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Newham admits to sending its tenants to Thurrock
A LONDON borough is housing homeless people in Thurrock behind the backs of the council, a Gazette probe has discovered. Newham Council confirmed it placed 26 families or individuals across Thurrock where it has agreements with 11 private sector
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Chafford fraudster jailed for six years
A CROOKED cashier has been jailed for six years after attempting to help a gang swindle £2.7million from customer’s bank accounts. Derek Annan, 24, worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland in Colchester and Chelmsford. He passed on personal financial
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Fears as robberies jump 19 per cent
ROBBERIES in Thurrock have gone up almost 20 per cent in the last year. The figures were revealed at a public meeting, chaired by Essex Police & Crime Commissioner Nick Alston. He said there were 146 more robberies between November 2012
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MP attacks union over port "bullies"
THE “bully-boy” tactics of Unite have been raised in Parliament by Thurrock’s MP. Jackie Doyle-Price, Thurrock MP asked Prime Minister David Cameron if he was as appalled as she was that Unite the Union are picketing the potential clients of the
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Owen Wood jailed for nine years for manslaughter of Liam Holden
OWEN Wood has been jailed for nine years for killing Liam Holden. Liam Holden, 35, was killed in the early hours of Sunday, March 10 after Owen Wood attacked him having followed him away from the Euro Lounge nightclub, in Grays. During the
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Petition plea to save badgers in Thurrock
WILDLIFE activists have launched a petition to save badgers in Thurrock. Members of the community have signed a petition on the council’s website, titled “Save Thurrock Council's badgers from culling”. Scores of people have already signed up
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Trapped woman rescued by firefighters in Tilbury
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a woman from her car last night after she became trapped following an accident. Crews from Basildon and Orsett attended the scene in Church Road, Tilbury shortly after 11.30pm last night. The woman was released roughly
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Owen Wood to be sentenced today for killing Liam Holden
THE man found guilty of the manslaughter of a Grays father will be sentenced today. Owen Wood, 24, of Godman Road, Chadwell St Mary was found guilty on Friday, October 4 of killing Liam Holden, 35, outside a Grays nightclub in March. Wood's
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Football club look to Billet land as its Pegasus hopes take a hit
EAST Thurrock United football club is looking to build a new stadium on land in Stanford-le-Hope after their hopes of acquiring the Pegasus Club were dented. And the club could now take advantage of the council’s intentions of sell off part of
