Continuing our Now and Then series in Down Memory Lane we take a look at Aveley High Street. Images show all of the old buildings that have been since been replaced. The high street has a stone entrance to the parish church. This has stood
Thurrock Council has apologised for an "oversight" which means St George's Day will not be commemorated in the borough this year. The council has come under criticism from residents and community groups after no plans were announced to celebrate
A driver was pulled over after officers spotted him watching football on his phone while behind the wheel. Officers from the Essex Roads Policing Unit pulled the driver over on the M25 after they spotted him driving erratically down the motorway
A huge industrial unit fire in Grays yesterday started accidentally in a pile of scrap electrical items, the fire service has confirmed. Firefighters were on the scene, in Rectory Road, until just before midnight last night as they spent roughly
BUSINESSES have hit out at major regeneration plans in Purfleet, claiming they will kill their trade and cost hundreds of jobs. The ambitious proposal to transform the town will come at an estimated cost of £1billion – and see the creation of thousands
