News in Thurrock

A WEEK after belatedly pulling the plug on planned surface improvement work on a busy borough road, Thurrock Council has announced work will take place next weekend - meaning its closure.

Brentwood Road from Chadwell St Mary to the Orsett Cock roundabout will be closed on Sunday (9 August) to allow for patching works to take place.

RAIDERS are reported to have used an angle grinder to force their way into a Purfleet shop in the early hours of the morning (Monday, 3 August).

Police are investigating following the burglary at McColls on Garrison Parade at around 12.40am which is believed to have involved three men.

IN the face of public mockery Thurrock Council appears to have backtracked on its pedestrian and cycling street signage scheme.

The council's scheme was widely criticised for the scheme - see our report on Thurrock Nub News.

DESPITE some initial confusion, Thurrock Council has now identified 27 borough-based projects as it seeks to spend the first instalment of more than £1.4 million it was allocated by the government in a bid to improve footpaths and cycleways in the borough.

Last month Thurrock Nub News reported on a commitment by Transport secretary Grant Shapps to give Thurrock £1,438,000 to invest on local schemes to help regenerate local economies and make roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

CONTROVERSIAL double yellow lines on a residential road are to be removed – but it has come too late for some householders who have already been targeted by council enforcement officers.

Residents in Hadfield Road in Stanford-le-Hope have been upset since new permit parking restrictions, a one way system and yellow lines were imposed on them with little of no consultation.

IN the wke of a number of problems in Tilbury last week, which included a stabbing, police have now released details of another incident for which a mand has been charged with criminal damage, assault and theft.

The town was subject to a dispersal order last week after anti-social behaviour problems.

WALKERS from Grays successfully completed their charity trek in aid of the Clic Sargent charity yesterday (Saturday, 1 August).

As reported on Thurrock Nub News the five walkers set out from Morrisons in Grays to walk to the sister store in Corringham and they completed the ten mile trek in just under four hours.

The chair of Thurrock Historical Society Susan Yates has contributed another in her occasional series of features on items of interest from the region's history.

A DIRECTOR of Thurrock-based Ensign Buses has spoken of his pride in the company and expressed gratitude to its supporters all over the country who followed and supported it in a national competition.

Ensign just missed out on the top prize in the British World Cup of buses, a customer and fan-led competition whereby bus companies across the country polled votes in head-to-head 'competition' with other bus companies.

POLICE officers searching for a missing 15-year old boy at Alexandra Lake, West Thurrock have suspended their search following the discovery of a body.

The family have been informed and formal identification will take place in due course.