News in Thurrock

DUE to coronavirus the 40th Anniversary London Marathon was cancelled on Sunday (26 April). However, nothing could get in the way of Arthur Bugler Primary School wanting to complete the mighty challenge!

In a bid to tackle the 26.2 mile distance, members of the Arthur Bugler community were tasked to travel as far as they could over the weekend. Children and adults alike rose to the challenge and together they managed to cover 283.86miles (and 42 star jumps)!

POLICE have responded to concerns raised by neighbours and social media readers following publication of pictures and comments about a child in Tilbury who they feared were being put at risk by a mother.

Thurrock Nub News was alerted to the issue and has co-ordinated with Thurrock Council and Essex Police to follow up those concerns. It now appears the comments were malicious.

AS local communities begin to think about returning to 'normal' and a possible end to coronavirus lockdown restrictions approaches a popular Thurrock food outlet has announced it will be reopening soon.

Roddy's Fruit and veg 'market-style' shop in Corringham is hugely popular and continued opening after initial restrictions were put in place but eventually, as reported by Thurrock Nub News its owner decided he had to put safety of his staff first and closed.

A PHONE mast on a landmark Thurrock junction could almost be doubled in size if a planning application is approved.

A current mast at the junction of Mill Road and the Aveley bypass is 12.5m high but an application has been submitted to replace it.

RESIDENTS across Thurrock are reminded that the second week of phased brown bin collections starts tomorrow (Monday, 27 April).

As reported previously Thurrock Council is rotating the brown bin collections, for garden and kitchen waste, on a four weekly cycle across the borough.

EMERGENCY services rushed to the former Coryton refinery near Corringham this evening as residents in the area were shaken by a loud noise and reports of what initially appeared to be an explosion at the site close to the river Thames.

On arrival firefighters found a major safety valve had 'lifted' - causing a huge and very noisy plume of steam into the air.

THE manager of a Thurrock power station where a major safety valve blew last night (Saturday, 26 April), causing concern and consternation to local residents who had reported an explosion and a blast, has assured them the incident never put them at risk.

As reported live throughout last evening on Thurrock Nub News firefighters and police were alerted after the safety valve blew at Intergen's Coryton natural gas-fired power station close to the river Thames and accessed by the Manorway via Stanford-le-Hope and Corringham.

AN application has been submitted to Thurrock Council to build a retirement home with up to 41 bedrooms on the site of a long-established computer sales and support business.

The planned home for the over 55s would include a cafe, shop and pharmacy, dentist and underground car park.

IT'S London Marathon Day! – Or rather it would have been has the event not been postponed until October because of coronavirus.

However, that's not stopped many fundraisers carrying on regardless and taking on the challenge of raising cash for great causes.

A FUNDRAISER took the the roads around Orsett today (Saturday, 25 April) to raise funds for hospitals that helped his nephew.

James Pinkerton was due to run in the London marathon, which should have taken place tomorrow but has now been postponed until October.