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Dog health: Don’t buy a bulldog until breed is reshaped, vets plead

THE flat faces bred into bulldogs can cause a "lifetime of suffering" and vets are urging people not to buy one reports the BBC.

Amazon Tilbury supports the Thurrock Foodbank

EMPLOYEES from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury recently spent an afternoon volunteering at a nearby foodbank that receives weekly donations of food and produce from the fulfilment centre in the town.

Bennett Lodge Care Home in Thurrock delighted to receive “Good” CQC rating

THE Runwood Homes Group are delighted to have received the excellent news that their care home, Bennett Lodge in Waterson Road, Chadwell-St-Mary, has received their 'Good' CQC Rating.   

Labour calls for further action on nuisance bikers

FOLLOWING a verbal update on Essex Police's activities regarding Off Road Nuisance Vehicles,  Cllr Sara Muldowney, Labour's Spokesperson for Cleaner, Greener, Safer Communities has questioned how the quad bike team would be deployed to address local motorbike nuisance.

Waste search finds stolen motorbikes and other suspected unsafe goods

A JOINT operation between Thurrock Council Environmental Enforcement Officers, Trading Standards and Essex Police to search waste they suspected of being improperly stored unearthed five containers of suspected stolen goods, including stolen motorbikes.

M25: Plans to upgrade junction 28 at Brentwood going on show

PLANS to upgrade one of the busiest junctions on the M25 will go on show to the public on Wednesday.

Improving air quality and Londoners’ health, tackling climate change and reducing congestion

TRANSPORT For London is consulting on proposals to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ(External link)) London-wide on 29 August 2023. 

Water Lane murder: Two years on: Mother of murdered man from Chafford Hundred makes appeal

TWO years on from his tragic death, the mother of Robert Powell has penned a heartfelt letter to the public pleading for anyone with information to come forward and help find her son’s killers.

More than 200,000 east of England manufacturing jobs lost during pandemic

THE race to net zero could revolutionise UK manufacturing – instead Ministers let the jobs disappear overseas, says GMB Union The East of England lost...

Three exceptional Ormiston Park Academy staff shortlisted as finalists for Thurrock Education Awards

THREE exceptional members of staff from Ormiston Park Academy, which is part of Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT), have been shortlisted for the prestigious Thurrock Education Awards.

Communities across Thurrock can bid for Levelling Up funds to save pubs, clubs and historic buildings

COMMUNITY groups across the UK can today bid for levelling up funding to take back control of pubs, music venues, sports facilities, and historic...

Thames Enterprise bosses delighted at planning permission boost

THAMES Enterprise Park Limited, a joint venture between ALMCOR and Greenergy, has been given the green light from Thurrock Council for one of the most significant brownfield regeneration projects in the South East of England. 

Essex Police raise Pride Flag at Headquarters

ESSEX Police celebrated the start of Pride month by raising the Pride flag at Chelmsford Headquarters Wednesday 1 June marked the first day of Pride Month 2022 and to show our support, the Pride flag was raised at our Chelmsford Headquarters.

Cory signs power purchase agreement with Danske Commodities

CORY has today announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy trading company Danske Commodities for Riverside 1, one of the largest EfW (EfW) facilities in the UK. The deal marks the first EfW PPA for Danske Commodities.

Thurrock Education Awards finalists announced following record number of nominations

THE finalists of this year’s Thurrock Education Awards have been announced following more than 500 nominations from young people, parents and colleagues across the borough.

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