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Rail fare increase: Are Thurrock commuters being “priced out of getting to work?”

AVERAGE rail ticket prices have risen by 3.4% across the UK, in the biggest increase to fares since 2013 reports the BBC.

Roadworks in and around Thurrock: Tues Jan 2nd to Sun Jan 7th

WORK to improve journeys by carrying out tunnel maintenance will continue this week. The northbound entry slip road will be closed overnight, between 8.30pm and 5am, on Saturday 6 January. A clearly signed diversion will be in place via the A282 southbound to junction 1b and return.

Men with baseball bats in Chafford Hundred leave one in hospital

ESSEX Police received reports of a disturbance in Sewell Close, Chafford Hundred, at around 2.40am today (Monday, January 1).

Aveley: Two men attempt to snatch 11-year-old girl

ESSEX Police have released an e-fit image of a man we would like to speak to.

JustGiving page for Corringham man seriously injured in fall in West Indies

FRIENDS, family and donors through a JustGiving page have rallied to the aid of a former Corringham man who suffered serious injuries after falling...

Man pleads guilty to dog being out of control on the Manorway in Corringham

A MAN has pled guilty to being in charge of a dog when it was dangerously out of control.

Park Inn rebrands as Stifford Hall Hotel

BESPOKE Hotels is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to oversee the management of the former Park Inn, Thurrock, an elegant 18th century Georgian mansion, surrounded by 6 acres of parkland in the heart of the Essex countryside.

Man trapped in car in West Horndon

FIRE Crews were called to the scene of a road traffic collision after a car collided with a tree on Station Road in West Horndon (Thurs Dec 28th).

Holocaust survivor who taught hundreds of Thurrock students about the horrors awarded MBE

A HOLOCAUST survivor who has taught hundreds of Thurrock students about the horrors of the Nazi death camps has been awarded an MBE.

Man charged with murder of George Cunningham in South Ockendon

A man arrested in connection with the death of George Cunningham in South Ockendon earlier this month, has been charged with murder.

Man arrested in connection with South Ockendon murder inquiry

ESSEX Police has arrested a man in connection with the death of George Cunningham in South Ockendon earlier this month.

The multi-media world of violinist Hannah Woolmer

IF there is an artist in Thurrock who has fully embraced the multi-media world, then it is violinist Hannah Woolmer.

Appeal after woman held up at knifepoint in Morrisons car park in Grays

OFFICERS investigating a knifepoint robbery have released an efit of a man they want to speak to.

Grays launderette murder: Second man charged

POLICE have charged a second man with conspiracy to rob following an incident at a Grays laundrette.

MP Stephen Metcalfe backs campaign for new royal yacht

A CAMPAIGN to commission a new royal yacht has been backed by South Basildon and East Thurrock MP Stephen Metcalfe.

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