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5 pets at RSPCA Essex who are searching for their forever homes
Numerous pets from around Essex are looking for their forever homes - could you help them out? Whether you want to adopt a dog, cat, rabbit, guinea pig or hamster, someone always wants to find a new owner. There are several RSPCA branches in
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'Gangs of yobs' hurl abuse at staff and customers in south Essex leisure centre
THREATENING gangs of yobs are intimidating staff and hurling abuse at customers at a Canvey leisure centre, staff claim. Castle Point Council is investigating issues with antisocial behaviour at Waterside Farm Leisure Centre, as teenagers allegedly
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'Traffic lights at notorious Southend roundabout should be turned off at quiet times'
TRAFFIC lights at a busy Southend roundabout should be turned off outside peak times to tackle rising air pollution, a councillor has claimed. At a meeting this week councillor responsible for the environment Lydia Hyde admitted that air quality
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NHS worker lifts lid on broken roofs and constant leaks at Basildon Hospital
A NHS worker has lifted the lid on worrying broken roofs, constant leaks and damage on wards and in corridors at Basildon Hospital that have gone “unrepaired for years”. Pictures taken by an employee, who has asked to remain anonymous, show cables
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Long-standing nurse lays one of final bricks at Southend Hospital's new £8.5m A&E
A NURSE who has worked at Southend Hospital for more than 20 years has placed one of the final bricks on the new £8.5million accident and emergency department. The brick was placed on what will be the children’s emergency department by nurse matron
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Meet the Leigh film crew taking on the likes of John Lewis with new Christmas ad
A SOUTH Essex production company is hoping to take on giants like John Lewis after shooting a “low budget, high quality” Christmas Advert for Colchester Zoo. Leigh director Simon Firth and his crew from Deadline Communications filmed the two-minute
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Long-suffering Queensway residents 'living in limbo' over future of their homes
LONG-suffering residents in the Queensway tower blocks have said they feel like they are “living in limbo” over the uncertain future of their homes. The £575million Queensway regeneration was first devised almost ten years ago but major plans
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'Major improvements needed' at south Essex crossing after girl, 3, hit by car
MAJOR safety improvements must be made at a crossing where a girl was hit by a car, according to councillors who branded it an “accident waiting to happen”. Isla Dodo, three, was hit by a car and “thrown from her scooter” while using the crossing
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Patients vow to 'not back down' as campaign to save south Essex GP surgery ramps up
A CAMPAIGN to save a Billericay GP surgery at the centre of merger plans has gained “significant momentum” including more than 2,000 signatures and support from an MP. South Green Surgery, in Grange Road, Billericay, has been told it must vacate
