News in Thurrock

A MAN was due to appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court today (3 September) in connection with the deaths of 39 people who were discovered in a lorry trailer in Grays in October 2019.

Dragos Stefan Damian, 27, of no fixed address was extradited yesterday.

THURROCK Council has raised the Red Ensign Flag at a special event in honour of Merchant Navy Day today (Friday 3 September).

The flag was raised outside the Civic Offices, Grays, to recognise past and present seafarers and celebrate the contribution that they have made throughout history.

DETAILS have now emerged of the incident that led to the brief closure of Corringham Leisure Centre yesterday (Thursday, 2 September).

A statement from police says: "We are investigating a report of a serious sexual assault at Impulse Leisure in Corringham which was reported to us at 8.40am yesterday, Thursday, 2 September.

A MAJOR industrial site close to the centre of Grays is up for sale and it is being proposed it could become host to as many as 1,000 new homes.

Titan Works is being touted at an asking price of more than £50 million. The former chalk quarry has been used as an industrial site for more than 50 years and currently involves the distribution of water purification chemicals.

A CALL has gone out to residents in a village to make sure they make their feelings known about a controversial solar farm application – and they are being urged to ensure that councillors making a site visit get to see the real situation.

An application was submitted to Thurrock Council earlier this year for the solar farm to the west of Bulphan.

A CORRINGHAM teacher who has already taken part in several significant charity fundraising efforts is literally setting the bar higher with her latest venture.

The exploits of Veronique Surry-Kaise have featured on the pages of Thurrock Nub News previously and including taking part in a virtual London Marathon, where she made special mention of inspirational cancer victim and Thurrock mum Kerry Woodbury who died a year ago this weekend.

A CHARITY walk for 'Thurrock Dementia Action Alliance' will be taking place in the borough later this month.

It's a Memory Walk and will take place on Saturday 25 September to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society.

PARENTS and their children mucked in this evening to get a village's football pitches fit to play on after a 'disgraceful' piece of grounds maintenance by Thurrock Council.

Linford Wanderers play and train on the recreation ground adjacent to Muckingford Road in the village but had to call off a training session for its many young players this evening (Thursday, 2 September) and instead everyone mucked in on a big clear up operation to remove huge mounds of grass cuttings.

JUST a couple of days after stone-throwing youths caused borough bus services to be disrupted, more damage has been caused to vehicles in the west of the borough by flying missiles.

On Tuesday (31 August) Nub News reported on damage caused to buses n the South Ockendon area which saw a number of windows smashed by young people throwing missiles.

THE owner and team behind a new Stanford-le-Hope based business are set for a late night tonight (Thursday, 2 September) as they prepare for a gala opening day tomorrow.

Darren Grant has his team have been putting the last minute finishing touches to the shop and offices at 4 Rayleigh Road and also preparing displays that will be outside the shop to welcome first day visitors to 1st Call Hire.