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Chafford nursery offers year’s worth of free childcare

A THURROCK nursery provider is surprising parents by offering a year's worth of free childcare to one lucky family. Busy Bees Nurseries, which has a...

Thurrock’s Amelia wins Jack Petchey Award

THE Jack Petchey Foundation launched Jack Petchey’s Community Awards, an award scheme to recognise young people from London and Essex who are helping their community during the coronavirus outbreak.

Thurrock residents offered help with fuel poverty

ESSEX not-for-profit organisations and community groups are being invited to apply for funding to help local communities combat the growing threat of fuel poverty...

Morrisons extends 10% discount for NHS Heroes

MORRISONS is to extend the 10% discount that NHS heroes receive on their grocery shop. The discount was first introduced in April and aims to...

Land of the Fanns seeks new Chair

THE Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme is looking for a new Chairperson to lead its board in the final phase of the...

Outdoor gym, fitness trails and youth club boost for Tilbury

FITNESS trails, an outdoor gym and a £40,000 investment in Tilbury Youth Centre are just three projects identified by Tilbury Town Board to kick-start...

Thurrock’s community bus service Transvol receives key funding

Great news – TRANSVOL have received £48K from the National Lottery Community Fund. TRANSVOL manager Denise Cheeseman, applied and was delighted to receive the grant...

Support St Luke’s in Hospice Care Week

ST. Luke's Hospice shows what it takes to provide end of life care during COVID-19 this #HospiceCareWeek

Small midwife teams mean better care for mums

MORE women across mid and south Essex are now receiving care from the same small team of midwives before, during and after the birth of their child.

Council Tax boost for Thurrock Council foster carers

AN innovative plan could see Thurrock foster carers living in the borough given a huge financial boost by making them exempt from paying Council Tax.

New Lidl store set to open at Lakeside Retail Park

LIDL GB has confirmed that its new supermarket on Lakeside Retail Park, in Grays West Thurrock, will open its doors for the first time on Thursday 8th October at 8am.

Hardie Park community champion hands over the reins

LOCAL community advocate Rob Groves, CEO of Friends of Hardie Park in Stanford-le-hope is handing over the reins this week to their Board of Trustees to oversee the future development of Hardie Park.

Five more libraries to reopen in Thurrock

A further five libraries will open in Thurrock over the next two weeks, following the successful reopening of Grays, Belhus and Corringham in July. From...

NHS Covid-19 app: England and Wales get smartphone contact tracing for over-16s

PEOPLE living in England and Wales are being urged to download the government’s official contact-tracing app following its official release. NHS Covid-19 instructs users to...

Works to start on Thurrock’s first new medical centre in Corringham

CONSTRUCTION work is set to begin on Thurrock’s first new medical centre in November, council documents have revealed. The facility in Corringham will be known...

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