Firefighters respond to battery storage site Fire in East Tilbury Fire at Statera's Essex BESS project brought under control, handed back to site management Government planning inspector gives green light for 1,000 homes in East Tilbury. The two Essex towns with the same name but couldn't be more different Experts set to detonate WW2 ordnance Fears for green belt after plans for East Tilbury put before committee East Tilbury scheme of up to 1,000 homes succeeds on appeal Developer fined for leaving a mess in East Tilbury East Tilbury World War Two bomb detonated Developer wins appeal for up to 1,000 new homes on south Essex green belt land Flying Blind in East Tilbury as Dickenns opens up to community New bus service coming to Thurrock Police looking for a 15 year old boy who is missing from East Tilbury Experts detonate bomb dropped by Luftwaffe in East Tilbury Michael Jackson Tribute at Dickinns in East Tilbury Reform MP concerned by reports of closure of East Tilbury village hall Consultation continues for new homes in East Tilbury Firefighters tackle 24-hour blaze at battery energy storage site in south Essex Top councillor says planning decision to allow up to 1,000 new homes in East Tilbury was a 'bitter disappointment' Locals help save community hall from being closed down by harsh new lease Developers with eyes on more homes for East Tilbury say they will be taking account of residents' views Live updates as specialists set to detonate wartime bomb found near c2c railway Explore an often-overlooked corner of Essex East Tilbury pub can keep beer garden renovations built without planning permission Police appeal for boy missing from East Tilbury Visitors flock as Coalhouse Fort gates open again - while BATA proves another historic draw to East Tilbury Lower Thames Crossing could be privately financed - Reeves Killer who murdered south Essex schoolgirl, 15, makes fresh bid for freedom Danielle Jones murder: Stuart Campbell starts new bid for freedom Housing developer fined nearly £7k for not cleaning up south Essex site Thurrock residents raise worries over pylon disruption Police update after search launched for missing 15-year-old from East Tilbury Autumn hearing will decide fate of 1,000 home East Tilbury proposal as Planning Inspectorate steps into application process that began in 2016 Historic Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury set to reopen to the public for the first time in 4 years Battery site fire fight lasted more than 24 hours but operation has now been scaled down Bomb disposal units rush to Tilbury railway line after explosives found Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent is approved Green belt homes approved in Aveley amid appeal fears at Thurrock Detailed plan for homes on Corringham farmland expected soon C2C trains replaced by buses after unexploded bomb near Essex railway station Essex, Herts and Bucks rail stations to take contactless payments Fire next to railway blocks c2c line in south Essex with trains cancelled Rural bus service returns to warm welcome Tilbury resident ordered to knock down 'eyesore' brick wall after neighbours complain Lower Thames Crossing: The people affected by Essex-to-Kent road Housing developer fined more than £6,000 after leaving huge mess at homes site in East Tilbury Chadwell would almost double in size under new development application. East Thurrock's green belt under threat from multiple applications MP condemns council for 'ripping off' community which fears it will lose a vital asset as cash-strapped authority says it cannot carry out essential repairs. Experts preparing to detonate Second World War bomb after discovery in south Essex Multi-agency effort sees unexploded WWII bomb successfully detonated Developer unveils plans to build 1,500 new homes on south Essex green belt East Tilbury and Mucking Marshes Policy Unit: Thames Estuary 2100 Councillor echoes concerns over continued green belt applications for new homes - meanwhile quarry application drags on and on Man with links to Tilbury wanted by police More homes planned for villages Council acts and forces demolition of unauthorised garden wall on housing estate Cable snatchers continue to strike and they are putting lives at risk. It's time to do something constructive says councillor Killer uncle who groomed then murdered his schoolgirl niece, 15, makes bid for freedom despite never revealing Iconic landmark Essex fort could reopen in dramatic comeback after being shut for 5 years Police seek witnesses to village hammer attack that left man with serious injuries. Arrested men have been released on bail while probe continues Thousand homes proposal in green belt is rejected by committee but the issue is far from over The isolated and 'cut-off' Essex villages set to be connected again with new bus service East Tilbury heathland fires put out by fire crews East Tilbury, Linford and West Tilbury in focus - extracts from the proposed local plan highlight new homes, a rail bridge and new purpose-built community hub The town that Bata built: a modernist marvel on the marshes of Essex 1,000 new homes in latest scheme proposed for East Tilbury which is at the heart of major and intrustive green belt projects Tilbury and East Tilbury - two Essex towns with the same name but completely different stories Car driven into East Tilbury library and heritage centre and set alight Fire crews stop large field fire in East Tilbury Man with links to Tilbury, East Tilbury, Grays, and South Ockendon wanted by police Danielle Jones murder: Stuart Campbell refused prison release Armed police attend incident in East Tilbury East Tilbury crash: Family pay tribute to 'full of adventure' Finnlay Lowe killed in car crash 'Please let us have our Danielle back' - East Tilbury teen's mum in desperate plea to murderer Gobions Park in East Tilbury transformed East Tilbury 'hit-and-run' woman dies after crash in May Life on Essex's 'forgotten' utopian estate in the shadows of a shoe factory Consultation starts on latest Lower Thames Crossing changes including 'freeing up' of land near East Tilbury East Tilbury will be next starting point for Blue who is on a UK coastline mission First new homes in East Tilbury for housing association Teacher banned after inappropriate relationships with former students South Essex scrap metal dealer keeps licence despite £400k waste dumping fine The Isle of East Tilbury will be created while swathes of Thurrock goes under water according to scientists' latest predictions East Tilbury Primary Schooll Archives Find the best train route to suit you A wild walk around Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury Police confirm arrest of 15-year-old boy following stabbing in East Tilbury Three men sentenced for burglaries in east Tilbury Teenager rushed to hospital after being stabbed in quiet East Tilbury housing estate 'Dangerous' East Tilbury man raped women as they slept Everything you need to know about south Essex popstar Anne-Marie Locals furious as Lower Thames Crossing delay could bring 1,000 home development to their doorsteps East Tilbury Library to reopen soon after devastating fire Fire crews rush to huge blaze at recycling plant in East Tilbury Danielle Jones: Uncle who killed niece's case goes to Parole Board Major East Tilbury road shuts for hours after car leaves road in 'serious' crash near Coalhouse Fort park LOM ties up housing at former shoe factory Temporary library set up in East Tilbury Back on Track: Tilbury Riverside Station Estuary Essex … exploring the grimy but lovely Thames near Tilbury