Hartford Holdings buys Purfleet shower tray maker
HARTFORD Holdings, the parent company of Trojan Baths, Mantaleda Bathrooms and Thomas Crapper & Co, has acquired a specialist shower tray manufacturer based in Purfleet reports Insider Media.
Keltbray gets £1bn Purfleet scheme under way
KELTBRAY has been appointed by Purfleet Centre Regeneration Ltd (PCRL), a joint venture between Urban Catalyst and Swan Housing Association in association with Thurrock Council.
Huge step forward for Purfleet-on-Thames regeneration
TRANSFORMATIONAL plans to regenerate Purfleet-on-Thames have taken another substantial step forward as Thurrock Council complete on phase 1a legal documents to kick-start works.
Man suffers life changing injuries after collision in Purfleet
POLICE are appealing for information after a man sustained life-changing injuries during a collision in Purfleet.
Search for woman missing from Purfleet
HAVE you seen 22-year-old Cornelia Maruna from Purfleet, who has been reported missing?
Partial landslide in Purfleet
PURFLEET residents were urged to avoid the area as firefighters, police and Network Rail dealt with rockfall on Friday morning.
Purfleet on Thames to host AGM on zoom
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 Infrastructure Fund the future of the planned new Integrated Medical Centre is secure. Speakers will be talking about this. Neil Brand from Essex Police will be talking about his new role and there will […]
Purfleet regeneration receives £75m government funding boost
PURFLEET-on-Thames has received a multi-million-pound funding boost from central government to support the regeneration of its town centre.
Warning after chip pan fire in Purfleet
FIRE crews have issued safety advice after an unattended chip pan caused a kitchen fire.
Purfleet Primary pupils treated to a winter wonderland
PUPILS at Purfleet Primary Academy have been treated to a Winter Wonderland experience in the school hall.
Concerned doctor’s message to Purfleet patients: “It’s important you know we’re COVID-secure and open.”
PEOPLE with non-COVID health conditions should still seek the help they need – as NHS services are still open even as the country enters its second lockdown.
Purfleet-on-Thames Remembrance Day
PURFLEET-on-Thames Remembrance Day
Community hoarding unveiled in Purfleet-on-Thames
PURFLEET Centre Regeneration Limited (PCRL) has officially unveiled new hoarding that has been erected on London Road beside the railway station in Purfleet-on-Thames showcasing the vision for its £1bn regeneration of the town centre that will soon see work start on Phase 1A of the scheme, which will create 61 new homes.
Higher return for rental properties in Purfleet-on-Thames
STRIVING for higher yields remains the holy grail for buy to let, and new research suggests investors could be attracted by large infrastructure projects. reports lettingagencytoday.co.uk Buy to let management platform Howsy has analysed 34 areas currently seeing significant infrastructure work. Top of the league table comes Dundee Waterfront, where properties average £146,000 to buy […]
Heritage, history and hopes for the future in Purfleet flags
OUTDOOR arts organisation Kinetika is getting ready to celebrate the T100 festival and the communities of Purfleet-on-Thames, the town Kinetika has called home since 2014 Over the past few months, Kinetika artists have worked with groups across Purfleet to design and paint colourful silk flags. These flags illustrate the many different communities, businesses, groups and […]
Approval granted for Purfleet warehouse
PLANNING permission for a high specification warehouse scheme spanning almost 340,000 sq ft has been granted. The unit at Purfleet Commercial Park, known as Purfleet 338, is being developed by Goodman and is now available to pre-let. Of the 338,267 sq ft, more than 29,000 sq ft will be high quality office space. George Glennie, […]
Man jailed for assaulting civil enforcement officers outside Purfleet Primary School
A MAN who knocked a civil enforcement officer unconscious and stamped on another’s head after being issued a parking ticket has been jailed. The officers had issued a ticket on a vehicle which was parked dangerously on double yellow lines outside Purfleet Primary School during the morning rush on 22 November 2018. Rodall Misuri, who’s […]
Teenager Chelsea missing from Purfleet
Update: Chelsea has been found HAVE you seen 15-year-old Chelsea Slade from Purfleet, who has been reported missing? Chelsea is around 4ft 2ins tall, has shoulder length brown hair and wears glasses. She was last seen around 2.30pm this afternoon, Sunday 9 August, and was said to be wearing black leggings, a grey crop top, […]
From Purfleet to China: Davies Turner’s Express China rail freight, Direct Services to UK
BOOKINGS on its weekly fixed-day rail consol service from China to the UK continue to increase, so Davies Turner is adding UK destinations that will be served directly from China reports SeaNews. Tony Cole, head of supply chain services at one of the UK’s leading independent freight and logistics company says: “Having reviewed the pattern […]
Purfleet-based cruise ship firm CMV shuts down due to coronavirus pandemic
PURFLEET-based firm Cruise & Maritime Voyages has shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. CMV announced in June that it was looking for additional finance and it was hoped that last minute discussions with investor VGO Capital Management would save the firm. But that wasn’t to be the case and this evening administrators Duff & […]
Purfleet man to face drug charges
A MAN is to face charges of supplying drugs following an investigation by detectives. Jason Rao, 21, of Wood Avenue, Purfleet, has been summonsed to court to face charges of possession with intent to supply cannabis, being concerned in the supply of cocaine, and being concerned in the supply of cannabis. He is due to […]
Film studios in Purfleet plan: No lights, no cameras, no action?………
ON Tuesday, Barking and Dagenham Council had proudly announced that planning approval had been given for a £110 million film studios.
Celebrations as Purfleet officially renamed Purfleet-on-Thames
ON 4th July 2020 at midday, Purfleet in Essex was officially renamed Purfleet-on-Thames. This follows a two- year campaign by Purfleet-on-Thames Community Forum led by vice chair Trevor Batchelor.
Purfleet set to change its name change after 100 years
A SPECIAL ceremony is set to take place this Saturday 4th July to officially mark the name change of Purfleet to Purfleet-on-Thames.