THURROCK'S top cop has said people might be feeling more confident in reporting sexual offences after the Jimmy Savile scandal. The number of recorded sexual offences in the borough went up by 35 per cent in 2012 compared with 2011, but police
COUNCILLORS have granted a shop an alcohol licence. Thurrock Council was handed an application for a new licence at J & H Local Stores, in Riverview, Chadwell St Mary. One person raised concerns about the number of off licences in the area
SHOPPERS can now use free wi-fi at Lakeside. After laying 1,200km of fibre optic cable, installing 183 antennas and testing the network for three weeks, visitors to the Thurrock shopping centre can now surf while they shop – and it won’t cost them
AN AVELEY school has created a classroom thousands of miles away in India. Ormiston Park Academy, in Nethan Drive, was awarded the British Council kite mark for raising international awareness and working with other schools around the globe.
