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  • Wakering thump ten men East Thurrock as Smith sees red

    Great Wakering Rovers 4, East Thurrock United 0 BEFORE this Ryman One North Essex derby Rocks manager John Coventry had talked of how it would be a test of character for his team after their exit from the FA Cup on Saturday. The East Thurrock boss

  • Carlos is the late, late hero for Aveley at Chatham

    Chatham Town 1, Aveley 2 AVELEY produced a late, late show to snatch victory in this Ryman One North clash in Kent when Joao Carlos was their two goal hero. The visitors included striker Chris Thompson in their squad after signing the lanky

  • Tilbury pegged back by Maldon in entertaining draw

    Tilbury 1, Maldon Town 1 A JOE Keith penalty set Tilbury on the road to Ryman Division One success against their Essex neighbours tonight but the Dockers lost their way and were pegged back and forced to share the points. Missing prolific

  • Halloween horrors at Lakeside

    LAKESIDE Shopping Centre’s food court is set to be transformed into a creepy Halloween haven complete with spiders,bats and pumpkins this half term. From Monday October 27 to Friday 31, staff at the food court will be dressed up as vampires, witches

  • Comedian Alan Carr to appear at Lakeside

    COMEDIAN Alan Carr will be making a special appearance at Lakeside Shopping Centre on Thursday to sign copies of his new autobiography ‘Look Who it Is’. The book tells his life story of growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton to his rise to

  • Councillor's American trek for St Luke's

    A THURROCK councillor is appealing for sponsorship as he gets ready to embark on a fundraising trek to Guatemala for St Luke’s Hospice. On November 13 Labour ward councillor for Grays Riverside, Carl Morris and fifteen others fly off to the

  • Salon for dogs opens in Stanford-le-Hope

    A NEW salon devoted to keeping man’s best friend in tip-top condition has opened its doors in Stanford-le-Hope. Poochie Palace, on King Street, caters for dogs of all sizes and breeds and offers services including clipping, grooming, de-shedding

  • Thurrock Council stop campaign is launched

    PUPILS at a Grays school were helped across the road by a new patrol person on Monday morning. Mayor of Thurrock, Councillor John Everett, was on hand at Little Thurrock Primary School in Rectory Road as the council launched its annual Stop Means Stop

  • Hassenbrook pupils raise more than £700 for hospice

    PUPILS at Hassenbrook School raised £740 for Little Havens Children’s Hospice through the various fundraising events they have organised over the last year. Students from Brunel House at the school in Stanford-le-Hope handed over the cheque

  • Fat Surfer to celebrate anniversary with party

    THE Fat Surfer club on London Road in Grays is celebrating the eighth anniversary of its opening on Friday with a big party. The event will feature bands and DJs that have played at the venue over the last eight years including Whoremoan and DJs Alex

  • Two bailed after crash that left good Samaritan badly hurt

    TWO men have been bailed after a crash in which two men were hit by a car. The crash happened when a good Samaritan - a 31-year-old man from Grays, stopped to help a man who had broken down in his red Honda Civic. As the pair began pushing