Thurrock Hostory Society chair Susan yates concludes here year of occasional articles for Thurrock Nub news with a timely look back at Chruistmas.
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Health executives on an appointment merry-go-round as tiers of administration appear to grow
By Neil Speight
23rd Dec 2020 | Opinion
Thurrock Nub News editor Neil Speight tries to get to grips with an increasingly multi-layered, geographically unaccountable and - quite frankly - financially puzzling structure of local NHS health care. This is a news report that contains opinion and we invite our readers to contribute their own thoughts via our Facebook page.
A NUMBER of new directors have been appointed to the quango that commissions health services in mid and South Essex - but its bosses have remained tight-lipped about the salaries offered to its new appointees and they say the new look organisation will be 'streamlined' with the responsibilities of 22 executive director posts (and four accountable officers) squeezed into just seven new roles.
The Ugly Spectre of Poverty, Destitution and Food Insecurity in the UK
By Guest
16th Dec 2020 | Opinion
A personal opinion piece by Thurrock councillor Martin Kerin. Thurrock Nub News always welcome local thoughts, views and commentary on issues of the day.
AS I write, news has come in that, for the first time in history, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will help feed children in the UK. For the first time in its 70 year history, UNICEF will respond to a UK 'domestic emergency.' Given recent events and following the Food Foundation's findings that 2.4 million (17%) children are living in 'food insecure households', it was only a matter of time before an international agency was forced to step in.
A mammoth tale: Bats, slave traders, tar pots and malevolent spirits mark the road down memory lane to Southend
By Neil Speight
13th Dec 2020 | Opinion
Local historian and chair of Thurrock History Society Susa Yates continues her recollections during the Covid guideline weeks recalling childhood trips to Southend.
WHENEVER my father bought another car we always went for a drive, mostly to Southend-on-Sea. He would have my brother and I crawling around in the back seat listening for rattles or vibrations.
DO you remember in the good old days, when we were allowed to meet in each other's houses and go round in groups as large as we liked? Well about a year ago just a few months before lockdown started when we could do that I went out for a drive on a Sunday afternoon and found myself just a few yards from the River Crouch in South Fambridge.
This small Essex hamlet has a lovely old listed building called The Old Ferry House. It was whilst looking at this old house that an elderly gentleman approached me and began talking to me.
Don't let lockdown get you down - history offers so much to keep your mind busy
By Neil Speight
7th Nov 2020 | Opinion
Susan Yates, chair of Thurrock Historical Society, reminds us in her latest article that history is all around us and imagination and memories can help lift the spirits.
WELL here we are all in once again. As I left football on Saturday we all wished each other a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year not knowing when or if we would see each other again.
Cruising back through history. A remarkable restoration at the Tilbury Cruise Terminal thanks to Port and Trust
By Neil Speight
12th Oct 2020 | Opinion
Susan Yates, chair of Thurrock Historical Society continues her occasional series of articles about the borough's history and in this piece turns her attention to a recently restored and absolutely impressive building - the London International Cruise Terminal at Tilbury.
TO have our heritage preserved and protected in Thurrock is rare but thankfully that is not the case at the London International Cruise Terminal thanks to The Tilbury on Thames Trust Limited and the Port of Tilbury.
Incompetent or not telling the truth? The travesty at the top of Thurrock Council - but we call on our readers to reflect those in the authority who are doing a great job!
By Neil Speight
23rd Sep 2020 | Opinion
COMMENT – by Thurrock Nub News Editor Neil Speight
TOTAL incompetence or a willful attempt to deceive the public!
Oakfield News: With the opening of Orsett Heath Academy Thurrock Rugby Club's Ralph Henderson explores the umbilical link between sport and education.
By Guest
16th Sep 2020 | Opinion
Dreamers Of The Day
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." Lawrence of Arabia
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