FIRE crews from across the county fought to contain an inflammable liquid spillage at Tilbury docks this afternoon. Firefighters worked to contain 33,000 litres of volatile and flammable ethanol which was pouring from a container.
The production was a spectacular success and this is largely down to the generosity of spirit and time of the countless local people, young and old, who have contributed to the creation of the work over the last 15 months. It truly would not have happened without you.
The Christmas Fayre will be from 5.00pm on Thursday 16th December 2010 and will be a great chance to buy lots of lovely goodies and accessories for Christmas, including sweets, glasswork, books, scarfs, cards, plus loads more - the majority of which are handcrafted.
LAST month, we published the list of detected and undetected crimes in Thurrock. On the face of it, it made for grim reading. Solved crimes for drug offences had dropped by over 30% in three years. detection for sexual based offences stood at 13%.
In a statement on their website, GMB National Secretary for Public Services Brian Strutton said “Today’s announcement of the grant settlement for local authorities means that the job loss predictions will now become a reality with many more to come.
IT has been a while since we have captured the precocious, the prodigious singing talent of Gateway Academy's Siobhan Omoruyi. Siobhan's voice is like a hark back to another age.
REHEARSALS for all the Christmas shows were buried under the blizzards but in true tradition, the shows went on. Gateway Academy put on a two hour spectacular which showcased the incredible talent across the years at the school.
The donation has meant the charity has been able to buy some new gaming equipment which will be used by parents and children to help rebuild damaged relationships. It helps children overcome any anxiety or fear they have and improve their mental and emotional wellbeing.
Mark Vinall, Principal, said, “This was a fantastic event to be a part of, and I’m really pleased that the students and staff got behind us and donated so much money. I’d like to thank the Student Executive for their extra donation – I hope the money we raised at Palmer’s will make a difference.”
James has worked for the DC since 2005 on both development management and strategic planning. He has been responsible for overseeing the production and approval of a suite of policy documents that seeks to provide a minimum of 18,500 new homes and 26,000 new jobs in a sustainable way by 2021. He has also worked closely on the Lakeside Single Issue Review and in responding to the borough’s forthcoming local development framework prior to its examination in public.
Deputy Headteacher at Hassenbrook School Ms Jae Bray said: ‘This is an annual event within the school which brings cheer to the community during the festive season. A non-uniform day recently raised £720 to fund the parcels which will be delivered to worthy residents in the local area by staff and students over the coming week.
Thurrock finally got some phases of play together and in almost their first attack No8 Bradleigh Rettigan used his pace to score close to the posts, Mark Brandon added the conversion for Thurrock to put them in lead, a lead they tried to extend for the remainder of the half they were rewarded when Nat Farrell beat the cover defence to score in the corner.
Ministers will reveal vital report today that may revolutionise Thurrock Council as well as put meat on the bones of 'The Big Society". Eric Pickles said: "They've simply got to wake up to the fact that it is no longer viable to have their own chief executives, their own legal departments, their own education departments, their own planning departments - they've simply got to put this together and they've got to look for ways to see these services provided in partnership with local communities."
The Lakeside Hammers promotional duo of Stuart Douglas and Jon Cook were celebrating this afternoon after winning the BBC London Outstanding Contribution to London Sport Award 2010.
OBSERVERS have seen council leader John Kent grow into the role as council leader over the last eight months. Many saw the Labour leader's speech at the opening of the Royal Opera House last week and wondered whether he had loftier ambitions in the future. However, YourThurrock wanted to speak to the leader about more immediate issues.
