News in Thurrock

AVELEY missed a great chance to get one hand firmly on the Isthmian North title this evening (Friday, 8 April) when they were beaten - a first home defeat of the season for the Millers.

A bumper crowd of 746 saw Hashtag United spoil the party with a win that very much keeps their hopes of sneaking a play-off place alive.

MOTORISTS and residents are reminded the A13 will be closed in both directions between Stanford-le-Hope and Orsett Cock roundabout this weekend.

From 6am on Saturday, 9 April to 5am, Monday, 11 east and west carriageways will shut and Thurrock Council is advising motorists to divert via the A127.

'Believe in yourself and all that you are..' is an inspirational quote and it seems apt that Belhus CC should enter a new cricket season in a confident mood.

In 2021, Belhus CC 1st XI finished a respectable mid table 6th in the Essex Premier and our Club Youth Section had unprecedented success in their respective competitions, culminating in South Essex District final wins for both the u11s and u15s.

ESSEX Police has announced that its operation to keep order and free blocked public roads as a protest by the JustStopOil group in Thurrock enters its second week has cost £1 million.

A statement from the force issued this morning (Friday, 8 April) says: Officers have been working round the clock for the last week as we continue to deal with a number of protests in the Thurrock district.

Aveley title hopes dented but far from over by first home defeat - now weekend attention switches to Grays and East Thurrock's big games.

Thurrock Council says that its bin collections are behind schedule because of 'unavoidable issues' .

Cost of policing JustStopOil protest in Thurrock tops £1 million and more arrests are set to follow.

POLICE have now arrested 268 people following protests held in Thurrock over the government's oil and gas policybduring the last six days.

People have been arrested on suspicion of a variety of offences at a number of locations across the district.

THURROCK Council chief executive Lyn Carpenter has used her blog to council staff members to tell them that recent news reports, led by Thurrock Nub News' coverage, incorrectly report the state of affairs regarding the council's widely-criticised civic office extension.

Nub News has led the way in reporting that the blunder-prone council has committed yet another gaffe in its series of blighted infrastructure projects by botching the creation of the civic chamber in the new building – and creating a number of office spaces not fit for purpose.

POLICE investigations are continuing into an incident that happened at a house in East Tilbury.

It began last evening (Wednesday, 6 April) at the home in Calder. There has been a police presence on site since and forensic investigations are continuing.