News in Thurrock

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.

THURROCK Council is to fund quad bikes for police officers to chase rogue bikers in £30,500 bid to crack down on off-road vehicles - with one of the borough's leading councillors praising the force for its efforts in the borough.

Last month Thurrock Nub News reported on police plans to step up their campaign against the nuisance.

ONE of Thurrock's hidden gems, the Essex Wildlife Trust's Chafford Gorges Nature Discovery Park, will be taking centre stage this weekend following the unveiling of 22 new interpretation boards that will guide visitors around the reserve.

The boards cover the 70% of the reserve that often gets missed by visitors.

A PRIME time BBC television documentary about the Essex Police-led investigation to catch the criminals responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people will air tomorrow (Wednesday, 13 October).

'Hunting the Essex Lorry Killers' will air on BBC2 at 9pm and will recount the biggest homicide investigation in Essex Police's 180-year history.

EAST Thurrock United will be hoping to build on Saturday's impressive Isthmian Premier win against Hornchurch when they travel to Potters Bar this evening (Tuesday, 12 October) for their latest league fixture.

After Saturday's success the Rocks travel to the LA Construction Stadium in good heart and manager Paul martin has also been congratulated for a heartening act of kindness to a young supporter.

POLICE are calling for the help of the public as they seek to find the perpetrators of a robbery on a visually impaired woman.

The incident took place in Stanford-le-Hope on Sunday evening and officers investigating the incident are hoping local residents will have vital information.

PUPILS at two primary schools in the east of the borough were visited by Thurrock Nub News editor Neil Speight today as part of their Aspirations week when youngsters are given information about career choices and opportunities and invited to quiz school visitors about their professions.

School visits such as this are a regular part of Nub News' role in the community and on a week celebrating inspiration and aspiration, Mr Speight was also delighted to share news that the news website has been honoured by being shortlisted in this year's national NewsAwards.

THERE is set to be major disruption this weekend in towns and villages adjacent to Thurrock Council's long-running A13 widening project as more major works will see the Orsett Cock roundabout shut from Friday evening to Monday morning.

The pivotal junction, which offers access to the east and westbound A13 as well as Grays, the A128 to Orsett and Horndon on the Hill and beyond, Stanford Road, Chadwell St Mary and the Bonners residential estate will be fully closed for construction, surfacing and re-alignment works.

A JOINT police and council operation to crack down on nuisance drivers in West Thurrock over the weekend saw five fines issued, one motorist reported for suspicion of careless driving and one person given a community resolution for possession of cannabis.

Teams from Thurrock Council and Essex Police worked together to prevent car cruisers from gathering in West Thurrock. They also worked with the Metropolitan Police to make sure that the event did not move on into a neighbouring London borough.