THE YOUR VOICE team has made quite a stir and not just in the borough. The BBC heard about the music sessions and were clearly interested in a show that focussed on learning and not a fevered clamber for fame.
With a new management regime in place headed up by Greg Lincoln and three new debutants in the squad the Fleet supporters were noisily optimistic that they could see an unexpected outcome on their travels.
The protest in Corringham which took place today, Saturday, October 16, has ended. Officers reopened The Manorway just before 6.30pm and the last of the protesters had cleared the area by 7pm.
VERY long grass and a bumpy pitch does not make for champagne football but goals by Ishmael Welsh and Simon Thomas were enough to secure a first round FA Trophy win for the Blues. The ball seemed to get stuck underneath the players boots and one touch flowing football was nigh on impossible.
Lincoln's first game in charge. Green shoots of recovery against a very difficult Braintree side while an Ishmael Welsh cracker puts Grays through to next round of FA Trophy.
Protest group spokesperson Terri Orchard, who is taking part, said: “We don’t have a hope of tackling climate change if we don’t find a way to start moving beyond oil. But Big Oil is relentless. From the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic to the Canadian tar sands, oil companies are devastating local environments, trampling the rights of local communities, and pushing us over the edge to catastrophic climate change.
THERE are reports of several eco-protestors who have chained themselves to petrol tankers on the Manorway in Corringham.
Police appear to be prepared for a major protest with dozens of police vans parked in Stanford-le-Hope, roads blocked off and helicopters flying overhead. Police are at Fenchurch Street preventing protestors getting to Stanford-le-Hope station.
A man from Grays has been charged with causing death by careless driving in connection with a fatal collision in the town on Friday, February 19, which resulted in the death of pedestrian Barry Baker.
She was Izabela Derbis, a Polish national who lived in Warren Street, west London. She was a passenger in a Renault Scenic which was being driven by another woman who is currently in a stable condition in Queens Hospital in Romford.
What we do notice is the high number of appeals for information regarding crimes in South Ockendon. The robbery at Tesco Express, assaults outside pubs, delivery driver robbed, asbo for teenagers, purge on youths in Dilkes Park, arson attack in Quince Tree Close. The list appears to be endless (and that is just the last two months!).
Arranged for a member of Thurrock Community Safety Partnership to address the Forum on the subject of irresponsible dog-owners who fail to clear up after their pets (if you wish to report this, ‘phone Jim Coote on 01375 652597 with details and his team will take action) * Included a planning page on the website (www.bulphancf.org.uk)
"CONDITIONS were somewhat austere." says the narrator. We "grabbed" the clip which shows the shower curtain that would only cover the top half. Dignity, privacy, independence. A different world?
At 2am on Monday, October 11, a suspect set fire to a green Vauxhall Astra, completely destroying it and two other cars nearby. A total £6,000 damage was caused.
ONE of the key assets for the Your Voice sessions is for the singing teachers at Thurrock Music Services to be able to sit down with their students and have a look at the films and assess their work.
To the untrained ear, they all sound great but staff will be able to pick up on every nuance and inflection in order to ensure the singers are getting better and better.
Andrew Cozens, adult social care lead at the Local government Association, said the move was not in the spirit of the Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) guidance to introduce a ‘higher substantial’ eligibility criteria. “It’s not a reliable way of making savings,” he said.
