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Appeal for witnesses after cyclist knocked down in Tank Hill Road, Purfleet
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a cyclist and a Red Ford Fiesta in London Road, Aveley, yesterday (Tuesday August 13). The female cyclist, who is in her early teens,...
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Now Essex Police step into “Big Fat Gypsy Cesspit” probe
COMMENTS by Thurrock councillor Mark Coxshall which suggested a travellers’ site would look like “My Big Fat Gypsy Cesspit” are being investigated by Essex Police. The Corringham and Fobbing councillor...
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Man wanted after “Inappropriate comments” made to schoolboys in Corringham
POLICE are investigating a report that a man approached two schoolboys in Corringham and made some inappropriate comments. The incident happened in Newton Close at just after 3.50pm on Tuesday August...
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Extra patrols to Thurrock mosques after arson attack in Harlow
THERE WILL be extra patrols at Thurrock centres of worship after an arson attacks in another part of the county. YT’s sister paper, YourHarlow reported on the arson attack on the Harlow Muslim Centre...
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Hundreds of lorry tyres dumped in Fen Lane, Orsett
Update: 1000hrs: Aug 31st The tyres were picked up by Thurrock Council. It tok them four trips. ======= FEN LANE, Orsett has been blocked after well over three hundred lorry tyres were found dumped in...
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Council seek views on crime in Thurrock
THE Thurrock Community Safety Partnership is seeking people’s views about crime and anti-social behaviour in the borough. An online consultation is running until October and can be viewed by clicking...
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Special court to be set aside for eighty accused of illegal street racing
EIGHTY drivers have been summoned to a special court hearing for speeding offences connected to illegal street racing in Thurrock. A courtroom at Basildon Magistrates’ Court has been set aside to hear...
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Police appeal after cyclist hit by vehicle at Purfleet level crossing
BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for information after a cyclist was knocked to the ground by a vehicle jumping a level crossing in Purfleet. Investigators are urging anyone who...
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Tilbury councillor in court on fraud charges
A THURROCK councillor has appeared in court on charges of fraud. Clare Baldwin (40), Byron Gardens, Tilbury appeared at Basildon magistrates court last month. Baldwin was charged with making dishonest...
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Hoax bomb led to Dartford Bridge chaos
A HOAX bomb led to the closure of the M25 Dartford Crossing between Kent and Essex for more than seven hours, police have said. The cylindrical device, with wires, was found on a Dover-bound coach...
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Police raids to locate rare items stolen from museums
RAIDS are taking place across Essex and other counties to find items stolen from auction houses and museums. A series of warrants are being executed by hundreds of officers from 26 police forces, led...
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Police Crime Commissioner spending revealed
ESSEX police and crime commissioner Nick Alston spent more than £36,000 in the four weeks leading up to last November’s election. Mr Alston, who won the seat for the Conservative Party, spent three...
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Council’s CCTV team helps catch cruel thugs
SWIFT work between residents, Thurrock Council’s CCTV team and local police led to thugs being caught on Monday (9 September) evening. Local councillor, Angie Gaywood, had received complaints from...
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Police send report to CPS over “Gypsy Cesspit” remarks
ESSEX POLICE has submitted a report to the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations that comments made by a Thurrock councillor incited racial hatred. Councillor for Corringham and Fobbing, cllr Mark...
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Appeal for witnesses as car nearly mows down pedestrians in Tilbury
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an incident in Tilbury where a car nearly collided with pedestrians on a crossing on September 3. A man has been arrested for motoring offences. It was around...
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Liam Holden murder trial to start on Wednesday
TWO men will appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on September 18 for their trial for the murder of Liam Holden who was killed in Grays on March 10, 2013. Owen Wood, now aged 24, and Ryan Wood, 21,...
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Thurrock schools boosted by free school meals pledge
EVERY child at a Thurrock infant school will receive free lunches from next September, Nick Clegg will announce on today (Wednesday) in a £1.2bn coalition deal. In his closing speech to the Lib Dem...
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Bogus council officials hold Tilbury man at knifepoint
DETECTIVES are investigating an aggravated burglary where two bogus council workers conned their way into a Tilbury home. The men knocked on the door of a house in Bryanston Road claiming they were...
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Man arrested after ‘Firearm’ incident In Corringham
A MAN was arrested in Corringham on Thursday evening after an alleged domestic disturbance in a house involving a firearm. Police were called to Lampits Hill at just after 5.30pm. With a man refusing...
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Liam Holden murder trial: “Attack took less than twenty seconds”
A LOCAL man died in the arms of his girlfriend after being punched and kicked to death on a night out, a court heard. The trial into the murder of Liam Holden who died after being attacked in a car...
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