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Burma collection success

12:42pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

THE Thurrock branch of the Burma Star Association wishes to express its thanks to the residents of Corringham and South Ockendon for the generous donations received at street collections on August 20 and 21.

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Not reassured by police promises

12:49pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

WITH reference to the article in last week’s Gazette by Gina Marden (“Police stations slash their opening hours”), I am not reassured by Supt Worran’s statement “we would like to reassure the public there will be no reduction in the accessibilty or visibility of police officers”.

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Hospital's great work

12:41pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

I WOULD just like to say a big well-deserved thank you to the ward and theatre staff in the Orsett Hospital Dedicated Day Unit for looking after me so well last week when I had an operation. Special thanks to Mini and Karen for their care and kindness when I did not recover as quickly as other patients and also to Christina for the reviving cuppa. – JANET CROSS, Tilbury.

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Cuts in the wrong places

12:43pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

ME and a friend recently visited Coalhouse Fort with our children for the day, along with a lot of other people who were there with their children.

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Collect the missing cash then!

12:43pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

ALL this fuss about council cutbacks and where.

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No consistency in decision-making

12:44pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

ONCE again we have seen Thurrock Council at its finest.

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