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THE best future for the Thameside Theatre will be in the hands of the community, councillors believe.

PLANS to move the Central Library from the Thameside complex to the new civic office could be paused.

Rejuvenated play area relaunches in Grays NEW play equipment to boost Grays Beach Riverside Park has been unveiled at a special launch event today (Thursday 27 May). Representatives from Thurrock Council, including Leader Cllr Rob Gledhill, members of the Grays Towns Fund Board including Vice-Chair Jackie Doyle-Price MP, and the Lightship Café community group attended the relaunch event under COVID-19 secure guidelines. Works to rejuvenate Grays Beach Riverside Park got under wa...

State back on track as JD Wetherspoon submit new plans THE State Cinema is back on track to return to its former glory as JD Wetherspoon submits new planning applications. Thurrock Council welcomes this progress towards the development of a bar in the heart of Grays which will create new jobs and help support Thurrock’s economic recovery. Cllr Mark Coxshall, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, said: “I am delighted Wetherspoon’s have now submitted new applications. These have ...

PLANS to convert an historic cinema into a new pub are back on track after new proposals were submitted - the council and the chain’s bosses have confirmed. Chiefs at Thurrock Council and pub chain Wetherspoons say the State Cinema will be “returned to its former glory” after the new planning applications have been passed to the authority. Thurrock Council bosses say they welcome this progress towards the development of a bar in the heart of Grays which will create new jobs and help...

Backing Thurrock gains Cabinet support THURROCK Council’s roadmap for recovery, resilience, and growth has been agreed by Cabinet (Wednesday March 10). The ‘Backing Thurrock Strategy and Action Plan’ sets out actions that will help the council to strengthen and grow the economy through supporting major strategic projects such as the Thames Freeport, improving skills within the workforce, helping businesses to become more productive and competitive and delivering economic in...

Thurrock Council’s roadmap for recovery, resilience, and growth has been agreed by Cabinet (Wednesday March 10). The ‘Backing Thurrock Strategy and Action Plan’ sets out actions that will help the council to strengthen and grow the economy through supporting major strategic projects such as the Thames Freeport, improving skills within the workforce, helping businesses to become more productive and competitive and delivering economic infrastructure. It is therefore a key element of the...

Grays is one step closer to securing up to £25million of government funding to accelerate the regeneration of the town by reconnecting it with the river, improving the station gateway, and creating a brand new beach destination and maritime activity centre. Grays Towns Fund Board submitted once-in-a-lifetime plans to transform the town into the leisure heart of Thurrock, making Grays a healthier and more attractive place to live, work, learn and play. If funding is secured a brand new be...

A BID for more than £25million to transform Tilbury in a "once in a lifetime" opportunity with state-of-the-art facilities has been sent to the government. Thurrock Councils plans include a brand new youth facility, a brand new jetty and vast improvements to the town’s station, civic heart and heritage. The youth facility sits firmly at the heart of these plans and has been designed in conversation with residents who live and work in Tilbury. It will provide a facility on Anchor F...

Councillor Mark Coxshall says the new Thames Freeport will help level-up Thurrock A NEW freeport will hugely bolster employment in Thurrock, a leading councillor has proclaimed. DP World and Forth Ports are bidding for a new Thames Freeport, with London Gateway, the Port of Tilbury and Ford’s Dagenham engine plant with the Thames Enterprise Park at its heart. Thames Enterprise Park is a 669-acre former oil refinery ripe for development. A freeport in Thurrock would secure more than £...