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Thurrock thanks hosts for Ukrainian refuges and hopes more will come forward

THURROCK Council needs more residents to come forward to help Ukrainian refugees.

Thurrock Labour candidate raises childcare proposals concerns

JEN Craft, Labour’s candidate to be Thurrock’s MP has spoken out against Government plans to relax the rules on staff to children ratios in nurseries, following an incident last month at a local pre-school.

Government spends 31 times more per mile on maintaining motorways than on repairing local potholes

THE Government spent 31 times more per mile maintaining motorways and A roads last year than they did on funding councils to repair crumbling...

Government says Lower Thames Project will be delayed – even if it wins planning approval

ON Thursday,Transport Secretary, Mark Harper MP has issued a statement in which he says that whilst the proposed Lower Thames Crossing will still be examined in the DCO process, if it is granted permission the start of construction would be delayed by 2 years.

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.

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.

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.

Taxpayers given more time for voluntary National Insurance contributions

TAXPAYERS given more time for voluntary National Insurance contributions

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.

St Luke’s Hospice: Registration now open for Test Track 10

REGISTRATION is now open for the exclusive Test Track 10 (TT10) running event, which returns on Sunday 21st May in Laindon.

Petition launched to stop dangerous car cruisers in West Thurrock

RESIDENTS of a Thurrock estate have launched a petition calling for the council to do more to end the blight of car cruisers before...

Sustainable success at Thurrock as first Kensa Ground Source Heat Pump switched on

KENSA Contracting and Thurrock Council celebrated an important milestone as the first energy and carbon saving ground source heat pump was switched on. It is one of over 270 residences benefiting from a landmark energy upgrade scheme delivered by Kensa Contracting.

Local feedback delivers new ‘Pharmacy on Wheels’ scheme

A KEY challenge for discharging patients from hospital before 3pm is the provision of medication for them to take home from the pharmacy. 

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