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Thurrock Council Cabinet Meeting: July 12th, 2017

HERE IS our film of the Thurrock Council Cabinet meeting from Wednesday July 12th, 2017. Over the next few days, we will be breaking the...

Elderly residents slam Thurrock Council plan for £500-a-year sheltered housing hike

A GROUP of sheltered housing residents attended Thurrock council’s cabinet meeting on Wednesday (12th July) with Labour councillor Barbara Rice.

East Tilbury day nursery rated Outstanding by Ofsted

AN East Tilbury day nursery has received an outstanding report by education watchdog Ofsted. Little Angels Day Nursery was inspected in June 2017. The report states: The...

Shock as Thurrock Council litter boss binned

THE THURROCK councillor in charge of litter and bins has herself been binned. A brief announcement was made at a cabinet meeting last night (Wednesday)....

South Ockendon man sentenced over possession of child abuse images

A MAN, who admitted being found with images of young children being sexually abused, has been put on the Sex Offenders Register for 5-years. Andrew...

Travellers Incursions: MP Stephen Metcalfe wants Thurrock to follow Harlow’s example

STEPHEN Metcalfe, local MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock has again stepped up his campaign to get everyone to play by the same rules.

Port of Tilbury to hold further consultation event

THE Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, is holding an additional event on 21 July in Tilbury to seek further views from local communities.

South Ockendon woman fined after dog injures woman

A SOUTH Ockendon woman has been fined for being in charge of a Rottweiler dog that was out of control and attacked a woman.

intu Lakeside makes a splash with the launch of its urban beach

intu Lakeside makes a splash with the launch of its urban beach

Thurrock Council name and shame people who failed to pay litter fines

A FURTHER 14 prosecutions have been brought against people for not paying their littering fine. The hearings at Basildon Magistrates Court on 3 July saw...

Neighbour alerts fire service to blaze in Purfleet flat

FIRE Crews were called to Linnet Way, Purfleet, last night (Monday 10 July), after a neighbour heard the smoke alarm from a flat below.

Education boss delighted with SATS results for Thurrock

PORTFOLIO Holder for Education and Health, Cllr James Halden, spoke lastweek, (Tuesday 4 July): “Although the figures are still interim, provisional and all subject to final checks, we are all pleased.”

Grays drink-driver named and shamed as part of police summer crackdown

ELEVEN people arrested during this summer’s anti-drink and drug driving campaign have already been convicted. 107 people were arrested during the campaign which ran...

Police search for Horndon man

ESSEX Police want to talk to Joseph Wright, from Horndon-on-the-Hill, in connection with an assault.

Severe weather alert in place for Thurrock

A severe weather alert is in place for heavy rain across large swathes of south-east England with the risk of localised flooding reports Weather.Com.

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