THE store at intu Lakeside Shopping Centre re-launched this morning (Thursday, May 29) and now offers customers in Thurrock and the wider Essex area even more shopping options across fashion, beauty, homeware and food, with the addition of a new Beauty department, increased fashion ranges, and a brand new café.
STANFORD residents who will have noticed the recent restoration works completed on the war memorial on The Green, can now begin to look forward to Phase Two of the restoration beginning on their beloved war memorial. Following the deep steam clean by local businessman and wife team, David and Marie Adamson, residents will soon start to see some more of the work which is being planned to commemorate the beginning of The Great War, now commonly known as World War One.
IF things had been carried out properly at the Quarry Hill booth, where a number could not vote, he believed they would have been more successful, because men were waiting to vote, and in connection with that, they must bear in mind that they take steps next year to try to get the time [for voting] extended to nine o’clock [p.m.]. [Hear, Hear]. Mr. Thompson said if they had had nine o’clock this time they would have probably got three candidates in. The Hon. Secretary thought they had roused the workers from their apathy, which was a great thing. The Chairman said they gave a harder knock last year than they received this year.
THE CHAFFORD branch of Sainsbury's has become very well known in the community for backing a local charity and this year is no exception. Voting opened on May 28th and runs until Sunday June 8th. Voting can take place in store at the Customer Service Desk or online at www.sainsburys.co.uk/localcharity .
Using Essex Chambers’ expertise this event aims to promote and boost business in the Thurrock area. This month they welcome Digital Eagle, Joseph Cooksey, as their guest speaker from Barclays Bank. The focus will be about growing your business digitally and Joseph will be talking about the business benefits of utilising digital tools in real terms with some simple tricks using social media and the internet.
A LORRY driver has been fined for tailgating after being stopped during an Essex Police operation aimed at improving commercial vehicle road safety. An articulated HGV was seen only a few feet from a VW Golf car travelling through the Dartford tunnel into Essex.
KATHRYN Adedeji, Thurrock Council’s head of commercial services, said: “The council processed nearly 70,000 invoices in 2012/13 and nearly two-thirds of them were for under £500. All those relatively small payments required as much processing time as one for a million pound project.
The Community Rights are a set of powers that give local people a greater say over how the community develops. They include: Community Right to Bid, Community Right to Challenge, Community Right to Build and Neighbourhood Planning. They can help communities to save local shops, pubs, libraries, parks and football grounds. You can decide what is built and how the area should develop. Groups of people have the chance to deliver local services and develop them into community enterprises.
IMPULSE Leisure has signed up to a two-year partnership with the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) in a bid to get more local people into swimming, to help improve their overall health and fitness. As well as improving levels of participation in general swimming and swim tuition, one of the objectives of the Partnership Provider Programme (PPP) is to increase the amount of schools utilising Impulse Leisure’s pools to aide in their achievement of Key Stage 2 criteria. This aims to ensure all primary school children can swim 25 metres before going on to secondary school.
EVERY parent is a hero to their children, but even heroes need a helping hand to hone their skills. That’s why this June, Thurrock Council’s libraries service is asking parents and carers in the borough to don their superhero masks, reveal their secret powers and go with their children on a quest to find a hero-themed and free National Bookstart Week event.
ANDREW Blakey from the Riverside Community Big Local steering group went into Thameside Academy to explain to Shamid Ali and Michael Abebgo of the school council about what the Riverside Community Big Local were hoping to achieved. Shamid and Michael later reported to the Governing Body of the Academy as to what the council had been doing and considering, the Big local concept generated a lots of interest.
DO your family members know your wishes about donating organs and other useful body parts after your death? And do you think they will respect your wishes? This is what all WIs are debating at the moment: and further debate will take place at the National AGM in June.
FOLLOWING recent successful library talks by professional genealogist Meryl Catty, a number of free family history advice sessions are available in all Thurrock Council’s libraries. If people are stuck on some research, need help finding family history websites, or need tips on where to start, Meryl Catty will be able to help you.
DIRECTED by Vic Gray with great discipline and verve, the central part is a tour-de-force by Mike Jones. Mike Jones took quite a gamble because he has taken on quite a role and could have fallen on his face. However, a word perfect Mike, played the part with deft and witty skill, delivering his lines with great timing and humour.
OFFICERS from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) seized five million duty free cigarettes and arrested five men after a raid at an industrial unit in Harlow. HMRC was alerted to the goods after UK Border Force stopped an unaccompanied trailer which arrived at the Port of Tilbury from Sweden on 20 May 2014.
