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Should I Stay Put? Thurrock Council issue tower block residents advice in FAQ sheet

THURROCK Council has issued a Frequently Asked Question list for the borough's residents who live in tower blocks. The list comes after the tragedy at...

Visit Hamley’s superheroes at intu Lakeside

THIS summer, Hamleys Lakeside resident superheroes are inviting you to go on a super adventure through the store to the Superhero Party Room.

Appeal after Tilbury teenager goes missing

ESSEX Police are appealing for information to find Tahawnee Coote, 17, who is missing from her home in Tilbury.

Thurrock Education Awards set to return

THE Thurrock Education Awards, which celebrates and recognises the achievements of schools and early years settings in the borough is back once again - and promises to be the best yet.

Labour’s John Kent questions Conservative/DUP deal

LABOUR'S candidate at the general election has questioned the value of the Conservative's DUP deal for Thurrock residents.

Campaign to bring Christmas lights back to Corringham

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been started to bring Christmas lights back to Corringham Town Centre.

Man taken to hospital after incident on bridge over Dock Approach Road

ESSEX Police were contacted at 7.55pm on Monday June 26 with concerns for the welfare of a man on a bridge on the A1089 in Grays.

Thurrock Council leader exasperated by vandalism to Chadwell St Mary gates

THURROCK Council has been completing work to target harden many open green spaces across the borough in a bid to reduce the number of unauthorised encampments only for gates to be ripped out within hours.

Thurrock remembers on Armed Forces Day

THURROCK Council's annual event to commemorate the British Armed Forces took place earlier today (Monday 26 June) with scores of people joining together outside the Civic Offices in Grays.

Thurrock businesses get on board the C2C express

OVER 80 business delegates boarded a specially commissioned c2c train that ran from Basildon to Shoeburyness last week for some networking with a difference.

Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions celebrate ten years at AGM

THURROCK Lifestyle Solutions (TLS) celebrated their tenth anniversary at their Annual General Meeting on Friday night. The meeting took place at the High House Production...

Inquest opens into death of Grays man at Camber Sands beach tragedy

AN inquest is due to open into the deaths of five friends, including a man from Grays, who drowned during a day trip to Camber Sands last summer.

Residents pack gallery to hear debate on Little Thurrock homes scheme

RESIDENTS packed the public gallery in Thurrock Council’s Civic Chamber in Grays on Thursday evening to hear plans for a major new housing development on their doorstep debated.

Primary schools join forces on air pollution

“Idling is fuelish” said children from Thurrock schools after they joined forces with Thurrock Council and encouraged people to take action to reduce air pollution.

Get along to the Treetops Summer Fair

WE hope you can make it to the Treetops Summer Fair.

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