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Traveller encampment in Parker Road, Grays

THE game of cat and mouse between travellers and the authorities continues as a new camp has settled in Parker Road, Grays.

Wednesday Traffic and Travel: Long delays on A13

ALL your traffic and travel in and around Thurrock for Wednesday May 23rd, 2018.

Award winning company move to DP World London Gateway

AN award-winning stevedoring company, Solent Stevedores five-acre off-dock yard will offer a broad range of next-generation empty container handling and storage services from the UK’s most integrated deep-sea port and logistics hub.

Wed May 23rd: A13 road closure

NOTICE of roadworks on the A13 for Wednesday May 23rd, 2018.

Chadwell St Mary driver banned after drink-driving at Christmas

TWO more drivers have been convicted following the police Christmas anti-drink and drug driving campaign.

Spring into Ballet at the Thameside

Spring into Ballet at the Thameside. Full details on poster.

Two fined for “dangerous” trespass at Grays Railway Station

SHOCKING footage from Network Rail shows the scale of misuse at Grays station level crossing on station approach, as two people are fined for trespassing.

Gateway Academy students go outward bound to Wales

TWENTY-Three Year 10 students took advantage of the fantastic opportunity to challenge themselves and gain exciting experiences on a specialist Outward Bound trip to...

Thurrock Council boss apologises for state of borough’s parks and cemeteries

THURROCK Council’s director of environment has apologised to councillors for problems in her department that have seen large swathes of the borough’s grassland unkempt...

Is football being kicked into the long grass at Chadwell?

A LEADING Thurrock councillor is questioning why the grass is so long in Chadwell St Mary. Cllr Gerard Rice has written to leading council officers...

Thurrock Independents discover yet more fly-tipping in Aveley

JUST a few days after asbestos and other industrial waste was unceremoniously dumped in Aveley, Cllr Peter Smith was alerted to another fly-tip by a resident.

Lightship Cafe set to celebrate its first birthday

Lightship Cafe set to celebrate birthday. Full details on poster.

Monday Traffic and Travel:

RECOVERY is on scene following a collision on the link road road which connects #M25 #Essex clockwise J30 and J31 roundabouts nr #Dartford. Lane 2 remains closed with heavy congestion around the J30 rbt, pls plan ahead if travelling.

South Essex College offer new access course for those interested in policing and CSI

SOUTH Essex College is launching a new course for aspiring police officers, budding crime scene investigators and potential forensic psychologists.

Royal British Legion present certificate to Tilbury-on-Thames Trust

THE Royal British Legion presented the Tilbury on the Thames Trust with their certificate of affiliation recently, the only organisation to achieve this, at...

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