News in Thurrock

BELHUS CC 1st XI were away at strugglers, Billericay on Saturday 3rd July in what was a 'must win' Essex Premier league game for both clubs.

Belhus CC batted first with Captain Danny Joyce scoring 130 runs, not out. Joyce's personal contribution of 130 went towards a final total for Belhus of 223 runs from 54 overs. Captain Danny was ably assisted at the crease by Shane Barwick on 32 runs and Sahan Nanayakkara on 27 runs.

DEVELOPERS appear to be moving ahead with plans to build 203 new homes on a controversial site in Chafford Hundred after their more ambitious scheme to create 344 homes in tower blocks was thrown out by Thurrock councillors.

At last June's planning meeting, the controversial proposal for the 344 homes was overwhelmingly rejected.

SITE operators S. Walsh and Sons have given Thurrock Council detailed reasons why they would like to be granted a short extension to the operating life of the quarry and landfill site they operate in East Tilbury.

The site off Princess Margaret Road close to the old East Tilbury village should have been closed down, with restoration work completed by March this year but the company says adverse weather and Covid-19 meant that this was not possible.

PLANS have been submitted to Thurrock Council to demolish an existing chalet style home on a Stanford-le-Hope residential estate and replace it with two new four bedroom homes.

The application has been submitted for the plot known as Jemaine which sits on the junction of Branksome Avenue and Branksome Close.

THERE were cancellations and delays to c2c rail services across the region this morning, some of which will extend into the late afternoon, following an incident in which a container lorry hit a bridge.

The crash happened in Pitsea on the B1464 where the rail line passes overhead, close to the Tesco superstore.

THE Met Office has issued a warning that the area could be hit by high winds from midnight tonight.

The service says the bad weather is likely to last until noon tomorrow and it says there could be damage and disruption across parts of the south.

AN angry Thurrock councillor has called on the borough council to resume locking the gates of her local cemetery after vandals left a trail of damage and heartache for residents by destroying memorials on Saturday evening.

The community of Chadwell St Mary was shocked by the destruction wreaked by a gang of people who appear to have partied in the cemetery and taken pleasure in smashing items on graves.

ANOTHER strike by workers at Thurrock Council may have moved nearer after an offer regarding changes to the pay and conditions was rejected.

Earlier this year members of the Unite union in the council's environmental services department won a significant number of changes to plans by the council to change their terms of employment.

IT'S been a while but Grays Athletic were back in action at Three Bridges on Saturday in an entertaining friendly played out on a pristine playing surface with Joe Ogumbiade notching Blues' goal.

With a number of potential first team regulars unavailable through injury manager Jim Cooper took the opportunity to field some youngsters from the Youth set up who acquitted themselves well.

AVELEY FC fans are being invited to an open training session at the club's Parkside ground next Thursday (8 July) starting at 7.30pm.

It will be chance to see some familiar faces who have re-signed for the club as manager Keith Rowland assembles his squad for the forthcoming Isthmian Division One North season.