Information on free & flexible early education & childcare for three and four year-olds in Thurrock has been added to the Family Information Service pages in our Education section.
In addition to the online facility for renewing and reserving library books, Thurrock Libraries have now launched a new service for requesting items not in stock.
Over the coming years Thurrock Council, like public bodies across the nation, is going to have to make major changes to the way it works. You can now use the web to share your ideas for reducing spending, and to vote on the suggestions put forward: Thurrock's Budget - Let's Talk.
Results of the Grand Prize draw are now available in our Thurrock Community Chest annual charity prize draw 2010 page.
The 'Positive Activities in the Holidays' page in our Youth & Connexions has been updated with details of Chelsea Football Club's summer holiday programme for young people aged 12-19.
A guide to the accreditation procedure for retailers has been added to our Thurrock Community Equipment Service (TCES) - Retailers page within the Adult Social Care section.
Thurrock Council's web site, www.thurrock.gov.uk, has been given a design refresh. You can read all about the changes made on our 'New Look Thurrock Council Web Site' page.
Our Thurrock Adult Community College section has been updated with the 2010-2011 brochure and details of Adult College courses and term times.
Our Thurrock In Bloom section has been updated with details about the 2010 competition.
Information on the Examination in Public of the council's submitted Local Development Framework Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development as been published in our Strategic Planning section.
Updated versions of the Thurrock Cycle Map have been added to the Transport pages of our Travel section.
An Economic Recovery and Growth Plan for Thurrock has been been published in our Business section.
Updates to Positive Activities for Young People are provided by Thurrock Youth & Connexions in our Education Services section.
Local Council Election Results and Parliamentary Election Results have published in our Direct Democracy section.
Updated Thurrock Public Transport Timetables and Thurrock Public Transport Maps have been published in the Transport pages of our Travel section.
The council's Anti-Litter Strategy has been updated in our Clean Streets section.
Our Benefits section has been updated with new pages on Changes in your Circumstances, Overpayments of Housing and Council Tax Benefit and Discretionary Housing Payment.
The Council Tax bands and rates for 2010/2011 have now been published, along with a helpful booklet that explains Your Council Tax and how it is spent.
Communities Together - a strategy for Thurrock has been published in our Community Development & Tenant Participation Services section.
Our Strategic Planning section has been updated with a "Proposed Submission Draft" of the Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development, with an online repsonse form for representations.
The Grangewaters Outdoor Education Centre brochure 2010 has been published in our Grangewaters section.
Information on Low Carbon Business Support, a low carbon economy programme lead by Thames Gateway South Essex (TGSE), has been published in our Business section.
The Overview & Scrutiny panel Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) review report has been added to our Scrutiny Reviews page in the Overview & Scrutiny pages of our Direct Democracy section.
The following advice leaflets provided by the Thurrock Youth & Connexions service are now available as web pages:
The National Concessionary Bus Pass page in our Transport section has been updated with advice on the renewal of bus passes and changes of address.
The Audit Commission's Annual Audit Letter (December 2009) to Thurrock Council has been added to the Audits and Inspections page in our "I-Know" - Strategies & Priorities section.
The 2009 Annual Monitoring Report is also now available in our Strategic Planning section.
