News in Thurrock

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

YEAR 11 students at the Gateway Academy in Thurrock turned up to learn their GCSE outcomes today and most left in celebratory mood.

There were shrieks of happiness and relief as student after student opened their envelopes to see how well they have achieved.

AN outdoor film festival will be taking place in a local park later this month.

It will happen in Grays Town Park on Monday, 30 August from 11am to 8pm and admission is free.

A DAY of fun activities is planned at Hardie Park in Stanford-le-Hope next week.

The fun day will take place on Tuesday, 17 August from 11am to 4pm.

DELAYS are expected to traffic on London Road in Grays close to the junction with Devonshire Road after a gas leak was discovered.

Cadent gas have confirmed the leak in the carriageway at Stifford Clays and workers will begin repairs today (Thursday, 12 August).

THREE men have been sentenced for burglaries in East Tilbury.

The Co-op and a nearby storage unit at Stanford House, both in Princess Margaret Road, were broken into in the early hours of 9 April this year.

IN the wake of the sale of assets belonging to Thurrock Council, including land earmarked for development and a house and shop in Grays, opposition councillors have questioned the authority's commitment to providing social housing in the borough.

Grays Riverside councillors Martin Kerin, Jane Pothecary and Tony Fish have issued a joint statement asking whether the Conservative administration at the helm of the council are committed to utilising brownfield sites and disused assets to build council housing in their ward.

AN application has been received by Thurrock Council to return a building in Grays to its former use as a church hall.

The building, on Foxton Road, South Stifford, was formerly a meeting place but became the base for a local businesses, which has since ceased trading, largely due to the impact of Covid-19.

THURROCK'S four non-League sides start their Isthmian League campaigns on Saturday (14 August).

East Thurrock United are the borough's senior side, playing in the Premier Division but Rocks fans will be aware the club's position is precarious. In the past two Covid-curtailed seasons the Rookery Hill side were trapped in the relegation zone, seemingly destined for the drop before the campaigns ended.