One distributor, Source Wines, estimates that it lost up to 80% of its stock in the collapse at LCB’s facility in Purfleet, Essex, on 2 December, which is believed to have been caused by heavy snowfall. ‘It meant that we had virtually no stock to sell during the busiest month of the year,’ Nick Wolridge, national account manager for Source Wines, told Decanter.com.
DID you know that Catch 22 were paid £85,000 in December for their work with the Family Intervention Team? Or that Donyland Lodge received £25k, Alberphil training: £533; Amy Weir and associates: £1,127; DC Dance Studios: £5k; Festive Impact Ltd £8,500?
Did you know that Inspiration Supported Lodgings were paid nearly £7,000 in respect of child refugees' Morrison Facilties Services, £250,000, Mucky Pups £1,375; The Lightbulb Ltd £25k.
Since May, Thurrock Council has issued 50% more reminders, 100% more second reminders and imposed over £1.4million in court costs in an attempt to increase council tax collection alone.
or many, it is all about the basic bills, which is why Thurrocks Citizens Advice Bureau in partnership with Charis Grants hosted an afternoon down at the Beehive in Argent Street where residents could obtain much needed advice regarding their utility bills.
Labour's council candidate for Stanford West Gemma Robbins said, "As someone who regularly travels into London for work, I know what a big difference this will make to me and the hundreds of others who commute from Stanford-le-Hope.
As the tolls make some £47 million profit each year that shouldn’t be a difficult amount to find so we hope we want to see this work commence early in 2011 so that the congestion which causes such delays for motorists and costs businesses an estimated £21 million a year can be removed.
THE ASBESTOS company at the heart of a controversial use of land in South Ockendon has gone into liquidation. Companies House broke the news that T and S Multi Services ceased trading on December 15th.
The VAT rise to 20 per cent on 04 January 2011 is not the best way to encourage businesses and individuals to increase their spending to get the economy back on the move and in April the Government increase tolls at the Dartford Crossing by a third with a further increase in the pipeline for 2012 – at the same time the promise that the £47 million annual profit from the tolls will be spent improving the local road network has been broken with the money disappearing into a central pot.
Dean Finch, chief executive of National Express, said he was 'delighted' at winning the C2C extension, which has seen it make commitments on additional train services and staffing during the 2012 Olympics. 'We are resolute in our commitment to customer service and are determined to continue delivering the highest standards of train service performance, reliability and customer satisfaction,' he added.
A red robin was spotted in Lakeside Shopping Centre today, seeking shelter from the winter chill outside. The baby bird was rescued by Lakeside’s Duty Manager, Aaron Brett, and taken outside to safety.
Hairdresser down under in Australia buys South Ockendon hairdressers "Calendar Girls" calendar after discovering film on yourthurrock. Truly local but global!
The second challenge is the burden of bureaucracy, red tape and regulation that falls on small businesses. I realise that it was designed to deal with the practices of unscrupulous employers, but I think we should recognise that the vast majority of SMEs value their employees greatly and treat them very well. Regulation must find a balance between dealing with unscrupulous employers and not overburdening responsible ones.
ylie Minor, Acting Marketing Manager at Lakeside, comments: “Last year our grotto welcomed just over 19,000 visitors so the increase this year will be significant. Lots of our shoppers have commented that their decision to visit the Lakeside grotto was influenced by the free admission and free gift for every child, which is something we intend to continue next year.”
National Grid contributed to local initiatives by donating money to the Chafford Hundred Community Forum to buy park furniture and the North Stifford Village Community Group for new signage and has said it will return to the sites for minor works in 2011.
MP Jackie Doyle-Price joined Thurrock Council Leader, Cllr John Kent; portfolio holder for Community, Culture and Leisure, Cllr Lynn Worrall; and Alison Davies, Managing Director of Essex Savers at the Civic Offices for the launch. Essex Savers is regulated by the Financial Services Authority and encourages people to save little and often through community-based credit unions — through direct payments and from their wages.
