News in Thurrock

A BOROUGH couple and a local social club have come up with a show-stopping way to say thanks to all those who have been helping with Covid-19 vaccinations in recent months and weeks.

John and Mary Clark have organised a free evening of entertainment which will be staged at Stifford Clays Club later this month – starring Simon Rawlings as The Big Bopper, a role he played for six years in the West End production of The Buddy Holly Story at The Strand Theatre.

EAST Thurrock United have been rewarded for a fine away win at the weekend with a home draw in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.

After their 3-1 win at Cambridge City the Rocks have been paired at home to Needham Market in their next tie, which will take place on Saturday, 18 September.

"We have thousands of care interactions every day with hundreds and hundreds of service users and we have over four times as many compliments as complaints. They (staff) are not robots and however good your training is in challenging circumstances things do go wrong."

COMPLAINTS about social care provision in Thurrock have risen, a report has revealed, but the borough's director of adult social care says that the issue needs to be kept in context and that there have been far more compliments than complaints.

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A MAN has appeared in court charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of 40-year-old Gary Clark.

Mr Clark, from Grays, was assaulted in Southend Road, Grays, at about 12am on Monday 30 November, 2020. He died from his injuries on Tuesday, 1 December, 2020.

FOLLOWING the success of the Port of Tilbury's recruitment day in June, a group of 12 apprentices have joined the port after a competitive interview process.

The group of young people have now started their two-year apprenticeship which includes full training and accredited qualifications giving these new candidates the opportunity to gain skills and qualifications to work across all areas of the fast-growing port.

THE Port of Tilbury has reminded residents including young people and job seekers that it will be hosting a recruitment day on Tuiesday, 29 June at the London Cruise Terminal, to showcase the career and skills development opportunities available across the port for adults of all ages.

The day will run from 11am until 8pm and will be opened by Forth Ports Group CEO Charles Hammond OBE.

THE impact of a resident who is fighting back to try and stop the lorry blight in his neighbourhood has been recognised by police – though they do now appear to be making his job harder!

Thurrock Nub News has reported recently on the dangers posed by HGVs breaking weight restrictions on a stretch of London Road in West Thurrock that is heavily used by pedestrians.

AN Indian restaurant group with several venues in Thurrock has been honoured in a national awards presented by BBC news anchor Samantha Simmonds.

Restaurant chain Kushi, which has outlets in Chafford Hundred, South Ockendon and East Tilbury, secured the title of best restaurant group at the Asian Restaurant Awards 2021 held at the Manchester Mercure Piccadilly on August 31.

HEADON Hall in South Stifford played host to the return of a charity's efforts to bring smiles back to local people's faces.

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic Thurrock-based volunteers for the Re-engage charity have been working hard to keep in contact with lonely and vulnerable folk across the borough but over the weekend they were able to come face to face for the first time in 18 months and bring a group back together.