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Thurrock students recognised at Jack Petchey Awards

OVER SEVENTY incredible young people from Thurrock received their prestigious Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards presented at a live event at Queens Theatre.

Former Grays firefighter set to launch new book

THE Riverside Community Big Local, in partnership with Thurrock Yacht Club, invites you to an evening with Leigh Hosy-Pickett.

Women’s Institute and Essex Freemasons in a tight knit group to help Neonatal Intensive Care Units all over the UK

THE Women’s Institute (WI) in Thurrock and Essex Freemasons have got together with a local charity, ‘Get Started Art’, and the Stifford Clays Health Practice PPG (Patient Participation Group) to provide knitted toys and clothes for a Basildon based charity ‘Colourful Beginnings’.  Around 60,000 babies are born prematurely every year in the UK. This means that one in every 13 babies is born before 37 weeks. At Colourful Beginnings, they support families with premature and sick babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) all over the UK.

Local businesses step up to ‘Brew for the Crew’ in aid of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

LOCAL businesses step up to ‘Brew for the Crew’ in aid of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

Proposals for redevelopment of Grays Shopping Centre presented to community

PROPOSALS for redevelopment of Grays Shopping Centre presented to community

Nurse to attend Westminster Abbey service for NHS birthday

ONE of their staff members will be joining NHS staff and their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh for a special service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the NHS 75th birthday.

TV Pilot: Do you dream of owning a holiday home?

FULL Fat Television is working on a New Property Series Pilot for a major UK broadcaster, and we are looking for holiday home hunters to take part. We would like to speak to potential buyers who would consider clubbing together with their family members or friends for a dream holiday home .   

Thurrock T100 awarded major funding for festivals

THURROCK-based outdoor arts festival, T100 has recently been awarded a substantial grant by the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund which is to be utilised over the next three years starting from September. The funds will be used to help deliver more activities in the region as well as engage with more people within the community, while preparing for T100 to becoming an independent organisation.

Summer Fete at Langland Close Corringham

COME along to the communal hall at Langland Close sheltered housing complex in Corringham and enjoy a summer fete!

Thurrock Adult Community College: Spaces available for Teddy Bears Picnic

SPACES are still avaliable for our Teddys Bears Picnic on Wednesday 5th July. You will have beary much fun! Call us on 01375 372476 to book a space.

Celebrating nature in the heart of Thurrock

AN event will be taking place in Grays next month to celebrate the efforts of local community groups to support nature projects.

F Hinds announced as retail family of the year

MUCH loved jewellery brand F. Hinds has celebrated success at the Family Business Awards 2023, taking home the coveted Retail Family Business of the Year 2023 prize.

C2C release push notifications via app to help customers plan ahead

TRAIN operator c2c Trenitalia has added push notifications to its travel app to help keep customers up-to-date with direct alerts and updates about their journeys straight to their phone's home screen.

Monster Jump: UK’s Largest Inflatable Fun Park lands at Lakeside Shopping Centre

Monster Jump: UK's Largest Inflatable Fun Park lands at Lakeside Shopping Centre

Broadband boost for Essex as provider targets hard to reach properties

A RURAL broadband specialist has accelerated its rollout of full fibre broadband to remote homes and businesses across Essex as part of a multi-million-pound...

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