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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!

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 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.

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.

A small patch of underused land behind Chadwell Library has been transformed into a vibrant, community garden thanks to the dedication of local volunteers.

Over the past five years, green-fingered residents have created a flourishing garden that looks beautiful and produces a variety of fresh fruit, vegetables, and herbs for the local community to enjoy.

Our new Administration raised our Borough’s Coat of Arms outside the Civic Centre in late May 2026. Its Latin motto translates as: ‘By Thames, to the peoples of the world’.

Thurrock has always been a place that makes, moves and trades. But the scale of economic opportunity now coming towards our borough is potentially transformational.

At its meeting on Wednesday 26 August, Thurrock Council's Cabinet approved the publication of the draft Thurrock Local Plan for public consultation and agreed the next steps to progress the regeneration of Purfleet-on-Thames.

Both decisions mark significant steps in shaping the borough's future growth for local residents.

The above ground construction work has begun on seven, truly affordable family homes in Chadwell St Mary. 

Cllr Rob Willoughby, Portfolio Holder for Adult Health and Housing Services, visited the building site on Vigerons Way to check on progress building these new council homes.

When Shirley began looking into fostering, she wasn't sure exactly what respite fostering meant.

What she did know was that she wanted a role where she could continue helping young people while still enjoying the freedom that retirement brings. Six years later, she hasn't looked back.

After becoming a respite foster carer with Thurrock Council, Shirley found a rewarding way to support children and young people while fitting fostering around her own life and commitments.