60 years to the day after Reg Grant’s death a memorial service was held at Orsett Fire Station .
The remarkable life of Squadron Leader Peter David Tunstall - one of Thurrock's genuine heroes
By Nub News Reporter
12th Apr 2023 | Local History
'Goon-baiter' and flying hero who became a living legend for his escape bids from Colditz and other camps.
The trial of two men who brought the QEII bridge to a standstill for several days last year by climbing its support cables has gone into a second week. .
Names and buildings that stitch together the long history of Chadwell St Mary
By Susan Yates - Nub News contributor
5th Mar 2023 | Local History
A look back into the history of Chadwell St Mary and some of the people who have have shaped the place today .
From borough church to the execution block on Tower Hill - the controversial life of William Laud
By Susan Yates - Nub News contributor
19th Feb 2023 | Local History
“The Archbishop, that great stickler for all outwards pompe in the service of God, left his head at Tower Hill".
How Thurrock's great flood developed 70 years ago this coming week
By Nub News Reporter
26th Jan 2023 | Local History
The timeline to disaster as Tilbury homes were covered by many feet of water as Thames burst its banks.
Complex hosts day of events to mark borough's catastrophic flooding
By Neil Speight
23rd Jan 2023 | Local History
Volunteers at Thurrock Museum will be marking the 70th anniversary of the 1953 floods in Thurrock with an exhibition at the Thameside complex.
An exhibition to remember the 1953 flooding of Purfleet prompts visit by agency officers
By Trevor Batchelor
17th Jan 2023 | Local History
A small exhibition to remember the flooding seventy years ago will be on display with film footage at Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre on Sunday, 29 January.
