BRIDE-TO-BE Rachael Coleman perhaps best summed it up in her interview when she said: "I really like the atmosphere at the wedding fair. Everyone is so helpful but what is important is that there isn't a hard-sell. You feel really comfortable just browsing. But I will be sure to tell my friends to come next time".
A Damning Audit Commission report has exposed the financial mis-management of Thurrock Council prior to Labour taking over in May as putting the borough's finances "close to bankruptcy". The report also highlights the financial and man-management challenges that face the new team of Chief Executive Graham Farrant and Leader of the Council, John Kent.
South West Essex FSB Chairman, David Miles said: “When the new Leader of the Council was elected Essex FSB wrote asking for regular meetings with him and after an initial meeting we are still waiting for further meetings to be held; on 05 August 2010 we wrote to the new Chief Executive asking him for a meeting and we are still waiting for a reply.
Essex FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) is urging Thurrock Council to review its procurement procedures after another major contract has been awarded to a...
Essex FSB spokesman for Thurrock, Ross Bannister, said: “Our members tell us that community based radio is something they support as it is local and targets the audiences which local businesses, particularly retailers, wish to reach.
Set in the opulent grounds of the eighteenth century country house in North Stifford, there is a warm and welcoming feel to the Hotel that sets the perfect tone and atmosphere for any christmas celebration.
The museum is intended to explore for the first time the interlinked stories of London's industrialisation, trade, energy, commodities, migration, wealth creation, seafaring and shipbuilding.
Residents were shocked to discover that a newspaper article (Aug 2008) from www.roadtransport.com where Transportation Manager Ed Vokes is quoted as saying that the council wanted lorry drivers to use the Titan Lorry Park.
The four-acre Tilbury Railport is an established and proven common-user facility. Unlike the other rail terminals at the London port, Tilbury Railport offers open access to all train operators for any type of unitised traffic.
The workshop, which is supported by East of England Development Agency (EEDA) through the European Regional Development Fund, will take place on Thursday, 9th September between 0830 and 1100.
“Widening the survey to Essex postcodes saw Havering London Borough Council leading the way with a massive 78.5 per cent of its revenue budget (£79.5 million) and Thurrock with nearly 60% while Colchester Borough Council spent the least at 15 per cent of its budget (£8.7 million).
According to Chrys Rampley, RHA security and infrastructure manager, the planning system needs to be shaken up to prevent local authorities derailing parking proposals. "We have seen a site take eight years to get planning permission - Basildon - which opened in March 2010 and not many firms can withstand that.
