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Train price increase slammed
COMMUTERS in Thurrock face some of the steepest increase in rail fares across the whole country. Those in Tilbury Town, Grays, Purfleet, Chafford Hundred and Ockendon will now have to pay eight per cent more for their season ticket and 8.8 per cent more
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Save our bus campaign launched
AS residents of three elderly homes face up to their first week without transport connections, the Thurrock Gazette has launched a 'Save our Bus' campaign. Residents from the Dexter Close and Atlee Court complexes, off Lenthall Avenue, Grays, and the
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Stargazers descend on park
More than 100 stargazers descended on Hadleigh Castle Country Park to catch a glimpse of distant planets and faraway solar systems. Around 150 amateur astronomers turned up on Saturday night for the first of park's three winter stargazing events, and
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Usif joins Tilbury numbers game
TILBURY introduced their 54th player of the season when new recruit Usif Bangura started Saturday's encouraging 1-1 draw with Boreham Wood. All but seven of those players have seen Southern League Division One East action at some point during a disappointing
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Battling draw for Dockers
Tilbury 1, Boreham Wood 1 A BATTLING performance by Tilbury in a match they could not afford to lose will give them some impetus for up and coming matches in their near-impossible fight against relegation. The Dockers gave a debut to new signing, striker
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Yachtsman saved
ONE of the largest operations ever carried out by a New Zealand rescue team saved the life of a Grays yachtsman. John Masters, 59, of Dell Road, was racing around the world in the Global Challenge yacht race when he fell critically ill 600 miles from
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Trophy success tops good weekend
THURROCK'S sides produced a series of inspiring results over the weekend, with Thurrock FC leading the way with am impressive victory of Conference National side Aldershot. Colin McBride's team emerged victorious thanks to David Lee's 57th minute goal
