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Amazon in Tilbury supports Tower Hamlets Foodbank

THE Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury has donated three food pallets to a foodbank that supports the community in Tower Hamlets.

80% of shops on high streets could be lost to “office block conversions”

NEW research from the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and University College London (UCL) reveals that 80% of shops and other commercial premises on highstreets across England could be lost because of further changes to planning rules.

Thurrock residents achieve their university dreams through adult learning

THURROCK Adult Community College is delighted to report that eight adults from Thurrock Adult Community College's part-time Counselling Level 3 Diploma course have now accepted places to continue their studies at University in September. 

Essex Police stress diversity as new recruits pass out

ESSEX Police have welcomed a further 58 new officers into the force taking the total number who have passed out since the first lockdown in March 2020 to 451 – that equates to just under one new officer per day.

Thames Freeport one of the first to submit outline business case

THE council-backed Thames Freeport is one of the first to submit its outline business case to government.

Save the Whale at Grays Beach Park

AS a part of the T100 Dreaming event, Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions (TLS) have teamed up with wearecreativesthurrock.uk to erect a sculpture of a whale that has been devastated by plastic pollution.

Police appeal for witnesses after double stabbing in Tilbury

THEY were called by ambulance colleagues around 10pm yesterday, Friday 30 July, with reports that a man and a woman were being treated for stab wounds.

Infant marmoset rescued by RSPCA in Grays

AN infant marmoset found living in terrible conditions in a private home in Grays, Essex has been rescued by the RSPCA and taken in by Monkey World to live a much better life.

Landmark day for Thurrock libraries as they join the largest public library consortium in the UK

THIS week, Essex and Thurrock Libraries officially join The Library Consortium (TLC), a network of 18 library authorities across London and the South East.

Walking and biking prioritised in new Highway Code

NEW changes to the Highway Code will give pedestrians greater priority over cars at junctions and crossings, the transport secretary has announced.

Government announces package of measures to support road haulage industry

A PACKAGE of measures to help tackle the HGV driver shortage has today been announced by the Government.

Thurrock Council and Essex Police target nuisance bikes

THURROCK Council Environmental Enforcement and Housing Garages Team officers joined forces with Essex Police officers in an operation which targeted nuisance bikers that use un-let council garages to store quad and motorbikes.

Man found dead in Corringham car park

POLICE have confirmed that a man in his 40s was found dead in a Corringham car park.

Thurrock partners with leading university for ground-breaking study into sexual exploitation in the borough

VICTIMS, and potential victims, of adult sexual exploitation will be better protected thanks to a ground breaking study carried out by Thurrock Safeguarding Adults Board (TSAB) and The Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University (LMU).

Essex Police and Crime Commissioner makes pledge on police assaults

THE Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has responded to increase of assaults on police officers following an article in national press. Roger Hirst said: “This...

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