SPEEDWAY: LAKESIDE Hammers maintained their title challenge, taking four points from two Good Friday meetings against the Eastbourne Eagles. The Vortex Hammers controlled the first meeting at the Raceway winning 55-41, with Peter Karlsson top scoring
THURROCK anglers have been getting among the fish this week. Here’s what’s being caught: Thamesmead and Erith: Eddie Sharp reports lots of big flounders at Thamesmead and Morrison’s Jetty. Grays Wharf: Soles are being caught on small rag worm
Chingford 225-7 Belhus 1st XI 226-3 IN their opening match of the season Belhus first string got off to a winning start at Chingford. Although the home side chalked up a respectable total of 225, Belhus knocked off the required runs in 33 overs
A FESTIVAL of children’s literature is set to Pop Up in Purfleet. Children’s writers, illustrators, poets and storytellers will be aiming to entertain and inspire families during the free day-long event which will be abuzz with book-based and arts
THE architects behind the £1.8million building in Purfleet has won an award. HAT Projects, who designed the artist studio complex on the High House Production Park, off Vellacott Close, won the Royal Institute of British Architects Emerging Architect
A POPULAR sports and social club is set to close its doors next week - with its future very much in the balance. Committee members running the Pegasus Club in Herd Lane, Corringham - which until recently had 1,000-plus members - are to hold a “
SPEEDWAY: The Vortex Lakeside Hammers are back in track action at the Arena Essex Raceway on Friday night as they aim to keep their excellent start to the season on track. Visitors Swindon have the best record of any side in Essex in recent years
NON LEAGUE: THURROCK have carved themselves out a chance at play-off glory. Their Easter Monday victory over Ware has given Mark ‘Stimmo’ Stimson’s team fresh hope of making the play-offs as his team continue their quest for a Ryman One North play-off
Waltham Forest 0 Tilbury 0 RYMAN ONE NORTH: TILBURY shared the points again with relegated Waltham Forest on Saturday. It was a game which Tilbury had controlled for long periods – but without finding the back of the net. Inside seven minutes
Grays 1 Thamesmead 4 NON LEAGUE: GRAYS were well beaten at home by struggling Thamesmead, whose late season rally appears to have come too late to save them from the drop. They will require an unlikely sequence of results on the last day
Enfield 3 East Thurrock 5 EAST Thurrock United hit five at Enfield Town to ensure their bid for Ryman Premier League survival is still in their hands – but results elsewhere mean it will go to the final day. Rocks turned on the style when
Burnham Ramblers 1 Aveley 4 AVELEY look to be ending the season strongly after recording back to back victories with a convincing 4-1 win over Burnham Ramblers at Leslie Field. The performance from his side had boss, Justin Gardner purring
THURROCK Swimming Club have appointment Paul Robbins as their new head coach. Robbins joins Thurrock from Redbridge SC, where he has held the position of head coach for 11 years. During Robbins’ time at Redbridge he worked hard to build a successful
FOOBALL: THE Thurrock Primary Schools’ District Team returned from the FA endorsed Football Festival in Jersey unbeaten after playing six games. The team, selected from pupils who are currently in Year 6 in Thurrock Primary Schools spent a week
A REDEDICATION service is to be held for those whose names adorn a World War Two memorial in East Tilbury. The Bata War Memorial, which pays homage to those who worked at the Bata Shoe Factory in the village but died fighting in the Second World
THE Easter Sunday rain failed to dampen the spirits of the Rookie Banger racers, who turned up in their droves to Arena Essex. A fair proportion of the 70 or so entries were genuine Rookies to the sport, which made the first couple of heats destructive
ATHLETICS: THE year’s first Crown to Crown took place on Good Friday attracting a field of 300 plus. Best Harriers finisher was Gary Cahill (Junior) who was ninth in 18m49. Anthony Tobin finished 12th in 19m16 a PB in spite of finishing the Manchester
