Essex County FA Chief Executive Phil Sammons commented: “Our football workforce has shaped The FA’s National Game Strategy, which resulted in a four-year investment worth £220m across the Country from The FA. Last year, the majority of our stakeholders thought we were doing a good job of promoting and developing the grassroots game in the County.”
But in the hands of Ricochet Banton, it is a fascinating art form where he blends old style rap with a Jamaican patois. In many ways it harks back to some of the punk sensibilities.
Young Writers, the parent company of Forward Press, which is the largest publisher of new poetry in the world, launch their Poetry Matters Anthology every year with the intention to engage, motivate and inspire young people as well as boost their confidence in regards to writing.
It is also good to see that St Clere’s as a specialist Science school, an area I am particularly interested, is getting excellent science results. We need students to take an interest in Science to make sure Britain leads the way in innovation and ideas to attract international investment and to ensure that our businesses have the skilled staff they needed to remain world leaders.”
THE STARS of the hugely popular TV show The Only Way Is Essex will get their chance to meet the cast at Lakeside’s HMV store on Monday 28th March. Characters from the show will be at the store to celebrate the release of ‘The Only Way Is Essex Series 1’ on DVD.
Trust represent the ‘Thurrock Racial Unity Support Task’ group, an organisation of Asian, black and minority ethnic groups who aim to represent issues and concerns of members within their respective communities.
QUARRY HILL WAS a whizz of activity on Friday doing something funny for money on behalf of Comic Relief. They raised hundreds that day. Brave teacher Mr Lynn "volunteered" to sit in a bath of baked beans to make sure that hundreds broke through to a thousand.
Night time noise nuisance is a form of Anti-social Behaviour. It can cause sleepless nights, distress and affect normal everyday life. Problems often occur at weekends during the summer months and this year, in response to residents’ calls, the noise nuisance line is being re-launched at the start of the Easter holiday weekend.
Thurrock Council Community Protection Manager Jim Nicolson said: “Fly tipping is the scourge of our borough. It is unsightly, unhygienic and one of our residents’ biggest issues. We are delighted at this court result after much hard work from Thurrock’s Community Protection Team. And it sends out a clear message that we will pursue anyone who dumps rubbish in our borough.”
“Reductions in Corporation Tax and increase in tax credit levels for research and development are welcome but what must be remembered is that these only benefit businesses making significant profits, for the hundreds of small businesses struggling to keep their heads above water these changes will make no difference.
" We are unblocking the complex, costly planning system, regenerating redundant sites and putting the brakes on the years of Whitehall micro-management that has tied business up in red tape, slowing and stifling growth.
Investigating officer, Pc Richard Smears, said: “The victim remembers seeing a group of youths hanging around on the crescent part of Foyle Drive where it meets Gatehope Drive, and I am keen to speak to this group or anyone that may have seen them in the area, as they could hold information vital to our investigation. This was a very nasty attack on a man who was just walking home after a night out, so if you can help in any way, I urge you to contact us.”
“In this Budget the Tories have confirmed the banks will get a tax cut this year while 22, 185 families in Thurrock will see their child benefit frozen and will pay an average extra £450 in VAT this year. And families earning as little as £26,000 are set to lose their tax credits next year too.”
Stephen said afterward: “I was pleased that the Prime Minister was able to highlight the problems we inherited from the previous Government and that in advance of Budget the Prime Minister was able to point out that, in only 10 months, we have started to turn our economy around.”
