Thurrock Opinion
Cruising back through history. A remarkable restoration at the Tilbury Cruise Terminal thanks to Port and Trust
Posted: 12.10.20 by Susan Yates Opinion
Susan Yates, chair of Thurrock Historical Society continues her occasional series of articles about the borough's history and in this piece tur...
Read in full hereIncompetent or not telling the truth? The travesty at the top of Thurrock Council - but we call on our readers to reflect those in the authority who are doing a great job!
Posted: 23.09.20 by The Editor Opinion
COMMENT – by Thurrock Nub News Editor Neil Speight TOTAL incompetence or a willful attempt to deceive the public! Those are the sta...
Read in full hereOakfield News: With the opening of Orsett Heath Academy Thurrock Rugby Club's Ralph Henderson explores the umbilical link between sport and education.
Posted: 16.09.20 by Ralph Henderson Opinion
Dreamers Of The Day "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to...
Read in full hereCovid-19 measures in the Palmer's Avenue area - 'Total rubbish'
Posted: 27.07.20 by Robert Oliver, Grays. Opinion
Readers' Letters I READ https://thurrock.nub.news/n/council-mocked-for-288000-pavement-and-road-safety-work-that-39beggars-...
Read in full hereIs nationalisation a cure for our ailing care industry?
Posted: 10.07.20 by Mico Bienvenu Opinion
Mico Bienvenu, the Director of Thurrock-based https://www.christiancarehomes.org/ Christian Care Homes is an occasional contributor to T...
Read in full hereThe folklore of Purfleet has a rich history of links with the Thames and more than one royal connection
Posted: 09.07.20 by Susan Yates Opinion
FOLLOWING last week's ceremony to official rename Purfleet as 'on-Thames' Thurock Nub News history writer Susan yates reflects on the t...
Read in full hereOakfield News: 'Stand and stare' - an old school view as the game moves into a new era
Posted: 29.06.20 by Ralph Henderson Opinion
"A SET of good schools civilises a whole community" reported a Royal Commission in 1858. The next time you travel through Thurrock on the ...
Read in full hereDon't to be too quick to judge councillors' defection negatively says former councillor in the wake of onslaught of criticism
Posted: 13.05.20 by The Editor Opinion
FORMER Thurrock councillor Charlie Key, still a keen observer of all things Thurrock, has been reflecting on the local response to news that two in...
Read in full hereOptimism amid the gloom as Ralph looks forward to great times for Thurrock
Posted: 11.05.20 by The Editor Opinion
THE impact of the coronavirus pandemic has brought all competitive sport to a halt. The local football, hockey and rugby seasons were abandoned an...
Read in full hereViews from the river...Susan leaves lockdown behind
Posted: 08.05.20 by Susan Yates Opinion
SUSAN Yates - Thurrock Nub News' very own historical expert - writes another of her occasional columns delving into the borough's pa...
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