LILIE won her first ICO World title 25th November 2018 at Medway Mayhem in Kent with a unanimous decision over five rounds of full contact kickboxing and took the win from a girl from Tamworth.
THE number of children being adopted in Thurrock has doubled in the past 12 months but the borough continues to have one of the lowest adoption rates in the east of England.
THE Cobra Sport AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing team enjoyed another strong weekend on track with a maiden pole position and two podium finishes from the latest rounds of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season at Thruxton.
NATIONAL housebuilder Bellway will stage the country's biggest developer-run new homes sales event in London on Friday and Saturday (May 17th and 18th).
THE Thurrock Hammers retained The Tunnel Trophy with a 35-36 win over The TouchTec Kent Kings, in a meeting abandoned after Heat 12 due to a curfew, following a nasty crash for the King’s Alex Spooner.
THE annual women’s South Essex indoor cricket sixes, again sponsored by Thurrock Sports Council, has been completed with Belhus Ladies (pictured) emerging as champions for the first time.
THURROCK Swimming Club hosted their annual Regional Qualifying meet. This event is held before the Regional Championships and provides swimmers with the opportunity to achieve new, and improve existing qualifying times.
THURROCK travelled to Cobham who the previous week held on to their league status with a win at Chichester. As always in this division there are no easy games and so it proved in what was a game that could have gone the home side’s way had Thurrock not installed a much tougher mental attitude on the road.
THE Trade Price Cars Racing team enjoyed a stunning start to the new Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season with a podium finish first time out at Brands Hatch.
