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Children’s Social Care & Early Help Services celebrate ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted result

29 October 2024

Thurrock Council’s Children’s Social Care & Early Help Services have been graded ‘Outstanding’ across all four judgement areas, following a recent full inspection by Ofsted.
The Ofsted report published today (Tuesday 29 October 2024) found that various effective services had been developed to meet local need, and that the council’s Children’s Services had improved significantly since the previous inspection in 2019 where services were rated ‘Good’ overall.

Thurrock Cares - a helping hand this winter

28 October 2024

Thurrock Council and its partners have launched a new campaign to help people who are struggling financially to get the support they need over the winter months. Thurrock Cares makes it easy for residents to find the help they need, from the new £100,000 ‘pensioner winter support fund’ and other financial support for individuals and families, to energy advice, and Warm Spaces.
Cllr Sara Muldowney, Cabinet member for Resources, joined sheltered housing tenants at Frederick Andrews Court, Grays, for an Oomph exercise session to kick off the campaign today.

Cabinet Member for Health and Well-being asks to meet the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to discuss the challenges residents face in accessing health care

24 October 2024

Cllr Mark Hooper, Cabinet Member for Health and Well-being, has written to Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to request a meeting to discuss the difficulties Thurrock residents face in accessing frontline health services.
The letter followed news that that Thurrock has least number of GPs per patient population, with nearly twice as many patients for each GP, compared the best served areas.

Thurrock joins partnership project boosting health and social care services

24 October 2024

Thurrock Council has joined the Mid and South Essex Shared Care Record to enhance the care that residents accessing its adult social care service receive.
The council has been working with partners within Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) to develop and implement the Shared Care Record. Adult social care information will be shared on the digital platform, which brings essential health and care information from local organisations and authorities in one place, including treatment histories, care plans and more.

Fundraising efforts raise over £4,500 for cancer charity

24 October 2024

Sheltered Housing residents at sites across Thurrock have raised over £4,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Residents hosted coffee mornings for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning campaign at sites in Grays, Tilbury, Aveley, Corringham, South Ockendon and Stanford-le-Hope and raised a grand total of £4,670.79.
Thurrock Council’s Sheltered Housing Officers supported residents with their fundraising activities. The events were open to fellow residents, friends and family members, and some also to members of the public.

Businesses invited to join influential new board

23 October 2024

Delivered by business for business, with business, the Greater Essex Business Board will build a stronger economy for the region.
Working together, Essex County Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council and Thurrock Council are seeking influential businesspeople to join the new Greater Essex Business Board.
The board will represent the voice of the private sector and shape economic policy. Members will advise local and national political decision makers and help Greater Essex to thrive.

Thurrock memorial to remember the 39 Vietnamese victims five years on

22 October 2024

On Sunday 27 October a memorial event will be held to remember the 39 Vietnamese people whose bodies were found in Eastern Avenue, West Thurrock, having tragically died at the hands of a criminal people smuggling gang.
Revd Canon Stephen Myers, Mayor of Thurrock Cllr Kairen Raper, Cabinet Member for Community Partnerships Cllr Val Morris-Cook, and Thurrock Council Leader Cllr John Kent will join the families of victims at West Thurrock Memorial Ground, where a memorial and 39 trees remember all those who lost their lives that day.

New adoption survey reveals there's no such thing as a 'normal' family

22 October 2024

There’s no such thing as a ‘normal’ family, according to 65 per cent of Brits – this comes as National Adoption Week (21-27 October) has launched this week to increase understanding of modern adoption and show that ‘the journey to a family is not always a traditional one’.
The survey by You Can Adopt has also revealed that the vast majority of the public (87 per cent) feel it’s important to teach children that families come in all shapes and sizes, and that this promotes acceptance of children from non-traditional family units (60 per cent).

Youth Cabinet Engages in Youth Debates for Local Democracy Week

21 October 2024

Thurrock Council’s Youth Cabinet took part in a session of Youth Debates at the Civic Offices in Grays on Tuesday 15 October, part of Local Democracy Week.
The debates centred around important issues that affect young people such as work experience opportunities and the need for a curriculum that better prepares young people for life.
Cllr Ryan Polston, was in attendance for the event to listen to our Youth Cabinet's discussions and hear their ideas.

Shop owner prosecuted for selling counterfeit cigarettes

18 October 2024

The owner of a shop in Grays has been ordered to pay more than £3,000 after Thurrock Council’s Trading Standards Team found counterfeit tobacco and vapes.
On Tuesday 15 October 2024, Basildon Magistrates Court ordered Diyar Yousif, 44, of Homemead Close, Kent, to pay £1,132 in fines, £1,963 costs and a victim surcharge of £772. Mr Yousif pled guilty to five offences including failing to comply with tobacco and vape regulations.