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Fans want chance to see Ashes hero
CRICKET: ESSEX County Cricket Club says their fans can look forward to seeing Alastair Cook’s world-class ability at the Ford County Ground in the coming season. Club spokesman Ashley Neave said: “We are very proud of Alastair, both on a team and personal
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UPDATED: Two men charged over fight at Stanford-le-Hope pub
TWO men have been charged following a fight at The Inn on the Green in Stanford-le-Hope in the early hours of Saturday (January 8). James Gray, 20, from Elgar Gardens, Tilbury has been charged with GBH, wounding with intent, violent disorder
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Brave display by borough's teen rugby girls
RUGBY: Thurrock T-Chicks hosted Aylesford Under 15 girls on Sunday afternoon with their biggest crowd so far. Aylesford along with London Irish are 2 of the best teams in the country and showed their class at Oakfield on Sunday. The game started with
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County team looking for victory
BASKETBALL: Essex Pirates’ search for their first British Basketball League win of the season continues following two more defeats this weekend. Friday saw the Pirates lose 82-42 at One Health Sharks before going down 84-63 away to Guildford Heat yesterday
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Hammers 2-0 victory is much needed fillip
FA CUP: Mark Noble believes West Ham’s 2-0 FA Cup victory over Barnsley was exactly the boost they needed ahead of tomorrow’s Carling Cup semi-final first leg against Birmingham. West Ham’s encouraging festive form was brought to a halt in midweek with
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Agony as late equaliser robs Grays Athletic of win
RYMAN ONE NORTH: GRAYS had to settle for a point after conceding a 95th-minute equaliser at home to Maldon & Tiptree, who finished the game with ten men. The final score was 1-1. Former Billericay man Oliver Berquez struck at the death, after Dean
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Six arrested after pub brawl
SIX people have been arrested following a mass brawl at a pub. Police were called to the fight at the Inn on the Green, Stanford-le-Hope, at 12.10am on Saturday. A man in his 30s, from Basildon, suffered a suspected fractured cheekbone and was taken
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Hard-earned victory for Aveley
RYMAN PREMIER: AVELEY boosted their survival hopes with hard-earned 2-1 win at Folkestone Invicta. In a proverbial relegation six-pointer, Andrew Howell got both the Millers goals to leave the team two points behind safety — 18th-placed Hastings United
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Needham Market edge encounter with Dockers
RYMAN ONE NORTH: TILBURY gave a good account of themselves away to the title contenders Needham Market, but had to settle for this narrow 2-1 defeat. The hosts were 2-0 up at half-time thanks to Nathan Stone’s brace, but substitute Michael Toner hit
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Church burglar awaits his fate
A YOUNG burglar is waiting to hear his fate after he broke into two churches on the same day. Matthew Gillard, 24, of Coombes Grove, Rochford, forced his way into St Margaret's Church, The Green, Stanford-le-Hope and stole two projectors, keys and two
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MP would reject claim for second home
AN MP says he will not claim for a second home allowance even if he is allowed to under new parliamentary rules. Expenses watchdog, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, could allow about 50 MPs the right to a second home allowance. These
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Judge puts hold on drugs case
A JUDGE refused to sentence a man who admitted minding a cannabis factory, due to limited information the Crown Prosecution Service had about the offence. Suu Vo, 37, a Vietnamese illegal immigrant of no fixed abode, admitted cultivating cannabis at
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Blue Square Bet South joy for travelling Thurrock
MATT Bodkin’s 68th-minute strike was enough to give them a crucial win against derby rivals Dartford in former Billericay Town joint manager Grant Gordon’s first game in charge of Fleet. Bodkin fired home from 15 yards from an angle following a quick
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Lakeside goes nuts for KP
HUGE numbers of fans flocked to see glamour model Katie Price launch her new clothing ranges. Price, who is also a bestselling author and television star, launched her KP Baby and KP Equestrian clothing on Saturday. The model, who used to call herself
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East Thurrock bag four
RYMAN ONE NORTH: This one sidede encounter ended up with Rocks trouncing Enfield Town 4-0. A hat-trick from Kris Newby helped East Thurrock overwhelm Enfield Town and maintain their five-point lead at the top of the table. Rocks dominated from the
