“Each year it seems like Christmas is getting earlier and earlier. It may be November still but now is the time to start thinking about how you’re going to pay for Christmas. “We all want to have the best possible festive period but it’s important to make sure you’re aware of what you spend and how to be more savvy when you shop.
Essex FSB Chairman, Iain Wicks, said: “Once again this Government is pouring money into the north to support businesses while ignoring the fact that businesses in Essex, Havering and Redbridge as well as the wider South East also need support.
South Essex College is helping lead the fight back in south Essex, tackling the problem of NEETs with a range of new short courses starting in January, which will be highlighted at an event on Wednesday 7th December at the College’s Thurrock Campus, between 1pm – 3pm.
FILM and TV star, Philip Davis is just one of the highlights of the Grays Thurrock Rotary Club Christmas concert at the Civic Hall, in Blackshots, on Friday, December 16. The evening will also include the Aveley and Newham Band, Mosaic Choir and the Deneholm primary school choir.
Hazards qualifying as category 1 under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System include those that can cause death, lung cancer, permanent loss of consciousness, 80% burn injuries, the loss of a hand or foot, eye disorders, heart attacks and poisoning. Under the Housing Act 2004, these types of hazard create an obligation for local authorities to either force the property to be vacated or to require immediate repair.
Around 87 per cent of FTA members labelled the Dartford Crossing as the most expensive congestion pinch point in the UK and the RAC Foundation recently stated the government needs to boost road infrastructure in order to accommodate the growing number cars being bought.
RWE npower will start firing Britain's largest dedicated biomass plant at Tilbury in the next few days, with full operations expected by the end of the year. The 750MW plant will burn wood pellets to produce electricity and is on the site of the Tilbury coal-fired plant, which will shut by 2016.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), prosecuting, told Basildon Magistrates’ Court that in the early hours of 13 May 2011, driver Leslaw Chorazak, 54, was waiting to take his place at the wheel of the articulated 45ft heavy goods vehicle at the KBC depot in Askews Farm Road, Grays reports Roadtransport.com
I give that example because we are in November and in the run-up to Christmas, and people will be tempted to overextend themselves. That is particularly likely if they cross Grays high street to BrightHouse. At present, the company is offering a 42-inch Philips LED TV for £16.99 a month for three years. Closer examination shows the cash price is £1,196.36 but that, under the terms of the agreement, the customer will actually pay £2,650.44.
Essex Euro MP Richard Howitt has welcomed today's (Thursday 24th November) announcement that there will be no increase to toll charges at the Dartford Crossing but has called on the government to do more to tackle congestion on Thurrock's roads.
THE CHAPEL at Orsett Hall Hotel has now opened for wedding ceremonies. The traditional building combines a church feel with a modern sensibility to make a couple's day perfect.
David Lawrence, Managing Director of local social enterprise Thurrock Re-use Project (TRUP) said: “This event is an opportunity for Thurrock social enterprises to show what they can do and hopefully inspire others to start a social enterprise. “There are loads of social enterprises out there that don’t call themselves ‘social enterprises’ but are. They’re missing out on free help and support and the opportunity to promote their goods and services to a big audience.”
The Audit Commission’s report into the council’s 2010-11 accounts states: “The council has successfully increased the general fund balance from £2.1 million at 31 March 2010 to £6.6 million at 31 March 2011 (£5.1 million after taking away sums the council has agreed can be carried forward to 2011/12).
Notes that in the context of the Government’s efforts to tackle the deficit and put the public finances on a sustainable path, ensuring stable tax revenues is vital for sustainable growth; however, believes that high fuel prices are causing immense difficulties for small and medium-sized enterprises vital to economic recovery..."
Destination Thurrock considers ways to promote the positive attributes of the borough for investment and business; Green Solutions will look at how businesses can save money by implementing solutions to reduce the use of energy, water and waste and in the bespoke
