THE Mayor and Mayoress of Thurrock will be joining other specially invited guests for the eleventh annual European Picnic in Poland this weekend. (May 9 and 10). Mayor Cllr John Everett and Mayoress June Everett, as well as Cllr Barry Johnson, Cabinet
LAKESIDE Shopping Centre in West Thurrock is launching its new Heart of the Community Campaign. The initiative aims to give something back to the local community through donations to charities that provide support and care for Essex residents. Anyone
A PRIMARY school is working with schools in Poland, Bulgaria and Turkey as part of a new scheme to promote cross-curricula learning. Thameside Infant School in Manor Road, Little Thurrock, is working with schools from Poland, Bulgaria, and Turkey as
BOROUGH Doctor Who fans are in for a treat as some of his deadliest foes come to Grays. Saturday May 16 sees the Grays library, otherwise known as the Thameside Complex in Orsett Road, being invaded by some of the most popular characters from the long
AVERAGE speed cameras have been installed on the QE2 Bridge between Thurrock and Dartford. They start just before the bridge and end before the tolls at the end. SPECS average speed camera systems utilise state of the art video system
A LECTURE by ex- RAF & Air Training Corps instructor Clifford Passmore is being hosted by the Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre. The talk will be held at the centre in Centurion Way, Purfleet, on Sunday May 17 at 2pm. The lecture is entitled “56 years
FOUR thousand tonnes of Thurrock waste will soon be dealt with at a new re-use and recycling site in West Thurrock. The site, at the junction of St Clement’s Way and Oliver Road in West Thurrock, is expected to open in the summer. This
A THURROCK teenager has made the finals of Britain's Got Talent. Perri Kiely, 13, from South Ockendon wowed the judges as part of Essex based dance group Diversity who closed the ITV show on April 25. The eleven-strong street dance team were described
THE Mayor of Thurrock handed over £400 in Lakeside vouchers on Friday morning. (May 1) Two women, 80-year-old Pat Hobbs and Bridget Allen, 52, had been among 3,440 Thurrock people who were asked to complete The Place Survey last autumn. They were
ARSONISTS set fire to a derelict building, known locally as the Old Whitbread houses, shortly after 8pm on Friday May 1. The incident happened in Church Lane, Purfleet, and firefighters from Grays used breathing apparatus and one hose reel to tackle
A GROUP of teachers at Stanford-le-Hope Primary School have launched an interactive website. The ICT team have been working with a parent who specialises in developing websites for schools, churches and charities which can be managed in-house. Year
