2009’s beaten finalists, Maldon St Mary’s, safely progressed to the Third Round of the Essex Saturday Premier Cup supported by BBC Essex with a single-goal victory over Essex, Herts & Bordering Counties opposition in Waltham Abbey Reserves thanks to Gordon
HAVING just received a circular from Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation regarding the proposed construction of 315 dwellings of the old Bata Football field, can I point out it has been told on numerous occasions that with the level crossing
I WAS waiting the arrival of three parcels from Amazon. Two were being delivered by Royal Mail, the other by the home delivery service. They were dispatched on November 4. The first arrived via my postman on November 6, the second by Royal Mail
I WHOLE-HEARTEDLY agree with G. Finch on the subject of parking in Tilbury (Letters, October 30), particularly in relation to vehicles parked on grass verges along both Feenan Highway and Brennan Road. However, remarks made by the writer in the latter
AS A council tenant in a high-rise block, I am curious as to whether other council tenants also have immersion heaters that don’t provide adequate quantities of hot water, night storage radiators that drain electricity in huge amounts but only seem to
SO many things have been written and said about bad treatment and conditions in the NHS I had to write and tell your readers my own experience in Thurrock Community Hospital. On September 3 I was taken as an emergency patient to the hospital and stayed
OUR October meeting was also our AGM and we were pleased to welcome Maureen Francis, who explained her role as a WI adviser for Essex. There are eight new Institutes in Essex including Westcliff and Chafford. The secretary reported an interesting year
AT the October meeting of the Thurrock U3A, members were told of the continuing success of the various groups. The Sunday Singles Lunch Club, in particular, has a record membership. There are still places vacant in the second aqua aerobics group.
OUR whole family are just so upset. On the night of October 14 our dear ginger cat Norman was killed by a car on Purfleet Road, Aveley. Why don’t car drivers stop even to remove the poor dead cat from the road to avoid any more injuries? I am a car
RECENTLY I enjoyed a very informative guided tour around East Tilbury, which was supported by the council, followed by very acceptable refreshments in the local library. It is just a crying shame that the same council is planning to reduce the opening
DURING the past month all I’ve been hearing are complaints regarding the introduction of the wheelie bins. If people didn’t bring politics into it, it might work, because no matter what party is in power, the recycling system has been brought in by Europe
I TOOK a box full of plastic to the new recycling depot in West Thurrock only to be told that plastic is not recyclable, only plastic bottles. We are constantly being told it is the non-biodegradable plastic that is causing problems at the landfill
CHAIRMAN Jean Aylett welcomed 35 members and one visitor to the October meeting. Once again members had the sad task of a minute’s silence following the death of member Kath Broad, whose funeral was in fact taking place at this time. Members were
JOHN Matthews, speaking on the Anglo-Saxon landscape of Thurrock during the 5th and 6th centuries, began by describing the terrain from the tidal salt marshes alongside the Thames, the gravel terrace rising up and the chalk area above, where people
MORE than 250 students were honoured at the Palmer’s College annual prize giving ceremony on Friday. This year’s awards, sponsored by a number of Thurrock Businesses and organisations including the Thurrock Gazette, saw a record number of former students
A PUBLIC consultation is taking place to reopen the post office in Orsett. The post office at 10 High Road, Orsett was closed on August 20 this year because of the postmaster resigned. A six week consultation process started on Wednesday
A SANTA fun run and walk is taking place in Chafford Hundred on Sunday December 6. The two and a half mile challenge has been organised to raise money for chairities Kidz in Motion, who run a sports and social club for children with mobility difficulties
A TUBE sex stalker is facing jail for repeatedly touching up a legal secretary on her morning commute. Eren Erenbilge, 27, of London Road, Purfleet, groped his pretty 23-year-old victim as she made her way to work on the Central Line. When the shocked
CONGRATULATIONS go out to former Stanford player Emily Scott who has been selected for the England Under 20s Squad. Emily is now on the player pathway towards the 2014 Women’s World Cup. Following the national regional programme where girls were whittled
Matt McCarthy is now through to the national finals of the Class B U66k catergory Junior Novice Championships to be held in Liverpool on Saturday. He has had impressive wins in all five bouts so far in the championships and in the quarter and semi finals
Thurrock Harriers took part in the Stebbing 10 mile race at the weekend where the borough’s Adam Dawson finished in an excellent 2nd place in 57.30. The race was won by county 10 mile champion Paul Molyneaux of the Springfield Striders. In the same
Thurrock 4ths 5 Upminster 19 DESPITE losing 5-19, in a fiercely competetitive league fixture, there were more postives than negatives to take from the game. Thurrock fielded a full team with few playing out of position and welcomed a number of new
