News in Thurrock

WARD councillors and residents in south Grays have been celebrating the successful conclusion of a campaign to repair and improve local street lighting.

Following a community campaign, that has lasted more than a year, to repair scores of street lights at Seabrooke Rise in Grays, councillors and residents have welcomed the improvements so far and called on Thurrock Council to never let it get into that state of disrepair ever again.

POLICE have announced the arrest of a wanted man they believed might be in Thurrock and who posed a threat to children.

There were a number of sightings reported on social media of a man answering the description issued by police of Mohammed Shahid Ali, 38, wanted by the Metropolitan Police Service on recall to prison having 'failed to comply with the conditions of his release.'

AVELEY remain at the top of the Isthmian North after a late goal gave them a single goal victory in a hard fought match at Heybridge Swifts on Saturday.

Chances were few and far between in a match that was close, though Millers were always the team most likely to break the deadlock, with George Sykes getting the ball in the net as early as the ninth minute, but it was ruled out for offside.

TABLE toppers Aveley and play-off zoners Grays Athletic will be hoping to cement their promotion credentials with Isthmian North wins this afternoon (Saturday, 15 January).

Aveley travel to Heybridge Swifts looking to add to a six match unbeaten run that includes five wins that has elevated them to the top of the division.

A NEW business venture in Corringham is hoping to match traditional standards and build up a rapport with the local community.

That's the ambition of its founder, David Cotton, who is making the transition from Metropolitan Police officer to undertaker.

A RIGHT royal event is being planned in the west of the borough later this year to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubliee and a message as gone out asking if any local traders or charities would like to take part.

Roger Passfield of the West Thurrock and South Stifford Community Forum says it will be will be holding an event on Sunday, 5 June from 11am to 4pm.

IT has been confirmed by a local councillor that plans for traffic calming measures in a busy borough residential area have now been put on hold – for a number of years.

Throughout 2021 and over previous years, particularly after the implementation of speed restrictions on the parallel Southend Road, residents in the Branksome Road area of Stanford-le-Hope have expressed concern about the amount of traffic in their area and the speed at which it travels.

THURROCK Police have busted a site in Chadwell St Mary where 51 cannabis plants were being grown.

Details are sparse about the find, made on Thursday, 13 January, but police have taken to social media to promote the incident and say that two people were arrested for drugs offences after officers from is 'disrupter' team implemented a drugs warrant.

THURROCK Council is planning to invest hundreds of thousands of pounds in creating 'vaccine champions' to try and increase the number of people in the borough who sign up to get the covid jab.

Detail is sparse as yet about what the council is actually going to do – but it has a budget of £485,000.

A MAN on the run from police, who may pose a threat to young children, was last seen in Tilbury, prompting a warning that he should not be approached.

Mohammed Shahid Ali, 38, is wanted by the Metropolitan Police Service on recall to prison having 'failed to comply with the conditions of his release.'