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The coastal path running from Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury to Grays has been revitalised and cleaned up, thanks to our contractors Henderson and Taylor. 

A team from the Tilbury based contractor cut back overgrown vegetation on and around the Right of Way and sprayed the road to reduce weeds returning.

The Thameside Theatre in Grays will be keeping residents and visitors entertained for at least another 20 months.

It means that the Thameside will remain a haven for arts, entertainment and music with shows being booked up to the end of March 2028.

Cllr George Monk, Cabinet Member for Deregulation, Efficiency and Civic Pride, said: “The Thameside Theatre is a vital local hub for arts and culture, so it is fantastic to know that its immediate future is secure and that it will be booking shows to keep everyone entertained until at least March 2028.

A renewed Public Space Protection Order will help make Grays safer by cracking down on anti-social behaviour, including street drinking, abusive language, harassment, spitting and other unacceptable behaviour.

The Grays Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) has been renewed for another three years. It gives the council enforcement officers the power to immediately move on people breaching the order and confiscate alcoholic drinks, nitrous oxide canisters and any other intoxicating substances being used in public.

Cllr Richard Bingley, Leader of Thurrock Council, has written to Jo White MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office, to request that local authorities receive funding for the financial support provided to families with No Recourse to Public Funds.

When I became Leader of Thurrock Council, I made a commitment to restore civic pride across our borough.

For me, civic pride is about much more than how a place looks. It is about how people feel about where they live. It is about creating neighbourhoods that are well cared for, public spaces that are welcoming, and communities where people feel connected, valued and proud to call home.

Last week, the High Court again dismissed a judicial review of the Council’s Selective Licensing Scheme and, after a hearing, ruled that the Council’s scheme was lawful. 

The claimant had sought an oral hearing to challenge the High Court’s previous written decision to dismiss the claim on 13 March 2026. The decision in March allowed the Council to start to implement the Scheme.

The court has also ordered the claimant to pay the Council £7,500 in costs, which can now be recovered and used to fund council services.

Following a motion at Full Council, Thurrock Council has rescinded the Climate Emergency it declared in 2019 and dropped its commitment to achieving net zero by 2030.

Cllr George Monk, who put forward the motion, said: “It was high time that the council properly recognised that it was impossible for it to achieve net zero in less than four years.