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Chop and Chat: Flavours of the Med come to Purfleet!

WIDEN your culinary horizons, learn new skills and meet other people in your area with similar interests on a new summer cookery course being held at Purfleet Primary Academy School

Garden fire spreads out of control in Grays

A GARAGE has been badly damaged after a garden fire spread out of control and caught light to a nearby fence which then caught the garage alight.

Jo Cox charity event in St Peter and Paul’s church in Grays

Together with the charity formed in memory of the MP Jo Cox, St Peter's are hosting a community event in and around the church and churchyard.

Friday traffic and travel

ALL your traffic and travel in and around Thurrock for Friday June 16th, 2017.

Woman dies of cardiac arrest in South Ockendon

THE AIR ambulance has landed in South Ockendon

Dog dumped in East Tilbury-“You wouldn’t believe she’s the same dog”

A DOG found close to death - dumped on a pile of rubbish in Essex - has bounced back to health thanks to round-the-clock care by RSPCA staff.

Collection point at intu Lakeside for victims of Grenfell Tower fire

Message from Intu Lakeside As of today we will be opening a collection point in the customer lounge for staff, retailers, local businesses and customers...

Thurrock Council leader sets out safety plan for borough’s tower blocks

LEADER of the Council, Cllr Rob Gledhill, expressed his sadness at the scenes in West London following the fire in Grenfell Tower in Kensington.

Great Ormond Street benefit set for Old Regent Ballroom

AN evening of entertainment for Great Ormond Street Hospital is set for the Old Regent Ballroom in Stanford-le-Hope is set for Saturday June 17th. The...

Dozens charged with drink-driving in summer campaign

FIFTY-TWO people have been arrested during the first two weeks of Essex Police’s summer anti-drink and drug driving campaign.

Blackshots staff save the life of gym member

QUICK-thinking Impulse Leisure staff from Blackshots Leisure Centre saved the life of a customer this week after he collapsed in the gym.

Biker in front of large crowd in Corringham suffers life changing injury

ESSEX Police are appealing for information following a serious RTC in the Manorway, Corringham.

Essex Fire Chief advice to high rise residents in Thurrock

ESSEX County Fire and Rescue Service has issued fire safety advice and reassurance to people who are concerned about the safety of high-rise buildings

Book bonanza for the Gateway Primary Free School

THE Friends of the Gateway Primary Free School PTA (GPFS PTA) have recently purchased another £1700 of school books suitable for all ages, to add to their library in the Upper Heart Space.

It is time for Thurrock soup again

YOU are warmly invited to the next Thurrock Soup - held in partnership with Thurrock Council. Thurrock Soup is an innovative and inspirational series of...

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