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Mud, sweat... but no tears at Hadleigh event
ATHLETICS: THURROCK Harriers scooped medals in the Under-20s section at the prestigious county cross-counry championship at Hadleigh Country Park. The borough’s U20 mens’ team took gold. Muddy conditions greeted the competitors at the venue which
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Schools involved in tough pool sport
WATER POLO: FOR the first time in more than half a century, Great Britain will bid for water polo glory at the Olympics next year, writes James Colasanti. Not since the 1956 games in Melbourne has one of our teams donned silly hats and stepped into
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Police detention officer charged with ABH
AN ESSEX Police detention officer has been charged with causing actual bodily harm. Catherine Renew, 40, will appear at Southend Magistrates Court on Wednesday, January 19. The charge follows an investigation by the Independent Police
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Bus stop is the main problem
IN response to the reply to my letter in last week’s Gazette regarding parking problems outside Thurrock Hospital. I am sorry if my letter led you to believe I am against patients parking outside the hospital. What I tried to say was I am not happy
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It's an accident waiting to happen
IN response to the writer (Gazette, December 31) regarding parking in Long Lane. I think it unfair the residents of Long Lane’s community spirit has been brought into question, especially when it is us that have to put up with the inconvienence of people
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Potholes are a real problem
I WRITE with concern regarding the amount of potholes there are in the Thurrock area. As many people are aware, dodging pot holes is dangerous. You can’t concentrate on the traffic around you as you are trying to avoid all the pot holes and when trying
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Praise doesn't fool me
I NOTE again a letter praising the efforts of the council during the bad weather, really! The roads were dreadful. We are on a bus route but the gritting, well, it happened once. As for waste collection this is a joke. I hope the suppling contractor
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Broken promises everywhere
HAVING read our MP’s latest missive in last week’s Gazette, I feel it ill behoves her to lecture the local council on broken promises. I seem to recall one David Cameron making many promises before the last general election, none of which have been honoured
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Hit them at the ballot box
I HOPE Ian Wicks, of the Essex Federation for Small Businesses, will encourage his members to vote against councillors of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties at the election in May to protest at their support for the increased tolls at the Dartford
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Paperboy's been great!
I’D like to say a big thank you to my lovely paperboy who all through the big freeze, frost and snow came to deliver my paper to me. There’s not much of him and he’s not very tall but he battled on no matter what. – M ENGLISH, Aveley.
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Charity's thanks for support
I AM writing on behalf of the NSPCC in Thurrock to thank your readers for their support over the last 12 months. The NSPCC relies heavily on the support of local people in order to provide its services for children and their families and we really do
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Rotary does fine work
CAN I thank the Rotary Club of Stanford and Corringham for its hard work at Christmas and throughout the year in helping to provide care and attention to others. Just today, I was delivered a parcel of Christmas goodies. I may not be in particular need
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Search for information
I AM trying to find information on a lady named Eileen Knights. She died in 1982, aged 59, but lived all her life in Lodge Lane, Grays. She had a sister named Ena Thomas. I would be grateful for any information, however small, anyone might have. I
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History of the terminal
THIS week in Down Memory Lane I suspect we all wish we could go on holiday again soon! So we visit the Riverside Terminal, not the railway station this time, but the Customs Hall. Opened in 1930 by the Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, the new facility
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CCTV hope in hunt for petrol station robbers
THIS is the gang of masked robbers who held up a petrol station for £4,000 of cigarettes. Detectives have released CCTV to try and identify the men who robbed the Jet Service Station, in Southend Road, Stanford-le-Hope. It comes after
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Atomic tackle boilies hit the spot for Jay at lake
AFTER the frozen lakes stopped sport over recent weeks, matches resumed at Gloucester Park this week. In a field with a very good turnout, Frank Vickers came first with a total weight of 55lb 4oz. In second place was Steve Lloyd with 17lb 13oz, and
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Don't be let down by the New Year
HAPPY New Year everyone! VAT has gone up to 20 per cent. You’ve missed that bargain at the Lakeside sale. You’ve already failed to keep your resolution to lose weight and get more exercise. And you only got socks and a jumper for Christmas! Oh well
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Youngsters have the edge
Stanford 38, Basildon 7 RUGBY: The lads started the new year in excellent form, with all 14 members of the squad available. The first half of this game showed no signs of any post XMAS rustiness. The forwards dominated at the set piece winning scrums
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New mast bid for Chafford
MOBILE company O2 has targeted land owned by a wildlife trust in a new bid to get a phone mast in Chafford Hundred. The communications giant has contacted Essex Wildlife Trust about putting a mast on its land at the corner of Warren and Clockhouse Lanes
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Teenager "wove a web of deceit" and blamed another man for death
A TEENAGER "wove a web of deceit" that ended in a perfectly innocent man being accused of murder. Kieran Wood was accused by 18-year-old Priscilla Scamp of killing a man who lay dead in his Grays home for over a month. A jury at Chelmsford
