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Thurrock remembers the genocide of Srebrenica

THE Mayor of Thurrock, the CEO of Thurrock Council, Lyn Carpenter, Thurrock CVS, friends and supporters from the council and community groups attended a event supporting the 23rd anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica.

Reports of fire at travellers site near Sainsburys in Chafford Hundred

YT has received a report of a large fire at a travellers site near Chafford Hundred.

The Grays Lives project: Alex Godfree: Blazing a trail in Grays

THERE are people who have lived in Grays all their lives. There are some who have just moved in.

Essex Police apologise over police accomodation for US President Trump visit

ESSEX Police Assistant Chief Constable Pippa Mills has apologised after the Police Federation said accommodation for some officers drafted in to help with the operation for U.S. President Donald Trump's visit was unacceptable

“Unacceptable” MP blasts Jackie Doyle-Price, the prisons health minister, who hasn’t visited any prisons

A SENIOR MP has blasted Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price, who is the minister responsible for prison health services, for her failure to actually visit any prisons.

MP Stephen Metcalfe opens new apprenticeship centre

THE Governments Apprenticeship Ambassador Stephen Metcalfe MP and BiKBBI CEO Damian Walters officially opened the UK’s first Institute Approved Training Centre at Prospects College of Advanced Technology (PROCAT) on Friday 6th July 2018.

Join the PJ Masks at intu Lakeside

INTU Lakeside hosts the ‘Hero Training Academy’ where children learn to move like their favourite PJ Masks heroes

Controversial plans for new school in Grays takes major step forward

LAND has been identified for another new secondary school in Grays as part of an investment of about £58million in creating new school places in the borough.

Health and Safety Executive involved in Langdon Hills bin lorry crash that left a person seriously injured

THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has been made aware of the road traffic incident in Thurrock on Tuesday when a person sustained serious leg injuries after coming into contact with a Thurrock Council.

World Cup: Essex Police encourage fans to “act responsibly”

ESSEX Police are continuing to encourage fans and businesses to act responsibly as England face their first World Cup semi-final in 28 years tomorrow, Wednesday, July 11.

Thurrock Education Awards nominations open

THURROCK Council is again celebrating the magnificent work and outstanding achievements of colleagues in schools and other education settings.

Man left with serious injuries after collision with Thurrock Council bin lorry

ESSEX Police have launched an investigation after a collision occurred between a Thurrock Council bin lorry and a pedestrian.

Parents pay tribute to “only child” killed on Dock Approach Road

ESSEX Police are now in a position to provisionally identify a man who died in a collision in Tilbury yesterday as 22 year-old Kruteen Desai from south east London.

Thurrock Council “search councillors e-mails” in breach of confidentiality probe

A month later, Mr Duffin says he was contacted by the council and told he would face disciplinary action and the news reports published as a result of the email had led to an internal investigation, which included the examination of emails sent by councillors.

Port of Tilbury Community Open Day

Port of Tilbury Community Open Day. Full details on poster.

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