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Thurrock Council give Soundon Festival more time to detail plans

THE Thurrock Council Licensing Committee has given the organisers of the Soundon Festival in Aveley two more weeks to detail their emergency plans.

Speedway: Lakeside take positives from close defeat

LAKESIDE fell just short of a consolation point as they slipped to a 50-40 defeat against Belle Vue at the National Speedway Stadium.

Expansion plans for Debenhams at intu Lakeside set to go ahead

INTU Lakeside's Debenhams store is set for an exciting few months ahead as it undergoes a modernisation with the introduction of 15 new brands that is expected to create 50 new jobs and expand the sales area by 1,500 SQ ft. The existing 130,000 SQ ft will also be completely modernised with all departments receiving new branding and fixtures.

Will Thurrock Council and Essex Police pull the plug on Soundon Festival?

BOTH Essex Police and Thurrock Council have raised objections to a controversial two-day music festival set for August.

Speedway: Sky’s the limit as Lakeside Hammers go top

LEWIS Bridger was in brilliant form to inspire Elite League leaders Lakeside to a 53-37 win over play-off rivals Wolverhampton on Wednesday.

Thurrock Council start "patching up" Bradleigh Avenue

STARTING today (31 May), Thurrock Council's Highways Team will be fixing up Bradleigh Avenue in Grays.

Speedway: Last gasp victory for Lakeside Hammers

LAKESIDE performed last-heat heroics as they snatched a dramatic 46-44 away win over Leicester at Beaumont Park.

Meet Optimus Prime at intu Lakeside this bank holiday

HE'S big, he's blue and he bravely leads the Autobots into battle against the Decepticons! That's right, the one and only Transformer Optimus Prime is coming to visit all of his fans at intu Lakeside

Bestselling author Giovanna Fletcher is heading to intu Lakeside

INTU Lakeside has announced it will be welcoming well known bestselling author, Giovanna Fletcher, to the centre's Waterstones store on Saturday 4 June at 5pm.

Speedway: Lakeside coach Tatum calls on side to make a mark against Leicester

Lakeside coach Kelvin Tatum has called on his side to lay down a marker to their Elite League rivals as they host struggling Leicester at the Arena-Essex Raceway on tonight (Friday 27th May) at 8pm.

Thurrock Council win fraud and blackmail case against Eddie Blundell and three others

FOUR Thurrock men received suspended prison sentences when they appeared at Basildon Crown Court on Thursday (26 May) in a prosecution brought by Thurrock Council.

Thurrock Council’s Local Safeguarding Children Board rated ‘good’ by Ofsted

THURROCK Council's Local Safeguarding Children Board has been rated as good following a recent Ofsted Inspection, meaning it maintained the rating from its previous review.

Ofsted says children’s services in Thurrock Council "require improvement"

OFSTED have said Thurrock Council's services for children require improvement.

Specsavers in Grays and Lakeside make commitments to Dementia

THE teams from Specsavers stores in Thurrock borough are supporting Dementia Friends, an Alzheimer's Society initiative, to help people develop an understanding of dementia and turn it into action to support customers and employees who are affected by the condition.

The Traitors Gate: What’s on this week?

HERE is a list of what is coming up at the Traitors Gate pub:

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