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Southend Hospital makes a bee-line for honey in helping new mums heal faster

HONEY is being used to help new mums who have had perineal tears recover after childbirth. The women at Southend Hospital are among the first...

Church bid for former Kids R Us site in South Ockendon rejected

A CHURCH which hoped to open in a former Kids R Us play centre in Ockendon has had its plans refused by Thurrock Council...

Gateway Academy celebrates another year of exceptional success

THE Gateway Academy is celebrating another year of exceptional success, with studentsachieving some of the highest results in the academy’s history. Performance across manysubjects...

Orsett Heath Academy congratulate first ever cohort of GCSE students

ORSETT Heath Academy are thrilled to announce the outstanding achievements of their first-ever cohort of GCSE students. Success was across the board but there...

GCSE Results: Joy for Ormiston Park Academy students on results day

CELEBRATIONS are taking place at Ormiston Park Academy this morning as students receive excellent GCSE results. The academy, based in Aveley and part of Ormiston...

William Edwards school celebrates impressive GCSE results

WILLIAM Edwards School in Stifford Clays Road is celebrating after pupils received impressive GCSE results. Amongst the many high achievers were Hannah Sadowska, Matt...

Creativity Ahoy: Get Started Art supports Thurrock Scouts Playscheme

Once again, the Scouts delivered an outstanding programme, providing young people with the chance to make friends, try different challenges, and enjoy the summer...

Bluewater hosting free Alpro Kids Hero Play Zone this summer

BLUEWATER is hosting the ‘Alpro Kids Hero Play Zone’ until September 3rd. The free-to-enter activation, which brings Alpro's online Hero game to life, is...

Making it easier for Thurrock residents to manage their adult social care accounts

A NEW Direct Debit payment system introduced by Thurrock Council offers a stress-free way to pay for Adult Social Care that will help service...

TfL reminds parents and guardians to apply now for Zip Oyster cards ahead of new school year

AS London prepares for the start of the new school year, TfL is reminding parents and guardians to apply for their child’s Zip Oyster...

Green light for demolition of Blackshots tower blocks 

COUNCILLORS have given the go ahead for two crumbling Grays tower blocks to be demolished reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock’s planning committee has granted...

Scams warning as self assessment customers targeted

MILLIONS of Self Assessment customers are being urged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to remain vigilant to scams that claim to be from...

Statera takes ‘UK’s biggest battery storage project’ title with 300MW project in Tilbury

THE developer announced yesterday (18 August) that its 300MW/600MWh Thurrock Storage battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Essex is delivering energy to the...

Thurrock’s A-Level students are top of the class with better results across the board

THURROCK'S hard-working students have scored across-the-board higher A-Level results than last year with over 99% getting at least one pass and nearly 60% getting...

Aveley and South Ockendon: Three arrested plus drugs and cash seized in early-morning drugs raids 

THREE people have been arrested during two co-ordinated early morning raids by officers from Thurrock Neighbourhood Policing Team investigating the supply of drugs in...

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