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South Ockendon man faces over £700 fine for dropping cigarette in Grays

A MAN who refused to pay an on-the-spot littering fine after Thurrock Council Environmental Enforcement Officers saw him dropping a cigarette end in Grays...

Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price takes part in Queen’s speech

THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle-Price rose on the floor of the House of Commons as part of the debate on the Queen's Speech. Ms Doyle-Price said:...

Job Advert: Creative Director for START: Thurrock Creative People and Place

OUR new Creative People and Place is START: Thurrock (Stronger Together Arts) through which our community will take the lead in creating a new story for Thurrock.  START will energise our people in the forging of a confident new arts-led narrative post pandemic. 

South Essex College: Hearing impaired student dancing his way to success at prestigious dance colleges

LEVEL 3 Dance student, Oliver Hewing, 18, from Grays, is a step closer to achieving his dream of becoming a professional dancer by being accepted to train at two prestigious dance colleges; Bird and Performers.

GCSE and A-level exams 2022: What you need to know

FOR the first time since the pandemic began, students are sitting exams across the UK.

National Highways welcomes go-ahead for the M25 junction 28 improvement scheme 

A VITAL upgrade to improve journeys for hundreds of thousands of drivers using one of the busiest junctions on the M25 junctions was today given the green light.  

Police make arrests at Navigator Terminals in West Thurrock

STATEMENT from Essex Police: WE have made a further seven arrests following reports of people gaining access to Navigator Terminals in Grays.

Feast & Fayre returns to Horndon-on-the-Hill

FOLLOWING two-year hiatus due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the event is back for the weekend of June 25-26 and the voluntary organisers hope the streets of the village will be crammed with craft and charity stalls.

New Aveley councillor thanks the residents

Editor, I want to thank the voters of Aveley and Uplands for electing me to serve as their local councillor from the Labour Party...

South Essex College: New fashion business course at college

SOUTH Essex College is launching a new fashion course to prepare students to enter the exciting world of retail business and online shopping.

Junk food: Ministers to delay ban on multi-buy deals

THE government is to delay a ban on multi-buy deals for junk food and pre-watershed TV advertising reports the BBC. The Department of Health said...

Thurrock residents have chance to surrender firearms as amnesty launched

A 14-day firearms surrender is being launched to allow people to surrender any unwanted or unlicensed firearms and ammunition to ensure they do not fall into the hands of criminals.

The T100 Festival of Walking, Talking & Making is back for 2022 

THE T100 Festival of Walking, Talking & Making is back for 2022 with a spectacular showcase of the key workers of Thurrock who have held the community together over the past two years: T100 People.

Launch of consultation on Lower Thames Crossing

THIS Thursday (12 May) sees the launch of a new consultation on some localised changes to the project before we submit our Development Consent Order application later this year.

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