Simon Moore, London Gateway CEO said: “We are delighted to welcome the first ships to this new fuel jetty at London Gateway. Work to remove the old jetty pipe work has been completed and land reclamation will soon begin for the final three berths. We look forward to working closely with our neighbour into the future.”
Planning for large projects can be a slow, laborious and bureaucratic process, but the council and the corporation have come up with a scheme that would reduce time and costs and should slice through the red tape, saving themselves and potential investors thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of pounds.
BUSINESSES and residents across East Sussex, Essex and Kent will be able to keep updated with the work and achievements of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership through a new dedicated website
The Studio School identity and brand is what employers want and particularly with the economic development and regeneration opportunities for businesses and companies in the area. The key to our success to date is the employer input and their voice with the support of our community partners.
Health Village from Lloydspharmacy is the UK’s first retail health centre that offers a wide range of healthcare products and services under one roof. As well as traditional pharmacy services and health and beauty products, Health Village from Lloydspharmacy includes independent living aids from Betterlife, physiotherapy and sports injury clinics from Connect Physical Health, chiropody services from Shuropody, opticians Vision Express, audiology services from Hidden Hearing and clinical skincare treatments from Sk:N. The Thurrock store also includes a private dentist – DentistryForYou, and an exclusive day spa which stocks the Organic Pharmacy range.
BUILDERS, who claimed they have been brought to the edge of bankruptcy by the alleged failure of Thurrock Council's strategic partner Europa to pay them on time were thwarted in attempts to reclaim materials from a Thurrock care home.
Boss Caroline Thomas ordered the trendy-looking personal alarms from Essex company Safe Girl Security following a spate of attacks on women in Essex in recent weeks and months. "Relocating to the town centre has increased the need for safety awareness," she says. "I wanted the alarms as a thank you present to my team for their hard work and also to get them thinking about their own personal safety as well."
He said: "The opening of London Gateway in just two years' time will transform the UK's maritime port infrastructure. It will help Britain to maintain its competitiveness, drive productivity, and crucially strengthen our links with Asia and beyond. The importance of this project cannot be overestimated." reports The Guardian.
He said: “I’d like to congratulate Lakeside on getting this scheme together. It is yet another link in the tremendous story that is Thurrock’s regeneration. “I am confident this will maintain Lakeside’s position among the best shopping centres in Europe.
Up to 30-40 shops, to add to the recently opened new flagship Topshop/Topman and the Forever 21 store due to open next year. Better transport infrastructure, including a new bus station linked to Chafford Hundred rail station and provision for a new link road to the north of the centre
Parliamentary under secretary of state for transport, Mike Penning visited Howard Tenens’ South Ockenedon gas refuelling site to hear about its roll-out of dual fuel vehicles across its HGV fleet.
Howard Tenens has installed three gas refuelling stations, at Andover, Boston and South Ockendon and is offering access to other operators reports Logistics Manager
MARK SEXTON from the Lakeside Hammers came to Harris Academy (Chafford Hundred) as part of the Next Top Boss roadshow that is now gathering steam. Organised by Thurrock Council, the Harris students have really embraced the concept of business being embedded into their future lives.
Cllr Kent told the chamber that he was disgusted that cllr Carter had not made any contact with Thurrock.
He said: "There has been no discussion between Kent County Council and Thurrock. Not a phone call, not an e-mail. "It is offensive to make such a suggestion without even a single reference to Thurrock Council."
A NUMBER OF senior ranking finance officers including Thurrock Council's chief accountant left the council this week in the wake of the council's "badly managed" accounts being rejected by the audit commission. Corporate director of finance, Martin Hone made a public apology to the council last night (Thursday) in the wake of the embarrassing sequence of events.
The Education team in Thurrock delivers a wide range of inspiring community and education projects such as the Thurrock Community Chorus, Youth Arts Leadership and Arts Award in Thurrock and South Essex. Over the last five years, it has offered many hundreds of local Thurrock residents and students across South Essex exciting opportunities to learn new skills and become involved in different aspects of the arts from performance to the production and technical sides of theatre.
