News in Thurrock

A MAN was been taken to hospital with injuries that left him in a life-threatening condition, following a road traffic collision on a rural road to the north of Thurrock.

Police were called around 6.45pm yesterday evening (Monday 27 July) after the alert was raised when an Audi S5 and a Volkswagen Golf were in a collision on St Mary's Lane near West Horndon.

NURSING and care staff at Basildon & Thurrock Hospital are planning to hold a protest march from the hospital to Basildon town centre where they will hold a rally to highlight their disappointment at not receiving an additional pay increase.

Participants in the march are invited to leave a flower at the hospital in tribute to the 540 health workers who lost their lives during the pandemic.

ALL across Thurrock and South Essex this evening ordinary people turned out to pay tribute to the heroes of the NHS who are fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

Thurrock Nub News broadcast live from Basildon and Thurrock Hospital where police, firefighters and other emergency staff joined the general public outside the main entrance to express their gratitude. Watch the broadcast here.

THURROCK's town centre policing team has reported on the success of a seven hour operation in Grays when they hit the streets to tackle anti-social behavior and knife crime.

The team used officers in uniform and a number of plain clothes officers who worked throughout the evening of Friday, 24 July.

AN unpleasant smell and a number of power outages have left residents in Aveley mystified this afternoon.

Residents took to social media to report a nasty odour had drifted across the area and in neighbouring Rainham concerns were also raised.

THE semi-final voting in the World Cup of British Bus Companies is underway and local company Ensign Bus is holding a narrow lead with around 20 hours of voting to go.

Thurrock Nub News is following the progress of the company in the fun online competition

A FURTHER delay in completing the access road to a new rural housing development in Thurrock is being sought by the builders.

They are seeking a further 18 months after the first building is occupied to allow them to complete the road to the five houses on Tremorgan off Sandown Road in Orsett. The site has seen a number of applications and changes since development was first mooted.

FROM next week (Monday 3, August) many cafes and restaurants in Thurrock will be looking to get a boost in trade thanks to the government's 'Eat Out to Help Out Scheme'.

By offering discounts of food and non alcoholic drinks it's hoped the scheme will provide a boost to the struggling hospitality industry, now that the national lockdown is easing. The venue will deduct the money off the bill and claim it back from the government.

ACROSS the Land of the Fanns, stories have been gathered to tell the history and celebrate the people and places of the area.

The Land of the Fanns is a partnership project awarded £1.36 million by the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2016.

A site manager, who is building new homes in Thurrock, has won a prestigious national award for his work at a local housing development.

Site manager at Bellway's Renovo development at West Thurrock, Stuart Taylor, has been named as the winner of a National House-Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job Quality Award for his 'excellence in site management'.