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Carl Morris: Rattled or Resolute?

For Carl, everything rides on this. It is the culmination of a quarter of a century of campaigning and civic duty. Rattled or resolute? You decide....

New New Labour: Aaron Mohammed

Where are the young radicals? Decades, even years ago, the colleges and universities would have been bursting with left wing debate and protest.

Baroness Warsi in Thurrock

Conservative Shadow Minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi visited Grays on Friday to add her support to Jackie Doyle-Price’s campaign to win Thurrock.

Thurrock Businesses Concerned Re Hung Parliament

Hung parliament bad for business in the borough, a survey suggests.

“The Battleground Is Here Not At Palmer’s”

While Mr Cameron was rallying the troops at Palmer's College the Lib Dems keep taking the campaign to the streets in Grays.

Election Diary: April 25th

A political conversion at Palmer's; Whatever happened to the Aveley Three? and "Very pleased that everybody here in Essex gets out of bed so early on a saturday morning" among the diary entries.

Shane Hebb….Sorry, Who Are You?

Shame for Shane that after months of campaigning, his Deputy Leader has no idea who he is............

David Cameron Visits Thurrock

Flanked by the massed ranks of the Thurrock Tory faithful, Mr Cameron explained that seats such as Thurrock were key to winning the General Election on May 6th.

Eric Rallies The Troops

The Tories in South Basildon and East Thurrock don't need any motivation but nevertheless, Chairman of the Conservative Party, Eric Pickles MP drive into Stanford in his battle bus to rally the troops.

Council On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown

The evening began with Chairman Stuart St-Clair Haslam making a fifteen minute speech that made him look like Churchill the politician. He ended the evening nodding at everybody making him look like Churchill the dog.

Thurrock Election Hustings

In front of the congregation at St Peter's church, the five candidates answered questions on a variety of subjects from the economy, values to assisted suicides without every really getting going.

Ward By Ward: Ockendon

To be fair, both parties have been present on all the campaigns. Bentons Farm, Flowers Estate, Horses near the River Ham. Indeed, Lynn was on the phone to YourThurrock regarding a constituent yesterday. Both parties have been present at the forums and in meetings with the police and other key agencies.

War of Words in Fire Dispute

Brigade accuse union of confrontation

Candidates’ Debate in St Margarets

CANDIDATES from the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency gathered together at St Margarets church in Stanford to see if they could persuade the congregation to vote for them.

Mayor Sends Condolences To Poland

The Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Maureen Pearce, has written to her counterpart in Plock, Poland, offering condolences on behalf of Thurrock residents following the recent death of Polish President Kaczynski, his wife and other leading figures in a plane crash.

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