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Labour leader express grave concern as Thurrock Council’s borrowing to top £1.5 billion

AT Wednesday's budget setting it was confirmed that Thurrock Councils' borrowing is expected to rise to over one and a half billion pounds in the next year, meaning £23 million will be spent on debt repayments claims Labour leader John Kent.

Thurrock Council set to launch multi-million pound scheme to build homes at former offices

THURROCK Council is set to launch a £26million scheme to create 82 affordable homes in former council offices. With councillors set to move into newly...

Thurrock Council could call time on nuisance bikers

THURROCK Council could be set to call time on nuisance bikers who have caused fatal accidents in the borough.

Essex Police looking for man missing from Thurrock

CAN you help find Deri Stephens who's missing from Thurrock?

Labour: “Council Tax up by 25% under Thurrock Conservatives.

LAST night's meeting of Thurrock Council saw the Conservatives impose a 3% Council Tax increase - meaning they have increased the tax by a quarter since forming the administration in 2016.

Tories slam Thurrock Labour over vulnerable children vote

LAST NIGHT (Wednesday 23rd February), the Thurrock Conservatives ring fenced £2.1m of investment into adults and children social care. At the same time, the Thurrock Labour Party were doing everything within their power to stop this additional funding for these vulnerable people claim Thurrock Conservatives.

Thurrock Council approves “a balanced budget which ring fences £2.2m for children’s and adult social care”

THURROCK Council approves a balanced budget which ringfences £2.2m for children’s and adult social care

Police investigate stabbing in centre of Grays

ESSEX Police are on the scene of an incident which was reported to us shortly after 8.30pm last night in Charles Street, Grays. 

Football weight loss programme that has helped UK men lose nearly 400,000 pounds of weight to kick off in Thurrock

FOOTBALL weight loss programme that has helped UK men lose nearly 400,000 pounds of weight to kick off in Thurrock.

No English and maths GCSE, no university student loan, plans say

STUDENTS who lack English and maths GCSEs, or two A-levels at grade E, would not qualify for a student loan in England, under new plans reports the BBC.

Grays man Jacko McKenzie wanted for recall to prison

ESSEX Police are looking for Jacko McKenzie in connection with a recall to prison.

Special constables lead crackdown on car theft in Thurrock

A PROACTIVE operation to crack down on the theft of vehicles and anti-social behaviour in Thurrock saw six vehicles seized and three arrests made.

Thurrock MP climbs onboard as Team Tevva takes truck to Port of Tilbury

TEAM Tevva members are pictured with Port of Tilbury’s John Speakman and Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price, after they took our truck to the Port. They...

Essex GPs host UK’s first heartburn cancer test unit

A NEW 'game-changing' test, which might save lives by spotting the early warning signs for cancer, is being brought to the doorstep of people in the Essex area.

Aveley vet struck off for series of clinical failures

THE RCVS disciplinary committee has directed that an Aveley based vet has her name removed from the register for a series of clinical failures...

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