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Amazon donation prepares Tilbury pupils for STEM success

AMAZON'S drive to encourage Tilbury pupils to embrace a future career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) continued last week when the local fulfilment centre made a donation to The Gateway Academy to support British Science Week.

Roadworks near Thurrock: Mon April 9th to Sun April 15th

A282 junction 1a (M25) Swanscombe, Kent: tunnel maintenance Work to improve journeys by carrying out tunnel maintenance will start this week. The northbound entry slip...

Concerns over missing teenage girl from Tilbury

Update: Kiran has been found ============== HAVE you seen Kiran Shan, 18, who has gone missing from her home in Tilbury? She was last seen on Friday,...

Man charged over stabbing in Aveley

ESSEX Police have charged a man in connection with a stabbing in Aveley last month. A man was left with a number of stab wounds,...

Man charged with burglary in Grays

A MAN has been charged in connection with a burglary in Palmerston Road, Grays on March 1.

Stanford’s Ruti wins ITV’s The Voice

STANFORD-LE-HOPE'S Ruti Olajugbagbe has won ITV's The Voice. The 18-year-old was crowned winner live on television on Saturday night. Ruti performed Dreams, which will now be...

The South Ockendon Property Blog: Homeownership Amongst Tilbury’s Young Adults Slumps to 37.54%

A TILBURY landlord was asking me the other week to what effect homeownership rates in Tilbury in the early to middle aged adult age range

Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer ready for new schools from Autumn 2018

THE highly successful Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer programme is open for new and continuing schools to sign up for the academic year 2018/19.

A13 road works could cause traffic woes

WE plan to complete work during daytime hours and keep disruption to a minimum. When work is needed on or near the A13 carriageway, we may have to work overnight to avoid affecting daytime traffic and to make sure road users and workers stay safe.

Politics: Candidates declared for Thurrock local elections

LOCAL election nominations for councillors have officially closed and the names of all candidates standing in for election in Thurrock on 3 May have been released.

South Ockendon: Concerns for missing man Liam Goyette

HAVE you seen Liam Goyette, 26, who’s gone missing in South Ockendon?

Thurrock Council: “Good news for residents” as bin strike called off

AFTER coming to agreement with Thurrock Council, strike action proposed by Unite during the month of April has been called off. This is great news for our residents, as it means that their waste service will now not be disrupted.

Thurrock bin strikes suspended as unions wins “spy camera concessions”.

Thurrock bin strikes suspended as Unite wins spy camera concessions STRIKES by Thurrock council's waste collection workers due to be begin next week (Thursday...

Man in court on Tilbury rape charge

A MAN will appear in court today, Friday, April 6, charged with raping a woman in September of last year.

Councillor slams closure of South Ockendon Police Station as yobs run amok in Derwent Parade

A THURROCK Independent councillor has pointed to the closure of South Ockendon police station as a major factor in youths causing mayhem in nearby Derwent Parade.

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