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Earlier this year the council consulted on renewing powers it has to clamp down on antisocial behaviour in Grays, and shared the consultation on social media. Residents did not hold back in telling the council what they think about Grays, and much of it was not complimentary! It’s still a great place to live, but it is definitely a part of the borough that has suffered from a lack of focused investment and a clear plan. I want to change that.

Road markings at a busy junction and pedestrian crossing in East Tilbury have been refreshed, helping to improve visibility and make the area safer and easier to navigate for residents and visitors.

The road markings and pedestrian crossing on Princess Margaret Road in East Tilbury had become worn and faded over time because of regular traffic and changing weather conditions.

Grays residents will be able to help bring their great ideas for improving the town to life thanks to Thurrock Council’s Communities in Action programme.

Communities in Action is now expanding to Grays following a successful pilot in Chadwell St Mary, which saw improvements to the community garden at Chadwell Library, a new seating area in Orsett Heath alongside new play facilities for children and young people, and partners working together to better support and promote local activities.

Council highways and ground maintenance teams sprang into action to repair a knee rail and tidy up the car park at the Thomas Bata Memorial Site in East Tilbury.

On learning that the rail had been damaged, highways engineers quickly arranged for a replacement to be fitted and the broken knee rail to be removed. While they worked, a ground maintenance team cleared up behind them, blowing leaves and sweeping up to leave the car park clear.

Residents are being encouraged to rediscover Thurrock Museum and the thousands of objects telling the story of the borough, as work continues to preserve its collection and bring Thurrock’s history to life for future generations. 

Construction is underway on six modern council homes on a disused garage site, providing much needed homes for local people.

The development in Lyndhurst Road, Stanford-Le-Hope, carried out by contractor Auburn Group, will provide six council homes, with private gardens and green space for everyone to enjoy.

A free six-week physical activity game has kicked off, with over 2,000 residents already registered to play on the first day.

Beat the Street East Thurrock is taking place until Wednesday 4 November across East Tilbury, Stanford-le-Hope, Horndon on the Hill, and Corringham.

Thurrock Council would like to thank the British Divers Marine Life Rescue volunteers and the Port of London Authority, whose combined efforts meant that nearly all of a pod of around 25 pilot whales that swam into the Thames near Tilbury made it safely back out to sea. 

Both organisations worked together to ‘herd’ the pod of whales back out to their natural habitat after they swam into the Thames Estuary, putting themselves in real danger of becoming stranded on the shore. 

Local politicians have responded following the fire which destroyed the World’s End pub in Tilbury yesterday.

Cllr Russell Cherry, Cabinet Member for Veterans, Enforcement and Environment, said: “Thurrock has an incredible heritage and the World’s End is an important part of that, so I was terribly sorry to learn of the fire which has all but destroyed it.

“Only last week we launched the borough’s heritage trails, with the World’s End being one of the sites that people could see. It is a clear and tangible connection to Tilbury’s rich naval history.