STRADDLE Carrier Drivers are a vital part of the operations of the busy London Container Terminal at The Port of Tilbury, but not many people know just what it is like to be the driver of these tall, specialist machines.
A RESEARCH nurse who once had a patient refuse treatment because of the colour of her skin, has been awarded a national nursing award during Black History Month.
THURROCK Conservatives are calling for Anglian Water to "urgently, and meaningfully, get to the table" to address flooding issues that are occurring around different areas of Thurrock.
WORKERS on the minimum wage are set to get a pay boost from April, with the rate for those aged over 23 rising to £9.50 an hour from £8.91 currently reports the BBC.
THURROCK-based film director Matt Harris was one of the leading lights behind a documentary aired this weekend telling the story behind the development of the Lancaster bomber.
AFTER a presence of more than 137 years in Thurrock, one of the last links with the borough’s traditional newspaper, the Thurrock Gazette, appears about to end reports Thurrock Nub News.
NEARLY half a million more laptops and tablets will be made available to pupils stuck at home due to Covid disruption as part of a new £126m package announced by the government today reports the TES.
