Jan 21, 2013 · THURROCK Council has launched a new voice activated artificial intelligence assistant which will help make it easier than ever for residents to get the...

A SPECIALIST education team is helping turn Thurrock children’s lives around reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock Virtual School has almost 300 children on its...

PURFLEET-on-Thames Christmas light switch on, with Thames Opera Company leading the carol singing, Arts Outburst holding lantern making classes from 2pm at Purfleet-on-Thames Community...

A SPECIALIST education team is helping turn Thurrock children’s lives around reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock Virtual School has almost 300 children on its...

6 days ago · A NEW health centre improving the lives of people in Thurrock is a step closer to opening, with progress being shown to local elected representatives and stakeholders. When it opens this summer, Thurrock Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) will offer vital diagnostic services, including CT, MRI, ultrasound, heart scans, lung checks, blood tests and X-rays. It’s […]

1 day ago · THE Government has today (5 February 2025) confirmed that Essex County Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council and Thurrock Council have had their request to be part of the Devolution Priority Programme confirmed. This follows the councils writing to the Government on Friday 10 January requesting inclusion on the programme and committing to local government reorganisation. The Government […]

2 days ago · THURROCK Council has launched a new voice activated artificial intelligence assistant which will help make it easier than ever for residents to get the information and advice they need from the council. The system, which has been called Aimee, has been trained to help answer calls about council tax and discounts – meaning that when […]

Dec 2, 2024 · THURROCK councillors have called a decision to delay the borough’s local plan a “developers’ charter” which leaves them powerless to prevent homes being built on green belt reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock’s local plan will determine where homes and businesses are needed for decades to come but it will not now be published until […]

Introduction YourThurrock.Com is an on-line newspaper covering every aspect of life in the borough. Launched in Sept 2008, the site publishes over 3,000 stories a year and has filmed 7,000 news items in twelve years. Thurrock is a rich quarry of news but the borough is also at a fascinating crossroads in its history and […]

Dec 3, 2024 · THE Boundary Commission has released its final recommendations for change to Thurrock’s electoral wards – and has acceded to local requests to include local place names including Belhus and Homesteads in ward titles. Tilbury will also retain its Riverside and St Chads place names reports Thurrock Nub News. Originally the local names were planned to […]