YourThurrock's Lucy Chipperfield refuses to let anything get her down. That is what makes her such a wonderful bundle of creativity. This unseasonal weather has got us all down, all of us except Lucy.
Thurrock Council has defended its preparations for the snow on Tuesday morning. Gritting vehicles were out across the borough’s main roads on Monday, twice on Monday night and again on Tuesday morning. The council have made the statement in the light of a number of people contacting YourThurrock complaining at the state of the roads.
The heavy snowfall has meant Thurrock Council has been forced to suspend all waste and recycling collections, today (Tuesday 30 November).
An inspection of road and pavement conditions was carried out at 6am this morning and in order to protect staff, other road users and third party property, the decision to suspend the service was taken.
A new page of Thurrock Council’s website advises residents what can go in each of their three waste and recycling wheelie bins. Everything from aerosols to yoghurt pots and biscuit wrappers to sponges is there. In all there are over 300 different items on the list, just scroll down and see. It can be accessed via http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/waste/
The major difference to last year is that with the refuse staff now in-house, we may be able to react more quickly to grit the smaller roads and pavements by hand (the council has a limited number of gritting vehicles). The council has more salt in stock now than it used last year and the gritting team has already been out gritting the major routes four times reacting to official Met Office forecasts
The team are ready and waiting to clear an area near you. If you know of anywhere that needs some community free payback, whether litter picking or gardening to painting etc the please contact them.
Around one in five young people in the UK are not in work, education or training. Youth unemployment costs the UK economy £10 million a day in lost productivity, while youth crime costs £1 billion every year. The Princes Trust address this by giving practical and financial support to the young people who need it most. They help develop key skills, confidence and motivation, enabling young people to move into work, education or training.
The majestic Baggage Hall of the London Cruise Terminal at Tilbury provided a unique setting for the annual Service of Remembrance on Monday evening organised by the Port of
Subjects ranged from the future of planning and funding when the development corporation is absorbed into the council in 2012, to recycling and proposals to move the residual
It is very refreshing in this day and age to meet anyone who is ready to help others less fortunate than ourselves without reward or thanks. Today Yourthurrock were warmly welcomed to the
