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Complete Commedia to bring new festival to Thurrock

THURROCK'S own professional theatre troupe, The Complete Commedia Company is embarking on an ambitious project to bring a new festival of theatre to the borough. Following the success of the Company’s Schoolyard Scenarios and A Christmas Carol in 2021, it brings an original piece of theatre to Horndon on the Hill for the annual Feast and Fayre in June. 

Bin collections will continue through Jubilee bank holiday

THURROCK Council has announced that many of its waste crews will be working through next week's bank holiday, collecting general waste and recycling on both Jubilee Bank Holidays (Thursday, 2 June and Friday, 3 June), with garden waste collections moving to Saturday, 4 June.

M&S Thurrock introduce Clinique counter

FROM this month, Thurrock will be one of 34 M&S locations nationwide to offer a dedicated Clinique counter, with experts on hand to assist customers with their beauty regime. The in-store offering will include c.500 products for women and men including all of the brand's bestsellers, such as the cult original Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ which is sold every minute in the UK*.

Funding for transport projects to help tackle loneliness in the East of England

FUNDING has today (23 May) been awarded to 12 organisations across England with the aim of understanding how transport can play a role in helping people who are feeling lonely.

The countdown is on to join the Race for Life in Basildon

PEOPLE across Thurrock are being urged to sign up to Cancer Research UK's Race for Life as there are just a few weeks left...

Thurrock schools raise the roof for St. Luke’s Hospice

PUPILS from primary schools in Thurrock and Basildon took to the stage in a singing competition raising money for St. Luke's Hospice last week...

New priest for Grays and  Chadwell St Mary

A NEW priest to serve Chadwell St Mary received a warm welcome on the occasion of her licencing and installation this evening (Monday, 23 May).

From Coronations to Crown Jewels: c2c uncovers royal gems for the Platinum Jubilee

TRENTALIA-owned train operator c2c is celebrating Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend from 2-5 June with a special map to showcase the numerous royal-themed points of interest along its London to South Essex route.

Thurrock-based arts organisation gears up for Platinum Jubilee Pageant Performance

THURROCK-based arts organisation Kinetika and UK-based Jeanefer Jean-Charles & Associates will be presenting The Thank You Dance in the Pageant, which will take place on the 5th June to honour Her Majesty The Queen as the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee with 70 years of service.  

Royal Opera House announces biggest Cinema Season ever 

THE Royal Opera House is delighted to announce its biggest Cinema Season ever. Over 2022/23, an astonishing 13 productions from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera will be broadcast to more than 1,300 cinemas around the world, bringing the joy of live performance to audiences from the UK all the way to New Zealand. 

Iceland to launch over-60s discount as cost of living soars

ICELAND is to launch a new discount for shoppers who are over 60, as soaring prices hit household budgets reports the BBC. The supermarket chain...

Anne Wafula-Strike MBE, Michael Watson MBE, Colin McMillan BEM and Christine Ohuruogu MBE to attend 5k Whizzing Wheels Challenge for The Dream Factory

PATRONS of Essex-based Charity, The Dream Factory, Anne Wafula-Strike MBE, British Wheelchair Paralympian, former British Super Middleweight boxer Michael Watson MBE, former British Featherweight and Commonwealth Boxer Colin McMillan BEM,

Marks and Spencer to open new store at Lakeside

LAKESIDE, one of the UK’s most popular retail and leisure destinations, owned by property company SGS, is pleased to announce that M&S has signed...

Feast & Fayre returns to Horndon-on-the-Hill

FOLLOWING two-year hiatus due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the event is back for the weekend of June 25-26 and the voluntary organisers hope the streets of the village will be crammed with craft and charity stalls.

South Essex College: New fashion business course at college

SOUTH Essex College is launching a new fashion course to prepare students to enter the exciting world of retail business and online shopping.

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