Firefighters tackled a fire in a garage in Foxton Road, Grays, extinguishing the blaze by 03:22hrs. Crews used one hose reel jet and wore breathing apparatus. Fire in a prefabricated garage in Hillcrest Avenue, Grays at 4am. The officer in charge reported that 50% of the building was alight when crews arrived.
A jelly is an opportunity for those who work alone or are self employed to work with others. It's all about social working. The business world can be a lonely place at times, you may be self employed, work at home, or run your own business. The fact is, you are not on your own!
TWO OF Quarry Hill primary schools' most loved dinner ladies served up their last school meals after almost seventy years of loyal service. Margaret Read has worked at the school for forty two years and Val Carter, twenty seven.
When two residents of a Tilbury housing complex heard about a way of making less fortunate children’s lives better, they jumped at the chance. Liz Hocking and Thelma Callender are residents at the Mahoney Hall Complex in Fairfax Road — and both are keen knitters.
As part of the consultation a one-day public meeting is being held on Wednesday, 4 May, between 2pm and 7pm at the school in Bark Burr Road, Chafford Hundred.
THIS ward has been a relatively safe seat for the Conservatives over the past few years and is likely to remain so next week. The Conservative candidate, Tom Kelly is an affable young man who will no doubt impress on the doorstep. A former Lib Dem candidate, speaking to Tom, he still feels like a Lib Dem candidate (you know what I mean) but stood for the Tories last year and made a fine showing in Stifford Clays.
It has been a good run in the Blue Square South but it is almost over as Thurrock do well to keep Ebbsfleet at bay but they really needed the three points.
THERE may have been a few hangovers at East Thurrock after winning the league on Saturday but it was Grays Athletic that had the headache as the Rocks thumped four past them in the first half to secure a win in their last home game in the Ryman Division One North.
ON a beautiful Sunday afternoon, Reverend Darren Barlow Mayor's Chaplain and Rector of Grays Thurrock led the St George's service at the church of St Peter and St Paul in Grays. Mayor of Thurrock, cllr Anne Cheale joined Thurrock MP's, Jackie Doyle Price and Stephen Metcalfe as well as council leader John Kent as well as dignitaries from a number of organisations.
THE red lines may have been rising on the thermostats this weekend but a blue wave poured over the Kenningtons estate in Aveley as the Tories went door to door as the countdown continues for the May 5th election. MP Jackie Doyle Price plus Tory leader Garry Hague and a dozen other Conservatives joined Aveley candidate Maureen Pearce on the doorstep.
TRAGEDY has struck at the DP World London Gateway port construction site after a workman died. The subcontractor died in the early hours of Saturday morning.
East Thurrock United are promoted. The Rocks ran out 3-0 winners at Redbridge this afternoon securing promotion and the title of Ryman Div One North champions.
The attendance on a Sunday continues to grow and grow. Colin is also involved in the Rock Thurrock project that will see Will Graham, grandson of american evangelist Billy Graham attend a special two day event at the Civic Hall in September.
The public couldn't give two hoots for any of that and want to know if adult social care is in good hands and certainly issues regarding the NHS. It is clearly a concern out on the street where people are aware that there are now 210 operations that you are unable to get due to budgetary pressures within the South West Essex PCT.
