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DUE to last year's outstanding success, Thameside Young Producers are putting together a bumper talent show at the Thameside Theatre for a second time on 29th November at 7pm.

HI Ho, Hi, Ho, it's off to the Panto we go! Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is this year's spectacular Pantomime at the Thameside Theatre in Grays running from Friday 5 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015.

A spokeserson said: " Last year we had eight major Technology manufacturers exhibiting their latest ideas for business and it was a really interesting day – plain, practical advice to improve business.

SEVENTIES star, Judi Bowker is set to star in a production of Macbeth at the Thameside Theatre.

STUDENT Ryan McCarthy’s knowledge of the DVLA theory test has bagged him an iPod Nano in a prize draw.Road safety staff from Thurrock Council’s...

DIRECT from London's West End, Europe's biggest burlesque show is coming to the Thameside Theatre in Grays on Thursday November 20th.

HOLLYWOOD star Russell Brand has joined Grays firefighters in pledging his support against proposed cuts by the government.

SWEENEY TODD is a delicious thriller which is based on characters first written about in the Victorian "Penny Dreadful".

SOUTH Essex College's new Thurrock Campus held its first ever Fresher's fair on Monday.

ORSETT HALL are set to bring their comedy nights back with the launch of The Laughing Pod Comedy Club on Saturday 18 October 2014 with this great line up:

FRESH from its latest critically-acclaimed West End run, directed by Kylie Minogue's creative director William Baker, with songs especially composed by Boy George and as featured on London Live TV, Viva la Drag! is coming to town.

THE LEADER of Thurrock Council, cllr John Kent posed the question: "The Thameside Theatre: Should we knock it down and build flats?"

SOUTH Essex College's new Thurrock Campus is now open for business, as students enrol on courses to start in September.

ON February 9th 1961, The Beatles made their first of their 292 appearances at the now legendary Cavern Club in Mathew Street, Liverpool. As official ambassadors of 'The most famous club in the world' The Cavern Beatles are back on tour in the UK and are bringing to the stage in Thurrock the music that has influenced three generations.

IT IS not long until the Orsett Show on Saturday 6 September and there is lots of work going on behind the scenes to ensure this year's Show is a great success. A new part of the Show for 2014 is that the Prize Draw for this year's Thurrock Community Chest will be drawn at the Show at 5pm.