Monday, June 22, 2026
HomeHeadlines

Headlines

Thurrock Council backing The Great British Spring Clean

THURROCK Council is once again backing a national campaign to get half a million people out and about tidying up their local communities between 2 and 4 March 2018.

Senior Citizens treated to special dinner at Gateway Academy

THE Gateway Learning Community (GLC) recently hosted a special dinner for Senior Citizens living within the local community.

Mayor and Mayoress of Thurrock visit Tilbury for briefing on Port’s investment programme

THE Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, welcomed Cllr Tunde Ojetola and Mrs Bunmi Ojetola - The Mayor and Mayoress of Thurrock - to the port to hear about the port’s significant investment programme.

QE2 Bridge closed due to unexploded WW2 bomb

THE A282 Dartford Crossing QE II Bridge is closed due to a Police Incident.

Thurrock’s young carer leavers set to be exempt from council tax

THURROCK Council has decided to exempt young care leavers from Council tax, help the most vulnerable leavers get onto the property ladder as well as help them with a range of support from education to debt advice in an innovative shake up of its aftercare service.

Man cut free from car after collision on M25 near Thurrock

ESSEX Firefighters were called to assist at the scene of a road traffic collision on Monday evening.

Man in court charged with GBH in Corringham

A MAN has appeared in court charged with GBH.

Monday traffic and travel: Long delays on QE2 bridge

ALL your traffic and travel in and around Thurrock for Monday February 12th, 2018.

Sir Trevor Brooking visits South Ockendon’s Dene at St Luke’s Hospice

FOOTBALLING legend, Sir Trevor Brooking visted St Luke's Hospice to see a lifelong fan from South Ockendon.

White Hart pub landlord defiant: “The Golliwogs are staying!”

THE LANDLORD at the White Hart Inn pub in Grays says the Golliwogs that are draped all over his bar are set to stay in defiance of possible action by Thurrock Council.

Aveley residents in court over puppy farming

THREE people are due to appear in court next week to stand trial as part of an RSPCA investigation into puppy farming.

Roadworks in Thurrock: Mon Feb 12th to Sun Feb 18th

WORK to improve journeys by carrying out vegetation clearance will start this week. The westbound exit slip road to the A1089 will be closed overnight, between 10pm and 5am, on Thursday 15 February.

Police officers rescue elderly women who had been stuck in the bath for three days in Aveley

THE quick actions of two officers and a concerned neighbour have helped save an elderly woman in Aveley who had become trapped in her bath for three days.

Thurrock Council warn over gully covers travels

IN the last three days, thieves have stolen 16 gully covers from Thurrock’s roads creating, dangerous conditions for pedestrians, cyclists and road users.

Thurrock’s lingerie entrepreneur links up with royal tailor

THURROCK'S lingerie entrepreneur Ella Vine teamed up with a royal tailor Marek Markowski to design a range of exclusive smoking jackets for men and women in the style worn by Prince Charles, Tom Cruise and David Bowie.

Hot Topics