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Quince Tree Day Nursery scoop gardening award

QUINCE Tree Day Nursery in South Ockendon receive 5 star gardening award from the RHS school for gardening congratulating them on all their gardening...

St Thomas of Canterbury set to hold Christmas Bazaar

ST Thomas of Canterbury Church in Grays is looking forward to welcoming everyone on Sunday, 27 November for family fun and other activities including a raffle draw at its annual Christmas Bazaar.

Jobs: Three great opportunities at Tilbury on Thames

THURROCK is seeking a part time Marketing and Communications Manager to develop and deliver a compelling communications strategy that conveys our vision for a community-led cultural programme and fosters wide-spread public engagement in culture.   

Top award for One Community in Tilbury

THE Locality Awards recognise and celebrate the impact and innovation shown by local community organisations and charities across the country.

c2c commemorates Remembrance day with school poster competition

LOCAL train operator c2c will be offering free travel for service personnel on Remembrance Sunday and is also commemorating the event with a Remembrance day poster designed by a local school pupil.

Thurrock second worst area in country for GP numbers

A REPORT to Thurrock Council’s health and wellbeing overview and scrutiny committee by Steven Porter, interim alliance director at the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System, showed Thurrock has 39 GPs per 100,000 people against Portsmouth’s 40 GPs. At the other end of the spectrum, Wirral has 80 GPs.

Spooky family ride is a hit in Chadwell St Mary

GHOSTS, skeletons and monsters have been seen in Chadwell St Mary taking part in a Halloween Family Ride, organised by Thurrock Council’s Road Safety Cycling Team.

Cash grants avaiable for Active Thames Fund

GRANTS of up to £5,000 are available from the latest round of the Active Thames fund, a partnership programme led by the Port of London Authority (PLA).

High Sheriff invites grant applications to Thurrock communities

CHARITIES and voluntary groups that are playing a vital role in keeping people safe from harm, helping victims of crime or delivering activities that are making their local communities safer places, are being given the chance to apply for funding to support their work.

Conservative councillors remove parking enforcement in Corringham Town bays

CONSERVATIVE Councillors across the Stanford and Corringham communities have successfully pushed Thurrock Council to drop parking enforcement against those who park diagonally in Corringham Town instead of within the recently repainted horizontal bays.

Recycling fun at Thurrock primary schools

MORE than 1,000 pupils at nine of the borough's primary schools have received a fun and engaging lesson in how important it is to properly recycle, thanks to a team from Thurrock Council and a special mobile classroom built into a waste truck!

Scouts launch new partnership with UK Power Networks to bring energy conservation home

A NEW partnership with the Scouts will bring energy conservation and a sense of community home to young people across Essex.

Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer Support in Tilbury

A COFFEE morning for Macmillan Cancer Support will be held at Tilbury Hib on Civic Square tomorrow (Friday, 14 October), from 10am to 2pm.

Hassenbrook Academy set to hold annual Christmas Fayre

STAFF at Stanford-le-Hope's Hassenbrook Academy have been busy planning and organising their popular annual Christmas Fayre.

Community garden space tackling social isolation launches in South Ockendon

AN underused open space in South Ockendon has been transformed into a community garden and food growing space benefiting isolated residents and families.

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