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MBE for dedicated badminton coach
A FORMER teacher who is credited for getting hundreds of young people involved in sport has picked up an MBE from Prince Charles. Carlton Darrell has been teaching badminton to schoolchildren across Thurrock for more than 40 years. The 71-year-old,
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Hannah remembered by school tree sculpture
SCHOOLCHILDREN have decided to dedicate a new sculpture to the memory of a much-loved teaching assistant. Children at at Treetops Special School, in Buxton Road, Grays, have asked for the new tree sculpture could be called Hannah’s Tree, in memory of
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Successful show inspiring society
TALENTED singers, dancers and actors from Thurrock Thameside Musical Society have promised to try and put on two shows a year from now – after the success of its latest show Eurobeat. The troupe recently put on a three-day performance of the spoof Eurovision
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Working party to examine council tax collection
FORMER council cabinet member for finance Barry Johnson has set up a working group to look at council tax and other debt collection services at Thurrock Council. Cllr Johnson, who is also chairman of the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny committee
