A GRAYS salon has made another fruitful donation to Cancer Research. Buddies, on Southend Road, started fundraising for Cancer Research 44 years ago in 1974. The salon was awarded The Flame of Hope Award in 2011 for its dedication to raise money
A CARE firm has been praised as good by a health watchdog. Clarity Homecare Essex, The Old Courthouse, Orsett Road, Grays was inspected by the Care Quality Commission. Inspectors found systems were in place to safeguard people from the risk
A theatre group is bringing a family musical to a popular theatre. Tops will be performing Cinderella at the Thameside Theatre, Grays from October 17 until October 19. Originally presented as a television extravaganza, this famous fairy tale
I recently had a need to request the services of an out of hours doctor, due to the fact that at 4.30pm my own surgery had no doctors on the premises to sign a prescription, apparently the surgery does have out of hours provision. The doctors providing
Grays Athletic Youth football team has received a £1,500 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury. This marks the second year running that the Amazon team has supported the football club, following a £1,500 donation in 2018. Sertac
New play equipment designed by Thurrock schoolchildren has been unveiled at a special event in Horndon. Residents joined councillors and the Mayor of Thurrock to officially open the new playground at Horndon on the Hill Recreation Ground. The site
I was most interested to see the photograph of bombed-out Cromwell Road; as I was in the house (No 49 with the hedge) at the time, but have no recollection. Prior to her marriage my mother lived there with her two siblings and widowed mother. On
A SOCIAL service group held their first language books exhibition. Navsamajdarpan held its Telugu language books exhibition at Grays Library on August 24. During the exhibition, people from different places visited the library and learnt about the
New school students received a special welcome to secondary school as the education councillor visited to see how the youngsters were settling in. James Halden, Thurrock councillor for education and health, dropped by Hassenbrook Academy in Stanford-le-Hope
PLENTY of concern has surrounded news this week that suicides are on the up, year-on-year, for the first time in this country since 2013. Men in their 40s remain the highest risk category, and still make up a large proportion of these tragedies
THURROCK'S MP has thrown her support behind prime minister Boris Johnson. Jackie-Doyle Price has voiced support for her leader following his defeat in Parliament to secure a general election before the UK leaves the European Union next month.
A PORTS firm has launched a tracking system. Forth Ports Limited, owners of Port of Tilbury has created the system for the site as well as its Grangemouth port in Scotland. The system gives customers the ability to get real-time status' of
TILBURY’S Amazon centre celebrated summer with a family fun festival hosted at the site. Members of the Amazon team brought their family and friends along to a celebration that featured BBQ food, face painting and outdoor games. The event was
Thurrock is to get a major boost in school places after the Government agreed to support a new secondary school in Grays. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust said it was “delighted” that the Department of Education had backed their plans to
