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Grays councillors welcome CCTV for crime hotspot

CLLRS Pothecary, Kerin and Fish have welcomed an agreement to install CCTV along Church Path in Grays. The three Grays Riverside councillors responded to a rising number of complaints about anti-social behaviour

Friday is Fun Day at Grays Shopping Centre

Friday is Fun Day at Grays Shopping Centre. Full details are on the poster.

Thurrock to mark the Battle of Passchendaele

ONE-HUNDRED years ago on 31 July 1917 near a small village in Flanders (Belgium), the Battle of Passchendaele began.

Grays man named and shamed in drink-drive summer crackdown

TWO more drink drivers have been convicted following Essex Police’s summer anti-drink and drug driving campaign.

Man from Grays charged over burglary

A MAN from Grays has been charged with various offences after police executed a warrant.

Crucial Crew teaches important skills to Thurrock children

THURROCK Council’s road safety team has successfully organised another informative crucial crew week – teaching year six primary school students valuable life skills in preparation for their transition to secondary school.

Unlawful encampment at Kilverts Field in Grays not to be evicted immediately

THURROCK Council is aware of an unauthorised encampment located on Kilverts Field in Grays. Leader of the Council, Cllr Rob Gledhill said: “I personally reported this incursion just after 9am this morning (Thursday).

Thurrock chemical company ICL fined £1 million after explosion at site

A chemicals company has been fined £1.2m following an explosion at its site at West Thurrock.

Full debate: Lower Thames Crossing at Thurrock Council

HERE is our film of the full debate regarding the Lower Thames Crossing at Thurrock Council.

UKIP cllr slams husband of Jackie Doyle-Price for “goading” Lower Thames Crossing campaigners

THE DEPUTY leader of Thurrock UKIP slammed a councillor who is also the husband of Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price for goading them during a...

Police appeal to trace South Ockendon biker

ESSEX Police are appealing for information to help identify a number of people riding motorbikes dangerously in the south and the west of the...

Land Ho! The pirates have arrived at Coalhouse

AHOY there me hearties! Come down to Coalhouse Fort in Tilbury between Tuesday 15 and Thursday 17 August for an AAARRRsome Pirate Adventure!

Chaotic scenes at Thurrock Council meeting

THERE were chaotic scenes at Thurrock Council last night (Wednesday) as the Lower Thames Crossing was debated.

Stanford-le-Hope company Squibb faces over half-a-million bill after asbestos case

A STANFORD-LE-Hope company faces a bill in excess of half a million pounds after workers were exposed to asbestos while refurbishing a school.

Mayor opens new community house in Seabrooke Rise

THE Mayor of Thurrock, cllr Tunde Ojetola opened the new Community House on Seabrooke Rose in Grays.

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