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  • Aveley make history by reaching last 16 of FA Trophy

    AVELEY are through to the last 16 of the FA Trophy after securing a 2-1 win over Hornchurch. The Millers extended their record-breaking run in the competition by getting the better of the Isthmian Premier League high-flyers. Although Chris

  • 30% rise in people at risk of homelessness across Thurrock

    THE number of people at risk of homelessness in Thurrock has shot up by more than 30 per cent in the past 12 months. Meanwhile, rising house prices have left more than half the population unable to buy a home, according to council documents.

  • 300 in bid to block new homes plan

    More than 300 objections to a planning application look set to fail after Thurrock Council’s planning team said it was not enough to justify refusing planning permission. The plan to build eight homes on land adjacent to Curling Lane, Helleborine

  • £27k grant to tackle rogue landlord plague

    ROGUE landlords operating unregistered care homes will be targeted by Thurrock Council. The council has been handed £27,000 by central government, after it was named as one of 100 local authorities to receive a share of £4million to take on criminal

  • Son is stamped on outside pub

    A MOTHER has spoken of her horror after her son was thrown to the floor and stamped on outside a pub. Michael Loftus has lost his sense of smell and taste after he was knocked unconscious at the Woodlands Edge pub in South Ockendon. The 23-year-old