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Hollywood Bowl Lakeside celebrates partnership with Beano with a chance for guests to have their own family portrait illustrated by one of the artists

KIDS and grown-ups who visit Hollywood Bowl Lakeside this Easter school holidays will be in the frame to have their own family portrait illustrated by one of the artists behind the nation's favourite comic.

Lakeside introduces mobile phone lanes

PICTURE this; you’re walking through Lakeside with a Macchiato extra hot and totally engrossed in a TikTok duet when an inconsiderate shopper gets in your way. Annoying, right?

Thurrock History Society: Hidden in Plain Sight by Twigs Way

AT our March meeting we welcomed Twigs Way, Research Consultant with the Essex Gardens Trust. Working with the Land of the Fanns she worked on a project to find the lost gardens of Thurrock. The project was in four parts – 50 Fabulous Features, 17 Sites, 15 Lost Gardens and 12 Volunteer Researchers. 

The winner of Lakeside’s #ThinkBigShopSmall pop-up in centre

THIS week, shoppers at Lakeside we be able to meet the winner of the Think Big, Shop Small competition, Maxine English.

It’s a family affair at Amazon in Tilbury

THE team working at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury is often described as a family, but for some of the team at the site, it really is family.

Purfleet-on-ThamesCommunity Forum set to meet

RESIDENTS in Purfleet-on-Thames will get an opportunity to hear first hand about the work of Essex Fire and Rescue Service at the next meeting...

Thameside Theatre: Dementia Friendly Cinema Club

THAMESIDE Theatre: Dementia Friendly Cinema Club

Grays litter-pickers spring into action

WE have held a few litter picks this month. At the Concrete Barges we witnessed large quantities of plastic washed onto the reed-beds and also on the pathway above. The four of us filled 80 sacks with 3660 plastic bottles.

Endometriosis Awareness Month: Gynaecologist reveals her advice for people living with endometriosis

MARCH is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is a long-term condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes, affecting one in ten women worldwide.

Mothers Day specials at Prezzo Lakeside

MUMS, mother figures, grandmothers – there are plenty of people who deserve a thank you this Mother's Day. Whether that's taking Mum out for a special meal or, for some, remembering her with a sibling, there are some celebrations that are best done together, and Mother's Day is one of them.

All Covid-19 travel restrictions removed in the UK

THE Government will remove the remaining restrictions on international travel for all passengers ahead of the Easter Holidays, the Transport Secretary announced today (Monday,...

Football weight loss programme kicks off in Thurrock

FOOTBALL weight loss programme that has helped UK men lose nearly 400,000 pounds of weight kicks off in Thurrock A six-a-side football programme that has already...

Thurrock gardeners urged to stay safe around electricity as they Spring back into action

UK Power Networks wants Essex gardeners to put safety first as many Spring into action and venture back outside at the end of Winter.

Thurrock-based arts organisation proud to announce involvement with The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant – highlighting key workers across the region

THURROCK-based arts organisation Kinetika and UK-based Jeanefer Jean-Charles & Associates will be presenting The Thank You Dance in the Pageant, which will take place on the 5th June to honour Her Majesty The Queen as the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee with 70 years of service.

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