THE first man is described as white, 6ft 8ins tall, with short black hair, was unshaven, wearing black trousers, a black shirt and black coat. He spoke with a northern accent and was aged in his 20s. The second was also white, stocky, 5ft 6ins tall, with short ginger hair, wearing black trousers, a navy jacket and was about 24-years-old.
THE next Friday Night Live event is on Friday March 7th featuring Essex's finest Columbia Coverband, who are Essex’s Finest Cover Band, playing chart hits from the last six decades; including The Kinks, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, The Jacksons and even Dolly Parton right through to today’s classics such as Katy Perry, Oasis, Maroon 5, Take That and Kings Of Leon delivering every song with their own trademark style.
BARRY Steele presents his all live spectacular multi-media tribute to The Big O, featuring classic Orbison hits from the 60s right through to the late 80s when Roy joined The Traveling Wilbury’s. Using both original and film footage from the era, and backed by his fabulous band, Barry Steele will bring the life and character of Roy Orbison back centre stage where it belongs.
RECTORY Road in Grays closed in both directions between the A126 Dock Road junction and the Crescent Avenue junction, because of an accident. Police would like to hear from any motorists or pedestrians who were in the area at the time and who witnessed the incident or events leading up to it. They can call Grays CID on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
THIS Sunday sees the launch of a second location for Community Church who presently meet at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred. Community Church Chadwell will meet at Chadwell Evangelical Church, Defoe Parade which was previously under the leadership of Laurie and Daphne Pumfleet.
THE Tilbury Riverside Project's volunteer treasurer is retiring in April after many years. We are now looking for a new treasurer who would be able to volunteer for approx six hours a month which would include attending a management meeting every second Tuesday of the month.
MANY people believe the service is only for the housebound, but Homelink is a free service delivering library items to people who find it difficult to get to a library and for those who have a physical mobility issue - so if carrying heavy books is a problem, the service could be for you.
THE UK’s number one children’s author, David Walliams, visited Thurrock last week for an exclusive storytelling session with members of the intu Lakeside kids club. Reading from his bestselling children’s books Ratburger, Demon Dentist and The Slightly Annoying Elephant, David’s visit marked the launch of the shopping centre’s charity partnership with the National Literacy Trust.
AFTER a letter landed on his doormat inviting him to attend the Southend University Hospital-led Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme, 65-year old Tony Richards gladly took up the offer not realising just how important that decision was.
POLICE want to hear from anyone with information about the theft of a furnace from a warehouse in Alfred Street in Grays. Thieves got into the Grays Auction Rooms sometime between 4pm on Friday February 7 and 10.30am the next day, by forcing the padlock on the shutters and then the front door.
NOW and again there are events you attend that leave you feeling a little bit humble. Look left and look right and there were Thurrock citizens at the Thurrock Civic Awards, 2014 that had done so much for their neighbours, their friends, their borough and their country, that you had nothing but unstinting praise for.
THIS cornerstone of the Royal Ballet’s repertory contains memorable moments from the iconic and breathtaking Rose Adagio to the vigorous hunting dances and the famous waltz for Aurora and her Prince. The Sleeping Beauty wins new admirers at every performance and is set to reach its largest ever global audience as it is screened live for one night only. Essex audiences can see this glorious ballet in cinemas in Thurrock, Basildon, Harlow, Chelmsford, Braintree, Colchester, Clacton and Southend
HORSE owners across Thurrock are being warned the council’s trading standards department is carrying out a borough-wide check of horse passports. By law, all horses, ponies and donkeys must have a horse passport to help make sure horses treated with certain medicines don’t end up as food for people, and to prevent the sale of a stolen horse, pony or donkey, as the passport proves its identity.
