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Community primary school supported by Tilbury Amazon team

THE team from Amazon's fulfilment centre in Tilbury has made an £800 donation to an Essex Primary School.

Police growing increasingly concerned for woman missing from South Ockendon

ESSEX Police are growing increasingly concerned for Pamela Thomas who’s missing from South Ockendon.

New community diagnostic centre set for Thurrock

MID and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) has been working with partners across the Integrated Care System to put forward a bid for funding for a Community Diagnostic Centre.

Interim waste plan agreed by Thurrock Council cabinet

THURROCK Council has rubber stamped a review of its waste collection service and has put in place an interim plan to ensure residents get a better service.

South Ockendon resident celebrates 104th birthday

LEATHERLAND Lodge care home in South Ockendon, celebrated Annie Smith’s 104th birthday on Tuesday the 13th of June. 

Thurrock Labour leader slams Tory run council over “damning” report

CONSERVATIVE cabinet members are shown to have been painfully uncritical, easily manipulated and lacking in basic leadership skills, culminating in bankruptcy, saddling local residents with decades of debt and poor services.

Thurrock Council bosses respond to “damning” inspection report

THURROCK Council’s new leader has responded to the findings of the Best Value Inspection report which has been published by the Government today, Thursday 15 June.

Thurrock Council’s financial failings result of “breakdown of political and managerial leadership’

THURROCK Council’s financial failings were the “result of a breakdown of political and managerial leadership”, according to the best value inspection report published this morning reports the Local Government Chronicle.

DP World wins coveted sustainability award

DP World, the leading provider of global end-to-end supply chain solutions, has won the prestigious 'Sustainability Company of the Year' award at the logistics industry's flagship event in the UK.

Increase in charges for council services in Thurrock just “money-grabbing” exercise claims Labour

COUNCILLORS have criticised a hike in charges for council services to generate an extra £114,000 a year as a “money-grabbing” exercise which will hit the Thameside Theatre.

Stanford youngsters send climate message for display at Glastonbury festival

EAST Thurrock MP Stephen Metcalfe visited Stanford-le-Hope Primary School to see a banner that year six students have created on global warming and which will be displayed at the Glastonbury festival.

Grays man convicted of rape and assault

WORK BY police officers have secured justice for a woman who was raped and assaulted. 

Essex Police issue warning to drug users after deaths

POLICE officers investigating two deaths which are believed to be drug-related are issuing safety advice to drug users after identifying a harmful synthetic opioid at the scene.

Lower Thames Crossing review set for launch

IN a submission to the Planning Inspectorate, Thurrock Council has asked for more time to analyse the application documents and complete its local impact report and other documents.

Thurrock Soup returns to help new entrpreneurs

FROM The organisers: "Thank you for taking the time to read this, I would like to invite you to a Great New Thurrock SOUP...

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