News in Thurrock

A MAN is due to be sentenced next month after admitting a series of sexual assaults in Aveley and Grays.

Leonard Scamp, 33, of Love Lane, Aveley, had been arrested following incidents on Aveley High Street and in Dacre Crescent, Aveley on 6 December and then in Goldsmith, Grays, the following day.

PRESIDENT of Grays Rotary Club Adrian Alsop today (Thursday, 3 March) presented cheques totalling £10,700 to five chosen charities which are the beneficiaries of the club's Christmas street and supermarket collections -

Lauren Eagle-Allen, representing Little Havens Childrens Hospice, Janice Gilroy, representing Barnardo's, and the head of Treetops School, John Brewer, each received a cheque for £2,600. Each expressed their grateful thanks to the club.

TWO women have been arrested following yesterday's incident at a block of flats on Godman Road, Chadwell St Mary.

A statement from Essex Police this morning (Thursday, 3March) says: "We were called to reports of a disturbance at an address in Godman Road, Chadwell St Mary at around 3pm on Wednesday, 2 March.

POLICE officers attended a significant incident at the tower block flats in Chadwell St Mary this evening and at least two people were seen being taken for treatement by ambulance.

Little detail has been issued about what has happened but at 6.36 this evening (Wednesday, 2 March) police issued the following statement: "We are currently on scene of a disturbance at an address in Godman Road, Chadwell St Mary.

THURROCK Council is flying the flag of Ukraine at the Civic Offices, in a show of solidarity following the invasion by forces from the Federation of Russia.

The flag-raising ceremony was attended by borough mayor Cllr Sue Shinnick and councillors from across the chamber. As well as the raising the flag, Thameside Complex is being lit in yellow and blue as a further show of support.

ORTU Corringham Primary School and Nursery held their first open day event and welcomed children and their families to show what fun can be had at the nursery.

Special guest – The Gruffalo - arrived to say hello and play with the children on Saturday, 26 February.

A GRAYS woman has been cleared of murdering her mother after a jury delivered its verdict after three days of deliberation.

Cheryl Banks, 60, had admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility.

POLICE have issued an appeal for information after a man was assaulted in Tilbury.

The force have reported: "We were called by colleagues in the ambulance service to reports of an injured man in Dock Road, Tilbury, shortly before 2.40pm yesterday (Monday, 28 February).

THE future of one of the borough's most iconic sports grounds and social clubs remains in significant doubt as it has once more been returned to the property market – this time with a sales tag of two million.

And the sales brochure comes with a hint from residential property experts that the 'planning view is that 10-12 acres may be developable'.

DETAILS have been released of the next Bata Heritage Open day to be held later this year.

The iconic memories of the Bata organisation and its long history in East Tilbury are kept alive by local volunteers who run the Bata Heritage Centre.