News in Thurrock

A THURROCK man has spoken of the 'amazing' care and dedication of the staff at Basildon and Thurrock Hospital who helped him survive three weeks when he was 'knocking at death's door' because of coronavirus.

Barry 'Cass' Carrington, 70, of Southend Road, Grays, was taken ill more four weeks ago, suffering the early symptoms of the virus.

THURROCK Council has turned again to a controversial security firm in a bid to find an enforcement officer who can clamp down on breaches of social distance guidance in the borough.

The role, which is paid £11 an hour. It is described as a 'Flexible Community Support Officer' and the job advertisement by private security firm Kingdom Service Group - which also supplies Thurrock with officers to enforce anti-littering regulations - says: "This assignment will be helping the council, patrolling the streets, park and other areas around the borough making sure that people are social distancing."

AS part of our ongoing commitment to the Thurrock community, Thurrock Nub News will now be regularly featuring a list of some of the jobs available in the borough.

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THURROCK Council has issued a warning of residents, urging them to be wary of predatory criminals taking advantage of the coronavirus situation.

A statement from the authority says: "More reports are being made of fraudsters taking advantage of vulnerable people as a result of Covid-19.

PURFLEET-based arts organisation Kinetika has been very busy working to develop online projects in response to Covid-19 and the lockdown.

It has rescheduled Thurrock's annual T100 Walking Festival will happen later in the year but for now everyone can get creative by joining Kinetika's project for May; making mandalas which will feed into the design and ideas for the festival.

A CHARITY which helps reunited residents in Thurrock with their lost pets has reported a one hundred per cent take-up of its latest fundraising venture.

That has prompted Michelle McQueen, one of the people behind 'Pippa's army - Lost and Found pets in Havering & Thurrock!' to describe the charity's supporters as 'amazing people.

JUST one further person has been added to the recorded tally of coronavirus-related deaths in Thurrock in the past 24 hours, with the fatality happening in the Public Health England designated area of Purfleet, South Stifford and Lakeside.

The total number of deaths in Thurrock is now 51 and the number of recorded coronavirus infections has also risen by one, to 282.

MORE than 50 local businesses and traders have already taken advantage of a free offer by Thurrock Nub News to promote their businesses on the website.

Thurrock News is one of the country's fastest growing news websites, already fast approaching 750,000 page views since out launch in November last year and we our pages were viewed more than 200,000 times in April alone.

DESPITE expressing high hopes and confidence that the event would be able to go ahead, organisers of the Orsett Show have announced that the 2020 event has now been cancelled.

Last week Thurrock Nub News previewed yesterday's national 'virtual agricultural show and reflected on plans for this year's event at Orsett but now it is off.

THE theatre curtain may be drawn and the stage door locked, but there is still plenty happening around Thurrock's Thameside Theatre.

During the coronavirus lockdown staff at the theatre have still been engaging with the local community and have issued a challenge, particularly to young people, to get creative.