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Council defend increased parking charges

In Thurrock where the council aims to raise its parking revenue by 16 per cent, a spokesman said: ‘Thurrock council has had to find £10million savings in the current financial year and will have to make £10million savings in the next year too. The proposed increases are part of this cross-council savings package.’

Saturday football fixtures

Fleet will have learnt a few things from the midweek defeat at Woking. Expect them to come bouncing back at Staines while it is a key time now for Millermen as it looks they are part of five teams cut adrift at the bottom of the league.

Man fined for a life of grime in Grays

Environmental Protection officers wrote to and visited Binns' property on numerous occasions. Investigating officers were following up on local residents' complaints of rats, mice, and a large accumulation of rubbish at the property.

Mackinlay receives freedom of The Rock

FORMER Thurrock MP Andrew Mackinlay was in Gibraltar this week to receive the Freedom of the City of Gibraltar during a formal ceremony yesterday in the heart of town. Andrew was joined by Tory peer Michael Ancram, QC, the Marquess of Lothian.

Crime mapping reveals Thurrock hotspots

However the residents that may need to be concerned are those who live on Weston Avenue in West Thurrock which had a crime every day in December, while other hotspots are: Derry Avenue with 16; Bexhill Drive with 11 and Marisco Drive with 12.

So you want to be a sports reporter?

ANY journalist worth their salt should believe: no job is beneath them and no job is above them. However,there will be many aspiring writers that will want to specialise. If sport is your passion and you would like some experience then contact us at [email protected] and we will see what you can do.

Thurrock Hockey Results

AFTER THE disappointment of last week's draw at University of Essex, the 1s were keen to get back to the sort of form that they started the season in, and what better team to do it against than NE14Hockey Div 3 title rivals Redbridge & Ilford. With Jacob Agoro back in attack, and Steve Abbott fully fit, Tees set out to pressure the Redbridge defence from the start.

Simon’s documentary premieres on Channel 4 tonight

Check out "Welcome to Romford" as it premieres on Channel 4 at 7.30pm tonight. It tells the story of a night with A1 taxi's in Romford.

Mackley Drive: Live and Unsigned

MUSIC lovers in Thurrock will have followed the career of Corringham's Joshua Woo with interest. Joshua is now lead singer and guitarist with Mackley Drive along with John Dow, Joe Ludlow and James Moss.

Back to Their Roots

Thurrock Courts players have a massive local reputation as an outstanding theatre comedy company! So they are delighted to be going back to their comedy roots with

Citizens Advice loses workers today

JUST as news reaches us that staff at homeless charity Open Door have been made redundant, we have also received news that today is the last day that residents in Thurrock can receive independent housing advice from the Citizen Advice Bureau.

Baroness Smith becomes patron of TRUP

Project manager, Dave Lawrence, said everyone was thrilled that Angela Smith had come on board. He said: “We are so pleased that somebody like Angela with her credibility and her wide experience has agreed to become the patron of our project.”

Elderly driver sought after Manorway crash

The yellow Peugeot collided with a white Renault Kangoo van, whose driver was slightly injured. It may be that the driver of the Peugeot was an elderly woman, and police would like the driver to contact them.

Jobs losses at homeless charity as they lose contract to Family Mosaic

STAFF at Open Door, a Thurrock-based charity that has helped the vulnerable in the borough for nearly forty years, were made redundant this week as the reality of the savage cuts starts to hit home. Sources close to the charity believe that the "tipping-point" for the charity was the loss of the contracts to provide floating support for both under-18's and over-18's.

Oil industry expert slams Coryton fuel protestors

But your group wants to cap petrol and diesel at £1.00 a litre because you don't give a f@@ about the planet, the economy, or worst of all, the future just so long as you don't have to walk to the shops or take a bus. I think you are all deluded like all those other europeans that were convinced the Earth was flat. Rather than write poorly constructed letter to MPs asking for a reduction in tax you should be campaigning for more public funds to be allocated towards public transport and investing in alternative energy.

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