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Rocks save their best until last to secure premier status

EAST Thurrock retained their Ryman Premier League status after a battling comeback secured a priceless victory on the last day of the season. The complicated make-up of the final day meant John Coventry’s men needed to match or better Wingate &

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Great Wakering Rovers are crowned Essex Senior League champions

GREAT Wakering Rovers held their nerve on the final day to beat Basildon United 4-1 and become Essex Senior League champions. Rovers went into the game needing to win to lift the title and be promoted back into the Ryman Division One North.

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East Thurrock United come from behind to secure Ryman Premier survival

EAST Thurrock United won their battle to beat the drop in the Ryman Premier Division but they had to come from behind to do it. Visitors Bognor Regis Town took a two-goal lead thanks to Ben Johnson's seventh-minute opener and added a second in

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Is this stolen electronic tablet yours?

POLICE want to unite a stolen electronic tablet with its owner. The device was recovered from the garden of a house in Hathaway Road, Grays, on Friday, April 4. A 20 year-old man, from Grays, was arrested on suspicion of theft after officers

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Call for help sparks police search in Rayleigh

A SHOUT for help has sparked a police search in Rayleigh. The police helicopter can be seen circling the area around Rayleigh Golf Club, and officers are currently carrying out enquiries on foot. A member of the public called police just before

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Fleetwood Town 1, Southend United 1

SOUTHEND United made mathematically sure of their place in the end of season play-offs with a 1-1 draw at Fleetwood Town. Barry Corr’s fourth goal in five games cancelled out Steven Schumacher’s opener for the home-side. And the striker’s close

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Mural to tell story of 1953 flooding

A HUGE mural telling the story of the Canvey floods will be created, thanks to a £10,000 grant. The 77-metre long picture will depict the 1953 flooding and how the disaster led to the building of the seawall. The project will be led by the

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Fleetwood Town 1, Southend United 1, LIVE

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Jamar Loza recalled by Norwich City from loan spell at Southend United

JAMAR Loza has been recalled by Norwich City after his loan spell at Southend United came to an end. The 19-year-old striker scored once in seven games while with the Shrimpers. But he has now returned to Carrow Road, much to the disappointment

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Southend United unchanged for clash at Fleetwood Town

SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown has named an unchanged starting line-up for this afternoon’s clash at Fleetwood Town. As a result, Jakub Sokolik, John Egan and Kevan Hurst have all shaken off slight knocks to take their place in the side. Centre-back

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FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL: East Thurrock United vs Bognor Regis Town

5:03pm We will be back to report on the Essex Senior Cup final between Concord and Braintree on Tuesday. See you then! 5:02pm Concord 0-1 Bath Wealdstone 2-0 Canvey

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Premier charity effort

HOTEL workers have raised more than £1,300 for a children’s hospital after taking part in a week of charity challenges. Staff at Premier Inn hotels in Vange, at Rayleigh Weir, and in Eastern Esplanade, Thorpe Bay, organised a variety of activities

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Nursery shuts amid child ‘risk’ concerns

A NURSERY has closed while an investigation takes place into possible risks to children. Jump Ahead Pre-School, based at the 4th Billericay Scouts’ hut, in Laindon Road, Billericay, has had its registration suspended until June 3. Ofsted officials

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School fundraising inspired by Isobel

A SCHOOL is raising money for flood victims after one of its young pupils wrote a letter to the headteacher suggesting the idea. Isobel Ferdinando-Hemmings, six, wrote the appeal after hearing about the flooding in the South West of England at