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22/12/2024

South Ockendon: Woman charged with murder following death of five-year-old boy

A WOMAN has been charged with murder following the death of a young boy in South Ockendon. Detectives within our Serious Crime Directorate are continuing a hugely sensitive investigation following an incident in Windstar Drive on the afternoon of Sunday 15 December.  Police officers worked alongsid...

19/12/2024

Hazardous step stools seized at port of Tilbury.

THURROCK Council’s Trading Standards Ports Team has seized a shipment of more than 550 unsafe step stools from cargo entering the Port of Tilbury. The team intercepted the consignment containing 600 step stools on Monday 28 October 2024 during a routine safety inspection. The stools, which were im...

19/12/2024

Water bills to rise by £86 on average next year

THE average water bill will rise by an average of £86 from April, the industry regulator has said reports the BBC. The steep rise is part of bill increases in England and Wales over the next five years to pay for supply infrastructure upgrades and to reduce sewage discharges, Ofwat said. The cost i...

19/12/2024

DP World delivers 3,000 meals to local food charities

DP World’s logistics hubs at Southampton and London Gateway have donated the equivalent of 3,000 meals to food distribution charities in their local communities. The donations will help to support hundreds of households across Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset and Wiltshire during the Christ...

19/12/2024

Thurrock Council to receive £2 million of funding to tackle homelessness

THURROCK Council will receive £1,941 million of government funding to prevent homelessness and tackle rough sleeping in the coming financial year, representing an uplift of 39% in the previous budget. The additional funding for 2025/26 is part of Labour’s plan to turn the tide on homelessness, wi...

19/12/2024

Holiday season celebrations take place at Amazon in Tilbury

THE team from Amazon in Tilbury has been gearing up for the Christmas shopping season with a calendar full of festive celebrations. Festive giveaways, device raffles, Christmas craft making, and a Christmas lunch are just some of the activitiestaking place at the Tilbury fulfilment centre to celebra...

17/12/2024

Tributes paid to little boy who died in South Ockendon.

THE family of a boy who tragically died during an incident in South Ockendon have paid tribute to him as a “beautiful young soul who will be missed every day”. Police officers and medics worked to save the life a young boy at an address in Windstar Drive shortly after 3pm on Sunday 15 December.....

17/12/2024

17/12/2024

Appeal after pedestrian struck by car in Stanford-le-Hope

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Stanford-le-Hope. Officers were called to Billet Lane, close to the junction with Corringham Road Park playground, at around 12:50pm on Saturday 7 December following reports of a collision between a red Mazda car and a 36-year-old wom...

17/12/2024

Thurrock Council approve use of house to be children’s home in Aveley.

THURROCK Council has approved the use of a house to be used as a children’s home. Planning officers agreed a lawful development certificate application for a change of use of 41 Meadow Drive Aveley. The four-bedroom home can potentially be used for up to six residents living together reports the L...

17/12/2024

Reform UK MP asks: “Who is a threat to local democracy?”

REFORM UK MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock James McMurdock rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask question on plans for devolution in local government. Mr McMurdock asked: “Yesterday, a former Labour deputy leader referred to my party as a “threat to democracy”. I am sure that...

17/12/2024

Plan to register children who are not in school moves forward

A REGISTER to identify children who are not in school in England will be part of a bill introduced to Parliament on Tuesday reports the BBC. The Department for Education says knowledge of where children are will enable councils to ensure a high-quality education is being provided and deliver the nec...

17/12/2024

Thurrock school support staff losses would be devastating for staff and children.

DOZENS of support staff in two Essex schools [1] belonging to the Ortu Federation risk losing their jobs following a decision to transfer schools to a different trust and an ‘accounting error’. GMB Union has circulated a petition [2] calling on Ortu to reverse the proposed job losses, which woul...

16/12/2024

Thurrock MP issues statement after death of child in South Ockendon.

THURROCK MP Jen Craft has issued a statement following the death of a child in South Ockendon. Ms Craft said: ‘We are all horrified by the news of the tragic events that took place at Windstar Drive in South Ockendon yesterday afternoon. “My thoughts are with the family and friends of those invo...

16/12/2024

Update: Child dies, woman arrested after incident in South Ockendon.

ESSEX Police have issued a statement over an incident in South Ockendon on Sunday. A spokesperson said: “We’ve made an arrest as part of our response to a serious incident in South Ockendon. We were called to a property in Windstar Drive shortly after 3pm on Sunday 15 December with reports of se...

15/12/2024

Emergency services attend incident in South Ockendon.

POLICE Officers are on the scene of an incident in Windstar Drive, in South Ockendon. They are there alongside other emergency services.  The road is closed whilst this challenging incident continues to be dealt with.  Police will endeavour to provide an update when it is practically possible to d...

14/12/2024

Swimming: Thurrock excel at National Winter Champs

SWIMMERS from Thurrock Swimming Club competed at this year’s National Short Course Championships in Sheffield. Joshua Shepherd, Henry Dean and James McGettigan, who all train at Blackshots Leisure Centre with their partners Impulse Leisure had a very successful championship. Joshua was in great fo...