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Local charities and organisations even cash boost by Rotary Club of Mar Dyke Valley

THE Ho-Ho-Hopes and aspirations of several local charities and community organisations were boosted when the Rotary Club of Mar Dyke Valley held its latest...

Labour claim Thurrock Council about to make “U-Turn” on Children’s Centre closures

LABOUR Councillor Oliver Gerrish has labelled the process around Children's Centre plans a “complete shambles”.

£10 million plan for Grays South gets green light

ESSEX is to receive a further £55m of government cash to help create jobs, support businesses and create new growth opportunities.

Former gang member gives eye-opening talk to South Essex College students

STUDENTS at South Essex College’s Thurrock Campus benefitted from an eye-opening talk from a reformed gang member.

Thousands raised by sheltered housing in Thurrock

ALMOST 30 sheltered housing complexes across Thurrock joined together to raise £6,000 for Macmillan through coffee morning events. Thurrock Council’s Sheltered Housing Officers assisted in...

Tragedy on A13 slip road near Grays as driver dies in horrific smash

0700 hrs The slip road is now open. 2100 hrs A13 Essex - A13 in North Stifford closed, delays and queuing traffic London-bound at the A1012 junction,...

Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price delivers Brexit vote

MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way.

Aveley woman avoids jail for selling “sick or dying puppies”

A WOMAN from Aveley was among a gang of puppy farmers who have been spared jail after selling hundreds of dogs kept inside cages...

The Dreamers set for the Thameside

The Dreamers remain one of the best-known named bands on the sixties music circuit.

“One day there will be a fatal accident here….”

LOCAl councillors are looking into the number of accidents and "near misses" at a busy zebra crossing in Grays. The crossing in question is the...

Schools remember Holocaust in event at Thameside Theatre

THURROCK school children came together with the son of “British Schindler”, Sir Nicholas Winton, at the Thameside Theatre on Friday to present a moving...

Stephen Metcalfe MP backs calls to lower bowel cancer screening age

STEPHEN Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon & East Thurrock, attended a reception hosted by the charity Beating Bowel Cancer to hear the case for reducing the bowel cancer screening age.

Travel to work and training in Thurrock gets £3m boost

RESIDENTS seeking employment, volunteer opportunities, training and education in south Essex have received a huge boost after more than £3 million was awarded to an innovative project aiming to promote sustainable transport.

Grays man charged with racially abusing traffic warden

POLICE investigating an incident where a traffic warden was racially abused in Grays have charged a man.

Sai Medical Practice in Tilbury praised by CQC

SAI Medical Centre was given a Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘Good’ in its latest inspection. After receiving an Inadequate rating in January 2016, a number of issues were highlighted by the CQC

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