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St Luke’s Hospice nominated for patient safety award

ST Luke’s Hospice have been selected as finalists in the HSJ (Health Service Journal) Patient Safety Awards in Palliative Care 2018.

Travellers encamp in Chafford Hundred

NUMBER OF travellers caravans have encamped on a street in Chafford Hundred.

Competition could help Thurrock schools learn about energy conservation

LOVE Energy Savings, a leading UK business energy comparison website, has launched a national competition to educate secondary school pupils about energy conservation and encourage schools to be more mindful of their consumption.

Grays man fined after acting as fence for Lego theft

A MAN has pleaded guilty to handling fifteen boxes of stolen Lego.

Next stage of Tilbury Power Station demolition set for the weekend

A DATE has been set for the next phase of a power station’s demolition.

Politicians demand answers over Blackshots tyre fires

BLACK clouds hang over Thurrock Council's "Clean It, Cut It, Fill It" campaign after skies above Blackshots and beyond filled with billowing smoke.

Gateway Academy students meet local author on World Book Day

ENGLISH students were recently given a fantastic opportunity to meet local author, Sue Wilsher, as part of their World Book Day celebrations.

Former Grays and Tilbury police chief turns 100

MR Wilfred ‘Wilf’ Partis who turned 100 last month, met with Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh and new recruits at a special ceremony at Essex Police Headquarters, last week.

Ormiston Park Academy visit London Stadium

YEAR 9 students from Ormiston Park Academy (OPA) in Aveley have had a fantastic opportunity to visit the London Stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of an Enterprise Project they are doing with the West Ham United Foundation.

Men sought after hairdressers in Tilbury broken into

ESSEX Police are looking to talk to these men about a burglary in Tilbury.

Thurrock athletes lauded at Jack Petchey Awards

AN incredible 107 young people from youth clubs across Central Essex came together to receive prestigious Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards presented at Civic Theatre in Chelmsford on Thursday 4th May.

Man sought after theft from Apple store at Lakeside

ESSEX Police would like to talk to this man about theft of mobiles from Apple at Lakeside Shopping Centre, West Thurrock.

Blackshots tyres on fire (again!)

BLACK smoke has enveloped the Blackshots area for the third day in a row.

New Labour councillors attend first community event in South Ockendon

THREE newly elected councillors spent the weekend getting involved with the community. On Bank Holiday Monday, West Thurrock and South Stifford councillor, Qaisar Abbas, Grays...

Trouble for Tibble as Grays drug dealer jailed for three years

A DRUG dealer from Grays has been jailed for three years after officers found a large amount of cocaine in his car and home.

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