News in Thurrock

TEN fire engines plus an aerial platform ladder and a number of water bowsers were used to tackle a major blaze at a car site close to the A13 this morning.

The incident happened when fire broke out in the yard behind Essex Car Sales off New Road close to the Wennington roundabout.

A FOOTBALL match has been arranged in Tilbury to raise funds for the family of a local man who was murdered.

Craig 'Noggo' North [L] https://thurrock.nub.news/n/tributes-from-family-to-tilbury-stabbing-victim-whose-plight-touched-the-hearts-of-many-including-boxing-champ-tyson-fury [L+]died several days after being attacked and stabbed in the town on Sunday, 2 January.

CLEAN-UP volunteers have been busy on the banks of the Thames in Thurrock recently - and there are more litter and plastic picks to come in the next few weeks, starting with a pick in West Thurrock on Tuesday (22 March).

River action clean-up facilitator, Grays-based Steve Catchpole, reports on recent activities, saying: "We have held a few litter picks this month. At the Concrete Barges we witnessed large quantities of plastic washed onto the reed-beds and also on the pathway above. The four of us filled 80 sacks with 3,660 plastic bottles.

TO mark the 40th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War, Grays Thurrock branch of the Royal British Legion will be hosting an event in Grays.

It will be exactly 40 years since the start of hostilities in a conflict that was to run from 2 April 1982 until the surrender of the Argentinian forces on 14 June.

A CELEBRATION of Grays will take place next weekend in the heart of the town.

The Grays Riverside Community organisation has organised an event at Unit 26 in Grays Shopping centre, starting at 1pm.

THERE were massively differing emotions among supporters of two borough non-League sides as they travelled back from away matches this afternoon.

Those wearing the blue and white colours of Aveley were delighted as they journeyed home from Felixstowe and Walton United with a 2-0 victory that put them back to the top of the Isthmian North table with their two title rivals both suffering disappointing results.

A YOUNG man from Thurrock who is now making a name for himself as a filmmaker in Wales can now add another credit to his list of achievements – author.

In October 2020 Thurrock Nub News reported on honours granted to Samuel Turner which included being nominated for the Pride of Britain Awards and named as 'Fundraiser of the Year' in an event for those involved with charities in Wales.

SHOPPERS visiting Corringham next Saturday are being invited to wear something purple and pop into the town's Morrisons store as part of a campaign to raise awareness of epilepsy.

As part of a campaign organised by Epilepsy Action shoppers wearing purple will be awarded a free raffle ticket. The event is part of worldwide Purple Day.

THE executive director of the Lower Thames Crossing project has defended more delays and yet another round of consultation – saying it is a 'once in a lifetime' procedure which is important to get right.

Matt Palmer, executive director for National Highways project, was speaking after dates were announced for another consultation process.

A TEAM from the Purfleet-based Ensign Bus Company are now heading home after taking aid to refugee help points in Poland and the Ukraine border.

Ensign directors and brothers Steve and Ross Newman took part in the mercy mission which distributed aid that has been gathered from the region.