ALTHOUGH he is already preparing for next season, Tilbury boss Marc Harrison has set his side the challenge of finishing the current campaign as high as possible in the Isthmian North standings. The Dockers find themselves ninth in the standings
A MAN has been disqualified from driving for two-and-half years after admitting drink driving. Vygantas Navickas, 36, of Montacute Road, Catford, was arrested on Stifford Clays Road in Grays on April 14, 2016, after officers saw a van driving erratically
A MAN has been jailed after crashing his moped into another rider and causing catastrophic injuries which meant she lost her leg. Four other men have avoided prison for helping Boom escape the scene in minutes and getting rid of his moped, which
A CHARITY music event is being held in aid of Cancer Research. Beat The Drums will perform at the Civic Hall in Grays on Friday, April 5. The event is organised by Bob Pooley, a drum teacher who suffered a bereavement in the family which has
FORMER Miss England is looking for south Essex entrants for this year's competition. Army veteran and former Miss England, Katrina Hodge, also known as Combat Barbie, will be heading down to Essex looking for girls between 16-26 to enter. Katrina
WORK has begun on a new housing development in the centre of Grays. Worried residents had spotted clearance work taking place on land at the corner of Dell Road. Diggers have now been spotted and it appears developers are preparing to begin construction
THE PURFLEET-on-Thames community forum is set to host another of its successful quiz nights. The events are an opportunity to engage with the forum, while raising funds to support upcoming community events. The event will take place at the
A MOBILE game created by a Grays teenager has been published by Google Play. Rize, a rocket ship game where players have to avoid oncoming obstacles, is the creation of South Essex College student Eryk Stryczek. The 18-year-old created the
Grays students are celebrating their latest sporting success. Belmont Castle students came first for the second year in a row at this year’s Indoor Athletics county finals. Despite some extremely tough competition, the boys and girls from BCA
