News in Thurrock

THURROCK Council has just given itself permission to place advertisements on the hoardings outside the new civic office extension in Grays - despite having had the fencing decorated for weeks.

Time lapse photography of the site on the council's own website shows the site has been decorated with images and information for months.

MOTORISTS and residents are reminded of the planned closures and diversions that will be in place as part of the A13 widening project this weekend.

The A13 will be closed in both directions underneath the Manorway interchange at the Stanford-le-Hope (A1014) junction.

AN end is hopefully in sight to regular flooding that has blocked a busy road and been a blight on the lives of local residents.

Earlier this month Thurrock Nub News reported on the latest flooding on Wharf Road in Stanford-le-Hope which caused significant problems.

A STUDY into adult sexual exploitation in Thurrock and its impact on victims has been described as 'vital and groundbreaking' by a leading borough councillor.

And another leading figure in the world of Thurrock adult social care says it will offer 'support and resilience' to a cohort of people in Thurrock who are vulnerable to exploitation.

THE possibility of more industrial action by council workers has arisen following disappointment over a national pay deal.

Pay for most local government employees is based on a national agreement negotiated through the local Government Association, which has just offered a 1.75% pay increase for a majority of workers, with those on the lowest salary receiving a 2.75% rise - which has not gone down well with unions.

LOCAL campaigners opposing or trying to mitigate he impact of the planned Lower Thames have spoken of their disappointment following the failure of a legal challenge against the government.

Members of the borough-based Thames Crossing action Group have been strong advocates of he challenge by the Transport Action Network's (TAN) bid to hold the government to account because of its failure to take into consideration the environmental impact of a number of major road schemes, including the Thames crossing.

TWO trial trips of a Thames Clipper Uberboat service from Tilbury to London next month have sold out.

The two return journeys, leaving Tilbury at 9.45am and 10am respectively and returning from London Bridge at 5.30pm, will take place on Saturay, 7 August and Saturday, 14 August.

A CONSERVATIVE councillor has backed a petition trying to force Thurrock Council's hand to make improvements to pavements in Chadwell St Mary – just a couple of days after his administration told other local campaigners it didn't recognise the online petition network Change,org.

The irony of Cllr Adam Carter's action in the wake of the controversy over the council's stance on petitions has not been lost on some Chadwell St Mary residents who have previously accused Cllr Carter of opportunism and shallow acts in a bid to win local recognition.

A VACCINATION centre in Thurrock has sent out a message saying it has Covid jabs available this evening (Wednesday, 28 July).

The Walk in Clinic is at Tilbury Seafarers Centre at the Port of Tilbury RM187EH

POSSIBLE further changes to the way health care is administered in the East of England, including Thurrock, have been scrapped by the recently appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

One of the key issues on the desk of the recently Covid-stricken Sajid Javid when he took office last month following the resignation of scandal-hit Matt Hancock was a review by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England over further integration of the variety of bodies that run health care across wide regions.