ON Thursday 26 September, the Backstage Centre will host its first Music and Comedy Showcase, a free event to promote local talent. They are delighted to announce that Holly Hannigan will be performing, winner of the 2013 Thurrock Contemporary Musician of the Year Award.
THE men knocked on the door of a house in Bryanston Road claiming they were from Thurrock Council and were doing a recycling survey.They showed identification and were wearing Thurrock Council lanyards.
SAFE, a play written by Thurrock's Luke Coldham won a number of awards at the Brentwood Festival. The play had already received glowing reviews after performing in London and Edinburgh.
FIRE CREWS using specialist cutting equipment freed two female casualties trapped following a road traffic collision.The incident involved two vehicles and happened at the junction of Victoria Road and London Road. The casualties were freed by 18:40 hrs and left in the care of the ambulance service.
A LOCAL man died in the arms of his girlfriend after being punched and kicked to death on a night out, a court heard. The trial into the murder of Liam Holden who died after being attacked in a car park near Morrisons on London Road, Grays on 10 March, began at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday, 18 September.
BRIAN Warrens, Lecturer in Production Arts (Technical Theatre) & Creative & Cultural Apprenticeship Assessor for the College, who spends much of his time with students at the Centre, said: “I’ve worked in the industry for over 30 years and the opportunities these state-of-the-art facilities give young people looking at forging a career in this traditionally ‘hard to get into’ area are second to none. It really is outstanding and is essential in the delivery of the right skills using the right equipment to get our students in the right jobs related to their studies.”
INTU Lakeside is offering students free transport to the event via complimentary buses that will run to and from the University of Essex campus in Colchester via Chelmsford. Select lucky students who attend the event will also leave with a free goody bag packed full of treats.
PRO-Actions (Essex) Ltd, Business Improvement Specialists, are delivering two free seminars in support of St. Luke’s Hospice. Both are hugely topical and designed to underpin skills needed to succeed in the current business climate.
ACCORDING to recent research an astonishing 1 in 7 young people go off to school of college having had no breakfast. Using their loaf, or alternatively rolled oats if you prefer, South Essex College is now set to offer all students the opportunity of a free breakfast as part of their brand new Breakfast Club initiative.
A MAN was arrested in Corringham on Thursday evening after an alleged domestic disturbance in a house involving a firearm.
Police were called to Lampits...
THURROCK Council, in partnership with Essex Chambers of Commerce and Bizphit, brought together 15 major companies and public sector bodies from across south Essex to give more than 75 businesses the opportunity to promote themselves to key players in the Thurrock economy.
A GRAYS CONVENT pupil died after doctors failed to conduct simple tests which could have revealed the early signs of deadly brain damage, an inquest heard.
DETECTIVES are investigating an aggravated burglary where two bogus council workers conned their way into a Tilbury home. The men knocked on the door of a house in Bryanston Road claiming they were from Thurrock Council and were doing a recycling survey.
Award winning Grays theatre group Thurrock Courts Players return to the Thameside this October with the hilarious modern farce Rumours by American playwright Neil...
INTU Lakeside is introducing a new scheme to stamp out illegal and inconsiderate parking and ensure designated spaces for disabled shoppers and parents with children are kept free for the right people. With 13,000 free parking spaces to manage, minimising congestion and maximising safety remains a key focus for the shopping centre and this new initiative is expected to vastly improve shoppers’ experience of visiting by car.
