GOLF: Belhus Park GC held their annual fundraising event on Saturday, to provide support to Children with Cancer UK (formerly Children with Leukaemia), their chosen charity, based at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Local boy Jack Wallace, who is being
HANDBALL: ENGLAND'S top handball players will be taking on European opposition when they lock horns at Basildon Sporting Village. The new venue off Cranes Farm Road will see current English league and cup champions Great Danes face a German and a French
SPEEDWAY: Elite League action resumes in Thurrock on Friday when Lakeside Hammers host the Sport’s oldest and most illustrious club, the Belle Vue Aces from Manchester. It’s crunch time for the Hammers League aspirations as they face three vital matches
POLICE want to speak to these two men in connection with a robbery on the Chafford Hundred railway footbridge near Lakeside Shopping Centre. A 14-year-old boy was approached by two men who demanded his mobile before stealing the phone worth £500 between
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: Tilbury Football Club have confirmed that Paul Vaughan has completed four signings before the return of pre-season. Steve Harrison the former Docker who played over 200 games before leaving for East Thurrock in 2002 has returned
MOTORSPORT: Brutal Banger Team race action returned to Arena Essex on Sunday when old foes were reunited at the Chick Woodroffe memorial meeting. The annual event, held in honour of the tracks founder, saw the Midnight Runners B team eventually take
ATHLETICS: Former Thurrock Harrier Jessica Judd decided to run the 800m at next month’s World Youth Championships after edging even closer to becoming the fastest under-17 half-mile runner in British history. The Canvey teenager — who already is the
RUGBY UNION: Southend Rugby Club will today bid farewell to one of their most loyal and likeable characters. Dave Mathison, who was affectionately known as “Spongie”, has died of cancer aged 74. And his passing will leave a huge gap at Warners Bridge
Orsett slipped a disappointing 38-run defeat at bottom-club Harold Wood. Wood posted a target of 196, with Kevin Gibson thumping an unbeaten 87 to anchor the innings against an Orsett attack led by Mohammed Ahktar (4-60) and George Pavitt (3-42). Orsett
NON-LEAGUE: Billericay have made half-a-dozen new signings ahead of their Ryman Premier campaign. Jay May, who has previously had spells with Croydon Athletic and Tonbridge Angels, has been brought in to lead the line for Town. He could play alongside
CRICKET: Horndon on the Hill beat Stanford le Hope by 73 runs in the Thurrock derby. Hordon were bowled out for 170, with Mike Canavon top-scoring with 56 runs. Liam Hubbard also added 44 while Matthew Higgins, Christo Otto and Gary Sanderson all took
THIEVES made off with a three figure sum from Bulphan Post Office on Saturday. Two men went into the post office, in Church Road, at 3pm, and one of the men started talking to a female staff member. While she was distracted, the other man stole the
CRICKET: Close of play, day two: Essex 183 & 331-9 dec, Northants 99 & 37-1. Adam Wheater’s maiden century for Essex and the 15th of James Foster’s first-class career left leaders Northamptonshire facing a daunting victory target of 416 in their LV
A FAMILY have paid tribute to a driver who died just weeks before he was about to become a father for the second time. Daniel Lary, 25, died when the car he was driving left the road and collided with a lamppost on Lampits Hill, Corringham.
THE Tory leader claims Labour have proved they misled the public in the row over outsourcing the borough’s leisure facilities. The Conservative budget proposal to save £20,000 by packaging up the borough’s leisure services into a charitable trust was
ARMED robbers stormed a money-lender and made off with jewellery and cash. Two men burst into The Money Shop, in High Street, Grays, at 6.15pm on Thursday and threatened staff with a handgun. Their loot is estimated to be worth a five-figure sum. Det
