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Education charity boosted by donation from Amazon in Tilbury

THE Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury has made a £1,000 donation to Dot.com Children's Foundation to help fund the purchase of devices.

South Essex College is looking for experienced professionals from the engineering and construction industry to train to become teachers

THE college is looking for individuals who have excellent organisational skills plus an abundance of enthusiasm and patience. Candidates must be qualified tradespeople with specialist industry knowledge.

Links between business and teaching in Thurrock being nurtured

THE ‘Delivering Skills of the Future Through Teaching: Teaching for Growth’ project – which aims tackle the current teacher shortage by highlighting the benefits of working in education and offering bursaries to attract industry experts

Thurrock firms unite and give £3,600 for deserving families

SIX generous Thurrock businesses have got together to make Christmas special for three deserving borough families.

USP College Business students have high Aspirations!

THREE Business students from USP College have won the Aspirations in Business challenge organised by the Institute of Directors (IoD). The annual Aspirations in Business event for post-16 students in Essex took place on the 13 November at Felsted School.

Rituals Cosmetics and Ted Baker open at intu Lakeside in time for Christmas

IN 2019, intu Lakeside, one of the biggest shopping destinations in the South-East has welcomed 19 new and upsized retailers, restaurants and leisure operators to provide shoppers with even more reason to visit.

Thurrock company John F Hunt shortlisted for top award

JOHN F Hunt Power has been announced as finalists in the Festival Supplier Awards 2020. The specialist power generation business, part of the Essex-based John F Hunt Group, is, for the second year, shortlisted in the Best Plant & Equipment Hire award category.

Grays based Bright & Beautiful celebrates Christmas early with its elderly clients

GRAYS-based Bright & Beautiful, an ethical and eco-friendly professional housekeeping franchise business, celebrated Christmas early this year by hosting a party on 29 November to bring its elderly clients together to help reduce their social isolation and loneliness.

Tilbury to Seattle: Matt finds the right place

The I Found the Right Place programme invites employees working across the UK to tell the company why Amazon is the right place for them and what they love most about life at Amazon.

Graham bridges the gap with milestone at major new port construction in Tilbury

A 360-tonne bridge has been lifted into place as part of construction of a new port for the South East, Tilbury2.

Mothercare closing down sale in Thurrock announces biggest bargains yet

Mothercare closing down sale announces biggest bargains yet Everything must go! The closing down sale at Mothercare is ramping up, with even bigger bargains announced today....

EE launches 5G in Grays

EE continues 5G rollout with coverage arriving in 14 new cities and towns across the UK, including Grays

Thurrock good value for renters compared to other locations near M25

THE latest data and analysis from lettings management platform, Howsy, takes a look at the cost of renting around the M25 and where is best for tenants and landlords based on rental affordability and yields.

Port of Tilbury celebrates prestigious planning excellence award win

THE Port of Tilbury scooped the inaugural National Infrastructure Planning Association Award for "Best Project" at the organisation's awards celebration in London on 21 November for Tilbury 2.

Thurrock Taxi Drivers Association react to news that Uber loses licence to operate in London

UBER will not be granted a new licence to operate in London after repeated safety failures, Transport for London (TfL) has said.

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