The new mayor of Thurrock Barrie Lawrence, has been finally installed into office - one month late.
Mr Lawrence was cheated out of a month of his mayoral year because local elections were delayed because of the foot-and-mouth epidemic.
The retiring mayor, Julian Norris, handed over the chain of office at a ceremony at the Civic Offices in New Road, Grays.
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