News in Thurrock

Aveley 5, Maldon & Tiptree 3

THERE was a goals feast at Parkside on Friday (22 October) night as the Millers bounced back from their defeat at Canvey and leapt over visitors Maldon to go sixth in the Isthmian North division.

THURROCK Rugby Football Club stalwart, Ben Stanley reaches a proud landmark today (Saturday, 23 October) when he plays his 150th Thurrock game against Norwich.

This is a record very few get to achieve and is greatly deserved by this fine clubman.

ESSEX and Suffolk Water have announced that after a closure in more that 36 hours, the A128 at Chadwell St Mary is scheduled to reopen at 3pm this afternoon.

The road was closed bu a burst water main.

THE A128 just outside Chadwell St Mary remains closed this morning despite Essex and Suffolk Water engineers working through the night.

Nub News reported from the scene this morning.

PERMISSION has been granted to demolish Aveley's former library building and public hall on Purfleet Road.

Council services, including the library, are now provided from the nearby newly constructed Aveley Community Hub, which opened in early 2020.

AFTER a presence of more than 137 years in Thurrock, one of the last links with the borough's traditional newspaper, the Thurrock Gazette, appears about to end.

An application has been submitted by the new owners of the Gazette's offices on Orsett Road, Grays, to turn the building into two two bedroom flats.

THE closure of a major road through Thurrock which has been in place through much of today because of a burst water main is expected to be lifted by tomorrow (Friday, 22 October).

A major flood blocking the A128 between Chadwell St Mary and the Orsett Cock roundabout has caused major disruption and teams have been working to solve the problem all day.

THURROCK Health and Wellbeing Board is seeking views on a strategy which aims to level out health inequalities in the borough and help residents to have happier, healthier and longer lives.

The 2022 to 2026 Health and Wellbeing Strategy doesn't just focus on health services, but also on all the areas of life that make residents healthier and happier – ranging from the quality of local housing to the fear of crime.

IN a move to help recruit new members to the team at Port of Tilbury, a new video has been released today (Thursday, 21 October) showing how straddle carrier drivers are a vital part of the operations at the docks' London Container Terminal.

The port has issued the new 'behind the scenes video' which hears from their straddle drivers and trainers about their experiences of driving these 55ft high, 70 tonne machines and showcases the opportunities for people to join to port in this very unusual driving role.

MEMBERS of Bulphan WI were full of beans - or at least knowledge of cocoa beans - after a recent meeting.

The group played host to guest speaker Cheryl Brighty from 'Artistry in Cocoa', after seeing an advertisement in Essex WI News, the magazine produced by Essex Federation for its members.