THURROCK photographer Rob Lay is best known for beautiful sunsets and sightings of rare birds. So imagine Rob's disgust when he went down Lytton Road in Chadwell St Mary only to discover that fly-tippers had deposited litter all over the lane. Rob switched his stills camera to moving image and captured the disgusting images.
SENIOR Investigating Officer, DI Anne Cameron, said: "We want to establish a motive behind this assault and so need to identify and speak with this man as a matter of priority. As well as wanting a name of the man shown in the efit, we are also keen to hear from anyone who saw three black men on Belmont Road or at Grays Beach last Monday evening.”
A1306 ARTERIAL Road West Thurrock in Thurrock closed in both directions between Thurrock Services Roundabout and Treacle Mine Roundabout, because of an accident involving a car and a motorcycle.
A SPOKESPERSON for EEAST said: "We were called to the aid of a man, who was believed to be in his 40s, who had suffered life-threatening head and chest injuries. He was treated on scene and was sedated before being airlifted to the Royal London Hospital, where upon arrival he was believed to be in a critical condition."
FIRE CREWS were called to a fire which started in the blocked flue of a gas boiler in St Margarets Avenue, Stanford-le-Hope. Using one hose reel jet crews had extinguished the fire by 09:42hrs this morning (Monday January 27th).The occupants had been alerted to a problem in their boiler by a carbon monoxide detector sounding at the weekend, but had chosen to ignore the alarm.
THERE is something very exciting about the first session of a new project for the Thurrock Community Chorus. After the success of Ebb and Flow, comes a very ambitious enterprise: Verdi's Requiem.
WHO could be more worthy of an award than those who make a positive difference to our community and the people in it? This is a chance to show our gratitude and admiration for those special individuals who have:
JANUARY began with the Thurrock Writers Circle members toasting in the New Year with a glass of wine. Barbara Spencer won the TWC Christmas Short Story competition receiving a money prize and holds the TWC writers Trophy for the year. Also this month members are attending a Creative Writing course at the Bridge Rd Adult Centre this is a learning curve to help with the different aspects of our work.
YT was at the Basildon campus the other day when we noticed a poster for the free dog grooming. We thought that was interesting. So lo and behold the good people at South Essex College produced this short film.
CONTINUING to build on their recent successes and with a fresh nomination for NODA's Best Play 2013 under their belt, Thurrock Courts Players return to the Thameside Theatre this 6-8 February with the riotously funny farce 'Love Begins at 50'. With such a large company of actors at their disposal, Courts have been able to use a variety of familiar and fresh faces for their first production of the year and director Martyn Williams is confident that this will provide a strong start to the 2014 programme.
THE LAKESIDE special police unit gave me an insight into their intriguing job. Last week (Friday 17th January) I was allowed to accompany the Lakeside police on the beat. The police at Lakeside have a job to keep the shops and shoppers safer, in the midst of doing so they are arresting 7-14 criminals a week!
THERE ARE a host of half-term activities at Impulse Leisure in Thurrock. Go to their website for full details . Impulse Leisure have centres at Corringham, Blackshots and Belhus.
intu Lakeside’s youngest ever shopper was born yesterday when her mother went into labour in the shopping centre and gave birth at approximately 5pm on a cordoned off section of the mall. While waiting for an ambulance to arrive, baby Deborah was born with the support of intu Lakeside security officer Maggie Webb and the team, before being taken to hospital for a full check-up.
A TWO-YEAR project in Thurrock has received a £35,917 funding boost to help give local youngsters a safe place to socialise.
St Stephen’s Community Trust,...
THE WOOLMER Philharmonic Orchestra (WPO) will be performing at the Civic Hall in Grays on Thursday February 20th. This event is a revolutionary undertaking, the sole premise being that music and dining can be merged and in fact enhance one another.
