THE busy c2c Fenchurch Street rail line is set to go ticketless by the end of the year, making ticket machines and offices "surplus" to requirements it has been revealed.
PLANS to create a tram network in Thurrock, linking it to Kent via a new tunnel were centre stage at a recent major event in the public transport industry.
DOWNING Street has announced that the Venerable Adam Atkinson will be the next Bishop of Bradwell, succeeding the Right Reverend Dr John Perumbalath, who became Bishop of Liverpool earlier this year.
THIS week is Learning Disability Week (19-25 June) and young people with learning disabilities or autism have been gaining valuable work experience thanks to a scheme at local hospitals.
THE team at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury is celebrating Armed Forces Day (24th June) by paying tribute to the veterans and reservists from the services community who work at Amazon across the UK.
INTERNATIONAL parenting programme Triple P has been commissioned by NHS England to deliver Triple P for Baby training to all 75 Family Hubs & Start for Life areas as part of their focus on strengthening perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationships.
LIDL has announced a proposal to build a new store in Tilbury. The supermarket retailer recently released information online about the multi-million investment scheme being situated in an area off Chad's Road, covering the Bumble's Yard horse stable site.
BELLWAY Thames Gateway held a ‘dusty boots’ event at its Maple Creek development in Fobbing for prospective buyers to look at the properties taking shape on site.
SEIB Insurance Brokers have this week donated £6,060 to St Luke’s Hospice in Basildon as part of their diamond anniversary celebrations. SEIB has a history of donating to St Luke’s and has named the hospice their Charity of the Year for 2023. SEIB is set to support to further fundraising events run by St Luke’s in the months to come.
COMMUNITIES are invited to come together at events across Thurrock to celebrate the upcoming 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush’s arrival in the UK.
