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Rise in mental health referrals for children experiencing neurodiversity

38% of children and young people accessing Kids Inspire's charitable mental health services have described themselves as having additional needs, including neurodiversity, in the latest six-month impact analysis (April 2021-October 2021).

Joint community event tackles Fly Posting in Grays Town Centre

TUESDAY saw Thurrock Council’s Community Engagement Officers joined by The Leader of the Council, Cllr Rob Gledhill, community groups, local services and business owners to tackle fly posting in Grays Town Centre. 

Community and faith meeting held in Grays

COUNCILLOR Qaisar Abbas and Assistant Secretary of Grays Mosque, Mr Joglur Rahman jointly organised a community meeting in Grays to discuss current and local issues. 

Thurrock Music Hub provides exciting timetable of classes

AN exciting timetable of classes provided by the Thurrock Music Education Hub are available for children, young people and adults across the borough who are interested in developing their musical skills.

Runwood Homes launch environmental poetry competition

ACROSS the Runwood Homes Group, homes will be focusing on the environment as the theme of the month, as part of the organisation's group-wide dignity campaign.

‘Delighted’ Cllr Adam Carter hails massive Conservative Government investment in Chadwell St Mary

RESIDENTS living in 273 council properties in Chadwell St Mary are set to benefit from £3.2million in government funding to make their homes warmer and cut fuel bills.

Letter to Editor: The NSPCC on Children of Alcoholics Week

IT can be extremely lonely for a child to grow up in a household where a parent or carer is addicted to alcohol. We...

Corringham Primary Nursery set to host Open Day

CORRINGHAM Primary School’s Nursery open day is taking place on Saturday 26th February from 10am to 1pm, with a fun-packed range of activities to...

Whitecroft residents enjoy minibus tour of the town

RESIDENTS at The Whitecroft Care Home, in Orsett, Essex, have enjoyed a tour of their town, pointing out places that brought back fond memories and seeing how things have changed over the years.

Guide Dogs volunteering role in Grays

GUIDE Dogs is a national charity that support people living with sight loss throughout the UK. Our Herts, Beds and Essex team currently supports over 160 guide dogs and their owners. We’re looking to increase this number in 2022 with the support of our volunteers every step of the way.

Sir Tim Laurence joins Purfleet-on-Thames community members

Sir Tim Laurence joined Purfleet-on-Thames community members last week (Wednesday 2 February) for a tour of the first phase of the £1.4bn town centre...

Chadwell Councillor celebrates target hardening measures against fly tipping

THURROCK Labour Councillor Sara Muldowney celebrated the installation of target hardening measures to prevent flytipping on Sandy Lane last week.

Runwood Homes launch care chef of the year award

RUNWOOD Homes' Group Hospitality Manager, Chris Williams, has recently launched the Care Chef Competition, open to all chefs, cooks and kitchen assistants within the organisation.

Thurrock Council completes second stage of clean-up operation

ON Saturday 22 January, Thurrock Council's Street Cleaning Team and Community Safety Officers, in collaboration with Essex Police,

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