A fly-tipping incident which partially blocked a main road in Stanford-le-Hope has been quickly cleared.
At 7.45pm on Tuesday night (24 September), it was reported that a large amount of household and construction waste had been illegally dumped on the side of road on Butts Lane in Stanford-le-Hope, causing issues for oncoming traffic.
Thurrock Council's Highways Emergency Team acted quickly, arriving at 9pm the same night to remove the waste from the road and ensure traffic could continue.
Thurrock Council is set to launch a new campaign to help make sure residents get the support they need to help them through this winter, including creating a £100,000 ‘pensioner winter support fund’ to help pensioners who are on benefits and will no longer receive the winter fuel allowance.
The council will also work with Thurrock Community and Voluntary Services and other community groups to make sure that support reaches those that need it.
66 young people were celebrated for their contribution to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge at a special event on Tuesday 24 September.
The volunteers, all aged between 13-17, dedicated a combined 1269 hours of their own time to encourage and champion children and young people to complete the reading challenge.
Residents and businesses are being invited to have their say on a new Local Development Order (LDO) which will help unlock growth by clearing the way for the development of the London Gateway Logistics Park.
An LDO simplifies the planning process by removing the need for developers to obtain planning permission for certain developments within a specific area. It will streamline the planning process for the site and help attracts inward investment.
Earlier this week (Wednesday 18 September), Cllr Mark Hooper, Cabinet Member for Health and Well-being and Housing, together with Ian Wake, Executive Director of Adult and Health, met with local businesses and residents in Stifford Clays to hear about their ideas and concerns within the local area.
The visit started on Crammavill Street, hearing from local businesses about day-to-day life in the area and where they felt improvements could be made. They then spoke with parents from Stifford Clays Primary School before meeting with staff at Stifford Clays Health Centre.
£822 has been raised by the Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Kairen Raper to help support Thurrock Foodbank.
This summer Cllr Raper hosted an afternoon tea party at Stifford Hall Hotel, which brought together dignitaries from other local councils with people from across the borough to raise money for the mayor's chosen charity, Thurrock Foodbank.
Thurrock Foodbank was set up in 2012 and now provides help to residents in ten locations across the borough.
An African food import and distribution company, its company director and manager have been ordered to pay more than £13,000 between them after an investigation by Thurrock Council's Trading Standards Team uncovered that they distributed contaminated palm oil.
Thurrock Council has joined more than 100 council landlords urging the government to back five key recommendations needed to renew England's council housing system.
Cabinet Member for Health and Well-being and Housing, Cllr Mark Hooper, attended an event in Westminster on Tuesday 3 September to lend Thurrock Council's support to the requests put to the government.
In response to the publication of the final report from the Grenfell Tower inquiry yesterday (Wednesday 4 September), Cllr Mark Hooper, Cabinet Member for Health and Well-being and Housing, said: "This is a hugely important and long-awaited report that we will read carefully, to ensure we continue to learn the lessons of the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London, and keep our Thurrock tenants and leaseholders safe.
Thurrock Council marked Merchant Navy Day by raising the Red Ensign Flag at a special event on Tuesday 3 September.
The event was opened with a prayer and speeches from Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Kairen Raper, and Cabinet Member for Community Partnerships, Cllr Valerie Morris-Cook and saw Thurrock MP Jen Craft raise the Red Ensign flag to recognise our past and present seafarers and celebrate the contribution that they have made to the freedoms we enjoy today.