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Armed Robbery at Tesco’s Express

Detectives in Thurrock are appealing for information about a man who held up two security guards delivering cash to the Tesco Express service station...

Angie’s First Week As A Councillor

Coming from a real mix of different backgrounds and political views, we are as councillors united by our common goals of wanting to see change, some real improvements to the area we live in, for our children, families and for our communities.

First Day in Parliament For Jackie and Stephen

IT IS what they always dreamed of. For Stephen when he took his first steps as a councillor is Abridge. For Jackie, it was over twenty years ago as a young woman in Sheffield.

Silver Surfers Day

Free computer and internet taster sessions are being held on Friday, 21 May between 10am and 1pm at the Thurrock Learning Shop in Grays (next to Morrisons supermarket). The drop-in sessions are being hosted by young volunteers who will be providing useful hints and tips on how to use a computer and surf the web.

Thomas Radford: Ocean

Virtuoso guitar performance by the talented Mr Radford.

Mental Health Consultation Day

Decisions will be made in the coming months about services for your area and service users and carer views are to be put forward at the beginning of that process.

Grays Fury At Four League “Demotion”

FA branded "liars" as club fumes at four league demotion. With no ground and now a lowly league status there are fears that this could mean the end of the club in it's present form.

Stringer Leaves Aveley

Aveley Boss Rod Stringer has been apponted manager of Essex Club Braintree Town. Stringer leaves his position as manager of Ryman Premier club Aveley to...

Blues to drop to Essex Senior League

The FA have ,this afternoon , confirmed that Grays Athletic are set to play in the Essex Senior league next season. They have been...

Sick Tonight For Scroobius Pip

Scroobius Pip is one of the few music artists that still takes the art of video-making seriously. From Bohemian Rhapsody to Radiohead many artists saw it as a vital part of the single.

Snakes Alive in Bulphan

As part of the evergrowing Bulphan in Bloom programme the local primary school threw open its doors to the public in an attempt...

Matt Escapes From Alcatraz!

"I survived the swim from The Rock and achieved an overall finish time of 2 hours 51 minutes (I was aiming for sub 3 hours so I'm very happy with that) as well as a swim that put me in the top 10% of finishers."

Mencap Host Triathlon

Thurrock Mencap Society will be hosting their first Triathlon, sports activity day on Sunday 13 June at Impulse Leisure and Thurrock Harriers Athletic Ground, Blackshots Athletic Stadium, Springfield Road, Grays from 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Thurrock’s Disability Strategy Consultation

The meeting will start at 1pm with a brief explanation of commissioning. It will then consider the needs of disabled people in Thurrock, breaking into workshops to discuss the issues, priorities and challenges in the coming years taking the key themes from Putting People First

Vicious Assault in South Ockendon

Investigating Officer, Dc Karen Berry, said: “At this stage, we don’t know what caused this assault. This man has been severely disfigured and so I’m hoping that people can help us help him by giving us the information which will lead to his attackers’ arrests.”

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