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First home to guarantee zero energy bills to be launched in Thurrock, saving residents up to £40,000

A MODULAR housing pioneer and a specialist alternative asset manager are set to deliver a home that promises zero energy bills, saving new owners...

Runwood Homes launch environmental poetry competition

ACROSS the Runwood Homes Group, homes will be focusing on the environment as the theme of the month, as part of the organisation's group-wide dignity campaign.

Circus Extreme is coming to Lakeside this Easter

CIRCUS Extreme, one of the biggest and best circus tours in the world, has confirmed it is coming to Lakeside Shopping Centre this Easter.

Minister for London visits Tilbury

PAUL Scully, MP, Minister for London, has visited the Thames Estuary, the UK's biggest growth opportunity, for a tour along the River Thames from Tower Pier to Tilbury.

Death of 39 Vietnamese in Grays: Men ordered to pay back £30,000

FOUR men who were jailed following our investigation into the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals in October 2019 have been ordered to pay back more than £30,000 of their criminal earnings.

Man charged after early morning raid by drugs squad

A MAN has been charged in connection with a large-scale investigation into the supply of Class A drugs in Essex. 

Man freed from car on Stifford Hill in Grays

ESSEX Firefighters freed a man this morning, when his car left the road and got stuck on an embankment. Crews were called to a road...

Secondary school places announced for September 2022

PARENTS of Year 6 students in Thurrock today (Tuesday 1 March) have been offered their child's secondary school places for September 2022.

Call to halt LTC over use of ‘smart’ technology

CAMPAIGNERS have called for the Lower Thames Crossing to be halted over its use of “smart technology”.

USP College student to become published author

USP College, Palmer's Campus student, Korina Turner's mini-saga has been selected for publication and will appear in a collection of stories later this year. The...

Thurrock Council raises the Ukrainian flag to show solidarity and support

THURROCK Council is flying the flag of Ukraine at the Civic Offices, in a show of solidarity following the invasion by forces from the...

Grays councillor hits out at Tories over mould in tower blocks

FOLLOWING on from a BBC Essex interview yesterday, Councillor Martin Kerin has hit out at 'distraction techniques' from the Leader of Thurrock Council, and told the Conservative administration running Thurrock to 'get a grip' on the mould and cold problem afflicting the six tower blocks on the Seabrooke Rise estate.

Woman convicted of killing her mother in Grays

A WOMAN has been convicted of killing her mother following work by our specialist detectives.Eighty-nine year-old Winifred Grover was found unresponsive on 21 June...

Protecting children with parents in prison

A YOUNG boy on the road to depression has been given the tools to cope with the emotion of a parent being sent to prison.

Man treated by paramedics after flat fire in Grays

ESSEX Firefighters were called to a flat fire in Milford Road in Grays last night.

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