A MAJOR development that would have brought a major new housing development to Thurrock including many affordable homes, has been rejected by the council.
THURROCK Councillors were divided over whether to approve a housing application for six new flats in Fobbing due to questions over whether it is acceptable to build on the green belt.
PEOPLE with a history of smoking and over the age of 55 are to be invited to a new lung health check after Thurrock was picked to be part of an NHS pilot programme.
DURING this first round of plantings, which took place in the spring, 32 trees were planted to replace those lost due to environmental factors in Connaught Avenue, Lenthall Avenue, Lenmore Avenue, Ward Avenue, Blackshots Lane and the edges of Blackshots.
BROTHERS Oliver Nyland (11 years old) and Theo Nyland (8 years old) made it to the final ten of the Leeds Castle 900th Anniversary ‘BIG 900 Story Writing Challenge’.
MEET Dot.Dorothy Com, or Dot Com to her friends, is the character at the forefront of a new online safety resource created by Essex Police and the Dot Com Children’s Foundation.
