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Your Thurrock wishes you all a Merry Christmas

YOUR THURROCK wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Labour MEP says: “Tell TGI FRIDAYS at Lakeside “Don’t be a Scrooge”

TGI Friday's workers want double pay if they work Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Years Day.

Tilbury seafarers’ charity provides support for stowaway ship crew

'STOWAWAYS held onboard cargo ship'. Behind the headlines of illegal immigrants and special force helicopters being deployed, little mention was made of the seafarers who live and work Grande Tema.

Royal Opera House exhibition A Stitch in Time set for the Thameside Theatre

A NEW exhibition entitled A Stitch in Time will showcase the activities of the Royal Opera House in Thurrock and the work of the textile group Kite Spirit. The free exhibition will be on display at the Thameside Complex from Thursday 3 January until the beginning of February.

The Grays Lives Project: Vera Plumridge: The show will go on…..

GRAYS resident, Vera Plumridge has been a doyen of the music scene for decades.

Tributes pour in after former editor of Thurrock Gazette dies

A FORMER editor of the Thurrock Gazette has died. Andy Lever died at his home in Grays on Saturday morning.

Four men charged after incident on ship off Tilbury

FOUR men have been charged with affray in connection with an incident on board a vessel in the Thames Estuary.

C2C are top of the charts for Christmas

TRENTALIA-owned train operator c2c is spending Christmas at the top of the charts as the most punctual train operator in the country.

Teenager pleads guilty to possessing knife at Grays Railway Station

A TEENAGER has pleaded guilty to possessing a knife on Grays Railway Station.

Amazon in Tilbury give support to Home Start Essex

THE local branch of Home-Start, a national family support charity, has received a donation of £2,000 from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury.

New Davy Down Bridge is the first of its kind in Europe

AN innovative new bridge which was installed at Davy Down Riverside Park, South Ockendon, on Friday is the first of its kind in Europe.

26,000 share their views in Thames Crossing consultation

MORE than 26,000 people have had their say on proposals for a major new road to link Kent, Thurrock and Essex as the ten-week consultation concluded yesterday (Thursday 20 December). The number of responses is a record for a consultation of its type.

Thurrock Council respond to petition to help borough’s homeless

THURROCK Council is reassuring a concerned resident that plans and protocols are in place to ensure rough sleepers in the borough have access to emergency accommodation during freezing weather conditions.

East Tilbury: Men armed with knife and hammer rob shop

ESSEX Police are investigating following a robbery at a shop in East Tilbury.

Thurrock Youth Cabinet host Youth Conference

THE fifth Thurrock Youth Conference took place on Thursday 13 December 2018 bringing together over 100 young people and secondary school students from across the borough.

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