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Toni and Guy supporting breast cancer awareness month

Three nominees will be selected to receive a consultation with Lakeside’s personal shopper, a make-up session, a fibre wig of their choice donated by leading wig specialist Trendco and a wig personalisation appointment with a Toni & Guy consultant. Nominations should be emailed to [email protected] by 31st October.

Your Voice: Konnie Walker

ONE of the show-stoppers at the Your Voice sessions was Konnie Walker. The country-tinged Randy Newman number illustrated the maturity in the singers voice. Her performance also had a calm authority that belied her years.

Runwood Homes: Caring for Thurrock

The Thurrock branch of Runwood Homes, Kathryn Homes has become a cornerstone, a by-word for care in the borough. Leatherland Lodge, Carolyn House, Bennet Lodge and Whitecroft have cared for an incredible amount of residents over the years.

Appeal for missing woman: Sharon McNeill

She is described as white, 5ft 2ins tall, of stocky build, with shoulder length dark brown hair and a pale complexion. She may be wearing a denim skirt, flat ballet pump shoes and a thin back cardigan. She was wearing jewellery including a gold bangle with a ball on either end, two gold wrist chains, as well as her engagement and wedding rings.

Pratchett at The Thameside

By Lisa Chapman Maskerade is a novel by Terry Pratchett which has been adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs but unfortunately for me “page...

Urban festival at half term

Come down and enjoy a completely free day of Streetball, Freestyle, Breakdance and Street dance with some of the UK’s most talented performers. If you are aged 11 to 19, then come along to any of the Youth & Connexions Centres near you from 1pm to 4pm.

Thurrock 12 v 8 Tabard

The second half started with both sides once again slugging it out, and the visitors enjoying the majority of the possession. This possession finally paid dividends when after several phases and some very good forward surges, Jack Reilly finished off a flowing move with an excellent try for Tabard. The conversion, missed, left the score at a delicate 7-8 with only ten minutes to go.

In Cafe boosts partnership between council and college

The Incafe is a unique partnership between South Essex college and Thurrock Council. The in-house restaurant will be staffed and operated by students at the college for the benefit of council staff and visitors.

Thurrock’s building plans in tatters after threats of legal action

The government have stressed that such a framework should be "clear, succinct and understood by all." Thurrock Council's LDF is 326 pages long. Indeed, when the council presented the weighty tone at a full council meeting in January the meeting descended into farce after mistake after mistake was found in the document and the meeting had to be suspended. The DC are backed by a host of organisations whose criticisms range from plans to build in flood zones to a failure to predict the amount of housing needed for the past five years. There is also a representation from the former Mayor of Thurrock, Colin Churchman who states: "The process has been undemocratic. The question of members (councillors) interests must be revisited."

Care home faces closure as PCT pull funding

But now the home is under threat of closure after the NHS have detailed plans to pull £750,000 worth of funding. The financial blow leaves Thurrock Councils adult social care department to pick up the bill. The council have their own fiscal headaches, having just launched a consultation to save £25 million over two years.

Terry Venables reveals plans for football in Thurrock

AN ambitious plan to being a football and sports academy to the west of the borough by the former England and Tottenham manager Terry Venables has been submitted to Thurrock Council. The "Academy of Dreams" was submitted as one of the proposals to the Local Development Framework (LDF) earlier this year.

Thurrock Network Group to meet this Thursday

Essex FSB Thurrock Network Group Coordinator, Louise Ince, said: “The next meeting of the Thurrock FSB Network Group will be held from 8.00am until 9.30am on Thursday 21 October 2010 at The Thurrock Learning Shop, 3 To 17 George Street, Grays.

Panto cast and Partyman team at Lakeside

The Partyman Team and Cosmo the Dragon will be in the Central Atrium at Lakeside Shopping Centre on Monday 18 October 2010 between 10.00am and 8.00pm. They will be available to give advice on planning your child’s birthday party and they are bringing a huge bouncy castle with them for lots of fabadousa fun.

Little Lenny name-checked by X Factor star

WE knew that the good women of the Garrison estate on Purfleet are as good as their word. On Thursday, they told YourThurrock that stricken youngster Leonard Scamp was going to the X Factor studios to meet Cheryl Cole and the rest of the stars.

Solved crimes in Thurrock: The mystery continues……..

It appears that no-one can tell us if any crimes in Thurrock have actually been solved. Three months ago we asked: "Could you supply the detection rates for the following crimes in Thurrock over the 2006-7, 07-08 and 08-09 periods: Violence Against Person, sexual offences, robbery,fraud,drugs,criminal damage and burglary" The struggle to get an answer continues.

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