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Dragon breathes life into Lakeside lingerie

LAKESIDE is looking forward to the arrival of an exciting new and original store concept from Theo Paphitis called Boux Avenue, opening on Friday April 8. The brand will offer sizes ranging from 30A to 40G initially (and later all the way to K), making beautiful and exquisite lingerie accessible to every woman.

Bulphan in full bloom with gardening grant

They have been able to purchase garden equipment and tools to keep the Anglia in Bloom Gold Award village in a neat and tidy order. All the villagers are absolutely thrilled with this grant and have already put the new equipment to good use.

Petition against lifting weight restriction on Devonshire Road

The Council has not explained the rationale behind this new consultation so soon after the previous one. The Council is yet to produce any police stats or traffic delay figures to evidence the reason for the new consultation.

Thurrock Youth Cabinet Diversity Conference

WE HAVE seen the Youth Cabinet conferences develop and mature over the years. The recent meeting at the Culver Centre was no exception as the young people from across the borough debated a vast number of issues related to diversity.

Thurrock’s a blooming winner

The council’s horticultural team examined the borough’s shrub and tree stocks before spending Monday morning selecting varieties to fit into five classes of the competition for Ornamental Plants.

Dispute as to whether taxpayers should prop up Perfomers College students

“The Coalition Government has already shown that we can push through successful reform in these areas. The controversial Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) has been scrapped and replaced with a £165M fund paid direct to schools and colleges. This ends the scandal of ‘state funded pocket money’ while ensuring that poorer students will not be excluded from education because they cannot afford essentials like travel and study materials.”

Thurrocks Got Talent Heats

A HOST of acts turned up to the Worlds End pub in Tilbury to see the first heat of the well-established talent show. Well done to winner Amelia Whitehead who has a fantastic singing voice and belted out a couple of great numbers.

Busy Time For Chadwell WI

Chadwell St Mary is a very busy and active WI and this month members were informed of the many trips and events that we are planning, or that are open to them through the Essex Federation of WIs.

Sunday Comment: The Beach and the sands of time..

This Sunday we are looking at some achilles heels: For the Tories it may be Grays Beach Park. For Labour it may be Academies. We also say well done to all the organisations and clubs out there and w

Rocks keep rolling on towards title

t was, to most observers, rough justice on Heybridge but East Thurrock, whose manager John Coventry was announced as the March manager of the Month winner on Saturday morning, will also feel that on the balance of play they deserved the victory.

Grays win still sees play-offs in their sights

Abbey attacked from the start when Tyler Campbell found himself clear to shoot wide before Athletic had a chance to settle on the ball, a wake up call that Grays immediately took notice of and returned the attack when Si Thomas ran clear but the bounce of the pitch deceived him as he put it wide. The early exchanges continued as both teams crafted an end to end first half. Manny Osei's pace and Campbell's guile caused the Blues defence a challenge as they tried to wend their way through and Brad Thomas and Eljay Worrell had to be on their game to cope.

Donkey saved from Corringham ditch

"We are not sure how long Heidi had been in the ditch, when the Corringham Crews arrived on the scene the animal was in distress, crews supported her head from the muddy water whilst waiting for the animal rescue unit and vet to arrive. Fire crews from the animal rescue unit used the hiab to lift the animal to safety

Thurrock 3 v 0 Weston-Super-Mare

With games running out it was another important game here this afternoon for Thurrock’s survival, and thanks to new arrival Lee Boylan and his splendid hat-trick of goals, which could have been more three points where secured.

Saturday football results

This is more like it as Lee Boylan grabs a hat-trick for Thurrock on debut to help the relegation battle. Great draw for Aveley and Grays keep their fingertips on a play off place.

Abbie’s Blog: Fashion…..which way to turn?

When it was time for Tina to share her opinions on anorexia, she responded: “I am very biased when it comes to things like this. I think it’s irresponsible and selfish to put your life at risk just to stay thin. The best way to say slim is to eat healthy and exercise, however, I can understand how some models may feel pressured to lose weight, especially in the fashion industry. Luckily this is something I haven’t had to deal with personally and the glamour industry is much more appreciative of curves and womanly features…which I happen to have plenty of!” She laughs.

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