IF Stacey Solomon can do it, then so can Headroom hairdresser Laura Thompson as she chomped her way through a "fascinating" variety of edibles and not so edibles at a bushtucker challenge at The Oaks pub in Lodge Lane recently.
A walk to the tip to scan for gull's we find a stunning pair of Yellowhammer along the cycle track, a scarcity now at Rainham and for most London sites. On the tip we find a first winter Caspian gull and an adult Yellow-legged gull but no white wingers.
Having played every event worth knowing about in Thurrock over the last two years, Razzar and Cash Mori Enterprises are now setting their sights on the venues in London to really take the music to the masses.
The figures were obtained by The Sunday Telegraph from Synovate Retail Performance, a company that counts shoppers using electronic sensors in 5,500 stores up and down the country. Dr Tim Denison, director of retail intelligence at Synovate, said that the decline will have had a huge impact on store groups' Christmas sales figures: "Once retailers get behind with sales there is no way of catching up."
A 55th minute strike from Wealdstone midfielder Kieran Forbes was the difference between the two sides as Aveley boss Carl Griffiths fell to his first defeat as Millermen boss.
The concert will feature performances from a number of Thurrock Music Services string ensembles and also feature a number of guest solo performances. Tickets are available on the door for £4.00 each. Children under 18 years and OAPs are free! We hope to see you there.
LAST weekend, TV star Kim Taylforth was having lunch with her agent and looking forward to a family christmas. The agents phone rang and it was Thameside panto chief Bruce James who was looking for an eleventh hour replacement for Sarah Thomas who had to pull out of Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood in order to look after her ailing mother.
COUNCILLOR Ben Maney (Cons) was the portfolio holder for public protection for several years. Now in opposition, Ben remains committed to ensuring that the streets of Thurrock remain safe. It has to be stressed that the portfolio holders (or shadows) are not the chief constables of Thurrock but they are a vital cog in the public protection machine.
Alongside wedding, funeral and buying your first car, graduation has got to be one of the milestones of your life and should be a day to remember, I won’t be forgetting it in a hurry. After some tense talks, (in which my graduation was not discussed), the RMT (London Underground Workers Union) decided to walk out of work on Sunday night. This was the first sign that things were not going to go entirely to plan.
Despite the arctic conditions outside, residents flocked to Corringham Library to enjoy an evening packed full of festive fun. I can also reveal that the one, the only, the forever magical, Father Christmas joined the Christmas celebrations!!
Community Payback is a scheme which provides the community with unpaid work carried out by convicted offenders. The scheme publicly demonstrates that offenders are giving back something to society and is supported by the Thurrock Community Safety Partnership and Thurrock Council. During the first six months of 2010, Thurrock Council has benefitted from over 8,600 hours of unpaid work being provided across 24 projects in support of the local community, representing over £50,500 worth of labour at minimum wage rates.
Train services on all routes via Barking are being disrupted due to a broken down train. Engineers are working as fast as possible to restore services to normal. Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays can be expected.
Their (mostly) elderly clients depend on the meals coming in. The fact is that the two minute conversation with the drivers may well be the only human contact they have all day. Operations manager Maggie Chimes said: "We have a highly dedicated team. Three of our drivers walked to the depot and many others walked into the estates to deliver the food by hand.
Well here the children have had a great time coming to nursery over the last few days playing in the snow, and we have made it a fabulous learning opportunity for them. We carry out a daily review of the weather and the service we can provide and despite schools and nurseries closing throughout Essex I am delighted that Play 2 Learn will be open again today ( Friday ).
IT has been a chaotic week with the snow but there is one thing that is certain: the Thameside panto starts tonight! There will be 63 performances of Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood between tonight and January 11th.
