Thurrock Council’s Trading Standards will be using young volunteers to check whether stores are acting properly with the sale of age-restricted goods. It is part of an ongoing test-purchasing programme, but Trading Standards is also asking shops and parents to be vigilant and help ensure alcohol and cigarettes are not supplied to under-18s.
Chairman David Mitchell said the firm was adopting a 'balanced manufacturing' approach, combined with managed services using third parties, in order to better meet customer requirements across the peaks and troughs of the retail year.
THE Gable Hall Xmas showcase is always guaranteed to illustrate the depth of artistic talent the school has on offer. The two hour spectacular on Wednesday night went from year 7 dance to AS level drama.
MANY have described Ngage as the glue that sticks the Thurrock community together. At Wednesdays's Christmas fayre, you could understand why as the community flocked to the party to enjoy a host of xmas activities at the civic hall.
The board’s aim is to improve people’s well being as they grow older. Matters such as transport, health, housing, and pensions are discussed and fed back to the council to influence future resources and decision-making.
ONE of the great things about the Christmas concerts at the schools is that we get to catch up with some of the great singers in the borough. Louisa wowed them at "Thurrock's Got Talent" last year and knocked them dead at YourVoice at the Thameside a couple of months ago.
Capital Shopping owns four of the U.K.’s 10 biggest shopping centres, including the Manchester Arndale and the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex. The offer from Indianapolis-based Simon is conditional on Capital Shopping abandoning a planned 1.6 billion-pound purchase of Trafford Centre mall in Manchester. The U.K. company said today its board plans to delay a meeting to approve that deal to late January from Dec. 20.
A TILBURY primary school was celebrating today after achieving a perfect score in their SATS results.
St Mary's Catholic primary school in Calcutta Road, Tilbury achieved the highest mark in the borough with 100% of the pupils achieving Level 4 in both English and Maths.
What has been remarkable about the inspection report is that in some categories the school has gone from special measures, leapfrogged over "Satisfactory" and been awarded a "Good". The report makes marked reference to the stellar leadership and the markedly improved teaching and good progress of the pupils. It also points to the improvement in pastoral care and support as well as many other plus points.
It looked like the game could end in stalemate but the introduction of Araba for Richmond, who had worked hard without reward, changed the focal point of Rocks attack and he produced the game’s pivotal moment on 77 minutes when he received the ball on the halfway line with his back to goal. Two defenders shadowed him and little looked on but he twisted and took them out of the game before laying a sublime pass into the patch of Ruel who raced forward. Rafis stood tall and managed to get a hand to Ruel’s shot but not enough to stop it looping and bouncing into the net.
The question is: will we really see the public counter at South Ockendon police station kept open in the evening by volunteers; libraries manned by the public or unoccupied business units re-energised by public?
Chafford's drama teacher Amy Sewell is one of the best for getting the best out of her students and her dress rehearsal style is second to none. For outsiders, you can't believe it is only five hours until curtain up on the three evening run for Little Shop of Horrors but we are confident it will be fine.
Grays scored the winner in the 52nd minute. Aiken produced good build up play as he thundered towards the Stansted goal. He slipped the ball to Alex Osbourn who slotted the ball past the keeper.
GRAYS magistrates court is among the 93 magistrates' courts to be closed in England and Wales reports the BBC. These figures are slightly down from 103 magistrates' courts and 54 county courts previously marked for closure. Nearby courts in Waltham Forest and Harlow survived the chop but Grays will go. It is expected that case work will be spread to Basildon and Southend
He was speaking in response to the statement from the GMB union, claiming “Thurrock Council can expect to see 292 jobs go in the light of the government’s announcement” on council spending.
