Project manager, Dave Lawrence, said everyone was thrilled that Angela Smith had come on board. He said: “We are so pleased that somebody like Angela with her credibility and her wide experience has agreed to become the patron of our project.”
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A new consolidation centre in West Thurrock will complement Wincanton’s Ilkeston site and improve service to Saint-Gobain’s customer base in the South East, which comprises around 80% of all orders.
The plan by A&N Media, which is part of the newspaper’s owner, Daily Mail & General Trust, would involve presses being transferred to Thurrock over a period of three and a half years, at the end of which the Surrey Quays site would close.
Adjourning the hearing until an unconfirmed date in February, Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner (DTC) Miles Dorrington said the Purfleet-based company had attempted to "paint itself in the best possible light" by bringing along preventative maintenance inspection (PMI) sheets covering two new DAF trucks purchased in November, eight photocopied sheets from the period covering June to December 2010, as well as no driver defect reports.
At last nights council meeting, the deep rancour that surrounds the unauthorised lorry park at Howard Tenens in Stifford Road continues as a Belhus resident asked the leader of the council why the 347 residents had not received more support. In a robust defence, the leader of Thurrock Council, cllr John Kent reiterated that the area was being used as an unauthorised lorry park and that two enforcement notices had been issued in relation to the site.
HUNDREDS of young people and VIPs from across the region mingled at Thurrock’s Next Top Boss Award Ceremony last week to celebrate Thurrock’s talented teenagers and mark the culmination of the competition.
Each member of staff involved has worked at the centre since it opened its doors in 1990 and the loyal employees hold a wide range of positions, from customer services and security to cleaning roles.
According to sources, protest group Stop the Rip Off updated its online Facebook page to say the blockade had been cancelled until next weekend because of police intimidation.
Earlier this month, the government raised the cost of VAT from 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent and fuel duty was added to pump prices on New Year’s Day, sending prices soaring by an average of 3.55p for a litre of unleaded petrol and 3.64p for diesel.
“The berserk plans would also cost a fortune. Constructing a floating island airport would add £3.5billion to building costs. I also question if an airport located on an artificial island makes any sense in a world where sea levels are rising.”
Essex FSB Chairman, Iain Wicks, said: “The report, which looks at the general health of the small business sector, has found in the fourth quarter of 2010 that business confidence fell for the third successive quarter to a net score of -13.2, the deepest decline since the survey began in March 2010 and these national figures reflect what businesses here in Essex, Havering and Redbridge are telling us.
But the controversy over Titan Lorry Park in Oliver Road, West Thurrock was re-ignited last night at the Thurrock Council Planning Committee when the committee voted unanimously to investigate further a report into the feasability of a Stop Notice in relation to the lorry park. Chair of Planning, cllr Terry Hipsey said: "Nearly 2000 people have signed a petition asking for action in relation to the unauthorised use of the site.
THE young people from across Thurrock and surrounding area who participated in Thurrock’s Next Top Boss 2010 will be waiting with baited breath as the winners are announced at the Next Top Boss Award Ceremony on Thursday 13th January 2011 at the Thameside Theatre in Grays. Gold paralympian Danny Crates will be joining top executives from Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation, Lakeside Shopping Centre, RWE npower, Port of Tilbury and the Royal Opera House at the awards.
