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Welcome to our 2nd edition in Thurrock. The response we have received from our 1st edition has been great. Continue to send in your up-coming events & comments. We will continue to publish our Magazine every month & look forward to working alongside many of Thurrock’s Businesses. Whilst writing this, the children are on holiday from school again and before we know it, it will be the six weeks holiday!! You can relieve all those stresses with a FREE Sports massage at the Basildon Sporting village. (see Page 8) We are all still waiting for the Sun to start shining & our glorious summer to begin.

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Congratulations to Barcelona FC for winning the Champions League final. I would of preferred a British team to win it but sadly for Manchester United it wasn’t to be. Still, on a positive note the English Cricket team have just won the 1st test v Sri Lanka in Fantastic style. Let’s hope that continues throughout the summer tests. On the subject of Cricket, you can read the latest match reports and updates from Essex CCC on page 12.

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This month’s recipe is a delicious Strawberry flan see page . It is simple to make & very nice indeed. We would like to encourage our readers to send us your recipe’s and any pictures to essex.bizz@hotmail.co.uk, or send them to our Office, see address below.

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Elaine who is a member of our team and her family, visited The Fleet for a Sunday Roast and highly recommends the high quality of food and service received.

Well done to all our Quiz winners from last month. A full list of winners is on page . We have more Quizzes for you again this month, so please take a look & the best of luck to you all. Please continue to use the Local Businesses within our magazine. By keeping it local, we can continue to make Thurrock a thriving town for Business.

If you wish to send us your comments or news of any local events or issues, please email us at essex.bizz@hotmail.co.uk or alternatively post to 266 Great Gregorie, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5QT or simply call us on 01268 442420.

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We have recently seen a number of theft of metal offences in Thurrock, as has the rest of the country, as it is an emerging crime problem.

We have recently made a number of arrests in response to our proactive policing against metal thieves. A few weeks ago officers in Grays carried out Operation Shortley in response to the problem, which saw officers conduct covert and overt patrols at night. Five arrests were made during this operation for various offences, and our activity has hopefully sent out a stern message to thieves that we do all we can to catch those we believe to be responsible for metal theft.

Having said this, incidents are still occurring, and we need the public’s help to stop it. Please remain vigilant against suspicious activity on roofs of buildings, around road signs and indeed around vehicles; we have had a few incidents of theft of catalytic converters from vans, which can be costly to replace. By reporting such activity immediately, we can respond as soon as possible and hopefully catch those responsible.

It has also been reported in the local press recently that we have had a number of incidents where suspects have Chief Inspector Paul Moor been stealing fuel from fuel tanks, often targeting a large number of vehicles in the same residential car park. Again, we need your help to catch these thieves by reporting anyone loitering around cars, or underneath cars.

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Mixed fortunes for Essex so far… Onwards to Twenty20 Essex have witnessed mixed fortunes so far this season, now the attention switches to the Friends Life t20 campaign. The eight games start on Friday 3rd June and the Essex public, judging by ticket sales, are getting excited!

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May Essex secured a draw, part in thanks to the downpour that bought a premature end to the game versus Derbyshire. The run shortage came to a welcome end on Thursday 19th May when Graham Napier hit another worldrecord. This time he notched a world record 16 sixes whilst totalling 19 fours. A batting wicket provided for an entertaining draw however the game will always be remembered for Napes and his six-hitting capabilities!

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