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Tilbury scouts celebrate their 70th Birthday

TILBURY Sea Scout Group turned 70 this year and decided to hold a Birthday Group Camp recently at Thriftwood Campsite in Brentwood to celebrate.

Jewish community may move out to East Tilbury

JEWISH communities in London may be set to move out to East Tilbury. Stamford Hill in North London is home to Europe's largest concentration of Haredi Jews, estimated to comprise around 27,000

Royal Opera House to host two Inspiration Days in Thurrock

THE Royal Opera House is running two of its popular Inspiration Days on Friday 23 and Friday 30 September. These Inspiration Days are for anyone who is interested in the design and construction of costumes and how costume reflects character.

9/11: In memory of Tilbury’s Neil Robin Wright, who died in the North Tower

IF YOU have a moment today, have a little think about a Tilbury man called Neil Robin Wright, who went west to find his fortune but died in the North Tower on September 11th, 2001.

Air Cadets Open Evening in Stanford-le-Hope

ATC intake night is Monday 26th September from 7.30pm at their HQ in St Margarets church car park. Kids have to be 12 years old and in Year 8 at school.

Hire the bar at the Railway Tavern for free

YOU can hire the bar at the Railway Tavern for free. The bar at the popular public house on King Street in Stanford-le-Hope is free of charge for functions.

Grays library to host history book fair

THURROCK Council's Library Service will be holding its second local history book fair at Grays Library in the Thameside Complex on Friday (9 September) between 11am and 4.45pm.

Visit the circus and help Bulphan Primary

THE families of Bulphan Primary School are thrilled, that this weekend, Happy's Circus is coming to the rural village of Bulphan.  

Girl who died in South Ockendon named

A TEENAGE girl who died having fallen ill in South Ockendon has been named locally as a Basildon school pupil.

Busy charity weekend at The Swan in Horndon

THE SWAN in Horndon-on-the-Hill is set for a busy weekend.

Shock as Aveley Community Centre set to close its doors.

A spokesperson for the community statement said: "It is with deep regret that we have to announce that the Aveley Youth & Community Centre faces closing down with our youth services finishing on Thursday 15th September.

Thurrock Council pleased with clean up of Grays Town Centre

THURROCK'S cabinet member for environment has welcomed the increased street cleaning in Grays Town Centre as part of the council's commitment to the Clean It, Cut It, Fill It campaign.

Are you the strongest person in Stanford-le-Hope?

ARE You Super Strong? Think You Have What It Takes To Pull a 2 Ton Truck?

Thurrock Community Mums and Dads closes

THE planned closure of the Thurrock Community Mums and Dads service will come into effect on Wednesday 31 August. Community Mums and Dads was a peer support programme that provided breast feeding and parenting support programmes in Thurrock.

Stanford carnival appeals for help

TANFORD and Corringham Carnival takes please this Saturday 27th August starting from Park Rd, Corringham at 1.30 then travels along Giffords Cross Rd, Springhouse Rd, Gordon Rd, back into Springhouse Rd, Third Ave, Branksome Ave, First Ave,

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