On the face of it: Burglary, Criminal Damage, Violence Against The Person, Fraud, Robbery, Sexual Offences, Violence Against The Person are all falling.
The next two questions are: How many people were detected/caught/charged? How many people were convicted?
A parent asked us what we knew about the cuts. Naturally, we said that for a start, the Chafford Hundred Library may be going and we then outlined a number of other things that may well face the chop. The parents first reaction was: "Cut everything but they won't be cutting the councillor's allowances or even the number of them."
IT HAS become a firm favourite in the school calendar. Infact you now cannot imagine a time when Hummers did not pull into Orsett Hall and the Year 11 students stepped out in all their finery.
QUADROPHENIA and The Firm star, Phil Davis has lent his support for the prestigious National Drama Festival about to start soon at the Thameside Theatre, sponsored by the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation.
As a result of the changes, the secretary of state believes that the NHS will be streamlined with fewer layers of bureaucracy. Strategic health authorities and primary care trusts will be phased out. Management costs will be reduced so that as much resource as possible supports frontline services.
OVER the past few weeks, we have filmed a plethora of news items as the Thurrock display a vast variety of talents. What continues to amaze us is how you can take a familiar theme and eight schools manage to perform them in variety of ways.
There was a fascinating array of subject awards: Achievement in Literacy, Psychology, Health and Social Care, Public Services, Ethics and Morality as well as the traditional subjects.
In the film we meet four families who each have their own unique reasons for holding such elaborate functions - an 8-year-old boy who is throwing a cowboy themed party; a girl's winter wonderland party featuring meerkats, unicorns and reindeer; a superhero extravaganza; and the most spectacular of the lot - a bar mitzvah held at a five star hotel.
Yesterday afternoon, all roads around the Thurrock junctions were grid-locked. The M25 tailed back to the Brentwood turn off; the London-bound-A13 tailed back to the Grays junction; The Southend-bound A13 became clogged at the Dartford junction.
Thurrock’s goal came in the thirteenth minute with a wonder strike from midfielder Matt Bodkin, the ball was being played around the West Ham half and little danger appeared but as the ball was passed to Bodkin he volleyed a lob shot from 25 plus yards high and over the West Ham keeper who was backtracking but was unable to save a great goal.
