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Life sentence for teen murderer
A TEENAGER has been jailed for life after a "vicious and frenzied attack" on a man at his Grays home. Priscilla Scamp stabbed Daniel Thomas more than 30 times at his Darnley Road flat last April. The 19-year-old showed little emotion as she was jailed
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Crime shows encouraging drop in borough
CRIMINALS are being driven out of Thurrock - with offences down 6.5 per cent in the last year. There were 11,752 crimes reported in the district between October 2009 and September 2010. Chief Supt Glenn Caton, divisional commander for South Western
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Proposal for new autism centre gets support from councillors
A NEW centre to support people with autism could be on the cards in Thurrock. A motion calling for plans for a centre to be explored was tabled by Labour councillor Angie Gaywood, who has an autistic son, at the last full council meeting.
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Anger over blood test letters mix-up
RESIDENTS have branded a mix-up in blood test request forms as “total incompetence” after 75 patients received the wrong forms. Last week, men and women aged between 40 and 74 across Grays received letters saying they were entitled to a free NHS health
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Protest set to be picture perfect!
AN ACTION group is calling on residents to turn out for a photoshoot in Stanford-le-Hope to show planning chiefs the amount of opposition against plans to build 350 homes on green belt land. Residents Against Inappropriate Development (RAID) is calling
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Essex shot put hero's happy with appeal decision
PARALYMPICS: ROB Womack admitted justice had been done at the IPC World Athletics Championships after winning a challenge against officials to finish seventh in the shot put final. The Essex-based Womack left the track in the F54/55/56 shot
