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Girl who died in South Ockendon named

A TEENAGE girl who died having fallen ill in South Ockendon has been named locally as a Basildon school pupil.

M and S Thurrock to help MacMillan’s Coffee Morning

M&S Thurrock and Macmillan Cancer Support are joining forces again in a bid to raise more money than ever before for the charity's flagship fundraising event, World's Biggest Coffee Morning.

Thurrock Council ask: Can soup save the world?

THURROCK Council are pleased to be hosting its first 'Can soup save the world?' event in September – in the hope of inspiring business and regeneration discussion over a bowl of soup.

Popular Grays’ solicitors shut down by legal authorities

A POPULAR Grays's solicitors has been shut down by the legal authorities. Clients turning up to their offices on Grays High Street found the offices closed and a large legal notice

Shock as Aveley Community Centre set to close its doors.

A spokesperson for the community statement said: "It is with deep regret that we have to announce that the Aveley Youth & Community Centre faces closing down with our youth services finishing on Thursday 15th September.

YourThurrock is eight years old!

YourThurrock is eight years old today. In our first year, we only had 60,000 page views. In 2016, we have had 2.7 million.

Thurrock Council pleased with clean up of Grays Town Centre

THURROCK'S cabinet member for environment has welcomed the increased street cleaning in Grays Town Centre as part of the council's commitment to the Clean It, Cut It, Fill It campaign.

Edinburgh Woollen Mill jobs boost for Thurrock

THE Edinburgh Woollen Mill is investing in a new concession in Thurrock Garden Centre, creating six new jobs.

Fire at large distribution centre in West Thurrock

ESSEX Firefighters have been called out to a fire alarms activating at a large distribution centre on Oliver Road in West Thurrock.

Grays war memorial "urinator" case to higher court

A WOMAN who urinated on an war memorial in front of members of the public is to face a crown court judge for sentencing.

Fire crews tackle massive fires in South Ockendon and Chadwell St Mary

ESSEX Firefighters were called to a fire involving four hectares of scrubland off Mollands Lane in South Ockendon.

Warning after chip pan fire in Grays

ESSEX Firefighters are warning people not to leave cooking unattended following a kitchen fire in Grays on Thursday evening.

Grays Beach Park: Thurrock Council continue to blame Anglian Water

FOR 32 days, Grays Beach Park has been flooded with sea water after one of Anglian Water's valves became damaged after large bulky items were fly tipped nearby.

Grays man among five who drowned in Camber Sands tragedy

IT HAS been announced that one of the five victims of the Camber Sands beach tragedy was from Grays.

Are you the strongest person in Stanford-le-Hope?

ARE You Super Strong? Think You Have What It Takes To Pull a 2 Ton Truck?

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