News in Thurrock

SEVEN of eight people arrested following the murder of two teenage boys in Brentwood are from Thurrock.

The boys died as a result of injuries they sustained during a disturbance in Regency Court at about 1.30am on Sunday morning.

GREAT Ormond Street Children's Hospice will benefit from a charity gig to be played in Thurrock in the coming week.

It will take place at Tyrrells Hall Club in Little Thurrock on Friday, 29 October from 7pm to 11.30pm and will feature local band Mondospike.

CHADWELL St Mary Community Forum will meet this coming week when the guest speaker will be Joanne Phillips from St Luke's Hospice.

The agenda also includes discussion on the Lower Thames Crossing and its impact on Chadwell and Thurrock Council's health and wellbeing strategy for 2022 to 2026.

FOR decades one of the main signs of autumn arriving in Grays has been the arrival of the crane at Thurrock Yacht Club to lift the boats out of the water for wintering ashore.

This year's event on 23 and 24 October provided a grand spectacle for anybody viewing from the sea wall, but it was special for a couple of reasons.

A THURROCK pub has been bedecked with poppies to mark the start of the build-up to this year's remembrance commemorations.

Members of the Grays-based Needles and Chat group were at the Wharf on Wharf Road South in the town this morning (Sunday, 24 October) knitting woollen poppies and decorating the exterior of the pub.

ST Luke's Hospice has launched a partnership with New Look as part of the national 'Give back, Feel Good' campaign and its Grays High Street charity shop will play a key part.

The charity shop will be offering customers a New Look discount code when they donate a bag of pre-loved clothing as part of the campaign which is a partnership, jointly run by New Look and national charity, Hospice UK.

THURROCK-based film director Matt Harris was one of the leading lights behind a documentary aired this weekend telling the story behind the development of the Lancaster bomber.

"The Lancaster at 80", which was narrated by Sir David Jason, looks at the incredible speed with which the iconic plane was designed and deployed along with its legacy and key role in winning the Second World War.

IN his latest message to residents the leader of Thurrock Council has warned of the consequences of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the borough.

Cllr Rob Gledhill says the authority is recording increases in the number of people in Thurrock testing positive,.

EAST Thurrock United goalkeeper Arthur Janata spared his side the embarrassment of equalling their worst ever defeat when he saved a penalty late in the game today (Saturday, 23 October).

At the time Rocks were 8-0 down and had the penalty been scored, the result would have matched the 9-0 defeat at the hands of Eton Manor in the Essex Senior League in 1982.

A NEW radio system linking shops in Grays as part of an anti-crime community launched this week.

Shop Safe radios have been handed out to shops, cafes and restaurants in the town centre to help them stay in touch and share information and intelligence to help thwart would-be criminals.