“While Essex FSB appreciates that the deficit needs to be reduced rapidly and drastically that must not be done at the expense of businesses which generate economic wealth.
It was clear that a mentor like Lewis was keeping a lot of young men out of trouble. When they were in trouble, he was the one who would accompany them to youth court, plead their case and get them back on the straight and narrow. With him gone, the consequences could be dire.
ON THE day that new Council Leader John Kent asked for unity in the teeth of a financial gale, the new Labour team proudly unveiled £22,000 worth of specially commissioned art that will be displayed around the borough.
Medium term financial forecast suggested that we would need to make savings of about £30m over the next three years with some £15m falling in 2011/12. I have little doubt that these forecasts will be wrong in detail but not in overall scale.
"I remain unashamed of the belief that I was elected by residents of Thurrock to represent them and where right and able to do so make a difference to their lives. Accordingly that night and on a judgement of the information provided in support of the application, felt justified to support to support this application on the basis of the existence of the very special circumstances in the form of significant job creation at this time of economic crisis and high unemployment."
A reception 6.15pm in the garden with Music from the Thurrock Music Service opens the event. It will be followed by a three-course meal and displays from the Thurrock Bangra dance group and DC Dance from Stanford (Ballroom dancing) and finish with light party music from the Youth Cabinet
Councillors should be clear that for street cleaning, as for other public services, you get what you pay for. The next thing that failed politicians may come out with is that people, as well as paying their council tax, should clean the streets themselves.”
EVERYBODY is in the mood for the World Cup. England play USA tonight and all over the borough, the flag of St George is flying high. The flag flies high over the council offices and is adorning cars, houses and pubs.
Stephen has teamed up with ITV’s This Morning celebrity GP, Dr Chris Steele MBE, to support this year’s Carers Week (14 - 20 June) and celebrate the contribution made by people in South Basildon & East Thurrock and throughout the UK, who provide unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled.
As officers explained the complicated process, should someone make an individual complaint against individual councillors, cllr Revell slammed the process as a "Whitewash" and "Red tape over a ticking bomb".
However at last nights meeting, Monitoring Officer Tasnim Shawcatt made reference to it in a "mea culpa" speech where she apologised profusely to Interim Chief Executive Bob Coomber. She pointed to the page and the mistake and hoped that she wouldn't be executed.
This wasn't lost to Little Thurrock Councillor Rob Gledhill who attended the meeting and put the concerns of his residents to the meeting. One of Rob's main concerns was that senior residents were discharged from hospitals too early.
Cabinet member for crime and disorder, Cllr Gerard Rice, said afterwards: “This is a win-win for the council. There is no cost to us and, at present we do not know what the illegal money-lending situation is here.
THE FIRST Labour Cabinet in six years took place at the Civic Offices last night. The meeting was marked by a tour-de-force from Labour leader John Kent who made every officer and every member aware of the challenges, responsibilities and roles they must play.
THURROCK Council is to get greater powers to stop developers building homes on gardens, the government says.
Communities minister Greg Clark is to pledge to reclassify gardens, currently in the "brownfield" planning category used for ex-factory and railway land.
