Job losses as Corringham health club closes
THE VILLAGE Racquets and Fitness club on Southend Road, Corringham has closed for business. It was all dark at the club last night (Tuesday).
THE VILLAGE Racquets and Fitness club on Southend Road, Corringham has closed for business. It was all dark at the club last night (Tuesday).
Cllr Smith said: “If a road has a substantial number of signs stolen, that road will be prioritised as high ranking; warning signs rank the highest priority, regulatory signs next and directional signage as the least high priority.
PRIME minister, David Cameron pledged that the government would “keep on the case” of beleaguered Petroplus. The PM was responding to a question by South Basildon and East Thurrock MP, Stephen Metcalfe at PM Questions this afternoon.
National Grid undertook a wide-ranging public consultation and completed exhaustive technical studies into the plans for connecting the power station to the transmission system (or National Grid if preferred). However, a recent review found that with fewer power generators than originally anticipated needing connecting to the grid in the area, the power station could be connected using the existing substation at South Coryton.
A CORRINGHAM pensioners life was saved after a smoke alarm signalled her cooker was on fire.
The incident happened at just after midday on Sunday in Fobbing Road, Corringham Firefighters were called to a fire in the kitchen and reports that the cooker was on fire. The fire was out on arrival before the fire crews arrived.
A Community First Panel should comprise between 4 – 8 local residents who will need to register their interest on-line with the Community Development Foundation to be recognised. The Panel will then need to work with local residents and partners to produce a Community First Plan and recommend projects/activities to be funded in their ward.
Therefore we were asked by Ryan’s medical Team to attend a meeting to discuss and consent for all medication to stop, this decision has been made by all Ryan’s medical Team and immediate family, also if in the future Ryan requires resuscitaion, this will not be given.
A meeting is being held on Thursday 19th January at 8pm for anyone interested in getting fair trade in Stanford and Corringham “off the ground” in 2012. The meeting will be at the 24-7 Stanford community house at 217 Southend Road, Stanford-le-Hope, and anyone is welcome to attend.
Pc Dave Dunn, who is based at Basildon and front man for band Coldfire, held the event back in November at Corringham Village Hall to raise money for Cancer Research UK. 250 people attended the event, and a staggering £2,000 was raised for the worthwhile charity.
Cllr Smith said: “The scheme has other less tangible benefits too, including three local people employed as trainees on the construction, two local companies working as sub-contractors with more jobs for local people, and local apprenticeships and training opportunities being provided by the main contractor Durkans.
For the last eight years the refinery has run a virtual Santa programme where social services staff supply a list of the toys and gifts the children they work with would like to receive for Christmas. The details are loaded onto the refinery’s intranet site and employees and contractors remove from the list the gift they would like to buy.
IT IS one of the strongest communities in the borough and the Corringham Christmas Fayre is one of the greatest examples of the community spirit in the east part of the borough. Thanks to the main sponsors Petroplus as well as the hard working team who graft all year round to ensure the community come together for this wonderful event.
We will show our film of the event tomorrow but the first part of the event, with carols and singing around the Tree of Light outside the library had to be performed inside the library as a number of acts of vandalism took place over a number of evenings.
This is the first year that the calendar has been on sale and features many photos of Corringham including the view from the Manorway to the Thames and the Fruit and Veg stall in Corringham Town Centre.
THE three ward councillors in the Homesteads took the chief executive of Thurrock Council on a tour of the ward to highlight to him the issues closest to the residents hearts. Cllrs Tolson, MacPherson and Halden showed Graham Farrant the controversial Foxfield Drive where planning has been refused many times and also discussed highway issues,arboriculture issues and antisocial behaviour.
Visitors to Langdon Hills Country Park this weekend — whether to enjoy the ever-popular and sold-out Santa In The Woods event, or just to stroll through the countryside — will also have the chance to pick up a sapling free of charge. They will be available between 10am and 4pm on both Saturday (10 December) and Sunday, as long as stocks last.
A SENIOR Conservative councillor told the council last night (Thursday) that leaving parks open was proving to be a false economy.
Homesteads councillor, Sue MacPherson presented a petition signed by a hundred residents after numerous complaints of anti-social behaviour in Balstonia Park.
ONE OF THE highlights of a Thurrock December is the Corringham Winter Festival and preparations are well on schedule for another wonderful season. The festival committee has spent most of the year preparing for the event on Thursday, December 8.
President David Fenn explained that the joining the club was just the first step in which he hoped would be a long journey, where each Rotarian makes new friends and takes an active part in the activities that we hope will make our community a better place in which to live.
The garden rubbish and rubble looks to have been dumped from a garden clearance and includes bricks and cuttings from conifers (pictured). There were also around 15 bags containing domestic waste including a number of empty cans of pilchards.
Stanford East and Corringham Town councillor Phil Anderson said: “I’m delighted that we are now going to see action to tackle excessive speeds on Southend Road. I think the final piece of evidence that convinced the council of the need to act was the speed survey. When nearly 50% of drivers are breaking the speed limit and some are doing up to 70mph in a 30 zone, it was obvious that doing nothing is not an option.
IT IS something that the borough does particularly well. On Sunday, all across the borough, people will attend remembrance services and stand to attention to mark their respects for those who have given their lives in service of their country.
Mike and May are volunteers at the Bata Reminiscence and Resource Centre in East Tilbury Library which is celebrating its tenth anniversary next year. An open day will be held on April 18. Several members expressed an interest in visiting the centre then. Pat Arnold gave an appreciative vote of thanks.
THERE CAN’T be many occasions when the strains of Morecambe and Wise and “Bring me Sunshine” permeate St Peters and St Pauls church in Grays but the song symbolised the life of much loved and much missed Daphne Hart.
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