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.”
Due to the ongoing weather conditions, the forecast, and the likelihood of government intervention in salt deliveries the council decided to take the prudent step of protecting its supplies of salt as far as possible, something it has done in the two previous winters. Future gritting runs to the reduced routes as laid out in the Winter Maintenance Plan, details of which are available on the council’s website at www.thurrock.gov.uk and by going to “Gritting” via the A to Z.
DEPUTY MAYOR Tunde Ojetola joined Thurrock Waders in celebrating their fifteenth birthday at the Beehive in Argent Street, Grays. Chair Anke Post said: "Even though it was cold outside, we had a good time, sharing a glass of wine and some food.
THE PITCH may be snowbound but Thurrock-based West Ham Ladies are still training hard indoors. YourThurrock's Bill Robinson went down to training to see if the ladies were in festive mood.
Essex Arts & Business invited arts organistions from across the East of England to nominate their Cultural Champions and bring them along to a celebration at Hylands House. Arts & Business was delighted that the Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Lord Petre, who makes such a significant personal contribution to the cultural life of Essex, made time in his busy diary to attend and say a few words.
Thurrock Council’s portfolio holder for Crime and Disorder, Councillor Gerard Rice said: “By taking a strong stance against Anti-social Behaviour we are sending out a message that we will not tolerate it. It is unacceptable for people living and working in our borough to be subjected to this kind of abuse and we will continue to do everything we can to stamp it out.”
The East of England Ambulance Service Trust has seen a sharp rise in 999 calls over recent days, particularly to road traffic collisions, people who have fallen and those with breathing problems, which, along with the winter weather, is putting pressure on resources. As well as the west and south of the region suffering the more extreme of the snowy conditions, the cold weather is of course prevalent throughout the region and is set to contin
A 5am inspection of Thurrock’s roads today (Tuesday, 21 December) showed there had been a slight thaw overnight and some refuse collections were started. Crews will be carrying out collections scheduled for Monday (20 December). They will be collecting green/grey (residual waste) and blue (recycling) bins only.
COUNCILLORS at the planning committee meeting expressed anger and dismay at the proposals to build 350 homes on green belt land in Butts Lane, Stanford-le-Hope.
The council only have consultation response powers in respect of proposals over 1 hectare in size. Permission or otherwise is given by the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation (DC) but councillors let the soon to be abolished quango exactly how they felt.
SMUGGLERS had millions of cigarettes seized after they had stashed them inside radiators shipped into Tilbury docks. Officers found £614,00 worth of Jin Ling cigarettes in a trailer shipped from Belgium to Tilbury.
QUARRY Hill students were in fine voice at the Ikea store in Lakeside as they raised £113 for Ikea's nominated charity Little Havens hospice. The students sang a fine medley of songs in the foyer of the store.
Train services on all routes via Stanford-Le-Hope are being disrupted due to a person hit by a train. Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays can be expected.
Environment Health Officers have received complaints about noise during events at the pub in the High Road and made representations at Tuesday’s committee meeting.
There were a number of stop offs on the way in which the story is unfurled and little gifts were given to the children. Once they found Sleeping Beauty, she led them to a tented area where they received hot drinks, minced pies and were able to make their own or purchase wooden craft items made by the Friends group before being invited to Santa's Hut to see Santa and received their present.
At 11.55am on Thursday, December 16, two suspects barged into the victim as he was crossing a footbridge near Hangman’s Woods, over the A1089 road and Grangewood Avenue, Grays. The suspects removed an estimated £100 cash from his pocket before ripping off a gold chain around his neck, worth an estimated £70. The suspects then made off back towards the woods.
