News in Thurrock

A ROUTE of a borough bus service has been shortened because of adverse road conditions at Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury.

Among those affected are a small group of students at St Clere's School in Stanford-le-Hope who will now be dropped at the edge of the village as the bus operators can no longer use the turning circle at the fort because of a huge pothole.

LEADERS of Thurrock's Black and Minority Ethnic group (BME) have condemned the social media attacks and other discriminatory action against England's black footballers after the Euro 2020 final.

Following the penalty shoot-out when three players missed penalties there were many adverse comments about the players on social media and some acts of graffiti and vandalism in the players home towns.

THURROCK's council leader has spoken up in praise of his officers and police after 24 drivers were punished while showing off their cars.

Over the weekend a joint operation between Thurrock Council's environmental enforcement officers and Essex Police saw 24 drivers issued with fixed penalty notices and three drivers warned that their vehicles could be confiscated.

A TILBURY homeowner has been able to breath a sigh of relief after a four month wait while planning officers decided the fate of a new gym built in a back garden.

As reported on Nub News in March a retrospective application was put in for a building at 51, Stephenson Avenue that had exceeded the permitted size.

THURROCK Council planning officers have rejected an application to extend the size of a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) in Chadwell St Mary, saying the proposed site would be too cramped and the extension would increase the amount of traffic to an inappropriate level for the area.

The application sought to convert an existing incidental outbuilding to living accommodation as part of the HMO currently in use at 22 Nicolas Walk.

WALK-IN vaccination centres in Grays and Chadwell St Mary are continuing to be busy with plenty of slots now available for all qualifying residents in the borough.

The two centres are at Stifford Clays Health Centre on Crammavill Street in Stifford Clays and Chadwell Medical Centre on Brentwood Road.

ACCIDENT and emergency departments in mid and south Essex, which include Basildon & Thurrock Hospital's service, saw record numbers of people last month – as NHS leaders warn that the health service is experiencing "winter in summer".

A huge spike in demand for non-Covid related urgent healthcare – combined with another surge in Covid cases – has led to unprecedented demand, according to the NHS Confederation.

REPRESENTATIVES from Highways England took a bit of a pasting from borough councillors for leaving large areas of the borough affected by the planned Lower Thames Crossing out of the latest round of physical consultation events.

The agency has been forced to undertake more consultation to beef up its bid to win a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the scheme from the government, having withdrawn its initial sub-standard presentation and delayed its resubmission after getting hints that it was far from acceptable.

PUPILS at Purfleet Primary Academy have been recognised for showing exceptional behaviour and attitude to learning by attending a 'Golden Tea Party'.

Over the course of this year, pupils have been acknowledged for showing school and British values. The first pupil from each year group to achieve their 'Gold Award' was invited to a tea party hosted by headteacher, Eugene Samuel.

AN Essex police officer has been dismissed for breaching a number of standards of professional behaviour which amounted to gross misconduct.

A hearing into the conduct of the officer, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was told the officer had made discriminatory comments during conversations with colleagues in October 2019.