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It’s the Great Gateway Academy Bake-Off!

STAFF and students from the Gateway Academy have donned their aprons again for the yearly Staff Bake Off competition. This year for the first time, students also have their own competition too!

More roadworks woes for South Ockendon residents

SOUTH OCKENDON residents need to prepare themselves for more disruptipn on the roads.

E-fit of Chafford Hundred robber armed with knife released

ESSEX Police have released an efit of a man we want to speak to following a robbery in Chafford Hundred.

Labour, Conservatives and Healthwatch all raise concerns over Orsett Hospital consultation

Orsett Hospital consultation is slammed at Health Committee EARLIER this month, Thurrock Labour Group Leader, Oliver Gerrish, raised concerns about the visibility of the consultation...

Over forty finalists for Thurrock Civic Awards 2018

MORE than 100 nominations for the 2018 Thurrock Civic Awards have been received.

Thurrock parents hit with heavy fines for failing to ensure children go to school

THURROCK Council continue to chase down parents who fail to ensure their children go to school.

Strike threat for Linford Tarmac company

TARMAC Building Products is trying to head off threatened strike action at its Stanford-le-Hope plant. The company will hold further talks with Unite officials this...

Gateway Academy student Katie praised in Royal Opera House competition

THE Art department at the Gateway Academy have been searching for a special designer as part of the Royal Opera House Design Challenge 2017-18....

Thurrock Scouts celebrate 2017 Jack Petchey Award winners

THURROCK Scouts recently held their annual celebration of their 2017 Jack Petchey Award winners at the Council Chambers in Grays.

Blogspot: Mortgage rates in South Ockendon

The Property Report By Paul Tobias-Gibbin M and P Estates, Derwent Parade, South Ockendon http://www.mpestates.co.uk SOUTH Ockendon homeowners will be among those affected by the latest rise in...

Two dogs die at house fire in Horndon-on-the-Hill

SIX fire engines, an aerial ladder platform and a water bowser were called to a Grade II listed building in Horndon on the Hill in the early hours of this morning (Sunday 21 January).

Police boss to hold public meeting in Aveley

THE POLICE and Fire Commissioner is set to hold a meeting in Aveley.

Tom Jones roots for Thurrock singer Ruti in ITV’s The Voice

MUSIC legend Tom Jones was the first to "turn his chair around" in choosing Thurrock singer Ruti in the first round of ITV's The...

Ockendon residents upset over Daiglen Drive roadworks

SOUTH OCKENDON residents are being kept awake by "noisy" roadworks taking place on Daiglen Drive.

Thurrock News: January 1918: Organs, winkles and weddings

SINCE March 2014, we have been dipping into the Grays and Tilbury Gazette to look at life in the area we know now as...

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