Under the £3m plans, the Ryman Premier League club would relocate to a new ground after 58 years at its current Mill Field home, which would be turned over to housing. New community facilities would accompany the proposed new ground, with two potential sites identified by the club. SSGB is now set to establish whether the development is viable.
At a meeting of Thurrock Council's planning committee last night (Thursday) it was announced that the enforcement notice in respect of the Titan Lorry park in Oliver Road, West Thurrock had been served on Tuesday October 19th.
The CAB believe they have a more rounded service and more helpful approach than a certain "bureaucratic" approach from the council. Having said that, according to statistics, homelessness in the borough is down.
None of the £2bn is ring-fenced. Half of it has been rolled up into councils' overall grant funding from government, which is being cut by 26% from 2011-15 in real terms; the other half has been given to the NHS to spend on social care services such as reablement. But there is no indication as yet that NHS commissioners will be mandated to spend the money on these services.
COLLEGES must now work much harder at realising the growth opportunities still available to them, improve their business processes to become more efficient, maximise their spending power to get best value and raise more income through fees and full cost provision in order to manage the outcomes of the spending review, says Jan Hodges, Principal & Chief Executive of South Essex College of Further & Higher Education.
Some say the matter may well be settled at the ballot box with both sides, sources say, believing that the controversy over the Howard Tenens lorry park, South Ockendon residents association and the Dilkes park dispersal order have a long way to run yet.
But there can be no doubt of Cllr Worrall's commmitment and enthusiasm. There have been criticisms of the other Portfolio Holder's presentations but Cllr Worrall will have gained a remarkable degree of confidence from her marathon session and may well look back on it as a turning point in her political career.
The court heard that the self-employed businessmen had never held a driving licence but had been convicted of being a disqualified driver in 1995 when he was 17 and also in 1998, 2006,2009.
Redbridge had only scored two goals all season and not won a game but they scored two here and nearly grabbed three points. Skidmore's goal in the 38th minute and Hyun-Lee's in the 73rd looked like the visitors could be good value over the mis-firing Grays but the ever reliable Alex Osbourne grabbed an 88th minute equaliser to secure at least a point for the Blues in front of a paltry 180 crowd.
Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle Price may find herself on the carpet after she criticises her own government over the increase of Dartford Crossing tolls by 66%."I don't think it acceptable to increase charges until the issues of capacity have been addressed-this amounts to a queue tax not a toll".
"With police cuts of 4% and fire in the region of 25%. With the bridge tolls rising 66%. With half a million jobs set to be shed in the public sector and the cuts to the benefits, these are all sickening hammer blows to the borough."
Deputy Leader Val Morris-Cook took a leaf out of his book last night at full council by telling residents and councillors from the Frost Estate in Corringham that she had got it wrong when it came to the subject of waste collection.
The usually mild-mannered councillor burst out of his seat to make a point or order. He said: "I am sorry Madam Mayor, but that is just an outright lie. I called a meeting but that was cancelled by Labour."
However,on both occasions, she stood alone as a representative of Thurrock Council. Mayor Cheale made her feelings quite plain last night when she told the council how disappointed she was that none of the councillors turned up to pay their respects to the heroes that saved their country.
The Chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review today (October 20) confirmed that toll prices will increase on the crossing from £1.50 to £2 by 2011 and then upto £2.50 by 2012.
