The Latest Breaking News from Thurrock

Social care postcode lottery revealed: Study lays bare huge disparity in access in different areas

Thousands more working-age adults access care in Thurrock compared to Medway

The Independent UK · Oct 11

Delivery driver who quit job after lottery win spreads joy at former workplace

Gary MacDonald, 61, delivered parcels to stores across Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, Essex, for more than 30 years before his win last year.

Evening Standard · May 31

Richard Bingley branches out from Tories, Labour and Ukip to stand for Reform

Much travelled councillor who quit Plymouth after cutting down of 110 trees to contest Thurrock in May election

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15

M25 closed near Dartford Tunnel after serious crash

The M25 is closed off between Thurrock and Upminster following the multi-vehicle crash this morning

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Mergers of English councils could lead to tax rises due to high debt levels

Labour’s ‘devolution revolution’ aims to simplify local authorities but will force some to combine with others in financial distress

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025

Horror as man dies after being hit by lorry on M25 hard shoulder in Essex

Hugh delays after smash between Junction 29 Upminster and Jnc 30 Thurrock on Sunday morning

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2024

‘We are backing ourselves’: Labour aims to turn tide on Tories in Essex

Party could make historic inroads in places such as Southend but many of the races look very tight

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

How 14 years of Conservative rule has made council bankruptcy commonplace

A growing number of councils in England have declared bankruptcy since 2018, most recently Nottingham, Woking, Thurrock and Birmingham. With the situation in the devolved nations of the UK looking similarly precarious, the question of quite what has happened to local government finances in the UK is an urgent one.

The Conversation · Jun 11, 2024

Proposals for 'Europe's largest data centre' in Havering opposed by residents 'on almost every level'

Straddling the boundary of Havering and Thurrock, the centre would include 40 hectares of data centre space

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2024

Labour vows to investigate carer’s allowance scandal

Liz Kendall, shadow work and pensions secretary, tells pensioners in Essex repayment demands ‘unforgivable’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024