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Ryman League Cup final slips away from East Thurrock
LEAGUE CUP: IT WAS heartbreak for East Thurrock as they lost 1-0 in the Ryman league cup final to Bury Town on Wednesday. Bury full-back Mark Coulson was the unlikely hero when he let fly from 25 yards and drilled the ball low into the corner for his
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Four vehicle smash closes M25
A CRASH involving a lorry carrying a dangerous chemical and three other vehicles caused chaos on the M25. The road was closed anti-clockwise at 9.50am on Thursday, between junction 30 for Lakeside and junction 29 for Basildon, whilst fire-fighters
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Jail for rogue traders who conned pensioners
A GANG of fraudsters – including four Tilbury men – who fleeced two pensioners out of almost £160,000 for routine gardening jobs have been jailed. The sick tricksters preyed on a housebound man and woman, aged 72 and 90 respectively, for several years
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Henderson key in fourth string victory
Thurrock 4ths 38, Chelmsford 4ths 14 RUGBY: THURROCK’s fourth string won this BL Plate League 5 semi-final in a match which saw Chelmsford shoved off every ball in the scrum and dominated in the ruck and maul. Wing Tony Jackson started the scoring
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Singing surprise at shopping centre
A FLASH mob caused a stir at Lakeside Shopping Centre. Shoppers were stopped in their tracks when the Rock Choir, which has groups in Wickford, Leigh, Chelmsford and Brentwood, unexpectedly performed Dancing in the Street as part of a synchronised charity
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Stanford anglers enjoying improved hauls
FISHING: MICK Noakes made hay while the sun shone to claim victory in the Warren's Sunday match. The recent decent weather has seen fishing start to improve at the Stanford le Hope lake. And Noakes capitalised by landing a 51lb 12oz haul of bream and
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Chadwell St Mary fighters ready for action
BOXING: Two Chadwell St Mary Boxers have made it through to the semi finals of the Elite Senior ABA Championships. Kieran Redding, 20, (60kg) and Jack Healy, 20, (67kg) boxed in the quarter finals on Sunday at the Halfway House Brentwood. Redding was
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Right-back looking forward to Friday night game at Roots Hall
SOUTHEND UNITED: SEAN Clohessy will make his 100th appearance for Southend United when they host Cheltenham Town at Roots Hall tomorrow night. And the reliable right-back believes it will be the biggest game he has ever played in for Blues. Paul Sturrock
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Praise for stewards who treated visiting keeper
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL:CANVEY’S stewards have been praised for helping a visiting goalkeeper who suffered an horrific double leg break, writes James Colasanti. Jonathan North need treatment for clean breaks of his right leg’s tibia and fibula following
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Judd Trump meets Stuart Bingham today in snooker clash
SNOOKER: STUART Bingham set up another mouth-watering showdown with fellow Essex-boy Judd Trump today after seeing off Joe Perry at the China Open. For the full story see Thursday's Echo newspaper.
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Club reveals profit - and its Twenty20 dilemma
CRICKET: Essex have announced a yearly profit but say they fear they’ll be hit hard by a reduction in the number of Twenty20 games this season. The club revealed they made a profit of £333,000 for the year ending December 31, 2011, compared to a £22,585
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Important day looming for Coryton
CORYTON oil refinery will know what it is worth to potential buyers when its indicative offers are revealed on Monday. The refinery’s parent company fell into administration in January with reported debts of £1.5billion. Administrators Pricewaterhousecoopers
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Takeaway owner fined over hygiene
THE OWNER of a takeaway was ordered to pay £4,500 after failing to meet food hygiene regulations. Kings Flavour, in Dock Road, Tilbury, was found infested with cockroaches, the floors and equipment were filthy and there was no proper food safety system
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Quiz night in Nicky's memory
A QUIZ night is being hosted to raise money for the memorial fund of an Aveley soldier killed in Afghanistan. Nicky Mason, a 26-year-old paratrooper, was killed by an explosion during an operation in Kajaki in September 2008. Cash prizes are up for
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Week three results from borough's hoop stars
NETBALL: THE third week of the Thurrock netball league saw action hotting up. The results were: Division 1: Calder & Howden A v Star C W/D; Bears A 52 v Bears B 29; Star A (fly: B) 20 v Star B (fly: A) 47; Manor 44 v TRFC 28. Division 2: Jones 7 31
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Scrum contest slips away from Stanford's first string
Brightlingsea 1sts 22, Stanford Le Hope 17 RUGBY: HAVING had a close game when Brightlingsea visited the rec early in the season, Stanford’s first string were determined to improve on the score line. But in the end the Stanford pack were no match for
