News in Thurrock

NEWS that a consultation is to be launched in the new year about the future of a Thurrock community space has been welcomed by ward councillors.

The Parker Road Green Space Consultation will take place in January and is the latest event in what has been a recent checkered history for the site - which has been at the centre of plans by Thurrock Council which included using part of it as a construction site base.

A CHARITY promoting regeneration in Tilbury has received a £1,500 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in the town.

The Tilbury Riverside Project was set up in 1992 with the aim of promoting economic, social and cultural regeneration in Tilbury and surrounding areas. The project is responsible for the Tilbury Christmas lights, has a programme facilitating guided walks and has previously worked with people from the community living with Alzheimer's disease.

TWO Thurrock youngsters and their family have been recipients of a Christmas gift from the Bluewater Giving Tree.

Tyler and Anabella Semple from Grays have been helped by the north Kent shopping centre and its partnership with Kent charity Tree of Hope.

A leading Thurrock councillor has defended its financial strategy saying the borough would be worse off without the heavily-criticised investments it has made.

Kingstonian 0, East Thurrock United 1

WEDNESDAY evening's win in Surrey against high-flying Kingstonian didn't just lift Rocks up a place in the lower reaches of the Isthmian Premier it was a morale-boosting first league win for the club since joint managers Marc Harrison and Liam Wallace took over.

A THURROCK knitting and crochet group raised £700 for the Royal British Legion's annual appeal this year by knitting and selling poppies.

Thurrock Nub News was on hand when the Needles and Chat group launched their effort in October by 'yarn-bombing' a Grays pub.

THANKS have been expressed by the business co-ordinator for Thurrock's Foodbank after a gift from staff at the borough-based Wyldecrest Parks.

Sandra Sawle and her colleagues at the Foodbank in Corringham have received the donation and she says: "Thank you to Mishu Sidhoo from Wyldecrest Parks for arranging a collection of toys and chocolates among her colleagues.

MORE than 2,000 presents have been donated for children and young people in need across the borough as part of Thurrock Council's award winning Give a Gift initiative this year.

A further £3,360 was raised via a 'GoFundMe' page and other offline donations that have also been used to purchase additional gift voucher presents for older young people in time for Christmas.

THERE has been significant traffic disruption this afternoon in the west of Thurrock and long delays on the M25 following a serious crash in Kent.

The multiple vehicle incident, which included at least two lorries, happened earlier this afternoon (Wednesday, 15 December) close to junction one on the clockwise M25 carriageway.

THE Grays campus of South Essex College is one of those selected to deliver a series of free professional driver qualifications through the government's HGV Bootcamp initiative.

The courses, which last up to 16 weeks, are suitable for those new to heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driving, or those returning to driving. Those wanting to upgrade their licence or qualifications can also apply.