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Basildon Borough Council Election
There were 14 wards and 15 seats being contested in the election to Basildon Borough Council on the 3rd May. Billericay West is the only ward with two seats being contested, one being the by-election following the death of Cllr Horgan. The overall picture for Basildon has been four Conservative losses, one excellent result in Nethermayne for Geoff Williams’ who bucked the dismal trend for the Lib Dems by holding his seat. The party that probably emerges feeling the most satisfied must be UKIP which will feel it is no longer a fringe...
read moreGateway in the news at Big Ben!
Few of us get the chance to visit Big Ben: after all it is a once in a lifetime experience — literally. Of course, we all tend to think of Big Ben as that magnificent Gothic style tower that is such a familiar part of the London skyline. But the tower, soon to be renamed the Queen Elizabeth Tower in honour of Her Majesty’s Jubilee, has never been Big Ben. That title belongs to the great bell that rings out the hours. When Stephen Metcalfe MP gave the opportunity to members of Gateway 97.8 to take advantage of their once in a...
read moreEast Thurrock United v Wingate & Finchley – LIVE
East Thurrock United 1-2 Winagte & Finchley Margate 2-2 Billericay Town – BILLERICAY ARE CHAMPIONS Concord Rangers 2-3 Lewes Horsham 1-2 Canvey Island Tilbury 1-1 Maldon & Tiptree Waltham Abbey 0-1 Grays Athletic Bromley 0-0 Thurrock Dagenham & Redbridge 1-1 Crawley Town —————————— FULL TIME: It wasn’t to be for the Rocks. Apologies to Ben Wood for naming him throughout as the own goal man. Turns out it was Matt Hall. A...
read moreConcord Rangers v East Thurrock United – LIVE
Concord Rangers 4-5 East Thurrock United —————————— FULL TIME: What a magnificent, marvellous advert for the game, full stop, let alone non league football in this area. Nine goals, comic defending, superb finishing, two teams committed to the win despite having nothing to play for, and played in the best of spirits. Both clubs are a credit to the area and the game. Concord 4-5 ETU FT (right click and select ‘save link / target as’ to download) Right, after...
read moreGulls Grab Late Winner In Essex Final Thriller
Essex Senior Cup Final Canvey Island 1, Colchester United 0 —————————— In a thrilling encounter at Ship Lane, Thurrock, Canvey Island overcame the odds, as well the fatigue of playing two games in 48 hours, to beat League One outfit Colchester United and lift the Essex Senior Cup for the first time in a decade. The Park Lane outfit thoroughly deserved their triumph, dominating the match throughout and creating plenty of chances. With the clock reaching the 84th minute, and...
read moreFelmores Fire
Two people have been hurt in a house fire in Pitsea. Firefighters were called to the fire in Winstree on the Felmores Estate shortly after 1.45 this afternoon. By the time firefighters reached the blaze in a mid-terrace, two storey, timber-framed house the flames had already spread to its roof void. By 3.00pm its roof had completely collapsed and the roofs of three adjoing properties had partially collapsed. Meanwhile, fire-crews using breathing apparatus checked for any people left in the properties, while colleagues tackled the blaze. The...
read moreSaturday Scores – LIVE
Billericay Town 1-0 East Thurrock United Canvey Island 3-1 Leatherhead Metropolitan Police 3-0 Concord Rangers Grays Athletic 2-0 Brentwood Town Tilbury 1-0 Potters Bar Town Thurrock 1-2 Basingstoke Town Basildon United 1-4 Hullbridge Sports Bowers & Pitsea 3-0 Clapton Aldershot Town 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge Torquay United 0-0 Southend United Ross County 3-0 Dundee —————————— FULL TIME: So there we have it. All Billericay need...
read moreGreat Wakering Rovers v Tilbury LIVE
Great Wakering Rovers 1-2 Tilbury AFC Hornchurch 0-0 Billericay Town Concord Rangers 1-2 Canvey Island East Thurrock United 4-1 Aveley Romford 2-2 Grays Athletic Welling 1-0 Thurrock Gillingham 1-2 Dagenham & Redbridge Southend United 2-0 AFC Wimbledon —————————— FULL TIME: And it’s bedlam here. The Tilbury fans and players celebrate and the Great Wakering Rovers supporters berate the referee, more out of the gut wrencher of losing in...
read moreHigh Sheriff awards 2012
Basildon groups picked up lots of awards at the 2012 event near Chelmsford. of which the following in our Basildon area won grants Basildon and southend positive futures Basildon SOS bus Basildon womens aid Craylands Activity zone Essex boys/girls clubs – Thurrock Gateway 97.8 Lee chapel north holiday club legacy xs- Canvey Island to name just a few local ones but there were many more across Essex. Our project Gateway 97.8 also picked up a certificate for the second year running congratulations to all and our thanks to the High...
read moreGrays Athletic v Chatham Town – LIVE
Grays Athletic 1-1 Chatham Town Canvey Island 2-3 Wingate & Finchley Hastings United 1-1 Concord Rangers Horsham 1-5 East Thurrock United Tilbury 3-1 Leiston Basildon United 1-3 Sawbridgeworth Town Bowers & Pitsea 0-2 Southend Manor —————————— FULL TIME: Ultimately two points dropped. Grays have absolutely dominated this game from 15 minutes onwards but didn’t find their shooting boots and fell to a sucker punch. How vital or...
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