News in Thurrock

TOMORROW will see the traditional opening of the Thurrock remembrance commemorations with a service at the war memorial St Stephen's Church, Purfleet-on-Thames.

This year the event (on Sunday, 7 November) will be extra special as it will see the official unveiling of the new memorial silhouettes at the Purfleet Military and Heritage Centre.

WORKERS at Tilbury's Amazon fulfilment centre have made a £4,000 donation to to the Lennox Children's Cancer Fund in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

As part of the company-wide 'Amazon Goes Gold' project which highlights and supports the work done by many organisations to increase cancer survival rates through life-saving treatments and research, staff in Tilbury held a month-long series of gold-themed events.

ESSEX County Council has defended its decision to close a carriageway on a busy local road, even though the decision has infuriated motorists who have queued for up to 90 minutes to get past the scene – only to see no work has been done there since the cones went up at the beginning of the week.

The closure of the carriageway just after the Five Bells roundabout on the eastbound A13 will continue for at least another week before work begins.

A GRAYS family has appealed for help on social media after losing many of their household possessions in a flats fire.

Julia Cotton has launched a fundraising page after the incident at the home of her daughter and four-year-old grandson.

A THURROCK family have called for help as they try to find a stolen electrical cycle, snatched just a couple of weeks before its owner was due to take part of a charity event.

Ben Allen, who can be contacted via his Facebook page, says: "I am hoping someone could help me out. My dad's electric bike was stolen outside Corringham cycles last Saturday (30 October).

AHEAD of a meeting next week when councillors are being asked to give approval to controversial plans to the close of two day care centres in Thurrock, the councillor who is portfolio holder for communities has said. Recent consultation is firm vindication of Thurrock Council's plans.

That is despite a petition signed by more than 1,000 people against the scheme and a public outcry.

THE first step has been taken towards the possible building of 130 new homes in a Thurrock village.

Potential developers of the site off Clockhouse Lane in North Stifford asked Thurrock council officers if it would be necessary for them to undertake a full scale Environmental Impact Assessment which would be a detailed and expensive part of any submission for a planning application.

THE latest 'yarn bombing' in Thurrock has taken place at a community's post office.

Thurrock Nub News recently featured the Needles and Chat group run by Susan Burns as they began knitting poppies to adorn local landmarks.

A COUNCILLOR has highlighted the problems of anti-social behavour in Corringham town centre and has toured town's shopping centre with police officers in a bid to improve efforts to mitigate concerns.

Cllr Shane Ralph, who represents the Stanford East and Corringham Town ward says there have been an increased number of incidents in the area including groups of teens that have been threatening shop owners with knives and issuing racial abuse as well as lighting fires in stairwells and throwing eggs at shop windows and staff.

IN the wake of many residents' complaints about the state of high rise flats in the Blackshots area of Grays, ward councillors have welcomed news that Thurrock Council is hold a consultation over the future of the flats - which could see them demolished.

Over recent times Thurrock Nub News has frequently reported on the shocking state of many council properties across the borough, and the tower blacks in Blackshots have been a focal point for complaints.