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Budget approved for 2025/26

27 February 2025

Thurrock Council has approved a budget that will include improvements to waste and recycling, help provide better local healthcare and see improvements to council homes, local transport and outdoor facilities.
Yesterday’s Full Council approved a budget for 2025/26 that will see a Council Tax increase within government limits.
Cllr Sara Muldowney, Cabinet member for Resources, said: “Budgets should not just be numbers on a spreadsheet, they should lead improvement in the areas that matter most to our residents.

Thurrock Council's Cabinet recommends budget proposals to go to Full Council

14 February 2025

Proposals for a budget that will see a Council Tax increases within the government limit will go forward for approval later this month.
At their meeting on Wednesday 12 February Cabinet approved budget proposals which include improvements to waste and recycling, better local healthcare and improving outdoor activities in the borough.

Cabinet Member for Children's Services statement on industrial action at borough school

11 December 2024

Cllr Vikki Hartstean, Cabinet member for Children's Services, has issued a statement following industrial action by teachers which took place at Gable Hall School, in Stanford-le-Hope, today.
Cllr Hartstean said: “The priority for Thurrock Council is ensuring that children have access to a high-quality education. We are carefully monitoring the situation and I hope that the trust and the union can quickly reach an agreement so that this situation does not further impact pupils, who should be focussing on their education.

Family Hubs raise more than £290 for BBC Children in Need

27 November 2024

Families joined in the fun at several of Thurrock Council’s Brighter Futures Family Hubs and helped raise more than £290 for BBC Children in Need.
From Wednesday 13 to Friday 15 November, hubs in Aveley, Chadwell St Mary, South Ockendon, Purfleet-on-Thames, Stanford-le-Hope and Tilbury held events including Pudsey and Peppa Pig parties, arts and crafts sessions, cake and pre-loved toy sales and a raffle.

Fundraising efforts raise over £4,500 for cancer charity

24 October 2024

Sheltered Housing residents at sites across Thurrock have raised over £4,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Residents hosted coffee mornings for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning campaign at sites in Grays, Tilbury, Aveley, Corringham, South Ockendon and Stanford-le-Hope and raised a grand total of £4,670.79.
Thurrock Council’s Sheltered Housing Officers supported residents with their fundraising activities. The events were open to fellow residents, friends and family members, and some also to members of the public.

Affordable housing schemes to transform run-down garages

10 October 2024

Proposals to turn underused garages into more than 40 affordable new homes at council-owned sites in South Ockendon, Stanford-le-Hope and Chadwell St Mary have been approved.
On Wednesday 9 October 2024, Thurrock Council’s Cabinet agreed plans to demolish 153 garages and develop 46 high-quality council homes across Broxburn Drive, Lyndhurst Road and Vigerons Way.
Construction contracts will soon be put out to tender to kickstart the developments, made up of 33 homes at Broxburn Drive, six at Lyndhurst Road and seven at Vigerons Way.

Fly-tip swiftly cleared

27 September 2024

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.

New bus service coming to Thurrock

24 July 2024

A new council-supported bus service launching in September will link communities in Horndon on the Hill, Stanford-le-Hope, Tilbury, Chadwell St Mary and Grays.
The 375 bus will run from Monday to Saturday, on the hour, 5 times in each direction between 7am and 6:45pm. It will start from South Hill Crescent in Horndon on the Hill and ending at Grays Bus Station, taking in East Tilbury Station and Coalhouse Fort along the way.

Cutting the grass at our cemeteries

31 May 2024

Work is taking place to make sure grass is cut in the borough's cemeteries.
Teams have been out cutting grass using a new system of working that will provide a more consistent service.
Operational issues and equipment breakdowns have hampered work over the last few weeks, which has seen grass becoming overgrown in cemeteries. These have now been resolved, so a more reliable service will make sure our cemeteries look neat and tidy.

Enjoy a walk along the coast

30 May 2024

Ramblers can now enjoy an improved path on the scenic walk along the coastal path from historic Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury to Stanford-le-Hope.
Thanks to funding and support from Historic England and Natural England, much-needed improvements have been made to the path after a fire in August 2022 destroyed acres of natural habitat.
Improvements on the route include resurfacing the previously worn-down pathway and installing new fencing to protect surrounding wildlife.