News in Thurrock

SOUTH Ockendon Community and Neighbourhood Watch will be hosting the return of the Coffee With Cops initiative this weekend.

The monthly catch-up with local police officers will take place from 10.30 to 11.30am in Woodys cafe at Thurrock Garden Centre on South Road.

AMONG events taking place in Thurrock this weekend will be a celebration of Black History month at Tilbury's cruise terminal.

From 11am to 3pm on Saturday artist EVEWRIGHT, the creator of the Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories – a site-specific art installation, comprised of images, documents, audio recordings and memorabilia adorning the bridge that passengers of the Empire Windrush first walked across as they entered Britain in 1948 – will be on site.

THE Treacle Mine in Grays reopened today (Wednesday, 13 October) as a new Sizzling Pub & Grill following an extensive refurbishment.

The pub has been closed for six weeks while the work was carried out and five new jobs have been created for the reopening.

THE Labour chair of Thurrock Council's children's services overview and scrutiny committee has levelled a blast at the authority's ruling administration - and in particular four Conservative members of her committee who voted through reports sanctioning job cuts and a diminished children's service.

Speaking after last night's (Tuesday, 12 October) meeting, Cllr Sara Muldowney described the Tories as 'shameful'.

In the latest of her features reflecting on historical gems from Thurrock and wider Essex, Nub News correspondent Sue Yates (the chair of Thurrock Historical Society) tells the story of a day never to be forgotten by an otherwise dull man who stood his ground on his King's command and kept a Queen at bay.

IN the latest monthly contribution from Thurrock Camera Club, Nub News readers are given advice about photography by experts from the club, which has just begun celebrations, which will continue through to next year, to celebrate its centenary.

For October we will be offering tips on 'Architecture Photography'.

THURROCK became the centre of the latest Insulate Britain protest this morning (Wednesday, 13 October) when 35 people were arrested.

Essex Police said officers were called to a slip road at junction 31 of the M25 in West Thurrock, near the Dartford Crossing, just after 8.25am.

THURROCK-based police officers will be hosting an event in Grays High Street today (Wednesday, 13 October) as part of the Essex Force's efforts to best hate crime.

It is taking part during National Hate Crime Awareness Week and officers and other members of the Thurrock Community Safety Partnership will be manning a stall from 2 to 4pm.

AN appeal has gone out for the donation of raffle prizes for an upcoming event.

The Starmakers Academy is hosting a fundraising event at the Regent Ballroom in Stanford-le-Hope next week and its director Joanne Nyland-Fink is looking to add to the prize list for the raffle.

Potters Bar Town 3, East Thurrock United 0

THERE was disappointment for East Thurrock in tonight's (Tuesday, 12 October) Isthmian Premier clash against the Scholars at the LA Construction Stadium.