News in Thurrock

A SECOND attempt is being made to win planning permission for a new home to to built adjacent to an existing property in South Ockendon.

The previous bid for a two-storey house with two bedrooms was rejected on the ground that it harmed to the character and appearance of the locality – despite the fact that a number of similar extensions and new building have been permitted on the circular development on Mollands Lane.

WHIlLE some residents have taken to social media and made direct contact with Nub News to tell of their plight, Thurrock Council finally responded with a statement late last night (Sunday, 26 December) and says it has been taking action in the wake of yesterday's fire at Lionel Oxley House in Grays.

The response from the council, which was received at 9.49pm just over an hour after Nub News contacted housing portfolio holder Luke Spillman and local ward councillors - who had claimed they were not being told what was happening - contacted council CEO Lyn Carpenter, details action by the authority.

WARD councillors in Grays have demanded answers from Thurrock Council in the wake of this morning's (Sunday, 26 December) fire at a tower block in their Riverside ward.

Cllrs Martin Kerin, Tony Fish and Jane Pothecary says they have been kept in the dark about the council's response to the situation which saw five crews of firefighters attend the blaze in the bins area of Lionel Oxley House.

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at the Lionel Oxley House tower block in Grays this Boxing Day lunchtime.

The alarm was raised around 11.30am.

CHRISTMAS comes but once a year – and when it does it present an opportunity for the unspeakable to do their worst!

Residents in the Orchards area of Grays woke up on Christmas Day to find that while Santa had been delivering to their homes, fly-tippers had been dumping in their alleys.

A THURROCK councillor says he is so shocked and angered by the borough council's lack of responsibility and penny-pinching attitude that he is going to pay for repairs to a Tilbury grandmother's home out of his own pocket.

Earlier this month Thurrock Nub New reported on the failure of Thurrock Council, and its insurers – Zurich – to take responsibility for damage caused by contractors to the porch of Susan Nelder, a grandmother who lives on Brennan Road in the town.

IN a second announcement that has surprised few people Thurrock Council says it is to remove the speed humps it installed on London Road in Stanford-le-Hope last December.

News comes just days after council contractors completed the removal of similar bumps it put on Buckingham Hill Road and Princess Margaret Road in East Tilbury.

THURROCK woke up on Christmas morning with the worry that a flood warning has been issued for parts of the borough.

Yesterday's heavy rain from mid afternoon into the early hours of today (25 December) left many roads with large areas of standing water and has prompted the Environment agency to warn more problems may follow.

UPDATE

FRUSTRATION, anger and annoyance appear to be watchwords ending the year for residents in the Branksome Avenue and wider Homesteads area of Stanford-le-Hope as Thurrock Council continues to prevaricate over traffic calming measures in the area.

A SHIPPING company and DP World's London Gateway port have 'made the year' of a Thurrock youngster with a fascination and love for trucks.

Five-year-old Jamie Claydon from Stanford-le-Hope loves nothing better than having a walk with his dad Lloyd along roads close to the port and he often waved and gave the thumbs up to passing drivers, many of whom began to recognise him and gave him a wave of a blast on their horns as they went past.