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Athletics: Thurrock Harriers impress at National Champs

FOUR Thurrock Harriers athletes qualified to represent Essex and made their way to the championships in Loughborough on Saturday. A large event with the top...

Athletics: Strong performances by Thurrock Harriers at English Cross Country Champs

SOME strong representation from Thurrock Harriers at the Saucony English National Cross Country Championships held at Parliament Hill on Saturday 26th February.

Athletics: Impressive performances by Thurrock Harriers in Cross Country league

While many of us were taking a break from storms Eunice and Franklin last weekend, Thurrock Harrier's Jayne Elvin was creating a storm of...

Thurrock parkrun resumes on Saturday

THURROCK parkrun is set to resume on Saturday morning.

Athletics: Stanford sprinter makes impressive debut for GB

TALENTED Michael Onilogbo, 16 from Stanford-le-Hope, made his exciting Team GB debut in the 100m guest race and 4x100 relay team in the Under-20 Loughborough International competition…coming third and second respectively.

Athletics: Stanford’s Hayley McLean produces personal best at UK Champs

STANFORD-le-Hope hurdler Hayley McLean produced the run of her life in the final of the 400 metre hurdles at the UK Champs.

Parkrun is definitely set to return to Thurrock

PARKRUN is set to return to Essex County Council’s country parks and to other sites run by partner councils. Thurrock's parkrun is situated on Orsett...

Former Grays Convent student books place for Tokyo Olympics

FORMER Grays Convent pupil Jessica Judd bookend her place for the Tokyo Olympics after a fantastic run on Saturday night.

St Luke’s Hospice team conquer 10K challenge

THEY did it! Team St. Luke's - Dr. Melanie Piggott, nurses Emma Beale and Claire Ward, payroll supervisor Keeley Jones and two clinical directors Suzanne Sales and Joanne McCollum, have completed their 10K challenge.

Athletics: Thurrock’s Hayley still has her eye on the prize

By Dami Adewale LAST MONTH prolific 400m hurdler Hayley McLean returned to action after more than a year without competing.  Athletes have had to be innovative...

Cash boost from Sports England for Impulse Leisure

THURROCK Council is delighted to confirm that Thurrock Community Leisure (also known as Impulse Leisure) have been successfully awarded a grant of £416,776 by Sport England as a result of the submission made by the council in partnership with TCL.

Athletics: Horndon 10k cancelled

THE Horndon Feast and Fayre Organising Committee reviewed the Government roadmap for a phased return to 'normal' from Covid restrictions, together with the warnings from their scientific advisers that any flare up of infections, or failure to meet any of the milestones, would delay these target dates.

Athletics: Disappointment as Parkrun return cancelled

THERE was disappointment for hundreds of Thurrock park runners as the planned restart of the Saturday 5k run across the country has been postponed. An...

Athletics: Thurrock’s Hayley wins Bronze in British Champs

THURROCK athletics star produced the performance of the season to grab a bronze medal in the 400 metre hurdles at the British Athletics Champs.

Athletics: Horndon 10K committee start to organise refunds

THE organisers of the Horndon on the Hill 10K race have started to organise giving refunds to runners as the race has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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