COMMITTEE members have pledged to fight to secure the future of a popular Thurrock social club. Plans for the sale of the Shell Club in Springhouse Road, Corringham, were announced earlier this summer causing shockwaves throughout the 2,500 strong
GERMAN students from Gymnasium Odenkirchen in Mönchengladbach, near Cologne, experienced English school life and met Thurrock's Mayor as part of the 25th anniversary of German exchanges with pupils from Grays Convent School. Pupils from the school
A THURROCK charity is set to hold an autumn clearance sale at St Johns Church Hall in Corringham town centre. Holiday Homes for the Handicapped have organised the sale for Saturday, October 13 from 10am to 1pm. The sale will include books, videos
A THURROCK charity is set to hold an autumn clearance sale at St Johns Church Hall in Corringham town centre. Holiday Homes for the Handicapped have organised the sale for Saturday, October 13 from 10am to 1pm. The sale will include books, videos
EASTENDERS actor John Bardon put in a brave appearance at a charity golf day named after him. The 67-year-old, who has played Jim Branning in the BBC One soap for 11 years, recently suffered a serious stroke but that didn't stop him joining celebrities
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after a fight in a pub. Trouble broke out at the Old Court House pub in King Street, Stanford-le-Hope, and a 21-year-old man was left with head injuries. He was taken to Basildon
THE funeral of Thurrock FC president George Brooks will take place on Wednesday, October 3, at 1pm with a service at St Margaret's Church, Castledon Road, Downham, Billericay. Following this service the burial will be at Wickford Cemetery, Park Drive
POLICE are continuing their investigations into the incident that saw Grays defender Jamie Stuart sent off and York City player Chris Beardsley with a broken jaw. Former England Under-21 international and Grays vice-captain Stuart received a red card
LEAGUE One strugglers Gillingham and Port Vale want to make former Grays Athletic boss Mark Stimson their new manager. The ex Southend United and Canvey Island defender is on the Gills shortlist as the Kent club seeks to find a replacement for Ronnie
THURROCK School Sports Partnership has been coordinating a Top Up Swimming programme across the borough schools to enable as many pupils as possible to be swimming at least 25 metres before they leave primary school - thanks to funding received from the
WORK by students from schools across Thurrock will be going on display in the Central Atrium of Lakeside Shopping Centre this week. Following the success of last year's exhibition, Creative Partnerships, Thames Gateway is holding another display of
AN ASYLUM seeker who admitted trying to open a bank account using a false passport and statement was ordered to carry out 100-hours unpaid work for the community. Jacqueline Mugomba, 26, was caught out after staff at the HSBC at Lakeside shopping centre
A RESIDENT who created a home in a garage must stop living there and remove fixtures he installed after a planning inspector up held a Thurrock Council ruling. The Government's Planning Inspectorate dismissed an appeal against the continued residential
A WOMAN who is one of three generations to work in Stanford-le-Hope's Co-op store has retired. Valerie Copp, 62, of Fairview Chase, Stanford-le-Hope, has worked at the store for 20 years. Her son Daryl Copp, 40, and grandaughter Elizabeth, 16, of
RAIL users wanting to travel between Grays and Barking via Rainham this weekend will face disruption. From 8.10pm on Saturday and all day Sunday, work will take place on the and bus services will replace trains. Services between Fenchurch Street
ESSEX police are working with the county's Autistic Society to prompt a new 'alert card' to help emergency services identify when they are dealing with someone with an autism-related condition. A need for the card was shown after several incidents
A BUNGLING Basildon and Thurrock Hospital nurse has been struck off. Ugandan Isaac Sebowa, 32, stuck a tube into a critically-ill patient's arm, a procedure he was not qualified to carry out. Six months earlier, he had given a patient blood-thinning
THE derailment of an engineering train on the c2c line near Grays caused disruption for commuters this morning. The Network Rail Tamper train derailed at around 4.20am. Engineers cleared the scene at around 1.40pm and normal service has resumed
I think I've heard it all now, 'Residents in fear of foxes'. It's the most unlikely piece of garbage I've ever read. If Betty Soul's dog 'was' attacked by a fox, then I'd say the fox must have been attacked first. After all the dog on her lap (in
BOROUGH roads were clogged up this morning following an accident on the A13, roadworks and a series of breakdowns. An early morning accident and fuel spillage on the London-bound carriage lead to a build up of traffic which then backed up both ways
A NEW sculpture will be unveiled at The Grays School Media Arts College. The school' students created the artwork during workshops with atist Philip Melling. He visited the school for three days, during Media Arts week, where students designed their
THURROCK Mayor councillor Diane Revell has opened the new residential wing of Grangewater Activity Centre in South Ockendon. The accomodation will now allow groups to stay overnight. The Mayor and guests toured the centre and watched students from
