THURROCK Council’s financial failings were the “result of a breakdown of political and managerial leadership”, according to the best value inspection report published this morning reports the Local Government Chronicle.
THE Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Thurrock today lambasted local Conservative MP Jackie Doyle-Price for “voting to keep parents in the dark” about the extent of disrepair in local schools after a debate in the House of Commons.
THE Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) has been rated ‘good’ at tackling serious organised crime, with a new report highlighting its “specialist capabilities and work pursuing some of the region’s most dangerous offenders”.
FROM June 1 Thurrock Council will no longer allow large vans such as Transits, Lutons, HGVS, flatbed lorries, tipper vans and mini-buses into the Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Buckingham Hill Road, Linford.
THE results of Thurrock Council’s elections have been announced.
Elections took place in 16 of the borough’s 20 wards yesterday (Thursday, 4 May).
Following the count...
OVER the years, there has been a solid three Labour councillors but this was interrupted by Qaisar Abbas who won by 157 votes. He may have changed parties (from Labour to Tory) but he is a force of nature when it comes to campaigning .
