WE USUALLY relegate the third and fourth parts of show nights down into the other specific pages but we wanted to make an exception for Feel the Music, the Gateways Got Talent night.
The trucks. which had been carrying loads imported from France, were stopped and checked at Moto services, Thurrock on Thursday April 7, 2011 as part of Operation Mermaid, the national campaign to rid the roads of dangerous and poorly driven lorries, vans and other commercial vehicles.
THE sun was shining on another warm spring morning as the brave women of Essex turned up at Lakeside Shopping Centre wearing just their best underwear and high heels yesterday for their chance to win a £100 Gift Card and a goody bag full of treats in celebration of the great new spring fashions available at Lakeside.
COMMUNITY days are vital to continue the link between the police and the community. The recent community day also involved many other agencies under the umbrella of the community safety partnership.
Stanley and Orlando Smith came close to levelling the scores, the latter forcing a fine save from keeper Nicky Morgan who tipped a looping, deflected shot over bar, but once Harrison Chatting made it 2-0 with another long-range strike in the 35th minute the result was rarely in doubt, with Billericay cheered on by the vast majority of fans in a crowd of 472.
YourThurrock spoke to Delivery Manager for Essex and Herts, Emma Tierney about what VS does for Thurrock as well as a new initiative with respect to anti-social behaviour.
On Thursday 21st April CBeebies Presenter Andy Day brings his much loved humour to this high energy, fast-paced children’s comedy :- Andy & Mike’s… Big Box of Bananas! In a production aimed at 3-11 year olds (and their entire families!!), Andy and long-term comedy partner Mike James create the hilarious, slap-stick and chaotic .
These can play havoc with resident’s bin-collection dates and this week Thurrock Council has announced how Bank Holidays will affect collection dates all the way through to the summer.
The Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust and East Anglian Air Ambulance will combine the operation of their four helicopters during the summer.
As a result there will be at least two aircraft on standby between 0700 BST and 2100 BST, an increase in cover in Essex by four hours per day.
Investigating officer, Dc Becky Jenkins, said: “This happened early in the day, and there is potentially quite a few people that may have seen this or may have seen the suspects in the area at the time. Thankfully the victim was seriously injured, but it would have been very frightening for him to go through. If you know or saw anything, get in touch with us.”
OVER 80 students from across Thurrock took part in an Ensembles Concert at the Culver Centre, South Ockendon last month. The event was organised by Thurrock Music Services and showcased the extensive ensemble work that takes place in the area on a weekly basis.
As a floating voter, I issue a challenge to the prospective candidates – run your campaigns without all the political point scoring and mud slinging, convince me that you deserve to have my vote, that you are prepared to put aside the ideological differences with your opponents for the greater good and that, if you are successful in getting into office, you do not let down the people of your ward or of Thurrock.
In my own town HomeStart, a valuable organisation giving families the support they need in life, will close in the next few weeks because of cuts to its funding. How does that improve social mobility?
South Essex College’s current Further Education prospectus is already proving to be a hit with potential students as it has seen an increase in applications this year, so as well as being a commercial success it is also proving to be a critical one after being shortlisted for the prestigious Heist Awards in the Best Further Education Prospectus category.
Joy Ridgewell attended the Blackshots Library for the Essex Book Festival talk by author Sarah Moss. The subject for our workshop readings were on April Fools Day. Cindy Barber read another chapter from her book, she has now obtained an agent and is hoping soon to have her book published. These were a variety of other poems and stories that added to an interesting and entertaining evening.
