Thurrock News
Council announces beginning of phased opening of libraries
Posted: 03.07.20 by The Editor Local News
THURROCK Council has announced the start of the reopening of its libraries and community hub service. On Monday (6 July) Belhus Library, which is p...
Read in full hereVideo shows moment Tilbury port silo tower blew up
Posted: 03.07.20 by The Editor Local News
VIDEO footage has emerged of the moment that a grain silo at the Port of Tilbury exploded this morning. The footage shows the scale of the explosio...
Read in full hereBench memorial is welcomed after community forum, store and council come together to make project a reality
Posted: 03.07.20 by The Editor Local News
SHOPPERS cheered and clapped as new memorial bench in Corringham was officially unveiled this morning (Friday, 3 July). It is sited just outside th...
Read in full hereUPDATED: Air ambulance lands in Grays on busy morning for emergency services
Posted: 03.07.20 by The Editor Local News
THE Essex Air Ambulance landed in Grays at Kilverts Field this morning at around 11am to help deal with a patinet who had suffered a cardiac arrest. ...
Read in full hereUpdated: Explosion at Port of Tilbury grain silo. No reported injuries as firefighters take control and make site safe.
Posted: 03.07.20 by The Editor Local News
A MAJOR explosion has been reported in the grain silos at the Port of Tilbury - close to the Grays foreshore. The explosion happened at around 9.55...
Read in full hereCommunity park moves closer to getting fully back in business
Posted: 03.07.20 by The Editor Local News
OF all the many community groups in Thurrock few are as active in their neighbourhood as the Friends of Hardie Park in Stanford-le-Hope who are gettin...
Read in full hereWeekend closure at Orsett Cock roundabout
Posted: 03.07.20 by The Editor Local News
A SECTION of the A13 beneath the Orsett Cock roundabout will be closed this weekend to enable the next phase of works to be completed safely. The c...
Read in full hereFarewell to Grays' iconic play ship
Posted: 03.07.20 by The Editor Local News
GRAYs is getting geared up to say farewell to an iconic galleon after it proved impossible to save it for future generations. The galleon play equi...
Read in full hereCovid-19 figures fall ahead of Saturday reopening
Posted: 03.07.20 by Piers Meyler - Local Democracy Reporter Local News
COVID- 19 Infection rates across the region in Thurrock have dropped by more than 40 per cent in a week. That reflects a similar situation across w...
Read in full hereThree due in court after being charged with South Ockendon murder bid
Posted: 03.07.20 by The Editor Local News
THREE men have been charged with the attempted murder of a man in South Ockendon and will appear in court today (Friday, 3 July). Officers responde...
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