News in Thurrock

ORCHARDS Forum volunteers were out and about on Saturday morning (10 July) clearing rubbish from alleyways around Grove Road and William Street in Grays.

A small team of volunteers dragged a huge amount of fly tipping and other waste from the alleyways.

POLICE are appealing for anyone who saw how a vehicle was being driven following an incident on the A13.

A statement from the Essex force says: "We were called at 9.20pm on Thursday (8 July) with concerns about how a silver Ford Focus was being driven on the A13 near Basildon.

POLICE have called for help from the public after stepping up their investigation into a large fight that broke in Tilbury last week.

As reported on Thurrock Nub News on the evening of Saturday, 3 July, there was a large disturbance outside Tilbury rail station involving a group of men, reported to be from the Travelling community.

In the latest of her occasional features about local history, Thurrock Historical Society's Susan Yates writes for Thurrock Nub News and tells the story of a brave woman who proved more than a match for employers who treated their workers appallingly.

IN this article I write about one of my political heroes or should I say heroines who has a Thurrock connection.

THURROCK planning councillors are being recommended to approve a controversial plan for seven new homes on an existing site occupied by just two homes in Stanford-le-Hope.

A number of previous applications to develop the site at 53-55 Third Avenue in the Homesteads ward have been rejected - as have two planning appeals but this time - despite a number of objections from residents - the scheme has won official approval.

THE borough's MP and deputy mayor were on hand to open a new garden and support facility designed for dementia sufferers in Thurrock.

Cllr James Halden and MP Jackie-Doyle-Price shared the ribbon-cutting duties at Thurrock Community Hospital on Long Lane yesterday (Friday, 9 July) when the Alzheimer's memory garden was opened.

AFTER a recent spate of antisocial behaviour, vandalism and theft from graves, Thurrock Council's opposition Labour group has called on the Conservative authority to start locking cemeteries at night again - reversing a policy first proposed by a Labour administration.

The most prominent act of desecration took place in Chadwell St Mary cemetery last weekend, but there have been many other similar incidents reported across the borough.

THURROCK Council's leading regeneration councillor Mark Coxshall has spoken of his optimism for the future of Grays and Tilbury towns – while the authority has released images of the improvements it would like to see as part of a multi-million investment in both areas.

Cllr Coxshall was speaking after he made a presentation to the council's Cabinet about the Grays and Tilbury Town Boards, which have been set up to obtain government funding for regeneration from the Towns Fund which was set up in 2019 to drive economic regeneration and deliver long-term economic and productivity growth in 101 town across the country.

IN common with schools across the borough, pupils at Treetops In Grays dressed up for Sunday's big Euros final against Italy.

And in addition the specialist school and college on Buxton Road has produced a heart-warming signed message to the England team. We are delighted to share it with you...

A THURROCK-based chef was recently acclaimed the best Indian chef in Essex.

Humayun Rashid, a chef at Kushi, who have restaurants across Essex including several in Thurrock, won 'Best Indian Chef in Essex' at the recent Asian and Oriental Chef Awards.