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MacMillan: Cancer support over Christmas

FOR people living with cancer, the festive season can be a difficult time, which is why Macmillan Cancer Support is here to offer advice, support or a chat whenever people need it.

Rotarians are set to sleigh ride through Tilbury, Grays and Chadwell

GRAYS Thurrock Rotary Club, weather permitting, will be out on their Santa's Sleigh throughout the coming week.

Affordable warmth on the agenda as Lord Callanan visits residents in Thurrock

LORD Callanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), visited residents from Chadwell St Mary in...

Thurrock Council thank everyone who helped with Give A Gift

CLLR Barry Johnson, Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Education said: "It is due to the public's generosity that this project is a great success and we ensure that Thurrock children in need have a present to open on Christmas morning.

Stanford-le-Hope station plan stalls after 50 per cent increase in cost

PLANS for a new Stanford-le-Hope rail station have hit the buffers after Thurrock Council was faced with a 50 per cent increase in building costs.

Residents may have to pay for permits to park outside their homes

THURROCK councillors have sent plans to introduce charges for resident’s parking permits back to the drawing board.

Tilbury Pioneer Academy delighted with Ofsted report

TILBURY Pioneer Academy, part of the Gateway Learning Community Trust , has been graded by Ofsted as ‘good’ in every category in its recently published...

South Ockendon resident petitions council over school crossing

AFTER years of resident's distress over safety concerns for children outside Somers Heath Primary School, local residents led by Mark Hurrell, have called for action.

Gable Hall set to host Christmas Fayre

AFTER the phenomenal success of their 2021 Christmas Market, Gable Hall school is billowing into the festive season with another cracking Christmas Market for...

Council shows support in campaign against men’s violence towards women and supporting victims

TWO events will be held in the coming week to highlight a campaign encouraging people not to remain silent or defend men's violence against women.

Thurrock’s Mayor turns on the lights in Grays

THE festive period has officially begun in Thurrock as Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr James Halden, was joined by local schoolchildren to switch on the lights in Grays High Street.

Metro Bank Stores Appeal for Donations for Most in Need this Christmas

PART of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust which is working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. The charity’s vision is for a UK without the need for foodbanks as one in five in the UK live below the poverty line.

Government funding for family hubs to aid pandemic recovery

THURROCK Council is one of 75 local authorities taking part in a £301 million scheme to support families in the aftermath of the Covid...

Macmillan is searching for volunteers in Thurrock to become community buddies

MACMILLAN Cancer Support is looking for members of the local community to join its Macmillan Buddy scheme. 

Inside Cabin built by Children in Need Surprise Squad for St. Luke’s Hospice

THE BBC One Show’s Surprise Squad and TV presenter Ronan Keating were at St. Luke’s Hospice in Essex last week, undertaking a special build as part of BBC Children in Need’s 2022 Appeal.

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