THURROCK Council say they will lose out on over £10 million after the Government announced a funding cut to local authorities. Thurrock say they were anticipating a cut of £9 million, but the final figure has come in at £10.2 million – a cut of
THURROCK Council is working with a group of local organisations and businesses to tackle unemployment and promote investment in the borough. An event on December 4 at the South Essex College campus in Grays heard the council - through its Social
THURROCK are still scratching their heads at how they managed to lose 23-20 at home to Barking who managed to score eight points in injury time. In total 13 minutes of time added on was played at Oakfield – despite no specific major stoppage –
Hassenbrook Academy is trying to reunite a long-lost football team. The Stanford school is trying to bring back together their 1970s football team as part of a project to bring alumni back into the school community. The initiative is run by
A REGENERATION of Grays town centre could see the introduction of a new road layout to improve movement in and out of the town. Under proposals from the council, a number of roads and junctions would be completely altered to allow traffic to flow
STANFORD got revenge for their loss to Ongar earlier in the season by thrashing them 51-10 in the Essex League. After good work from Matt Greenhill, Stanford got their first try when Troy Elkes went over. Captain Matt Rumble was the next to
GRAYS’ Sam Stanley was part of the England sevens team that contested the latest World Series leg in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. England were slightly disappointing in South Africa, reaching the semi-final of the Plate tournament and finishing
THURROCK Council’s planning boss demanded that the authroity pushes hard for major improvements to the level crossing in East Tilbury after plans for 50 homes were approved. Terry Hipsey, the Labour chairman of the planning committee, asked council
Leader Cllr John Kent praised Thurrock Council’s finance team last night for saving £15 million over the past few years. The finance team took a risky approach of short-term rather than long-term borrowing which the Leader said had paid off.
IT may only be December, but the Thurrock T-Birds have wrapped up another league title. The T-Birds crushed Richmond II 69-5 to put them an uncatchable 25 points clear of their nearest rivals. It is the second year in a row they have won the
MULTI-MILLION pound improvements to the A13 and M25 junction will start early next year. Under the plans, the A13 through the junction will be widened to four lanes in each direction, and slip roads to and from the M25 will be improved. The
Thieves stole £12,000 of valuable jewellery from a house in Grays. Police are appealing for information after suspects broke into a house through a downstairs bathroom window of a house in Bridge Road between 4.45pm and 5.30pm on November 26.
RELEGATION-THREATENED Thurrock men’s team got a confidence-building 4-2 win against Upminster in Eastern Division Three South East. Christian Jenkins opened the scoring with a sweet strike before Steven Edwards and Nick Stapleton turned the ball
GRAYS Athletic manager Jody Brown has brought in two new faces to bolster his squad ahead of the busy Christmas schedule. Blues have signed 20-year-old defender Luis Morrison-Derbyshire from Hampton & Richmond Borough and former Southend United
CONCERNED residents have raised fears Grays could be decimated after plans to build a Morrisons supermarket, petrol station and restaurants near Lakeside shopping centre were approved. As part of the plans, more than 300 homes will follow, too,
