News in Thurrock

Thurrock 12, Sudbury 62

THURROCK were forced to make a whole raft of changes right up until kick-off at Oakfield on Saturday, including a last-minute decision by the influential Tom Worsfold whose father, Thurrock legend, Peter Worsfold was foul of injury himself!

ESSEX police traffic officers have mounted an operatiuon in South Ockendon in response to residents' concerns about speeding motorists.

Officers from the force's roads policing team were out and about in the Ockendon area yesterday having been alerted to the issue by residents.

THURROCK Council Labour group leader Cllr John Kent has challenged his Conservative counterapart and council leader, Cllr Rob Gledhill, to publicly condemn the Prime Minister and his team for the drinks event held in the Downing Street garden in May 2020, as the country remained in lockdown.

In the letter, Cllr Kent said that "it is behaviour that needs calling out, no matter political persuasion", and cited the anger that residents of Thurrock are feeling as a result of the party.

THE Thurrock-based Thames Crossing Action Group (TCAG) has written to Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, following his recent decision to pause the rollout of new 'smart motorways' and have called on him to extend this pause to the Lower Thames Crossing.

A smart motorway is a section of a motorway that uses traffic management methods to increase capacity and reduce congestion in particularly busy areas. These methods include using the hard shoulder as a running lane and using variable speed limits to control the flow of traffic.

TONIGHT (Friday, 14 January) will see the start of as weekend of disruption to traffic between the A13 Orsett Cock roundabout and the Manorway roundabout at Stanford-le-Hope.

From 9pm tonight to 5am, Monday, 17 January the A13 will be closed in both directions –between the A128 Orsett Cock junction and the A1014 Stanford-le-Hope junction.

IN a damning and unsolicited interview the former girlfriend of Thurrock Council leader Cllr Rob Gledhill has questioned his right to be the leader.

THE chances of saving Thurrock's threatened Thameside Theatre have been raised significantly after a meeting of senior borough councillors this week.

At a meeting of the council's ruling Conservative cabinet on Wednesday, 12 January, it was agreed the best future for the Theatre will be in the hands of the community.

AN open evening at a Thurrock hospitality venue has been hailed as a success.

The Old Regent Ballroom in Stanford-le-Hope is a converted, 1930s art deco cinema that now hosts a restaurant and two function rooms.

A FOUR vehicle accident caused considerable congestion on the London-bound A13 carriageway between Basildon and Stanford-le-Hope this afternoon.

The crash happened around 4.20pm close to the Five Bells interchange at Fobbing.

A TATTOO artist has spoken of her pride in undertaking specialist training that helps her 'change the lives' of clients who have battled cancer and other illnesses.

Sophie Musson works at 'The Doll's House on Woodbrooke Way in Corringham, which has announced it will be offering free medical tattoos, such as areola tattoos for breast cancer patients.