Residents, business leaders and neighbouring councils have weighed in on Thurrock Council’s major new housing plan, telling councillors they want to see better transport infrastructure, villages expanded and growth around Lakeside. The housing plan
THIEVES stole £9,000 worth of tools from a mechanic’s van... all within the space of four minutes. By the time Lee Boxhall, from Grays, had popped into Homebase on London Road, Basildon, and came back out, thieves had ransacked his Volkswagen Transporter
Council tenants could be hit with higher rent under plans to increase costs by the maximum amount. Thurrock Council is looking to ramp up council rents by up to 3.2 per cent, leaving some facing a cost increase of as much as £161 a year. People
Reports of violence have risen significantly across Thurrock – particularly domestic violence, new figures have revealed. The council has published a report that shows crimes categorised as “violence against the person” have shot up from 3,940 to
A TEENAGE gang leader has been jailed for making a drill music video in breach of a court order. Essex Police said Roland Douherty, 19, had been banned from featuring in videos of the controversial form of rap music, which often includes references
