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Fostering February is well underway!

FOSTERING February is now well underway with Children First. It is part of a profile raising campaign shared with www.fostercarers.com Children First along with the other agencies

For Sale: Corringham Police Station

CORRINGHAM police station is to be placed on the open market for sale as Essex Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex continue to reduce the size of the existing estate.

Man breaks jaw after hit and run in Stanford-le-Hope

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses after a car was in collision with a pedestrian and failed to stop.

Get in the mood for love with Grays Town Band

GET in the mood for love with a concert this weekend just in time for Valentines Day!

Aliens have landed at Lansdowne Primary!

LANSDOWNE Primary Academy recently held a Year 1 Alien Day, designed to allow children to develop their phonic decoding in a fun and exciting...

Is there a funding crisis in Thurrock schools?

LAST week, every headteacher, whose school is covered by Essex County Council, wrote to their respective MPs in order to make them aware of...

Thurrock author nominated for prestigious award

THE contenders have been announced for the 2017 RoNAs (Romantic Novel Awards) and the overall, most prestigious, award – The Goldsboro Books Romantic Novel of the Year Award. Prue Leith, restaurateur, caterer, journalist, broadcaster, cookery writer and author,

Essex Police would like to speak to Jason Patmore

ESSEX Police are looking for information to help trace a man from South Ockendon who they want to speak to in connection with an assault.

Love Your Community in Tilbury

You are invited to our ‘Love your Community’ event taking place on Wednesday 22 February at 2.00pm to 5.00pm at the Tilbury Community Association in the centre of the Civic Square in Tilbury Town.

Billion pound expansion set for the Port of Tilbury

A ONE BILLION pound expansion will transform the port of Tilbury container terminal by adding a deep-sea jetty for ships from Europe and increasing the size of its site from 850 to 1,100 acres — allowing it to accommodate larger ships from Africa, India and the Far East, reported the Financial Times.

Thurrock childcare centre branded “Inadequate” by Ofsted for second time in five months

A THURROCK childcare centre has been branded as inadequate by government inspectors for the second time in five months. Ofsted made the judgement when they...

Ban car sat-navs from lorries, says Thurrock’s transport portfolio holder

THURROCK'S highways and transport portfolio holder has backed calls to ban lorry drivers from using sat-navs designed for cars.

Adult Swim illustrator coming to intu Lakeside

ON Saturday 18 March at 2pm, the well-known illustrator, Marc Ellerby, will be at intu Lakeside’s Waterstones store to sign Rick and Morty graphic novels based on the hit Adult Swim television show.

Wheels set in motion for transport funding for Thurrock

A new sustainable transport scheme to reduce the barriers into work and education in South Essex has been awarded funds from government. The South Essex...

Tilbury man charged with GBH and possession of knife

JUST after 10.30pm on Saturday 4 February officers were called to Grays station following reports of an assault.

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