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C2C: Veterans to travel for free as part of Armistice commemorations

VETERANS and current service personnel travel for free on c2c this Sunday, as part of the train operator's activity to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice to end the First World War.

South Ockendon: Four arrests after reports of offensive weapon

FOUR people have been arrested following reports of an offensive weapon being seen in South Ockendon.

Interview with chief executive of Thurrock Council

IT has been an interesting few months for the chief executive of Thurrock Council, Lyn Carpenter so we thought it would be a good time to sit down with her and look back on the past year.

The WWI memorial in North Stifford

WE think the film says everything. The people of North Stifford have put together a wonderful memorial to those who gave their lives during WW1.

Jobs blow as plans shelved to redevelop Tilbury power station site

GERMAN utility RWE has frozen development of its Tilbury Energy Centre, which included plans for a 2.5 gigawatt (GW) gas plant, it said on Monday.

Spy box to be installed in police cars as part of new insurance plan

BLACK boxes are to be installed in Essex Police cars as a condition of a new car insurance policy.

Concerns for man missing from South Ockendon

Update: Chris Kemsley has been found. HAVE you seen Chris Kemsley, 34, who is missing from South Ockendon? His family last saw him at 7am yesterday,...

Thurrock Labour leader slams chancellor’s “little extras” comment

THE leader of the Thurrock Labour group has slammed the chancellor of the exchequer's comments in his budget statement when he promised "little extra's for schools".

Thurrock Council explain why they evicted anti-social tenant

A tenant who was making his neighbours' lives a misery by turning his home into a hangout for local drug dealers and addicts has been banned from entering his home thanks to action taken by Thurrock Council's Anti-Social Behaviour Team.

Death of “Tattoo John” no longer being treated as suspicious

THE death of a man in Grays is no longer being treated as suspicious.

Man wanted for race attack on taxi driver in West Thurrock

Do you recognise this man? Essex Police want to identify him in connection with an assault on a taxi driver in the west part...

Emergency services called to South Ockendon after man found with serious injuries

THE emergency services including the air ambulance descended upon South Ockendon the afternoon (Sunday).

Thousands more council tenants set to benefit from ultrafast gigabit broadband

MORE than 1,400 social housing tenants in Thurrock will very soon have access to ultrafast gigabit broadband, with thousands more set to follow.

Amazon Tilbury goes gold for children with cancer

THE local team joined a global movement called #GoGold and linked in with colleagues in Amazon sites around the world to host a #PJammin ® party in support of local families affected by cancer.

Purfleet’s annual remembrance service commemorates those who gave their lives

PURFLEET’s annual remembrance service took place this morning (Sunday, 4 November).

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