Violent scenes as youth explodes with rage after being found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing disabled woman nine times in her flat. Victims father tells court that "She may never have the independence that she craved ever again." Co-defendent Christopher Rowe found not guilty of wounding with intent.
WHEN YT came to visit Treetops headteacher, Paul Smith, he was up on the roof, tending to some repairs. Last time we interviewed him he was out coaching football. A quick change and he is back in his suit. He checks his diary and he has ten minutes for us as he has a number of tours for prospective parents.
Perry Harding, 17, from Grays is one student who has benefitted from the course. He said: “Before I started at South Essex College I wasn’t doing anything because I didn’t get the grades to get onto the college course that I wanted to do. I saw this course and thought anything was better than doing nothing but I didn’t realise just how much I’d get out of it.
THE REFERENDUM for a change in the voting system takes place on May 5th. Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle Price manned a stall in Grays High Street on Saturday to campaign against the alternative vote system.
INITIALLY, the Mayor Anne Cheale and Deputy Mayor Tunde Ojetola seemed to be mildly surprised more than anything that they were not invited to the Port of Tilbury's 125th anniversary but as they were asked more and more it clearly became a bit of an issue and could have given the impression that they simply didn't bother to turn up.
A MOTHER and daughter from Purfleet are teaming up to take part in a charity bike ride going through Vietnam and Cambodia in November. Susan Newton, 51, of Saladin Drive, and Vicky Dewar, 30, of Marlow Avenue, hope to raise over £6,000 for the Women for Women charity.
As he has done in the last 30 marathons, Pat Dobbs completed his 31st London with a great performance. He was third in the 70+ age group with a time of 3.49.06. This was 18 minutes faster than last year when he was recovering from a serious health set back. As he has passed through the various veteran age bands Pat has collected an array of medals but this one has given him a great amount of satisfaction.
AS promised, we said we would keep in touch with the portfolio work of media students who are from Thurrock but are learning their trade a round the country at university.
The sampling project looked at a range of bakers from individual firms to national supermarkets. Around 80% of the samples taken were found to be in the amber category of the Food Standards Agency’ (FSA) traffic light system and the remainder were red. The FSA traffic light system uses red, amber and green to advise consumer on healthy choices for certain nutritional benefits of food including fat and salt levels. The more green lights on a food the healthier it is.
On Wednesday, 27 April, at 2pm the honey tones of Mr Paul Wood will recount all the great songs of Ol’ Blues Eyes himself. The Len Phillips Orchestra is well known in the borough as a dance band and Len has selected his top musicians to form a great jazz seven piece.
The Celebrations will start in earnest on Saturday 9 July with an afternoon show and art display at the South Essex College’s Thurrock Campus in Woodview. The opening event will be the culmination of a series of talent sessions hosted in all the local secondary schools, with the afternoon including art work and performances from professional artists and local high quality acts.
Manager, Lavena Kenyon, explained that her team is passionate about supporting the hospice, as many of them have cared for people, who have benefited from its services. She said: “We really do care about the people we look after, so we wanted to give something back to the hospice, which does such amazing work with them.
Lakeside’s fashion shows made a splash when they returned this weekend as part of the shopping centre’s 21st birthday celebrations, with celebrity appearances, a stunning new pink-edged catwalk and shows featuring over 8,600 items from around the centre.
Mikey boxed against Jake Smith of Paddy Jones A.B.C (Bristol). Maloney set the pace from the off and didn't appear to need to get out of second gear
as he landed succession after succession of fast, accurate , powerful shots in each round leaving Smith desperately chasing him for points.
Council tenant Tony Houston has been leading the campaign to brighten up the area and joined Thurrock Council workers and representatives of the trust to put the finishing touches to the planting. He said: “I was made redundant and took early retirement two years ago and was looking for something to do. There are a lot of young mums and young children here and we wanted the play area and to brighten the whole area up.
