There has been a double whammy this week: the news regarding the 66% rise in the tolls was bad enough, now we hear that the improvement work on junction 30 for Lakeside will not happen for at least another four years. Many had understood that not only was it necessary to ease the burden of traffic but that it had been mentioned several times as a key part of helping the increased traffic that will come as part of the deep water port at DP World in Stanford-le-Hope.
Stephen Metcalfe MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness of its award winning fundraising event, wear it pink day, supported by Vanish.
The recycling and re-use centre in St Clement’s Way, West Thurrock is to be mothballed for up to three years, Thurrock Council has announced. The council is looking at having to save around £15 million in the next financial year — and £10 million in each of the two years following that — and in addition it has been forced to make millions of pounds of savings in the current year.
THE DAYS of Thurrock students getting the bus to school appear to be over as the council have pulled the plug on the annual bill of nearly £400,000 spent ferrying teenagers back and fro from college.
MEMBERS of Thurrock Council's Childrens' Services Committee were left aghast last night when it was announced that the financial burdens of redundancies from Vertex staff would be met by Thurrock Council
"I have two children, aged three and seven, who use it regularly. I would not let them go on it if it wasn't safe. This is just health and safety gone mad," said one parent as she signed the petition at a nearby service station and supermarket.
Mr Cahill asked his supplementary question. He said: "Could cllr Hipsey tell the chamber why, when he was leader of the council, he failed to take any enforcement action in relation to the Titan lorry park in Oliver Road, West Thurrock." The Mayor, Ann Cheale immediately informed Mr Cahill that this question was not permitted.
Following an eight-hour stoppage on Saturday and plans for another eight-hour strike next Monday, November 1, he added that thousands firefighters will walk out from 10am on November 5 to 9am on November 7, covering one of the fire service's busiest periods.
A proposed new bridge across the River Thames should be built to the east of Gravesend and link up with Chadwell St Mary reports the BBC. Consultants commissioned by Kent County Council (KCC) said the new £1bn Thames crossing should carry traffic direct to the M11 in Essex rather than the M25. The previous three options included one that cut through Chadwell St Mary and Orsett at Prince Charles Avenue.
"Responsibility for raising financial standards at Thurrock rests with the local authority and its electorate, who will be assisted by the steps that the Government are taking to increase the transparency of local authorities' financial transactions.
He said: "I thank my right hon. Friend the Minister for his answer. Following his earlier comments, I seek assurance that small and medium-sized enterprises in my constituency can access Government contracts. Can he give me any examples of practical help now or in future that would make that easier to achieve?
Cllr Worrall said: "One of my greatest concerns since taking this portfolio on in May has been that the Olympics will pass this borough by. "These fears were compounded when I attended an Olympics meeting at Essex County Council. It was the first time anyone from Thurrock had attended in two years."
Councillor for East Tilbury, John Purkiss called for the ban to stretch further than Ockendon. He said: "This is something that should stretch throughout the borough. There is no reason for people to wander around with cans of booze."
Aveley councillor Wendy Herd asked: "Do all the cuts or efficiency savings that are on the board just now amount in total to the £15 million we need to find?" He said: "The truth is that if you take all the proposals across all the committees, they come to around £11.5 million. That still leaves us with £3.5 million."
MANY have tipped Corringham councillor Danny Nicklen as a future Tory MP and that included many of the young voters as he once again won the vote of school pupils in Local Democracy week.
