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Lower Thames Crossing could delay plans for 32,000 homes in Thurrock

PLANS to build a new multi-billion-pound road tunnel beneath the Thames could prevent Thurrock Council from properly planning the borough’s future.

Thurrock Council still yet to produce Brexit impact plan

WITH less than six months until the UK leaves the European Union, Thurrock Council is yet to assess how it will impact the borough and its residents.

Letter to Editor: BHF Makeover Challenge

THIS autumn, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on the nation to take on its Makeover Challenge by giving their homes a fresh new look using items bought at BHF stores.

Lower Thames Crossing opens its doors at first of sixty public events

PEOPLE who live, work and travel across Kent, Thurrock, Essex and beyond are being invited to shape plans for Britain's biggest road tunnel as Highways England hosts the first of 60 public engagement events on the multi-billion pound Lower Thames Crossing project today (Tuesday 16 October).

Commedia characters take over Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer school, Ormiston Park Academy

STUDENTS at Ormiston Park Academy got lessons in comedy and characterisation over three days when artists from Thurrock-based theatre troupe The Complete Commedia Company visited the school.

Blogspot: Why South Ockendon landlords shouldn’t be criticised

Why South Ockendon Landlords Shouldn’t be Criticised by Paul Tobias-Gibbins https://www.mpestates.co.uk There is no escaping the fact that over the last couple of decades, the rise in...

Number of Thurrock residents fearing they will be homeless nears 400

THE number of Thurrock households fearing they will be made homeless is 385 in the first quarter of this year – April to June.

Consultation opens on car cruising in Thurrock

RESIDENTS are being urged to have their say on plans to extend an order which prevents car cruising events from being held on the roads of West Thurrock.

Serious collision on A13 near Orsett

"We are currently on scene of a serious collision on the westbound A13 near Orsett.

Thirteen arrested in drug crackdown in Thurrock

THIRTEEN people were arrested, weapons including a knife and axe were recovered and heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis were seized during a week of heightened action across Essex targeting drug dealing gangs.

Man dies following a three vehicle collision on the M25

MOTORISTS are being warned of long delays on the M25 in Essex this morning after a serious crash overnight.

Concerns raised over William Edward’s school’s exam results

CONCERNS have been raised over exam results at William Edwards school in Grays.

National College Creative Industries hosts 2018 Graduation event in Purfleet

BALLET Dancers, a String Quartet, pyrotechnics and a 21st Century light show set the scene and entertained over a hundred guests at the National College Creative Industries Graduation event last week (Thursday 4 October).

Former MP Andrew Mackinlay praises British Legion at ‘Oh What A Lovely War”

ANDREW Mackinlay, the former member of Parliament for Thurrock, greeted Vanessa Magee of the Royal British Legion at the Thameside Theatre when attending a...

C2C named best train operator in country

TRENTALIA-owned c2c was named the best train operator in the country at the annual National Transport Awards, the rail industry's equivalent of the BAFTAs.

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