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Tottenham grant Maher his Spurs wish
Shrimpers skipper Kevin Maher got his wish tonight as his Southend side were confirmed as Tottenham Hotspur's opponents in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Spurs defeated Cardiff City 4-0 in their third round replay at White Hart Lane this evening thanks
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Blues get chance for Spurs revenge
Southend United manager Steve Tilson cannot wait to take his side back to Tottenham Hotspur for a lucrative re-match with the Premiership giants. The Shrimpers will travel to White Hart Lane in the fourth round of the FA Cup over the weekend of January
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Shops forced to pay out for graffiti blight
Shopkeepers could be forced to clean graffiti from their buildings - or face being billed for its removal. Basildon Council is urging shop owners to get rid of all illegally-daubed artwork from their premises or suffer hefty charges. Wickford, one
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450 new jobs created
Around 450 new jobs could be created with a new development on the former Truckworld site in West Thurrock. Plans for 26 units for industrial, storage and distribution on the ten acre site have just been approved by Thurrock Thames Gateway Development
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£140,000 handbags stolen
A haul of women's designer handbags worth more than £140,000 was stolen by thieves. The Marc Jacobs designer bags were in a lorry parked at the Burnt Mills Industrial estate when the thieves struck. They were destined for a London store. The
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Aiming to help Aids orphans
A student is heading to South Africa to help orphaned children of Aids victims. Amy Skinner, 23, of Leigham Court Drive, Leigh, will work in an orphanage for three months in Cape Town. She is taking a gap year before studying for a Masters degree
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Parents warned over vaccination ‘profiteers’
Health bosses today warned parents not to be fooled into forking out hundreds of pounds for vaccines which they can get for free. South West Essex Primary Care Trust has spoken out against Health-choice UK, which is running private vaccination clinics
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Off to Cannes...to sell south Essex
Ambitious council bosses are hoping to convince the cream of the world's developers to back the £900million rebuild of Basildon at a conference in Cannes. Basildon Council is jetting leader Malcolm Buckley, two other councillors and its chief executive
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Vocation, vocation, vocation
There should be no problem finiding a plumber, builder or electrician in years to come as south Essex is fast becoming a regional centre for vocational training. Plans have already been approved for Prospects College to build a £20million centre for
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Cash for flood defence projects revealed
Two flood defence schemes in south Essex have been given a £400,000 cash injection. The Environment Agency has announced its flood defence budgets for 2007/08 and revealed Canvey and Great Wakering will benefit from the £33million pot, which is £5.2million
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Home Office fiasco
A woman today told how she received a 61-year-old man's passport in the post instead of her own. Catherine Galley, 34, of Clickett Hill, Basildon, sent off her out-of-date UK passport, marriage certificate and application. But instead of getting
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Time for celebration
A film-maker is to have his movie released around the world, after being signed up for international distribution rights. Steven M Smith, 32, of Sinclair Walk, Wickford, wrote, produced and directed the feature film, Time of Her Life. It was shot
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Emergency service officers under attack
Each time the men and woman of our emergency services respond to a call, they may have to deal with highly charged situations and run the risk of becoming the victims of an assault. As fires are fought, criminals are caught and lives are saved, there
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Wakering face Millers in Essex Senior Cup semi-final
Great Wakering Rovers will be bidding to keep up their fine Essex Senior Cup run when they face Aveley in the semi-finals. Rovers have already brushed aside Conference side Dagenham & Redbridge and Conference South team Thurrock on their way to the
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Faulty lorry claim in tyre death case
A wheel hit and killed an 84-year-old woman after falling off a badly-maintained farm trailer, a jury was told. Doris Smith, 84, had been walking a neighbour's dog along Ashingdon Road, Rochford, when a tyre fell from the 40ft trailer and careered
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Green belt threat to Blues plans
Southend United's dreams of a new stadium could be shattered if a crucial part of their plans are refused by Rochford District Council, claims club boss Ron Martin. Planning officers have recommended the refusal of the club's plans for a training
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Southend factory blaze
Firefighters tackled a blaze in a factory after an extractor fan caught alight. The fire created a smoke-logged building at KeyMed in Temple Farm, Southend, which develops and manufactures medical and industrial products. Fire alarms quickly alerted
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Axe raiders target post office
A robber smashed an axe against a post office counter screen, then demanded money from a terrified postmaster. The robbery was at the Post Office General Stores, in Prince Avenue, Westcliff, opposite Tesco, about 2.50pm yesterday. Two men, wearing
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Suspected brothel is raided by police
Police swooped on a suspected brothel in Southend and discovered signs women had been selling sex. A large collection of sex toys, raunchy underwear and a "menu" of explicit services were all found on the premises, in Prince Avenue, Southend, during
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Passport market
It was a scene straight out of a spy movie, as Catherine Galley, of Basildon, exchanged passports with a stranger. The Passport Office had inadvertently swapped the documents in the post. Rather than wait for the wheels of bureaucracy to crank, the pair
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Stadium plan must not falter
The long trail to the construction of a new stadium for Southend United has hit what could prove to be both its final and biggest obstacle. The plans for the Fossetts Farm site are agreed in principle, the funding seems assured. Yet it does face a problem
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Relieved we're not to be part of Southend
In the past five years Southend Council has sent a former chief executive to Las Vegas and Atlantic City to visit gambling institutions. It still manages to pay the present chief executive a salary of around £140,000 - comparable to that of the Prime
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Black Baron memories
I was deeply saddened to hear of the untimely death of Richard Abrey, alias the Black Baron, wall of death rider at the Kursaal back in the 1960s. In the Nineties, Richard responded to an article in the Echo, inviting readers to contact me about research
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Thanks for telling the truth about travellers
At last, the travellers' activities have been exposed, thanks to the brilliant investigations by the Echo. Perhaps now, the authorities will act on such damning evidence and evict these travellers. Thousands of couples are striving to get on the housing
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I don't research crop circles for the money
Christine Sexton's article about my forthcoming seminar on crop circles was nicely balanced and unsensationalised. The same could not be said for the character assassination in Sally King's column the next day, which was spiteful and unnecessary. Ms
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Pointless waste of life
The devastated family of a graffiti-sprayer killed by a Tube train have described his death as a "pointless waste of life". Dan Elgar, a 19-year-old father-of-one, of Boscombe Road, Southend, and Bradley Chapman, 21, from Chafford Hundred, died after
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Maher wants another crack at Spurs
Southend United skipper Kevin Maher is dreaming of a return to Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Shrimpers midfielder netted a screaming 25 yard shot and was later joined on the score-sheet by Lee Bradbury as Steve Tilson's side
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Blues get FA Cup revenge
Southend United stormed through to the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 14 years, with a well deserved 2-0 replay win at Barnsley last night. Goals from Kevin Maher and Lee Bradbury finally buried the Tykes and Blues will feel justice
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Blues academy award would boost Duncan
Southend United's youth team manager Ricky Duncan is excited at the possibility of the club changing to academy status at junior level. The switch, which is currently being discussed by the Roots Hall hierachy, could come into play if the Shrimpers
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Football: Transfer talk affects Curbs
Alan Curbishley has admitted that both he and his players have been affected by the mountain of transfer speculation surrounding West Ham in recent weeks. The Irons have been linked with at least 20 players since the transfer window opened on New Year's
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Cricket: Bichel’s aiming for Essex triumphs
ANDY Bichel is determined to help Essex to greater glory this summer after penning a short-term deal with the county cricket club. Australian all-rounder Bichel will return to the County Ground for the second half of the summer. The 36-year-old
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'Blingers' storm dig award bash
Protesters stormed the celebration of an archaeological award presented to Southend Council for its part in unearthing a Saxon King. Campaigners from Camp Bling, who are determined to prevent the council's proposed road-widening scheme at Priory Crescent
