EIGHT men have been charged with aggravated burglary following a break in at a jewellers in the Lakeside shopping centre where goods totalling £1.2m were stolen. The Romanian nationals will be appearing before magistrates in Basildon on Monday, April 14, each charged with one count of aggravated burglary.
DETECTIVES in Grays are appealing for information following a robbery in First Avenue. A man in his 40s from Grays was approached by two black men as he walked to his car parked at the junction of First Avenue and London Road, at 8.50pm on Friday, April 11.
AS WE reported on Monday, the chair of Thurrock Arts Society, John Scowen passed away on Monday after succumbing to Motor Neurone Disease. John was one of the borough's favourite sons.
A THUG from Tilbury, who was caught on camera holding his dog in the air as he throttled it has been spared jail. Bradley Robertson, 27, of Tilbury, Essex, was investigated after CCTV footage emerged of him suspending his Yorkshire terrier Scamp (who has since been re-homed) in the air by its neck.
DETECTIVES in Grays are appealing for information after an incident in Lions Gorge in Chafford Hundred where a 13-year-old boy was injured by an air weapon.
It happened at around 6.15pm yesterday (Thursday, April 10) in the fishing lakes area near Devonshire Road.
WILLIAM, who has autism, has been recognised for the role he has played as Head Boy this year at Treetops School, and his success in the performing arts. A drama and music enthusiast, William has performed in a range of song, dance and theatrical performances and spent the £200 he received for winning the award on Treetop’s drama department. William is determined that his disability doesn’t hold him back and this autumn will attend South Essex College in his efforts to pursue a career in music production.
SOUTH Ockendon was celebrating in style as the South Ockendon Centre marked its first birthday.
The centre is a three-way partnership between Thurrock Council, the...
POLICE officers in Thurrock are hoping someone will recognise a woman whom they want to speak to about the suspected theft of Ugg boots last month. A suspect has entered Office shoe shop in Lakeside, accompanied by a child, on March 13 and removed a box from behind the counter and left without paying. The boots are valued at over £100.
THERE is fun and games planned for Langdon Hills on Easter Sunday (20 April) afternoon. Rangers and Friends of the Thurrock Council country park are inviting people to come along at 2pm for their annual One Tree Hill egg-rolling competition.
THE NHS and the council have been developing exciting new plans for shaping the new Thurrock health and social care landscape for the next five years. Local people are now being invited to have their say about the plans that have been developed by NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Thurrock Council.
OUTGOING and outgoing portfolio holder for housing, cllr Val Morris-Cook delivered a robust val-e-dictory (did you see what we did there) defence of her departments record. This was cllr Morris-Cook's final appearance in cabinet as she is standing down from the post and will be standing down as a councillor in 2015.
COME AND see the work of young photographer, Eden Nicholson. The Fobbing-based artist is exhibiting her work at The Swan Gallery all throughout April. Full details here YT went up to the Gallery to see eden and discuss her work. We covered quite a few topics from Brighton, Hitchcock to David Lynch.
SINCE the final of Elite Model Look, May Bell has been busy juggling exams and modelling. She has been working with Topshop and Stella McCartney and shooting with i-D magazine, Wonderland and Ponystep with photographers such as Ellen Von Unwerth and Letty Schmiterlow. You can also see her beautiful face in this month’s Topshop Prom campaign! May will be joining the team on the 11th so shoppers will be able meet her and quiz her on how to be an Elite supermodel.
POLICE investigating an rtc in Fobbing have a man on police bail while enquiries continue.
A silver Ford Fiesta was believed to be involved in a single vehicle collision between High Road, Fobbing and Festival Leisure Park, Basildon, sometime between 2am and 5.30am on March 29.
