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Police and Crime Commissioner help Thurrock families with lasting power of attorney with £5,000 cash boost

THE Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex (PFCC) has contributed £5,000 to Thurrock Centre for Independent Living in the form of a crime and disorder reduction grant from the 2022-2023 Community Safety Development Fund to help more than 50 vulnerable people to secure their LPA for free.

William Edwards celebrate GCSE results

STUDENTS and staff at William Edwards School, part of South West Essex Community Education Trust, are beaming with pride at the excellent results seen...

Police search for missing teenager from Grays

ESSEX Police are looking for 14 year-old Kane Stevenson, who’s missing from Grays.

UK Industrial Action: No c2c trains on 1 September, reduced service on 2 September

FOLLOWING the recent ballot for strike action on passenger services in England and on London Underground by the train driver's union, The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), there will be no c2c services on Friday 1 September.

Volta Trucks announces major distribution trial

VOLTA Trucks has announced that global transport and logistics company DSV is trialling its zero-emission trucks.

A thousand domestic abuse accounts taken via video link

MORE than 1,000 reports from victims were taken over video call by specially-trained since March 2023, providing stronger evidence for cases of domestic abuse. The...

Police are probing controversial planning application

A POLICE investigation has been launched into circumstances related to a controversial and twice defered planning application made to Thurrock Council. Thurrock Nub News reported last...

Thurrock tops fly-tipping enforcement tables

THURROCK Council had the highest ratio of fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) to enforcement actions in England, according to Defra’s fly-tipping league tables. The unitary authority issued...

Lakeside’s Hollywood Bowl’s search for unsung heroes

HOLLYWOOD Bowl centres across the south east are leaving no pin standing as they embark on a search to find unsung heroes who have made a striking impact on their communities.

Thurrock at Sea exhibition to be held at Thameside Theatre

FOLLOWING on from 'War in the Sky' the next exhibition in the Thameside Gallery produced by its vilunteers is 'Thurrock at Sea' which opens on Saturday, 16 September and closes on Friday, 20 October at 11am.

Two men jailed following an incident in which a firearm discharged outside shop at Lakeside

TWO men from London have been jailed following an incident in which a firearm was discharged outside a shop at a Grays retail park.

New Fobbing residents meet and mingle at summer event hosted by Bellway

MULTIPLE charities in the East of England are set to benefit following the latest tranche of grant-giving from the Saffron Community Fund (SCF).

Road safety campaign launched to tackle drink drivers in effort to keep everyone safe

ESSEX Police are supporting this month’s week-long national drink drive campaign and we’re asking the public to stop and think before they get behind...

c2c supports students preparing to travel by train to school

WITH a new term on the horizon, Trenitalia c2c has produced a short film to support students who will be travelling by train to school unaccompanied for the first time.

Making mealtimes better for Thurrock patients with mobility issues

PATIENTS are finding it easier to eat during mealtimes in hospital, thanks to new specialist cutlery. Moulded knives, forks and spoons have been recently introduced across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust after a successful pilot earlier this year. The chunky handles on the cutlery are easy to hold and have grips, meaning many more patients are able to feed themselves.

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