PEOPLE living in Stanford-Le-Hope are urging the council against approving plans which would allow HGVs moving in and out of an industrial park to be on the roads an hour earlier.
ON SATURDAY, 11th July 2020, we mark the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. In July 1995, 8,372 Muslim men and boys were massacred in and around the town of Srebrenica, solely because of their religion. Many thousands were also displaced, raped and tortured. After the Holocaust, this is the worst atrocity in Europe and we must never forget this genocide.
LAST night's extraordinary council meeting revealed that Thurrock Conservatives have continued to invest huge sums of borrowed money, without following their own rules, confirmed they are relaxed about piling up a mountain of debt and have absolutely no idea of how they will pay it all back.
ON 4th July 2020 at midday, Purfleet in Essex was officially renamed Purfleet-on-Thames. This follows a two- year campaign by Purfleet-on-Thames Community Forum led by vice chair Trevor Batchelor.
KEY workers in SS17 on the front-line saving lives in the fight against coronavirus can benefit from free services for their bikes thanks to Hardie Cycle Hub at Hardie Park in Stanford le Hope which has joined a scheme run by Cycling UK.
WEST Thurrock ward Labour councillor Qaisar Abbas has been awarded a “Global Humanitarian Award” from a charity founded following the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby in Greenwich.
ONE of the highlights of our year is the Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions (TLS) annual general meeting. Over the years, they have held then indoors (Corringham Village Hall) and outside (Hardie Park).
THE joint-hottest May on record and an unseasonably wet and humid June has created ideal breeding grounds for fleas, ticks and worms across Eastern England's outdoor spaces, according to experts.
