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The council has concluded a summer of evidence-gathering and investigation into the ongoing blight of dust in Tilbury, and is now in a much stronger position to help tackle dust issues around Tilbury, that have been a longstanding concern for local residents.

Road users and residents of Walton Hall Road, in Stanford-Le-Hope, are benefiting from an environmental improvement project. 

The area had become affected by overgrown vegetation, litter and an accumulation of unwanted waste, including fly-tipping.

The Government has today (7 September) announced a review of its Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) programme, and has withdrawn previous decisions relating to Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

The review, announced by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Angela Rayner MP, will consider whether the process for local government reorganisation is robust, complies with legal requirements and aligns with the Government's wider plans for devolution and public sector reform.

Popular physical activity competition, Beat the Street, is set to return to Thurrock, this time taking place across East Tilbury, Stanford-le-Hope, Horndon on the Hill, and Corringham.

Beat the Street, a giant interactive walking, cycling, running and wheeling competition, will soon turn the areas of East Tilbury, Stanford-le-Hope, Horndon on the Hill, and Corringham into a free initiative where local residents can win prizes for clocking up active travel miles!

Today marks 100 days since our new political Administration took responsibility for Thurrock Council.

On our first day, we raised the Thurrock Coat of Arms at the Civic Offices. It was a simple act, but it represented something bigger: restoring pride in Thurrock, appreciation of our riverside environment as well as putting our borough and its residents first.

One hundred days later, that principle continues to guide us.

A year ago, Housing Solutions began a significant transformation journey. Rising numbers in temporary accommodation, increasing use of costly nightly-let placements and growing caseloads had created substantial financial and operational pressures.

Thurrock Council marked Merchant Navy Day by raising the Red Ensign Flag outside the Civic Offices in Grays, on Wednesday 2 September.  

Many were in attendance, including veterans and members of the Merchant Navy Association.

Revd Dr Sue Lucas opened the event with a short prayer. Cllr Bill Cook, Mayor of Thurrock, then gave a speech to honour the dedicated men and women of the Merchant Navy, past and present, before raising the flag.

A rogue car dealer from East Tilbury has been handed a six-month suspended prison sentence following a prosecution brought by Thurrock Council's Trading Standards team.

Muhammad Bhatti, of Motors For You Ltd, a used car dealership based at Production House, Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury, pleaded guilty to four offences relating to the sale of unsafe vehicles and six offences of false and misleading advertising.

After spending more than three decades working with children as a teacher, retirement was originally supposed to be an opportunity for Vera to slow down.

Instead, it became the start of a new chapter.

Wanting to continue making a difference in the lives of young people, Vera became a respite foster carer with Thurrock Council, using her skills and experience to support children and young people when they need it most.

Thurrock’s Draft Local Plan consultation has now been officially launched, giving everyone in the borough a chance to have their say on proposals for how development will take place in the borough until 2044.

The draft plan sets out where future homes, jobs, infrastructure and community facilities should be located over the next two decades, with only small numbers of new homes built in the first few years of the plan.