#thurrock — Public Fediverse posts

Our council is now run by Reform! I did my bit to try to stop it, but it wasn’t enough. For the sake of the community that I live in I really hope that my opinions about their levels of competence turn out to be wrong, but I have a really bad feeling about this

#LocalElection #Thurrock #SouthStiffordAndWestThurrockWard #ThurrockCouncil

sign if you're in the #UK & share widely please. #NoMassDataCentres #BoycottGoogle (i know, fuckin hard, right?) save us all 🌍🌎
#Thurrock

https://www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/thurrock-council-stop-google-data-centre/

Von @de #EuropeSays:

"#Google kündigt Milliardeninvestition in #Großbritannien an"

Jedoch:
#KI konkurriert mit den Grundbedürfnissen des Menschen #Rechenzentren
#Energie

Von #TheGuardian:
@theguardianrss

"👉#Googles riesiges neues #Rechenzentrum in #Kent wird jährlich 570.000 Tonnen #CO2 ausstoßen👈

Exklusiv: Planungsunterlagen zeigen die Auswirkungen der „#Hyperscale”-Einheit in #Thurrock, während #Großbritannien versucht, seine KI-Kapazitäten auszubauen..."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/15/google-datacentre-kent-co2-thurrock-uk-ai

Von @de #EuropeSays:

"#Google kündigt Milliardeninvestition in #Großbritannien an"

Jedoch:
#KI konkurriert mit den Grundbedürfnissen des Menschen #Rechenzentren
#Energie

Von #TheGuardian:
@theguardianrss

"👉#Googles riesiges neues #Rechenzentrum in #Kent wird jährlich 570.000 Tonnen #CO2 ausstoßen👈

Exklusiv: Planungsunterlagen zeigen die Auswirkungen der „#Hyperscale”-Einheit in #Thurrock, während #Großbritannien versucht, seine KI-Kapazitäten auszubauen..."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/15/google-datacentre-kent-co2-thurrock-uk-ai

@TheGuardian

#AI's competition for human's basic needs #Datacenters
#Energy

👉 #Google’s huge new #Kent #datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of #CO2 a year👈
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#GoogleMEWS #AlphabetMEWS #TechnologyMEWS #TechnologySectorMEWS #BusinessMEWS #GreenhouseGasEmissionsMEWS #EnvironmentMEWS #UkNewsMEWS
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Exclusive: Planning documents show impact of #Thurrock ‘#hyperscale’ unit as #UK attempts to ramp up AI capacity...

#DataCenters

#EnergyCrisis

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/15/google-datacentre-kent-co2-thurrock-uk-ai

@TheGuardian

#AI's competition for human's basic needs #Datacenters
#Energy

👉 #Google’s huge new #Kent #datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of #CO2 a year👈
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#GoogleMEWS #AlphabetMEWS #TechnologyMEWS #TechnologySectorMEWS #BusinessMEWS #GreenhouseGasEmissionsMEWS #EnvironmentMEWS #UkNewsMEWS
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Exclusive: Planning documents show impact of #Thurrock ‘#hyperscale’ unit as #UK attempts to ramp up AI capacity...

#DataCenters

#EnergyCrisis

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/15/google-datacentre-kent-co2-thurrock-uk-ai

Two young women at my work went on a weekend shopping trip from #Suffolk to #Thurrock with their kids - one was driving a petrol VW Polo, the other a diesel SUV (Ford Kuga).

The lass in the diesel car wrong-laned a spiral roundabout coming off #M25 and ended up briefly going into Outer London and entering #ULEZ - she ended up with about £30 in charges but just paid them without whinging and blaming Sadiq Khan etc - there definitely seems to be a gender difference in how folk react to ULEZ (although its also the case folk round here don't always keep up with what is going on in London, a friend didn't realise where the boundary was as until last year he'd never even driven on the M25!)

Two young women at my work went on a weekend shopping trip from #Suffolk to #Thurrock with their kids - one was driving a petrol VW Polo, the other a diesel SUV (Ford Kuga).

The lass in the diesel car wrong-laned a spiral roundabout coming off #M25 and ended up briefly going into Outer London and entering #ULEZ - she ended up with about £30 in charges but just paid them without whinging and blaming Sadiq Khan etc - there definitely seems to be a gender difference in how folk react to ULEZ (although its also the case folk round here don't always keep up with what is going on in London, a friend didn't realise where the boundary was as until last year he'd never even driven on the M25!)

From 22 April 2025, changes to Thurrock bus services by First #Essex and #Ensignbus will improve connectivity and maintain key #transport links. First Essex’s Service 200 will no longer serve #Orsett but will run hourly (Monday to Saturday) from #Basildon to #Grays via Chadwell St Mary, #Tilbury, and Little #Thurrock, replacing Ensignbus route 66. To ensure continued access for Orsett, Ensignbus Service 88 will extend from Stifford Clays, while First Essex’s Service 201 will also be extended to Orsett, with four journeys each way on weekdays. Ensignbus routes 22, 44, 73, 83, and X80 will also see timetable changes to improve reliability. Passengers are advised to check updated timetables and plan journeys accordingly.
https://www.ensignbus.com/changes.html

Apparently this could result in 30% reduction in business for #Felixstowe port, with fewer containers from #Maersk and ships moving to London Gateway Port at #Thurrock #Essex (I wonder if it will lessen the congestion on the #A14 ?)

#Suffolk #Shipping

Apparently this could result in 30% reduction in business for #Felixstowe port, with fewer containers from #Maersk and ships moving to London Gateway Port at #Thurrock #Essex (I wonder if it will lessen the congestion on the #A14 ?)

#Suffolk #Shipping

Fen Lane in North #Ockendon near #Upminster -this point is the most Eastern part of Greater #London - 3,5 km away from the #M25 #motorway (which is not the exact border of Greater London!). Beyond this point you have crossed into #Thurrock #Essex (and are imediately greeted with a sign from the #Police warning that #ANPR cameras are in operation) #UK #Roads #Transport #Geography

Fen Lane in North #Ockendon near #Upminster -this point is the most Eastern part of Greater #London - 3,5 km away from the #M25 #motorway (which is not the exact border of Greater London!). Beyond this point you have crossed into #Thurrock #Essex (and are imediately greeted with a sign from the #Police warning that #ANPR cameras are in operation) #UK #Roads #Transport #Geography

I live in Grays Thurrock (it’s on the River Thames to the east of London) and I’ve just managed to tick off an item from my bucket list: I always thought I’d need to travel to Scandiwegia to catch a glimpse of the northern lights! #BucketList #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Thurrock #Essex #SouthEastEngland

Rising #CouncilBankruptcies in England, as at #Thurrock, highlight severe financial strain. #Austerity cuts have crippled #LocalServices, impacting the most vulnerable.

-- Prof. Mia Gray and Dr Anna_Barford report. From The conversation -- thanks!

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/14-years-of-conservative-rule-has-made-council-bankruptcy-commonplace/

Rising #CouncilBankruptcies in England, as at #Thurrock, highlight severe financial strain. #Austerity cuts have crippled #LocalServices, impacting the most vulnerable.

-- Prof. Mia Gray and Dr Anna_Barford report. From The conversation -- thanks!

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/14-years-of-conservative-rule-has-made-council-bankruptcy-commonplace/

Evicted grandma forced to sleep rough

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjq5qxlgy39o

#Homelessness
#Elderly
#MiddleAged
#RoughSleeping
#Thurrock
#NoFaultEvictions
#NoFaultEvictionBan
#Bailiffs
#Safety

Evicted grandma forced to sleep rough

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjq5qxlgy39o

#Homelessness
#Elderly
#MiddleAged
#RoughSleeping
#Thurrock
#NoFaultEvictions
#NoFaultEvictionBan
#Bailiffs
#Safety

EXCLUSIVE: Following on from #Thurrock council’s ‘Solar Farm' bankruptcy scandal, JJ Jackson’s deep dive into their own fraud department reveals shocking misuse of authority.

#LocalGov #Transparency

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/thurrocks-natis-scandal-how-we-got-here/

EXCLUSIVE: Following on from #Thurrock council’s ‘Solar Farm' bankruptcy scandal, JJ Jackson’s deep dive into their own fraud department reveals shocking misuse of authority.

#LocalGov #Transparency

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/thurrocks-natis-scandal-how-we-got-here/

Councils refuse to fix potholes that are ‘too small’ – how big do they have to be? | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/potholes-small-roads-fix-councils-b2549903.html

#Potholes
#Austerity
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFunding
#Warwickshire
#Torbay
#Thurrock
#Nottingham
#Torfaen
#SouthLanarkshire
#Lanarkshire
#Buckinghamshire
#Stockport
#Devon
#RAC
#NetworkNorthStrategy
#LocalGovernmentAssociation

Councils refuse to fix potholes that are ‘too small’ – how big do they have to be? | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/potholes-small-roads-fix-councils-b2549903.html

#Potholes
#Austerity
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFunding
#Warwickshire
#Torbay
#Thurrock
#Nottingham
#Torfaen
#SouthLanarkshire
#Lanarkshire
#Buckinghamshire
#Stockport
#Devon
#RAC
#NetworkNorthStrategy
#LocalGovernmentAssociation

We #PayALotMoreForALotLess, and people know it. That’s why #Sunak’s #Tories were thrashed in these elections

Come to #Thurrock, where the #Tory council went #bankrupt, services are depleted and costs are up. People feel victims of a terrible #injustice
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/05/rishi-sunak-tories-local-elections-thurrock-tory-council
#ToryPoliciesInAction #GTTO

We #PayALotMoreForALotLess, and people know it. That’s why #Sunak’s #Tories were thrashed in these elections

Come to #Thurrock, where the #Tory council went #bankrupt, services are depleted and costs are up. People feel victims of a terrible #injustice
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/05/rishi-sunak-tories-local-elections-thurrock-tory-council
#ToryPoliciesInAction #GTTO

Palmer's College, Grays, Essex, c.1920 - RP Postcard

https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/postcards/united-kingdom-england/essex/other--unclassified/palmer-s-college-grays-essex-c-1920-rp-postcard-2024683940.html

#Grays #Thurrock #Postcard #Postcards

Palmer's College, Grays, Essex, c.1920 - RP Postcard

https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/postcards/united-kingdom-england/essex/other--unclassified/palmer-s-college-grays-essex-c-1920-rp-postcard-2024683940.html

#Grays #Thurrock #Postcard #Postcards

THURROCK COUNCIL RESULT

Council seats:

🔴 Labour: 27 (+8)
🔵 Conservatives: 13 (-10)
⚫ Independent: 9 (+2)

Labour GAIN from no overall control (Conservative at last election).

#ukpolitics #LE2024 #LocalElections2024 #LocalElections #electionresults #news #Thurrock

THURROCK COUNCIL RESULT

Council seats:

🔴 Labour: 27 (+8)
🔵 Conservatives: 13 (-10)
⚫ Independent: 9 (+2)

Labour GAIN from no overall control (Conservative at last election).

#ukpolitics #LE2024 #LocalElections2024 #LocalElections #electionresults #news #Thurrock

#council #thurrock #homeless #homelessness #uk #nofaultevictions #roughsleeping #roughsleepers #noempathy
I’d sack everyone involved at Thurrock Council. They should be ashamed. This is absolutely despicable…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd18gy0yjl3o

#Thurrock Council Planning, #Transport, Regeneration Overview & Scrutiny Committee - 28 February 2023:
Highlights from the Transport Vision and Issues and Opportunities Update papers
https://democracy.thurrock.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=170&MId=6207&Ver=4

The Elizabeth line could extend and loop around #Gravesend and Thurrock.

After #Thurrock #panorama we can see some of the most disastrous effects of a lack of good audit and accountability in local govt - actions are not taken in the public interest, ordinary people suffer, those in power not held accountable (yet)

#Thurrock council hid losses as it gambled millions on risky investments

Official report criticises #Tory-run authority’s dysfunctional leadership and says it tried to silence critics

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/15/thurrock-council-hid-losses-gambled-millions-risky-investments

#Thurrock council hid losses as it gambled millions on risky investments

Official report criticises #Tory-run authority’s dysfunctional leadership and says it tried to silence critics

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/15/thurrock-council-hid-losses-gambled-millions-risky-investments

The debacle at Thurrock needs to be investigated by the police. It screams of corruption and fraud.

Anyone involved in these dodgy schemes should stand down immediately.

That's half a billion quid of taxpayer's money frittered away.

#Thurrock
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Thurrock becomes latest council to declare effective bankruptcy
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/19/thurrock-latest-council-declare-effective-bankruptcy

The debacle at Thurrock needs to be investigated by the police. It screams of corruption and fraud.

Anyone involved in these dodgy schemes should stand down immediately.

That's half a billion quid of taxpayer's money frittered away.

#Thurrock
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Thurrock becomes latest council to declare effective bankruptcy
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/19/thurrock-latest-council-declare-effective-bankruptcy

Here in #Thurrock, according to the BBC, we have both a weather warning for yet more ice (why?) and possible highs of up to 14° within the next few days.

SO IS IT WINTER OR NOT?!?

I guess with the recent influx of people, I guess I ought to serve up another #introduction.

Hi! I'm Kieran, I'm 22 (#GenZ), and I'm from #Thurrock in the UK.

I am a #leftist and I volunteer with Labour locally.

#Photography is one of my core passions, with a view to maybe go pro. I'm unemployed after graduating with a marketing degree - still trying to figure things out.

I also enjoy French culture, #PublicTransport, #WorldCinema, #IndieMusic, and whatever sport is on the telly.

I guess with the recent influx of people, I guess I ought to serve up another #introduction.

Hi! I'm Kieran, I'm 22 (#GenZ), and I'm from #Thurrock in the UK.

I am a #leftist and I volunteer with Labour locally.

#Photography is one of my core passions, with a view to maybe go pro. I'm unemployed after graduating with a marketing degree - still trying to figure things out.

I also enjoy French culture, #PublicTransport, #WorldCinema, #IndieMusic, and whatever sport is on the telly.

Here are a couple of photos I took while I was out. Not too bad, huh?

#photography #Lakeside #Thurrock #Essex

@JustStopOil One question: is this really productive? As a #Thurrock resident who planned to get the bus to Tesco today, I guarantee you that this only brings you outrage. My mother hasn't stopped talking about yous lot all week.
#M25

#dNews #ClimateChange #News #Environment #Climate #Protest #PlanetEarth #Regulation #Law #Twitter #M25 #Thurrock #Essex #UK
.

Protesters BLOCK M25 for Eighth Time Causing Rush Hour CHAOS!

Protesters targeted junction 30, near Thurrock, Essex, from about 8am, in defiance of the High Court order made last week.

Nine activists (later arrested) brought a roundabout to a halt by gluing their hands to the floor, blocking commuters during rush hour.

https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/30/insulate-britain-to-be-held-in-contempt-of-court-over-latest-m25-blockade-15339744/