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Work complete at Bellway development in Thurrock

BELLWAY Essex has delivered 456 new homes at Renovo, off West Thurrock Way, including one and two-bedroom apartments and two, three and four-bedroom houses, on land opposite Lakeside Shopping Centre. 

Aldi stores in Essex set to save 39 tonnes of carbon per year

THROUGH measures like installing more efficient fridges and lights, the supermarket is set to save the equivalent of 39 tonnes of carbon emissions each year in its Essex stores.

Great community work by masons in Chadwell St Mary

SUCH has been the success of the fundraising activities of the Cross Keys Masonic Centre in Chadwell St Mary that the ‘Cross Keys Community Fund’ is now a valuable asset for many Community Groups throughout Thurrock. On the back of successful Christmas events the dedicated team have been busy again this Easter.

Impulse Leisure hosts CHAPS free men’s health checks day

THE second Men’s Health Check event was held at Impulse Leisure’s Civic Hall, Grays, on Thursday 23rd February. Organised by CHAPS, the men’s health charity, 209 men took advantage of the checks and screening offered. 

Hollywood Bowl Lakeside launches Lakeside “King Pin” competition

HOLLYWOOD Bowl is launching a nationwide design competition for one lucky kid to be crowned the 'King Pin' in celebration of the official Coronation of King Charles III. 

A New Royal Era: c2c traces royal footprints in honour of King’s Coronation

TRENTALIA-owned train operator c2c is celebrating His Majesty The King's Coronation on 6 May with the release of a special map to showcase the numerous locations linked to royals throughout history along its London to South Essex route.

Amazon celebrates World Art Day

AMAZON'S fulfilment centre in Tilbury celebrated World Art Day by hosting an arts and crafts event for employees' children.

Eurovision Drageoke with Sirena Hart at the Thameside

START warming up those vocal cords. Join them on Tuesday at the Thameside for their LGBTQIA social and Eurovision Drageoke.

Thameside Young Producers take to the stage

MEMBERS of the Thameside Young Producers group will be starring in their own show this weekend.

Meet the Tilbury Magician named winner of Amazon Talent Show

AN employee from Amazon's fulfilment centre in Tilbury has been named as a winner of the Amazon Talent Show competition.

Rural small firms present new ideas to become ‘economic growth-belt’ against backdrop of inequalities

SMALL firms in rural areas face a unique set of challenges that will continue to stunt their growth, unless policymakers step in to make serious change, a new Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) report shows.

Lakeside’s Quiz Clothing opens brand new store

LAKESIDE is excited to announce that women's fashion store Quiz Clothing has re-opened in a bigger and better unit.

Free help on Thurrock residents road to healthy weight loss

EATING a healthy low carbohydrate diet to lose weight and keep it off sounds great, but with the ever-rising cost of fresh nutritious foods, it can seem a difficult and sometimes expensive option. 

BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts raises awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer with new findings

THEIR new survey revealed that nearly four in ten (38%) people can’t name a single symptom of bowel cancer. The disease is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer, but nearly three quarters of people (71%) aren’t aware of this fact.

C2C goes the extra mile for London Marathon volunteers

OVER 150 London Marathon volunteers will be travelling on their own special private c2c service on Sunday 23 April to help them reach the course and make the world-famous event a success.

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