FIRSTLY, here is the plug. Their new single Actions is available on i-tunes today. The band have been very busy since they made the video for the single in Thurrock last month. Their interview on the Steve Lamacq show was very well received with the phone the colour of crimson. The gigging continues to flourish with another well received performance in Brick Lane.
The first ten minutes were all Thurrock but twice, when they were on the Woodford line, did they make these careless mistakes that the referee had no hesistation in pulling them up for. So it was no surprise when after Woodford opened the scoring that their skipper Aaron Burns made it very plain that that type of play would lose them the game.
There was a low key start to the match, played out in a consistent drizzle, but Rocks created the first chance out of virtually nothing on four minutes when Kye Ruel burst through, only to flattened en-route to goal by Gbenga Sonuga who was booked for his foul. Pedants might argue he should have seen red but, on balance, Mr Pickford appeared to have got it right.
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help protect the rights of vulnerable people and minority groups in Thurrock. Police are appealing for residents to come forward and help support the Thurrock Independent Advisory Group.
The decision may now mean that Mayor Anne Cheale will stand for re-election in the ward of Corringham and Fobbing as a Concerned Conservative at the local elections on May 5th next year. With a Tory candidate and a UKIP candidate expected to stand as well, the risk may be that the split in the vote could see a Labour candidate win "through the back door".
THURROCK MP, Jackie Doyle Price has been to the Conservative Party conference for every year since 1993. For the first time in fourteen years, Jackie travels as a member of a party in power. YourThurrock caught up with Jackie at the unveiling of the Tilbury Trough (story to come). We asked Jackie what she expected from this years conference.
Their entry to the Small IT Department category outlined work carried out by the team over the past year, including reducing costs and moving to a greener environment, improving service operations and achieving certification in ISO27001.
Aveley remained mired in the relegation zone after slumping to another defeat at home against mid-table Cray Wanderers. Cray went 2-0 up by half time and even had a man sent off but Aveley simply couldn't come up with any answers as too many of their moves were easily broken up or ended with unforced errors.
THURROCK train lines were thrown into chaos on Saturday after a stand-off between a teenager on the lines and the emergency services. The ambulance service was alerted at 7.18am to a man reported to be near the rail way line near Princess Margaret Road, Tilbury.
So early in the season but this match is the classic six-pointer, Thurrock still yet to win a league game this season and Dorchester one place below and in the relegation zone but on the same points as The Fleet, a vital game for both sides to gain valuable points.
The game was played at a frenetic pace from the off with Thurrock in the ascendancy, but despite all the efforts it was the visitors that took the lead with virtually their first venture into the Thurrock half.
Thurrock grind out another draw in a tough relegation battle. Aveley slump to another defeat while Tilbury and East Thurrock both crash out of the FA Trophy.
Specialist RHS judges praised the village on it's achievements by saying how it is unsurpassed that an entrant has been put forward to national level after only two years. They commented on how the village’s community, of all ages, has worked so hard together to transform this rural village into a local treasure. One of the judges said “you have all done so well, it was hard to find fault as everything was so well done and to get a silver gilt as a first time entrant to national level is an outstanding achievement”.
SINCE the school was founded in 1962, William Edwards and Thurrock Rugby Club have had a special and unique relationship. Whilst rugby has found it difficult to get a foothold in many schools in the borough, the Stifford Clays school has gone from strength to strength.
WHAT a voice. It has the resonance of a sixty a day smoker but there is a velvet quality to Charlie's voice as well. YourThurrock spotted Charlie singing at the Stanford Festival. Since then he as been building up his repertoire as well as his live presentation. Last night, Charlie put in a storming set at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.
