LAST week, Councillor Joyce Redsell after being elected as Chair of the Local Development Plan Task Force for Thurrock Council has set up a sub-committee that will focus on flood issues in Thurrock's Local Plan moving forward.
THE government has announced how all households in England, Scotland and Wales will receive £400 to help with rising fuel bills this autumn reports the BBC.
CLLR Andrew Jefferies, Cabinet Member for Environment, has outlined at the Wednesday 27 July Full Council meeting that plans to introduce weekly food waste collections, and other improvements to household waste services to drive up recycling, have been put on hold until 2023.
THURROCK Labour Councillors have boycotted this evenings Full Council meeting in protest at Council decision to refuse a series of legitimate questions tabled for response at the meeting.
CONSERVATIVE councillors across Thurrock are delivering on promises for better parking to resolve residents' concerns and free-up space on our street kerbs. One such project is the new parking area along Plaistow Close which residents and Conservative councillors in Stanford are eager to see completed in a few weeks time.
ESSEX Police want parents to be aware of the dangers of Cannabis edibles – food products that contain the mood-altering ingredient from cannabis. We know across the country that dealers are disguising these dangerous drugs as sweets to target and exploit young people.
DP WORLD has, for the first time, handled more than one million TEU in six months at London Gateway, a record for the port as the leading provider of smart logistics solutions continues to make major investments in the UK's infrastructure.
AS industrial action by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) on the UK rail network continues, we are advising customers to only travel on Wednesday 27 July if their journey is essential.
THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle-Price has praised the efforts of firefighters who have tackled recent incidents in the summer heatwave and also highlighted the dangers of the River Thames.
AFTER a successful winter campaign to improve the lighting for Seabrooke Rise residents, Cllr Martin Kerin and local resident Ian Zanders completed a recent summer inspection of the lights. At the end of the inspection, over 30 defective lights were reported to the council.
