AVELEY and Ockendon Children’s Centres celebrated Black History Month in October with visits from the Children’s Centre Touring Team. Siya Twani and Rosemary Ajuwon from TRUST (Thurrock Racial Unity Support Taskgroup) treated the children to a session
CHARITY Cancer Research UK would like Thurrock residents to nominate any young cancer patients or survivors that they know for their Little Star Awards scheme. The scheme, in partnership with TK Maxx, is backed by celebrities including singer
RESIDENTS at the Piggs Corner Sheltered Housing Complex in Grays were treated to curry, beef stew and dumplings on Halloween night. A raffle on the evening raised £67, which was split between cancer and asthma chairites. Sheltered housing officer Elizabeth
A VIOLENT man who repeatedly threatened to kill his neighbour while trying to stab him with a sword was locked up for three years. Alan Smith was alseep in bed when he awoke to discover Christopher Murray had smashed the bedroom window of his
AS CHRISTMAS approaches in a time of financial uncertainty volunteers at the Little Havens shop in Corringham are crying out for donations more than ever. As they prepare for an influx of festive shoppers, volunteers at the Little Havens Charity Shop
AN outraged Essex fire chief has spoken out against union criticism of retained firefighters. Chief Fire Officer David Johnson has spoken out in defence of his retained teams, including those who serve at Corringham fire station, after he says
THE grandmother of a Thurrock teen who was mugged by a gang of youths threatening to use knives has told of her fury that Essex Police did not interview him until four days later. The grandmother, from South Ockendon, feels let down by the police as
GRAYS Baptist Church is appealing to borough residents to support the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child appeal. The charity asks people to fill a shoe box wrapped in Christmas paper with toys, educational supplies, hygiene items,
THURROCK Learning Campus is urging young people to ‘open a door’ into one of the four vital industries for the economic potential of Thurrock. The college, set to open in January, has started the ‘Open a door…’ campaign to get more young people
LESS than a week after signing forwards Jamie Slabber and Scott Forrester Grays Athletic boss Wayne Burnett has extended his up front options further by adding two more strikers to the squad today. Efe Echanomi, who numbers Leyton Orient, Tiptree United
A CHARITY football tournament in aid of Diabetes UK is being held in Barking on November 30. The match starts at 1.30pm at The Lighterman Public House in Bastable Avenue. After the games the pub is laying on food there will be a bouncy castle,
SCIENTISTS and conservationists have pledged to keep close watch on the dredging process to create Thurrock's new superport. Dredging a deep channel from Coryton to the North Sea in the Thames Estuary could release toxic chemicals into the
AN extra blood donor session will take place in Thurrock on Friday, November 14, due to the cancellation of a session elsewhere in the county. The session will take place at the Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Stanford-le-Hope. Times are 2 to
