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  • Mel Batty 10k race is a big lure

    ATHLETICS: The Third Mel Batty 10k was held on Sunday starting from the Blackshots track and continuing round the roads of Orsett and North Grays. A total of 121 competitirors completed the course. The race was won by American Colin Leak, in

  • Sign up against new Thames crossing

    RESIDENTS are being urged to sign a petition against a new Thames Crossing in Thurrock in advance of a public meeting on the issue next month. In April the council organised a meeting at the Orsett Hall, concentrating on the proposed Option C which

  • Council leader lays out savings made and to come

    THURROCK Council has made savings to deal with a £25 million reduction in government grants since 2010 – and is looking to repeat the procedure between bnow and 2018. That was then stark message from Cllr John Kent, Leader of the Council, at Wednesday

  • Support for Community Hubs in challenging times

    THURROCK Council’s commitment to creating community hubs was reinforced during a council cabinet meeting. Communities portfolio holder Cllr Richard Speight introduced discussion about the Community Hubs Resourcing Plan during the meeting on Wednesday

  • Your Gazette: Serving the best in Indian cuisine

    THIS week we speak to John Rahman, owner of the New Delhi Indian restaurant, in Orsett Road, Grays Q: What do you love about Thurrock? A: Since opening in 1994, we have built a portfolio of many loyal customers. Many have returned time and

  • Grangewaters to be out-sourced

    THURROCK'S outdoor education centre, Grangewaters, is to be out-sourced. The future of the South Ockendon-based centre was discussed at Wednesday evening’s meeting of Thurrock Council’s cabinet. Members were being asked to agree to the start

  • Plans to convert Thurrock's street lights to LED approved

    PLANS for converting Thurrock’s stock of street lights to LED were approved by the council’s cabinet on Wednesday evening. The proposal was introduced by Leader of the Council, Cllr John Kent, following the sudden and untimely death of portfolio

  • Discussion launched over future of Thameside Theatre

    DISCUSSIONS over the future of the Thameside Theatre in Grays were officially launched during a Council cabinet meeting last night. Council leader, John Kent, said it was important to consider the future of the entire complex, situated in Orsett

  • Homes plans put on hold

    PLANS to build homes on two plots were shelved during a Thurrock Council planning meeting on Thursday. Proposals have been put forward to demolish a bungalow and outbuildings and to build 19 homes in their place, in Branksome Avenue, Stanford-le-Hope

  • Orsett CC share honours

    CRICKET: ORSETT’s first string shared the honours with Westcliff on Sea at School Lane in a rain effected encounter on Saturday. Orsett won the toss and decided to bow first, a decision that they initially thought was the right one as the Westcliff