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Tories lay down the election gauntlet
THURROCK Conservatives have launched their local election campaign, promising to earn back trust in politics while tackling issues in housing, education and the environment. Cllr Phil Anderson, leader of Thurrock Conservatives, outlined a “
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Next Top Boss winners are honoured
THURROCK’s budding young business men and women have been rewarded at a ceremony at the Thameside Theatre. The Next Top Boss competition, which started in September last year, comprised of four challenges to test the business acumen of teams of 16 to
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Petition to get bus back in Stifford
THURROCK Council has been handed a petition calling for the 200 bus service to be reinstated in Stifford Clays. Bus company First decided to take Stifford Clays out of its 200 route, as it said there was a low demand for the service and it was not commercially
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Tom's jumping for Africa trip
A PURFLEET student is jumping at the opportunity to raise funds for a charity trip to Africa this July. Tom Lyon, 16, is to bungee jump at a specialist centre in Windsor on Sunday as he attempts to raise the £3,400 necessary to fund the trip, where he
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Author's book is out to inspire
A THURROCK author is hoping her book will inspire people who have suffered abuse. Sarah Harper’s Life and Survival as a Destitute: My Own True Story tells of her difficult childhood, in which she suffered sexual, verbal and physical abuse. Sarah said
