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Approval granted for Purfleet warehouse

PLANNING permission for a high specification warehouse scheme spanning almost 340,000 sq ft has been granted. The unit at Purfleet Commercial Park, known as Purfleet...

Tributes paid to Billy Blundell who has passed away

ONE of Thurrock's legendary figures and self-confessed criminal hard man Billy Blundell has died. His son, Bill junior, made the announcement on social media, which...

Grays lorry deaths: Haulier pleads guilty to manslaughter

A HAULIER has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Vietnamese migrants found dead inside a lorry container in Grays last October. Ronan Hughes, 40, of...

Grays councillors demand lights fixed in Seabrooke Rise

DURING July, three Grays councillors asked for an audit of lighting in their ward - this has not happened. Their residents are continuing to...

C2C urges returning school pupils to follow travel code of conduct

SOUTH Essex train operator c2c is urging parents to ensure their children follow its Code of Conduct for travelling onboard trains when schools and colleges...

Hopes for the future of intu Lakeside

THE holding company for four Intu centres, Intu SGS has secured £30 million of new investment and waivers on financial covenants, after Intu collapsed...

Community hospital beds could be kept outside of Thurrock during winter surge

COMMUNITY hospital beds could remain outside of Thurrock during the winter period, under plans for a reshuffle aimed at dealing with a surge in...

G&W UK companies invest in 75 new lifting and handling machines across their UK container terminals

G&W UK companies invest in 75 new lifting and handling machines across their UK container terminals Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming Inc....

AGE UK welcomes £2k donation from Tilbury Amazon team

THE staff and volunteers at Age UK Essex have received a £2,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury.  Age UK Essex has a...

Residents and councillors face another fight against inappropriate development.

GRAYS Riverside councillors and residents are again fighting against plans to build on much cherished green space and wildlife habitat in Badgers Dene.  The proposals,...

Free football and nutrition programme returns

SHIFT the Timber, a free twelve week football and nutrition programme, will start running again from Tuesday 1 September. Cllr Allen Mayes, Cabinet Member for...

Man jailed for assaulting civil enforcement officers outside Purfleet Primary School

A MAN who knocked a civil enforcement officer unconscious and stamped on another’s head after being issued a parking ticket has been jailed. The officers...

Thurrock Neighbourhood Watch host vehicle crime prevention event in Aveley

THURROCK Neighbourhood watch successfully completed awareness event on "Vehicle Crime prevention" at Aveley New Estate last Saturday. Essex Liaison officer Kevin Blake, Police Community...

Park bench dedicated to D-Day planners removed as Thurrock Council prepares to begin work on £10m council offices

A BENCH dedicated to the memory of D-Day planners has been removed from a green in Grays to avoid it being lost when the...

Corringham Pre-school to open new building

CORRINGHAM Pre-School has announced its new building will be open in September, ready for the start of the school year. The new build, costing...

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