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THE Port of Tilbury welcomed Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP to the UK's newest port today [31 January] to officially open Tilbury2. 

HOUSING providers up and down the country have been removing potentially dangerous cladding in the aftermath of the Grenfell disaster which left 72 people dead. But in the Essex town of Grays, some residents in a number of towers say they want the cladding put back. Why?

FAILURE to move into a new £10million civic centre on time has upset Thurrock councillors who say they have been kept in the dark over the delay.

CHANGES to The Highway Code designed to enhance safety for all road-users – particularly those most at risk –are set to come into effect from Saturday 29th January 2022, as the Government continues to build back safer.

ON Saturday 22 January, Thurrock Council's Street Cleaning Team and Community Safety Officers, in collaboration with Essex Police,

THE number of e-scooters seized by Essex Police has risen tenfold in the space of a year and there days are “limited”, the county’s crime commissioner has said.

UNIVERSAL Credit claimants will be forced to look for more jobs or have their benefits stopped in a Tory crackdown reports the Daily Mirror.

SCHOOLCHILDREN, councillors and members of the Thurrock community have come together today (Thursday 27 January) to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day at a special service.At the annual event at Palmers Rest Garden, Grays, pupils from Belmont Castle Academy, Grays Convent High School and Woodside Academy read poems and prayers.

GRAYS Riverside Councillors Martin Kerin, Jane Pothecary and Tony Fish have welcomed the opening of the consultation into 'Green Space Designation' and have urged their residents to take part, and put the much-loved park on the map.

BUSINESSES in Thurrock that have been impacted by the Omicron variant of coronavirus can apply for an Omicron Additional Restrictions Grant of up to £6,000.

THURROCK Council has blacklisted a news outlet following an allegation made by its editor.

THURROCK Neighbourhood watches launched the 2022 New Year Desktop Calendar with Essex Liaison Officer Kevin Blake on Tuesday 25th January 2022 at New Estate Aveley.

ANTI-social behaviour across Essex has fallen over the past year by almost a quarter.

FOLLOWING on the heels of last year's improvements to Orsett Heath, Cllr Sara Muldowney welcomed the placement of an additional bench at the bottom end of Orsett Heath.

PANTOMIME will be making a return to the Thameside Theatre in Grays next month.