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Thurrock councillors encourage members of BAME community to take vaccine

Cllr Bukky Okunade, Cllr Abbie Akinbohun, Cllr Qaisar Abbas and Cllr Daniel Chukwu met virtually and discussed the vaccine awareness plans jointly with residents to get the Covid vaccine.

Thurrock students spend their half term with Spotify

TWO lucky USP College students had the opportunity to take part in work experience over the recent half term at Spotify and although the experience had to take place virtually, Level 3 Creative Media students Sophie Swaby and Kean Harrison, found it to be an extremely positive one.

Thurrock business set to change the beauty industry

THE Shortlyst has launched in Essex today (Monday 1 March) - ready to champion small beauty businesses all over the county by transforming the way treatments are booked.

NSPCC warns parents’ mental health issues could be missed due to pandemic

THE NSPCC is warning of the long-lasting impact on the future health, wellbeing and life chances of babies born during the pandemic, as parents face...

Eazee Learning are live tonight!

EAZEE Learning created a new way to learn through music and call this 'songification', in which you learn through song rather than traditional teaching methods.

Eighteen arrested as part of joint police operation

EIGHTEEN people were arrested as part of a joint operation between Essex and Kent police to target criminals using the roads.

Man suffers life changing injuries after collision in Purfleet

POLICE are appealing for information after a man sustained life-changing injuries during a collision in Purfleet. 

Mr. Perrin’s blog: A Word in Your Ear: Grays Athletic Football Club 2 v Thurrock Borough Council Planning Committee 7

I WAS appalled at the supercilious attitude of Cllr Angela Lawrence who said: “This is a “carrot and stick”, trying to entice people to support them because a lot of people like the football club, They (GAFC) sold their own ground . Why didn’t they go out and get another one rather than wait for one to be handed to them?”

South Ockendon: Man found not guilty of murder

A MAN has been found not guilty of his alleged involvement in the death of Daniel Adger in 2017.

London Resort cruise ship accommodation plan requires full consultation, urges construction union

UNITE, the UK’s construction union, has warned that plans by the London Resort, the Disney style theme park due to be built in the Kent estuary, to house 2,000 construction workers at Tilbury in Essex, requires full consultation, to ensure that workers are well treated.

Covid-19: Thurrock continues to go back up infection table

THE INFECTION rate in Thurrock has increased by 9.8% over the last seven days. The borough has 201 cases. Thurrock now stands at 111th out of...

Grays Athletic miss out on chance to move into new home as pressure from Aveley forces rejection of car prep plan

THE hopes of Grays Athletic fans that they might get a new home at the former Ship Lane ground of Thurrock FC were dashed at a Thurrock planning meeting this evening, despite the best efforts of committee chairman Cllr Tom Kelly.

Government advisers: People on learning disability “register” should be vaccinated

ALL people on the learning disability register should now be prioritised for a Covid vaccine, the joint committee on vaccination has advised the government reports the BBC.

Covid-19: Number of cases in Thurrock goes back up

THE INFECTION rate in Thurrock has dropped by 12.1% over the last seven days.

Grays councillors thank emergency services after incident at high rise

THREE Grays councillors have thanked the emergency services for their work at a high rise flat on Thursday night.

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