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Villagers set for D-Day commemoration

RESIDENTS in Bulphan will be among those commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day this week - with a breakfast proclamation and a beacon lighting...

Pylons could “criminally” damage remnants of 5000-year-old settlement

REMNANTS of a 5,000-year-old settlement in Chelmsford could be “criminally” damaged if a planned route for new high voltage power lines between Norwich and...

The Big Help Out comes to East of England and Thames Valley this June

THE UK’s biggest ever day of mass volunteering – The Big Help Out – is making a return from Friday 7 to Sunday 9...

Grays man wanted over weapons and affray charges

ESSEX Police want to speak to James Page in connection with an investigation into possession of a weapon and affray. The 28 year-old is described...

Australia beckons as St Clere student Leo gets on his bike

A THURROCK youngster is spending his Saturday cycling the region's roads to help fund his pending International Scout Jamboree trip to Australia next year. Leo...

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner’s big red battle bus comes to Thurrock

LABOUR supporters and councillors in Chafford Hundred welcomed their party's battle bus when it arrived in the borough on the opening day of a...

Enjoy a walk along the coast from Stanford-le-Hope to Coalhouse Fort

RAMBLERS can now enjoy an improved path on the scenic walk along the coastal path from historic Coalhouse Fort to Stanford-le-Hope.  Thanks to funding and...

Two men jailed for total of at least 64 years for murder of Chafford Hundred man Robert Powell

THE family of a man killed in a drive-by shooting outside a party have thanked our officers after two men were jailed for a...

Grays hairdresser Reanna in running for national recognition

A YOUNG Thurrock hairstylist and beauty therapist will be taking to the national stage to show off her skills this coming weekend. Reanna Page, 16,...

Tilbury: Man arrested for cannabis cultivation offences

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation following a warrant in Tilbury this morning.  Officers carried out a warrant, close to King...

Chadwell St Mary man convicted of sexual offences against a child

A MAN has been convicted of multiple serious sexual offences including rape of a child, following a three-year investigation by our Child Abuse Investigation...

Junior doctors call five-day strike just before election

JUNIOR doctors in England are to stage a five-day strike in the lead-up to the election in their long-running pay dispute with the government...

Looking back on a month of music and community engagement as Get Creative Festival approaches finale

AS Thurrock moves towards the end of May, Get Creative Festival 2024 produced by local arts organisation Arts Outburst had a busy fourth week...

Thurrock Council shuts down vape shop in Grays

THURROCK Council's Trading Standards team has secured a closure notice against a Grays vape shop that was selling illegal vapes, and potentially selling vapes...

Lower Thames Crossing decision delay due to General Election

A DECISION on the Lower Thames Crossing is to be delayed by six months because of the general election. After months of submissions and a...

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