Appeal after two homes burgled in Stanford-le-Hope
ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses after two homes were burgled.
Essex Police identify all 39 people found dead in Grays
ESSEX Police have been working with Vietnamese Police officers to present cases to Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Essex to verify the identities of the 39 people discovered at Grays in Essex on Wednesday 23 October.
St Luke’s Hospice to hold annual Christmas market
COME and join St. Luke’s Hospice at the charity’s annual Christmas Market at the Chichester Hotel on Sunday 17th November.
Thurrock Council receive official notice of general election
THURROCK Council has been formally notified of the upcoming general election as the Mayor received the election writ sent by the Clerk of the Crown of the Chancery.
South Ockendon students learn to recycle plastics
PRIMARY students at a South Ockendon school have benefited from an assembly dedicated to recycling plastics under Thurrock Council’s initiative to reduce plastic waste in the borough.
Ormiston Park Principal announces retirement after 36 years in education
ORMISTON Park Academy has this week announced that its Principal, Mr Huw Derrick, is set to retire at the end of the academic year.
Solicitor fined after failing to ID driver in Thurrock
THE director of a law firm has been fined £900 after refusing to reveal the identity of a driver in a company car that was believed to be speeding.
Fire at three storey house in Grays
FIRE Crews were called to a three storey end-of-terrace house after a neighbour heard the smoke alarm going off.
intu Lakeside backs sunflower lanyard scheme ahead of Purple Tuesday
INTU Lakeside is one of the first shopping centres in the UK to back the sunflower lanyard scheme to provide more help to visitors with hidden disabilities.
Vietnamese Police visits Grays over 39 deaths
ESSEX Police is continuing to progress the complex investigation in to the circumstances which led to 39 people being found dead in a lorry in Grays.
Molly’s Grooming celebrates ten years in business
HUNDREDS of kind-hearted people turned out last Friday (1 November) to celebrate Thurrock company – Molly’s Grooming – tenth year of business.
Strength of Thurrock property market shown as new homes development sells out
ALL the homes at a new housing development in South Ockendon, which only opened to the public last year, have now been reserved – demonstrating the strength of the housing market in Essex.
Free travel for service personnel and veterans on C2C for Remembrance Sunday
TRENTALIA-owned train operator c2c is offering free travel to service personnel and veterans on Remembrance Sunday and commemorating the day with a special train mural designed by local pupils.
Basildon Hospital raises awareness of the importance of research and development
THE Research and Development (R&D) department at Basildon Hospital currently contributes to over 60 studies that benefit patients and the wider NHS.
Investigation after staff assaulted at Grays Railway Station
DETECTIVES investigating a frightening incident at Grays station, where a member of railway staff was assaulted and then threatened with serious violence, are looking to identify them in connection.
BBC calls for businesses to fund local journalism
THE BBC is calling for businesses to help fund local journalism and “hold those in power to account”.
Eight suspects have been held in Vietnam after 39 people were found dead in a lorry in Grays
THE arrests came as a team of Vietnamese officials arrived in Britain to help formally identify the 31 men and eight women.
Tilbury Apprentice takes the next step at Amazon
A GROUP of local apprentices will take the next step on the journey to becoming fully qualified engineers, IT specialists, safety technicians and operations team leaders and start their new roles at Amazon in Tilbury.
General Election 2019: Nigel Farage not to stand for MP
NIGEL Farage has said he will not be standing as an MP in the forthcoming general election on 12 December.
Almost 3,000 Thurrock residents have been victims of sexual violence in a single year
IT is estimated that almost 3,000 people in Thurrock have been victims of sexual violence and abuse over the past 12 months, a new report has revealed.
Thurrock gang member jailed for breaching injunction
A GANG member who breached an injunction has been sentenced to 129 days in a young offender institution.
Police thank residents after dispersal order imposed in Chafford Hundred
THANK you to residents for supporting our officers who were in Chafford Hundred on Thursday 31 October as part of a dispersal order.
Grays lorry deaths: Police make statement on identity of 39 men and women
OFFICER in overall charge of the investigation into the deaths of 39 men and women discovered at Grays, Essex on 23 October 2019
Person trapped in vehicle in South Ockendon
ESSEX Firefighters assisted at the scene of a road traffic collision on West Road, South Ockendon on Friday afternoon.