Thurrock Local News
Thurrock Council leader quizzed over solar investment policy following court allegations
Posted: 28.10.20 by The Editor Local News
THURROCK Council leader Cllr Rob Gledhill has found himself in the public firing line after a number of issues have been raised surrounding the author...
Read in full hereCall for improved effort to tackle menace of abandoned lorry trailers
Posted: 28.10.20 by The Editor Local News
AFTER a late night fire turned the focus on abandoned lorry trailers on a road on the edge of Aveley, Thurrock Council have been asked if they can ste...
Read in full hereAdmission opportunity for Thurrock primary schools
Posted: 27.10.20 by The Editor Local News
THE next round of applications for primary school places in Thurrock opens on Monday, 2 November 2020. Parents and carers of children who were born...
Read in full hereResidents warned to shut windows as crews tackled late night lorry fire
Posted: 27.10.20 by The Editor Local News
RESIDENTS in the Sandy Lane area of Aveley were advised to shut all windows and doors at their homes late last night (Monday, 26 October) as firefight...
Read in full hereFobbing green belt homes plan wins backing of councillors who reject officers' advice once again
Posted: 26.10.20 by The Editor Local News
ONCE again a majority of Thurrock Council planning councillors have gone against their officers’ advice and have recommended approval for a cont...
Read in full hereClose run thing but objectors to homes plan on controversial road win the day thanks to chairman's casting vote
Posted: 26.10.20 by The Editor Local News
A HUGELY controversial planning application to build seven ‘age-restricted’ bungalows off a busy Stanford-le-Hope road was thrown out only...
Read in full hereBid to cram more flats into scrubland plot in Stanford-le-Hope - Plus our weekly round up of all local planning applications
Posted: 26.10.20 by The Editor Local News
ANOTHER application has been submitted to develop a plot of land in Stanford-le-Hope. Several schemes have been approved in recent years for the site...
Read in full hereSurge in hospital Covid deaths as borough infection rate creeps up
Posted: 26.10.20 by The Editor Local News
THE past week saw an increase in the number of deaths recorded at Basildon & Thurrock Hospital which were related to Covid-19. In the past seve...
Read in full hereMum not allowed to feed twin babies in Thurrock centre - so she has to do so outside in the rain
Posted: 25.10.20 by The Editor Local News
THE plea from, a mum for better facilities for feeding babies at a borough community hub and library has been answered by Thurrock Council. The mu...
Read in full hereInnovative wreath plan for Stanford-le-Hope memorial to mark Remembrance Sunday
Posted: 25.10.20 by The Editor Local News
RESIDENTS, organisations and businesses in Stanford-le-Hope have been offered the chance to make a Remembrance tribute at the town's war memor...
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