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Fisher and Palmer make progress for Grays Cons
SNOOKER: It was cup tie week in the Thurrock League for the singles second round. A 35 break for Grays Cons’ Matt Fisher helped him go through to the next round along with team mate Ross Palmer. Three Rileys Wanderers men went through, Mark Mason, Roy
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Da Costa will appear at magistrates court
PREMIER LEAGUE: West Ham defender Manuel da Costa has been charged with sexual assault following an alleged incident in a nightclub, Scotland Yard said today. Da Costa will appear at Redbridge Magistrates' Court on January 25 charged with sexual assault
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Pegasus too good for ETRCA "A"
DARTS: Little Haven Ladies League: Welcome 4, LCC 4.Welcome (B) 1, Crooked Billett 7; LCC 3, Brandon Grove 5; Corringham (B) 5, ETCA (B) 3; ETRCA (A) 3, Pegasus 5; Greenline 5, Stifford Clays.(B).
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Track squad is unveiled
SPEEDWAY: The Lakeside Hammers unveiled their new squad at 6pm on Wednesday evening. The squad comprises: Lee Richardson, Adam Shields, Piotr Swiderski, Kauko Nieminen, Peter Ljung, Stuart Robson (doubling up), Kyle Legault (doubling up) and Robert
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Down's Syndrome dancers from Thurrock wow TV judging panel
TWO dancers from Thurrock with Down’s Syndrome have wowed a celebrity judging panel on TV’s Got To Dance. Thomas Hurley, 20, from Corringham, and David Martin, 21, from Grays, performed with the Dance 21 troupe on the Sky One show. The 28-strong group
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How underwear can make you feel good
ANGELA Poplett, Lakeside’s Personal Shopper, reveals the clothing and accessory tricks that’ll make you feel fabulous this new year. “Underwear is a fantastic shape maker – but try to forget about the awful Bridget Jones knickers. "Those big pants
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How the teams fared at the weekend
RUGBY: LONDON ONE NORTH Results: Bury St Edmunds 63 Eton Manor 0, Chingford 20 Tabard 0, Letchworth Garden City 25 Old Colfeians 12, Ruislip 22 Stevenage Town 19, Sidcup 30 Brentwood 8, Westcliff 16 Colchester 10, Woodford 19 Thurrock 30.
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Fuel blockade plan at Petroplus refinery
A FUEL blockade is being planned at Petroplus refinery in Stanford-le-Hope this weekend. The protest has been advertised on Facebook on the “Stop The Rip Off” group page. The invite to protest against soaring fuel prices, from 10am to 5pm on Saturday
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Stanford RFC 2nds too good for Woodford
A DARREN Tully penalty was enough to give Clacton a 3-0 win over Pegasus Palmerians in a windswept and soggy encounter in Essex Division One at the weekend. The victory secured Clacton fifth place in the division one table. Peg have a free weekend,
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Happy days for feast and fayre organisers
HAPPY Days will be the theme of the next feast and fayre in Horndon On The Hill. Organisers of the popular annual event, on the weekend of June 25 and 26, will see volunteers dressed as characters from the 80s TV show, which was set in America in the
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Essex sailor scoops Musto Skiff World championship
DAN Henderson has scooped a dinghy world title. The young Essex sailor, who grew up in Southend and Benfleet, made sure of the singlehanded Musto Skiff class crown despite intense pressure from international sailors from nine countries. With the exception
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Honours shared as stick Ladies clash
Thurrock Ladies 1st 0, Upminster 1sts 0 HOCKEY: THURROCK’s ladies firsts approached this game with apprehension as they were facing top of the league Upminster whilst currently sitting near the bottom of the league. The ladies took a little while
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Grays-based club too hot for Brentwood
TENNIS: Thurrock Lawn Tennis Club's women’s doubles team is celebrating another win in the LTA Senior Winter 2010-2011 League. The team - comprising of Diane Morgan and Amy Beadle, and Sue Klecha and Janice McAlear, defeated Brentwood Lawn club at home
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decent catches at Tilbury and Grays
SEA REPORT: REPORTS from the Kent coast are saying that the coast from Hythe to Dungeness is alive with dabs, with up to 40 per angler. Boat skippers are asked to contact Rollo with reports of what you are catching. SOUTHEND PIER: A fair number of
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Hammers board forced into change of heart
PREMIER LEAGUE: Co-owner David Sullivan has insisted the entire West Ham board were “100 per cent” behind Avram Grant, despite the club having actively tried to replace him as manager. The Hammers were forced into an embarrassing climbdown yesterday
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Grays hosting title chasing Needham Market tonight
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: GRAYS host title-chasing Needham Market at Rookery Hill tonight, desperate to pick up back-to-back league wins for the first time since early September. Grays beat Harlow on the weekend and still have games in hand on most teams
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Tough times for the borough
Thurrock 1sts 3, Crostyx 2nds 5 HOCKEY: IT was the Tees first game to start the second half of the season in the N14Hockey Div 3SE with a hard game against Crostyx IIs. With Christian Jenkins still unavailable and captain Steve Abbott out it
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Bears A edge out Badgehurst
Thurrock’s netball league started again at the weekend with Bears A showing their class again in Division One with a 31-13 victory over Badgehurst. Other Disision one results: Phoenix Ladies 13,Star C 21; Star B 24, Bears B 17. Division two: Calder
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U14 youngster is on top form with bat
CRICKET: MATTHEW Lewis of struck 73 not out for the Belhus U14 "A" team as he hit five sixes - three of them consecutively - and four other boundaries in a match winning tally of 132 for the loss of five wickets in the latest round of U14 indoor
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Heavy overnight rain does not deter Thurrock RFC in Woodford clash
Woodford 19, Thurrock 30 RUGBY: THURROCK gained revenge for their defeat at the hands of Woodford earlier in the season. This time they staged an emphatic victory, crossing the whitewash five times despite the swirling wind and heavy overnight
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Thurrock Ladies scoop 7-19 win
Rosslyn Park 7 T-Birds (Thurrock Ladies)19 RUGBY: THE T-Bird machine rolls on with another win, but - on this display at least - not firing on all cylinders. The waterlogged pitch at Rosslyn Park’s own ground forced a move to a sloping pitch
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Mossops too rich for Beauchamps Rovers
THURROCK ASSOCIATION SUNDAY LEAGUE: League Cup Round 3: Beauchamp Rovers 2 (C.Record, I.Scott) Mossops 3 (Bevington 2, Harle); Kynoch Sports 1 (M.Stevens) Shell Sunday 4 (D.Avis 2, T.Whitehead, B.Leesen); Cross Keys Chadwell 3 (Harrison, Sullivan, Douglas
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Pub Watch scheme launched in town
THIRTEEN pubs in Grays have signed up to a new scheme to drive troublemakers out. Pub Watch aims to promote responsible drinking by operating a “behave or be banned” policy. The initiative means anyone who misbehaves in one of the pubs in the scheme
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School recognised for superb turnaround in fortunes
A PRIMARY school has been “transformed beyond recognition” after it was rated as good with outstanding features in its latest Ofsted report. Sue Cook, headteacher of West Thurrock Primary, in Schoolfield Road, says it is down to the “can do” attitude
