News in Thurrock

AT least one person has been stabbed in an incident on Dock Road, Tilbury, this evening (Friday, 13 August).

All three emergency services attended when the alarm was raised around 5.30pm.

DETAILS have now emerged of last night's dramatic incident in Tilbury when a man was stabbed, reportedly with a machette, as three men armed with weapons engaged in a fight outside a church.

Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage of the incident which happened outside the the Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church on the junction of Malta Road and Dock Road on Friday, 13 August.

THURROCK Council has released details of the latest Covid-19 infection infections in the borough, with council leader Cllr Rob Gledhill paying tribute to the work of an information service run by he authority.

Cllr Gledhill says: "It is great to see continuing improvements in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Thurrock but it is also clear that there is still need for caution.

THURROCK-based Complete Commedia Company visited seven Thurrock schools recently to teach new skills, encourage creativity and provide arts engagement opportunities for local young people.

School playgrounds across Thurrock were the settings for scenes of chaos and comedy in July when the Thurrock-based Complete Commedia Company presented their newly developed production, Schoolyard Scenarios, to pupils in both primary and secondary schools.

THE head of Stanford-le-Hope's Hassenbrook Academy has paid tribute to students who received their GCSE grades today (Thursday, 12 August).

Mrs Sally Feeney said: "The achievement of our children has been phenomenal. They have succeeded in the most difficult of circumstances and we are extremely proud of them. We are delighted that we are handing over to college a resilient and accomplished group of successful young people ready for their next steps."

THURROCK Council leader Cllr Rob Gledhill donned a hi –viz jacket today (Thursday, 12 August) and joined enforcement teams cracking down of fly-tippers in the borough.

He accompanied council officers as they woke up people captured on camera fly-tipping and seized their vehicles in advance of levying fines.

POLICE mounted an operation in Grays town centre today (Thursday, 12 August) and seized a number of electric scooters, taking their young riders back to their parents.

Officers from the Grays town centre team were responding to a report of youths riding e-scooters through The Mall shopping centre.

THERE was a sense of triumph and delight as staff and parents at St Clere's School in Stanford-le-Hope watched students opening their GCSE results.

A statement from the school said: "Despite all the challenges this year group have faced, they have came out 'on top' with some amazing results.

YEAR 11 students at Ortu Gable Hall School in Corringham have been celebrating GCSE results today.

A statement from the Ortu Federation trust which runs the school says: "Despite the extraordinary circumstances disrupting studies, the staff at Ortu Gable Hall are incredibly proud of their pupils' efforts.

THE head of William Edwards School on Grays has commended students for their GCSE achievements which the school, part of the South West Essex Community Education Trust, describes as 'fantastic'.

Due to the Government's decision to cancel examinations again as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, results were based on teacher assessment this year including students' performance in mock examinations and exam board assessments