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Smith and Cole leave Roots Hall
Midfielder Jay Smith has completed a permanent move to Notts County following two months on loan at the League Two club. Smith has not played for Southend for nearly a year following a spell at Roots Hall blighted by injury. Also leaving the Shrimpers
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Tottenham Hotspur 3 Southend United 1
Southend's hopes of making the last 16 of the FA Cup were dashed by Tottenham Hotspur this afternoon. A narrow 1-0 defeat in the Carling Cup quarter-finals last month had given the Shrimpers hope that they could overcome their Premiership hosts at
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Pay on exit for Southend car park
Shoppers will no longer have to dash to their cars as the parking ticket runs out, thanks to a new trial scheme being launched in Southend. Pay-on-exit parking is to be launched at a car park in Southend town centre in the next few months as a pilot
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Miriam’s TV shocker
One of the most high profile TV dramas in recent years will feature a young actor from south Essex. The first episode of controversial teen show Skins was shown on E4 last night and 22-year-old Miriam Ahmed, from Thorpe Bay, will make her entrance
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Hospital standardises visiting hours
Southend Hospital will be restricting its visiting hours to enable patients to rest more. At the moment all wards have their own visiting hours, but from April 1 will only be open to visitors from 2.30pm to 4.30pm and 6pm to 8pm. The hospital said
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One day, I want to leap tall buildings in a single
Life is full of obstacles, but Bradley Moss embraces the barriers which fall in his way. The teenager doesn't just take these obstructions in his stride, he bounds over both physical and mental hurdles with the use of Parkour. Bradley, 19, from
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Charity cycle in memory of fan Emily
Footie fans are gearing up to cycle to April's derby match between Southend United and Colchester at Roots Hall. But it's not to avoid car chaos or parking problems. The group is raising money in memory of Colchester United fan Emily Begg, of Wickford
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Critics slam reductions of mobile library stops
A compromise deal to save mobile libraries stopping throughout the county is not enough, critics have claimed. Essex County Council bosses have announced a U-turn over plans to save cash by scrapping visits to areas within two miles of a library.
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One mum’s crusade to keep knives out of schools
Essex is one of the safest counties in Britain. Yet last year, several families faced the loss of a loved one as a result of a stabbing. Even people who did not know the victims felt sadness for the families of victims Ricky Zephaniah, Ricky Wyatt
