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Thurrock Ride 123- Pass Wide and Slow Awareness Ride

THE third annual Thurrock Ride 123- Pass Wide and Slow Awareness Ride 2024 took place on Sunday, 15 September to raise awareness about safety...

Community heroes honoured at BBC Essex awards

THE father of a young artist, who raised £250,000 for a hospital before he died, has been honoured among other community heroes during a...

Tilbury Band set to feature in national championships final

TILBURY Band and supporters will be travelling to Cheltenham on Sunday to compete in the National Brass Band Championships. They will be one of 19...

Amazon Tilbury team volunteers for vulnerable people

TEN Amazon employees at the Tilbury fulfilment centre have packed and donated 200 kitsof items worth £1,000 for a charity that supports people impacted...

Mother and son duo encourage others to start a career in care 

A MOTHER and son from south Essex are urging others to follow in their footsteps and start a career in care. Sarah Fogarty and her...

Amazon in Tilbury throws annual summer bash  

TEAMMATES from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury partied at Stifford Hall Hotel at this year's mid-year thank you from Amazon for their work...

Magical times for TipToe pupils in Prague

FOR many, the summer holidays mean taking your foot of the pedal and enjoying some down time but for pupils from Thurrock and Romford-based...

Corringham widow sells £20k of sunflowers in husband’s memory

A WIDOW has raised £20,000 for charity by selling sunflowers in her late husband's memory. Helen Creed, 44, grew the flowers at the farm in...

Nepalese community celebrates unveiling of monument and memorial for Gurkhas

THERE was a large turn-out this morning (Sunday, 18 August) at Purfleet-on-Thames Heritage and Military centre, wtih civic dignitaries and community represenatives in force.  As...

Thurrock’s town hall will be going green as it looks back in time with special event for gardeners

THURROCK'S Town Hall, on High Street, Grays, will be opening up its doors to green-fingered residents later this monthy.  From Tuesday, 27 August to Thursday, 12 September' it will play...

Thurrock’s Big Lunches set to take place throughout August

THE first of this year's Community Big Lunches took place at Purfleet-on-Thames on Monday (29 July) on the green at Centurion Way. Among those taking...

A Gold medal to ‘Get Started Art’ and Thurrock schools in Olympic Art Competition

A GOLD medal to ‘Get Started Art’ and Thurrock schools in Olympic Art Competition During Children's Art Week (June 28th to July 7th), local charity...

Breaking the grass ceiling: Outdoor play in Essex being swapped for the great indoors

OVER 5 million parents in the UK say their children have no access to outdoor play or nature spaces within safe walking distance to...

Asda shares important reminder to families to help them budget over the school holidays

ASDA are reminding customers of a lifeline available for families during the school holidays. It’s hugely popular ‘Kids Eat for £1’ café meal deal...

Stanford and Corringham to host first ever multi-location yard sale

RESIDENTS across Stanford-le-Hope and Corringham are being invited to take part in a multi-location yard sale across the two towns next month. The event is...

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