LAST WEEK was Alcohol Awareness week in Thurrock. It is clearly a hot topic as the police operate no-alcohol zones in Grays High Street.
But the image of men and women walking down the street at 10am holding their can of triple strength beer is something of an anomaly upon the streets of Thurrock.
Manager of the Drug and Alcohol Action Team, Jim Nicolson has the facts at his fingertips and gives a fascinating analysis of the challenges facing Thurrock and the work being done, especially at the Oasis centre on Orsett Road in Grays.
