IT LOOKS like the organisers of the Thameside Theatre sessions, "Your Voice" know talent when they see it. In 2011, they asked Romford singer, Lydia Lucy to be the guest performer.
SMALL businesses across Thurrock are being warned they do not have to pay another organisation to apply for rate relief of up to 100 per cent. Thurrock Council has received some requests, from agents, for Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) to be applied to local businesses.
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an incident in Tilbury where a car nearly collided with pedestrians on a crossing on September 3. A man has been arrested for motoring offences. It was around 5.30pm on September 3 when a car was reported driving dangerously along Feenan Highway in Tilbury. The car was driving near the pedestrian crossing opposite the Daisy Fields, Tilbury and narrowly missed colliding with parents and their children.
THEY have an exciting new 9-hole golf event at Belhus Park on their new Forward Tees which enable beginners and juniors to improve their game. There is a great event for all abilities on September 22nd.
OVER the past nine months a county-wide commission has been looking into “the single largest challenge faced by the people of Essex since the 1960s – how will we care for ourselves and our communities right now and in the future”. The Who Will Care report by Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett with Dr Paul Probert was released on Thursday (12 September) and highlighted good work being done in Thurrock.
THE Zim Rotterdam called in at DP World London Gateway port on Friday evening to undergo required maintenance. The 10,000 TEU ship will be the largest ever cargo vessel to enter the Thames and was expected alongside London Gateway at 19.00 hours.
40 LADIES armed with fold-up chairs made their way to the home of President Janet McCheyne for the August meeting. After Jerusalem and WI business in the garden watched by the sheep and bantams, members were divided into 4 teams and sent to different parts of the house for 4 challenges: finding items in their handbags (won by the scullery team); questions on their Essex WI News magazine (won by the front room team); Dingbats (won by the music room team); and “Name that tune” (won by the kitchen team with full marks!)
IF YOU haven't been to the Garden restaurant at Orsett Hall, then we really can recommend it. If you need the proof of the pudding, then two of the chef's are through to the final of the Best Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year awards.
RAIDS are taking place across Essex and other counties to find items stolen from auction houses and museums. A series of warrants are being executed by hundreds of officers from 26 police forces, led by the serious organised crime agency.
A MAN found walking on the Dartford Crossing on Monday evening was sent to hospital with mental health issues. The 42-year-old from Chatham was detained by Highways Agency traffic officers at around 7.30pm before Essex Police were called though he was eventually taken to Darent Valley Hospital by paramedics reports newsshopper.
A YOUNG GRAYS entrepreneur has taken what she has learned in the classroom and put it into into practice. Sophie Rowsell, 17, has opened Sophie's Toy Barn in Clarence Road, Grays. YT went down to the shop and asked the Palmer's College student to tell us a little bit more about the venture.
THE CIVIC HALL at Blackshots has a very special visitor coming in October half term week (Thursday 31st October) FIREMAN SAM in his LIVE SHOW Pontypandy Rocks! There are 2 performances at 1pm & 3.30pm. Tickets are on sale now from the box office 0845-3005264 or you can also book & pay at Blackshots Leisure Centre Reception.
TWO juveniles have been charged in connection with the theft of two bicycles from a block of flats in Grays in May. Following the release of CCTV a 17-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy, both from Grays, were arrested on September 4.
