A MAN has been jailed for five years for staring a fire that burnt down four houses and left a dog dead. Danny Fisher, 30, of no fixed address, started the fire in anger after seeing his ex-girlfriend with her new boyfriend. Fisher caused the
A WOMAN hoping to hold a halloween fundraiser in her husband’s memory is appealing for sponsors. Angela Jones, of Edward Close, Chafford Hundred, is trying to arrange a party to raise money for the British Heart Foundation after she lost her husband
TWO men accused of the murder of a Grays man will stand trial next week. Brothers Owen Wood, 23, and Ryan Wood, 21, of Godman Road, Grays were charged with the murder of Liam Holden in April following his death the previous month. Mr Holden
POLICE are pursuing a significant new lead as they pursue Essex gunman Francis O’Donoghue. A national TV appeal on yesterday's 'Crimewatch', which featured the shooting and displayed his picture, saw detectives in Harlow receive a call which has
FA CUP: East Thurrock are in FA Cup action tomorrow as they go to AFC Hornchurch for the second time in seven days. Rocks lost 3-0 to the Urchins in the league last weekend, but picked up a very good point with a 1-1 draw at high-flying Margate
THE Thurrock MP has called on the Government to rethink plans for a Lower Thames Crossing after motorists had to endure seven-hour delays following a security scare at the Dartford Crossing. Jackie Doyle-Price has long been an advocate of another
A MULTI-CULTURAL church in South Ockendon is celebrating five years in the community. Destiny Chapel, at the Culver Centre in Daiglen Drive, is holding a two-day thanksgiving which will be attended by Tony Fish, the mayor of Thurrock. Between
THE leader of Thurrock Council has vowed that the authority will continue to fight for funding from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership, despite potential changes which could see the body broken into smaller groups. The concern is that
THE MP for East Thurrock has praised the importance of local defence firms in light of new figures. Stephen Metcalfe asked the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Dunne, what he is doing to increase defence exports, when
Hammers comment by Graeme Howlett: Editor of Knees up Mother Brown (www.kumb.com) WEST HAM UNITED:Any long-suffering West Ham supporter will tell you that if something can go wrong at the Boleyn Ground, it probably will. So when Sam Allardyce
Aveley v Canvey Island (Millfield 3pm) FA CUP: TWO young managers will go head to head in the FA Cup tomorrow when Danny Heale takes his Canvey side to Justin Gardner’s Aveley, writes James Colasanti. Gardner, 33, and Heale, 32, are both
