I have to say events in Parliament this week were not our finest hour. We all of us, Conservative and Labour, stood on a manifesto to deliver on the instruction given to us by the referendum. Now it looks increasingly like we will not leave at
THIS week Down Memory Lane looks at photos of Thurrock showing old buildings that are no longer standing. First we see Tilbury Post Office, thought to be one of the first buildings constructed to meet the needs of the new town of Tilbury in 1880
REFLECTION Time for a Faithlift? It’s really quite disturbing to realise that the agencies and organisations we used to depend on seem no longer trustworthy. Last week a tabloid headline drew our attention to the totally unacceptable wait time
PLANS have been resubmitted to change a shop into a food takeaway business. The change of use application is for 117-119 River View Chadwell St Mary. The Gazette understands the property is a convince store. Plans have been previously refused
A PRODUCTION of Alice in Wonderland is coming to Grays. After the success of The Wizard Of Oz, KD Theatre Productions returns to the Thameside Theatre with a brand new family musical show. It will be at the theatre on Tuesday, April 9 at 2pm
A FREE skills event will soon take place in Grays for those looking for work or considering a career change. The latest South Essex Skills Roadshow event, organised by Thurrock Council, is taking place at South Essex College in High Street, Grays
A husband and wife from Tilbury celebrated fifty years of marital bliss with a walk down the aisle at the Amazon fulfilment centre. Surprising staff and fellow tour guests with their love story, Chris and Jim Atkins chose to mark the milestone
The annual Thurrock Business Conference is returning and offering businesses chance to find out about exporting to international markets. Now in its ninth year, the event will have a theme of the benefits of importing and exporting in growing a
Thurrock residents looking for work or considering a career change are being encouraged to attend a free skills event. The South Essex Skills Roadshow event, organised by Thurrock Council, is taking place at South Essex College in High Street, Grays
A NEW food court area is being built at Lakeside Shopping Centre. The Hall will provide a 14,500 square foot buzzing new dining area to the shopping centres new £72 million leisure extension. It will feature food traders, seven kitchens, a
A serving officer has been found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour after altering a witness statement in a shoplifting case. PC Jack Harrison, who was based in Grays at the time, attended a store in the town on March 16,
A magistrate who used social media to criticise a defendant in a high-profile court case has been reprimanded. Paul Fisher, who regularly sits at Basildon Magistrates' court, was investigated following a complaint to the Judicial Conduct Investigations
An online funding page supporting a mum with cancer has collected more than £30,000. Becs Lewis, 45, from Tilbury, has a very aggressive tumour known as Glioblastoma Multiforme and has been given a year to live. She has three children and two
A TERMINAL cancer patient is planning a skydive to raise cash for the hospice which will soon care for him. Adrenalin junkie pensioner Jeff Wakefield, 68, decided to help raise cash for St Luke’s Hospice before he is too ill to do so. Jeff, of
