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Orsett Show 2010: A Celebration

YourThurrock has a rich quarry of journalists, film-makers, bloggers and artists from which to draw upon but when it comes to flagship films, there...

Parents Against Lorry Parks Hand Over Petition

The questions by Shamus McCarthy and Denise Donovan were more pertinent to the previous Tory adminstration who had been in power from 2004 to May 2010 and Councillor Kent advised them so. Cllr Kent advised them: "The matter of planning enforcement will be on the agenda for the Planning Committee Meeting next Thursday Sept 23rd."

Saturday Football Fixtures

Five games and five different challenges as the teams enter the second month of the season.

Thurrock News: Sept 1985

Memory Lane brings us more concerns about the Commies; A less than retiring Judge; Norman Wisdom woos the Mayor and Pontins winners!

Films Of Colour: Making The Nationals

YourThurrock has been particularly impressed with their recent cover version of David Bowie's 2002 single "Slowburn" which was produced as part of a yet to be released tribute album to Bowie. The band had the privilege of recording in the rarefied atmosphere of Air Studios.

Theatre Is…….In Brussels

Terry Hammond Thurrock Council, a key delivery partner for It’s Our Theatre enthused ‘‘Thurrock Council is proud to continue working with THEATRE IS... as they continue to deliver such a high quality offer to young people. Opportunities such as the Open Days 2010 will provide a fantastic opportunity for international exposure for young people from Thurrock.’’

Zenshin-Do: New Members Welcome

If you are interested in learning more about them please contact Sensei Stephen Jones on 01375 361553 or visit the Dojo at St Mary’s Youth Hall, Longhouse Road, Chadwell St Mary, Tuesday evenings 6pm – 7.45pm or Sunday mornings 10am – 12noon.

NHS South West Essex AGM

As well as fulfilling the statutory function of publicly approving the accounts, the AGM is an opportunity to look back at NHS South West Essex’s successes, acknowledge areas for improvement and hear about the primary care trust’s key objectives.

Let’s Make Tilbury Greener

I’d like Councillors to consider the points raised and agree to a one year trial, where residents can participate in the budgetary and service management of cleaning and greening operations.

London Eye Moves To Tilbury

Merlin Entertainments Group, which operates the attraction, is improving the capsules over a three year programmes. Each of the 32 pods will be removed and floated down the Thames to Tilbury Docks before going by road to Worcester, where changes to heating and ventilation will make them more energy efficient.

Crackdown On Number Plates

Road policing officers will be cracking down on users and makers of misrepresented plates as part of a nationwide campaign called for by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

Ockendon Man Fined After Terrorising Mother At Home

The court heard that Lintott had returned home at 11pm and demanded his mother's phone to ring a pizza. When she refused, he grabbled the phone, smashed it to the phone along with two framed pictures. He then left the house but returned soon after and on being refused entry, tried to smash the door down.

MP Slams Equitable Life

It is an indication of the depth and strength of feeling that this scandal has created that so many Members wish to speak about it. There is no doubt that it is a scandal. Equitable Life behaved very badly. It hid its debts, it expanded too rapidly, and it had no visible means of support. Ultimately, those actions left my constituents and many other people throughout the country with reduced pensions, and with losses running into many thousands of pounds.

Full Council: A Confederacy Of Dunces

It is clear that the majority are simply out of their depth. Good people (mostly) but have it neither in their DNA nor the will-power to raise the game to face the challenges that the horrendous cuts will produce. They just about cut it in the good times but last night proved that as a group (with some noted individuals exempt) they were embarassingly and disgracefully out of their depth.

Thurrock Councillors: Absenteeism: One Rule For You, Another For Them

So it must have been of concern for the new Chief Executive Graham Farrant that at last nights full council meeting, he looked out on acres of empty seats as 25% of the councillors failed to attend the meeting.

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