News in Thurrock

THREE men – including one from South Ockendon - have been jailed for a machete attack in Thurrock where they left a man for dead after a brutal assault. They were apprehended after a dramatic chase – captured on video by a police helicopter.

The victim, who is in his 20s, had been driving towards Arisdale Close, South Ockendon, at around 12.35am on 1 July 2020 when he was followed and then chased by a grey BMW X5.

LOCAL campaigners have welcomed news that the application for a development consent order for the planned multi-billion pound London Resort leisure and theme park complex on the Swanscombe Peninsula have been withdrawn.

Today (Tuesday, 29 March) was due to see the start of the hearing into the London Resort theme park application to the government but at the last minute it was pulled.

MORE detail has emerged of the incident last night (Monday, 28 March) when emergency services rushed to the side of the Thames in Grays.

A large number of vehicles, including three fire engines and four ambulances attended and an ambulance later took one person to hospital.

A FURTHER 20 people are due to appear in court to be charged in connection with a police investigation into the disruption of the road network in Thurrock.

The group have been postal requisitioned to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Friday, 27 May.

THREE years after the death of a young mother at Basildon Hospital – and in the wake of news this week that another mum-to-be has died, more criticism has been heaped on the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which also runs Southend and Broomfield hospitals.

As reported on Nub News yesterday (Sunday, 27 March) , an investigation is ongoing following the latest death of a mum in labour at Basildon.

AN intrepid and committed Thurrock man and his pals who recently returned from a mercy mission to the Ukraine have upsized their ambitions and another trip with even more vital aid will be leaving the borough in early April.

Earlier this month Thurrock Nub News reported on the combined efforts and nationwide support for John Green and his friends who completed a journey right to the Polish border with war-torn Ukraine and ensured vital supplies were tracked through to the front line.

AFTER a year of being 'interim head' the appointment has been confirmed of Sally Feeney as the new headteacher of Stanford-le-Hope's Ortu Hassenbrook Academy after passing her National Professional Qualification in Headship.

Ms Feeney, who lives in the town, is well-known to generations of local students, having spent 31 years as a teacher, including a number of years as a French and German teacher at Corringham's Gable Hall School, where she became hed of languages.

A NUMBER of emergency vehicles and their crews, including three fire appliances and two ambulances, attended an incident outside Thurrock Yacht Club this evening.

Two ambulances and a number of other vehicles, including police, were also present. The vehicles began to arrive soon after 6pm this evening (Monday, 28 March).

EAST Thurrock MP Stephen Metcalfe has called for the Lower Thames Crossing to be reviewed by government ministers and issued a statement through his office questioning the validity of the multi-billion pound scheme.

The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) route was finalised in 2017, ploughing a route through Thurrock but Mr Metcalfe believes there is a strong concern that the proposed route will not do what it primarily set out to do - relieve congestion at the existing Dartford Crossing.

KNITTING needles are again clicking vigorously as a local group supports another good cause.

The Needles and Chat group has been knitting Easter Chicks to raise money for the Essex Deaf Childrens charity.