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Thurrock Labour candidate highlights plight of veterans

ONLY 1.2% of Thurrock’s veterans have received their Government ID cards to help them access the services they need.

Lakeside Shopping Centre launches International Women’s Day

ON Wednesday (8 March), the world came together to mark International Women's Day, and Lakeside Shopping Centre joined in celebration with its workforce of united women. 

Grays: Man charged after 170 cannabis plants seized

A MAN has been charged with production of cannabis following a raid on a house in Grays.

Second chance for Thameside Theatre rescue bid 

CAMPAIGNERS have been given a second chance to save the Thameside Theatre Complex with a revised business plan, but it will need to include a £20million, 30-year maintenance plan to ensure success.

Tilbury woman cautioned for repeatedly calling 999

A WOMAN has received a conditional caution following her arrest, after repeatedly calling our Contact Management Centre.

Schools sing to support St. Luke’s Hospice

CHOIRS from eight primary schools across Thurrock and Basildon gave outstanding performances last night at the annual competition 'Sing for St. Luke's', raising over £12,000 for our local Hospice.

CCTV image released following assault in South Ockendon

POLICE officers investigating an attempted robbery in South Ockendon are now able to release an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with our investigation and we’re asking the public to help us identify him?

Rejuvenated community space offers residents a home away from home

RESIDENTS and their families at three council-owned tower blocks in Chadwell St Mary are benefiting from a newly improved community room and brand-new community pantry initiative, thanks to a collaborative partnership between Thurrock Council and Kensa Contracting. 

Thurrock Labour call on Tory cabinet to do right thing about Thameside

LAST night, Thurrock Council's Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered the report on which the cabinet will make its next decisions on the future of the much loved Thameside Complex, in Grays.

International Women’s Day and beyond: Essex Police: Let’s all fully embrace equity

IT is International Women’s Day (IWD) today (Wednesday March 8th) and this year’s theme EmbraceEquity seeks to get the world talking about why equal opportunities aren’t enough. People start from different places, so true inclusion and belonging require equitable action.

Taxpayers given more time for voluntary National Insurance contributions

TAXPAYERS given more time for voluntary National Insurance contributions

Operation Venetic: Self-proclaimed ‘Chadwell Cartel’ drug dealers jailed

A PAIR of Thurrock drug dealers who used encrypted messaging platform EncroChat to run their criminal enterprise have been jailed for more than 25 years.

Plans to save the Thameside Theatre seem doomed to failure

THURROCK Council is set to wash its hands of the Thameside Theatre after declaring alternative solutions to saving the much-loved complex are unworkable. The theatre...

Firefighters accept new pay deal to end months long dispute

FIREFIGHTERS and Control Room staff across the UK have today overwhelmingly accepted a new pay deal to end their months-long dispute over pay. 96% of Fire Brigades Union members voted to accept the pay offer on an 84% turnout.

Communities boosted by collaborative tree planting initiative in South Ockendon

RESIDENTS and schoolchildren have planted memorial trees in South Ockendon under the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative to remember the late Queen Elizabeth II.

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