INTU Lakeside is to extend its opening hours over the festive period. From Monday, the Thurrock shopping centre will be open for an extra two hours a day, giving shoppers more time to get a gift for everyone on their list. The centre will be
THE Secretary of State for Justice described a 1,000 metre long trail of waste in Purfleet as “absolutely shocking” during a visit. Chris Grayling was invited by Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price to see the sheer scale of the illegal dump on council-owned
DENEHOLM Primary School’s girls football team have been crowned Essex champions. The girls became only the third team in Thurrock to win the county title and will go on to compete against the best schools from the south east of the country.
A CYCLIST was being tended to by a police officer at the roadside after a crash in Grays. A collision between the man and a car happened shortly after a prang between two other vehicles. The two car prang happened at the junction of Long Lane
COMEDIAN Jim Davidson will be performing in Thurrock this weekend. The funnyman, who hosted top TV shows – including the Generation Game and Big Break – will be appearing at the Circus Tavern, in Purfleet, on Saturday. The Celebrity Big Brother
THE Highways Agency was forced to close two lanes on the QEII Bridge for a broken down car. The road was cleared shortly after 2pm, when all lanes reopened. But long delays - with queues back to J29 for the A127 - remain. The vehicle was
THE Corringham Town Centre Christmas lights will be switched on this Saturday. A whole host of performances and attractions will accompany the big festive switch on in Grover Walk. AJ the Entertainer and the cast of the Grays panto Snow White
A LORRY load of rubbish dumped on an industrial estate in South Ockendon has sparked outrage. A 'mountain' of waste was dumped at the end of Ardmore Road in the early hours of Thursday morning. Residents reported that it was still smouldering
FOURTEEN Thurrock Harriers braved extremely wet conditions at the Chelmsford 10k on Sunday. Parts of the course, which is renowned as being one of the quickest in Essex, were under water for the race but that didn’t stop the Harriers from paddling
By LIAM CARSON THE new schools commissioner for the East of England is determined to see Thurrock's primary schools improve even further. Dr Tim Coulson, a former Director for Education at Essex County Council, who was appointed as the new
ALL lanes have fully reopened on the A13 Londonbound carriageway near Stanford-le-Hope following an earlier accident. The crash, which involved a car and a motorbike, took place at around 8am at the Stanford-le-Hope turning. A man, thought
THIS week, we spoke to Verena Stewart, owner of dog grooming shop, Short Bark & Sides, in Broadway, Little Thurrock, Grays Q: What do you love about Thurrock? A: I love the people of Thurrock. I am originally from Hertfordshire, but I have
STANFORD-LE-HOPE won a typically well contested meeting against Kings Cross Steelers. Stanford started quickly, Calum Reid kicking a penalty inside 30 seconds before Matt Greenhill finished off a fast move to touch down for Stanford’s first try
FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a bungalow fire yesterday afternoon in Stanford-le-Hope. Three Crews, from Orsett and Corringham, were called to Markhams at 4.42pm to tackle a blaze in the loft space of a bungalow. Three properties were
WORK has started on the first warehouse on a new distribution park in Tilbury. Construction of London Distribution Park, next to the Port of Tilbury, was officially launched on Tuesday with a visit from Treasury minister Priti Patel. The first
