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How to build ‘Female Friendly’ clubs: Free training available

CLUBS who'd like to grow a new women's and girls' team can discover what an ideal 'female friendly' environment looks like by accessing an interactive, online FA workshop, aimed at both committee members and coaches.

Cricket: Healy half century sets up Belhus win

BELHUS 3rd XI batted first at the South Ockendon REC on what was a very trcky wicket after the previous day’s heavy rainfall. 

Thurrock Labour leader slams Tories over nursery closures

THE LEADER of Thurrock Labour has made the following response regarding the closure of two nurseries in Tilbury.

Job Advert: Creative Director for START: Thurrock Creative People and Place

OUR new Creative People and Place is START: Thurrock (Stronger Together Arts) through which our community will take the lead in creating a new story for Thurrock.  START will energise our people in the forging of a confident new arts-led narrative post pandemic. 

South Essex College: Hearing impaired student dancing his way to success at prestigious dance colleges

LEVEL 3 Dance student, Oliver Hewing, 18, from Grays, is a step closer to achieving his dream of becoming a professional dancer by being accepted to train at two prestigious dance colleges; Bird and Performers.

Belhus: Six wicket haul for Ray Toole

IN the second Hamro Foundation Essex League match of the season at North Stifford, Belhus 1st XI batted first and posted what looked like an under-par total of 189 as Danny Joyce led the way with 45

Launch of consultation on Lower Thames Crossing

THIS Thursday (12 May) sees the launch of a new consultation on some localised changes to the project before we submit our Development Consent Order application later this year.

Thurrock MP Jackie Doyle-Price expresses concern over prison conditions for women

TWO reports by cross-party groups of MPs have accused the Government of going against its own Female Offender Strategy by preparing to hold more women in prison.

Thurrock sees increases in “no-fault” evictions”

THE number of Essex households threatened with homelessness as a result of “no-fault” evictions has rocketed compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Appeal to Thurrock residents to provide loving home for guide dog puppies

CALLING all dog-lovers - could you look after a guide dog puppy in Essex?

A13: Major milestone on the horizon

AT 5am on Monday 2 May, the A13 Road Widening Project will reach a major milestone, as the newly created third lane will open to traffic in both directions between the Stanford-le-Hope and Orsett junctions.

Neighbours alert after smoke alarm sounds in Grays

ESSEX Firefighters are highlighting the importance of having working smoke alarms after we were called to a kitchen fire by neighbours who heard smoke alarms going off.

Drug arrests in Essex increased by 76% during coronavirus pandemic

ESSEX saw the third-highest increase in drug arrests in the country during the Covid-19 pandemic, a report has revealed. The number of drug-related arrests made...

Football: Grays end season with a victory

BLUES brought the curtain down on their season and manager Paul Joynes's career in management with a thrilling comeback to defeat Maldon & Tiptree. With just fifteen minutes on the clock and looking to be heading for a third successive defeat a late rally produced two goals, and it could have been more.

All Stories set to tell tales at Thurrock libraries

ALL Stories, the mentorship for under-represented writers will be working with Essex & Thurrock Libraries and Essex Book Festival to deliver creative writing workshops to aspiring...

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