays Athletic might be able to make their new home at Ship Lane in Aveley, former home of Thurrock FC, have been given a boost with news that Sport England…
DECADES of volunteering in local grassroots football will be recognised and rewarded in 2021, with nominations currently being welcomed for the Essex County FA Long Service Awards until Sunday 31st January via www.essexfa.com.…
THE Jack Petchey Foundation has given Thurrock Swimming Club a substantial grant to help support young vulnerable adults within the community.…
THE Grounds Management Association (GMA) have launched their online 'Grounds Management Toolkit', a training resource aimed at supporting volunteers maintaining football, cricket, rugby league and rugby union pitches.…
WE could all use a little positivity. Positivity makes a difference; it makes us thrive. There’s nowhere you like to thrive more than in and around grassroots football, so how about a little positivity boost to get your 2021 off to the best possible start?…