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Blues turn table on Brum
Southend United gave their Championship survival bid a massive boost with a 3-1 win at high-flying Birmingham City tonight. The St Andrew's club got off to a great start when Shrimpers defender Peter Clarke headed into his own net after just eight
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Asbos for young brothers
Two brothers aged 12 and 15 have been branded "kids from hell" after wreaking havoc on their neighbourhood for years. Danny and Aaron Wright have been given antisocial behaviour orders banning them from setting foot in a total of 34 roads and setting
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Recycling services ‘not up to scratch’
Castle Point Council has been criticised for not providing household recycling collections of plastics. Dave Blackwell, leader of the Canvey Indepen-dent Party, said many householders were keen to recycle their waste, but were put off by a lack of
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Plans for school rebuild
An 80-year-old school will be completely rebuilt if multi-million pound plans are approved. St John's School, in Stock Road, Billericay, could soon be transformed with a new sixth-form, more classrooms and a new sports hall as part of a "green" development
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Getting fruity at the Eastgate
Don't get caught out drinking a can of Cola anywhere near TootyFruity, the new smoothie and fresh fruitjuice bar in Basildon's Eastgate mall. One slurp and you are likely to be pounced on by a member of the Slevin family, determined to press home the
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Escaping from the dark side
Some go over to the dark side, others come away from it. For Revere, the Billericay High street hairdresser, it has definitely been a case of the salon that saw the light. In its former guise as Ministry, the salon's gothic-style decor laid the
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Honour for girl born in a shopping centre
A swanky new mother and baby unit has been named after a girl who was born in a shopping centre ten years ago. Jan Oliver was shopping with her mum in the Eastgate Centre, Basildon town centre, on February 27, 1997, when she went into labour. Mrs
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The night Canvey was nearly reclaimed
More than half a century since floods devastated Canvey, residents who lived through that fateful night are preparing to share their memories with the younger generation. The island bore the brunt of the storm tide surge, which swept across the east
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Updated: Evacuation over gas leak
Thieves have been blamed for causing a gas leak in a vacant house which led to the evacuation of 30 homes. The crooks ripped a radiator from the wall of the property, in Elizabeth Road, Laindon, which caused a gas pipe to rupture. More than 60 residents
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Patterson looks to give Rocks a lift
East Thurrock United manager Lee Patterson is determined to bring in new faces to give his side a lift for tonight's Ryman Premier match at AFC Wimbledon. After the disappointment of conceding a last minute winner to Hendon at home on Saturday, a defeat
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Grays back-track over Hill appointment
Just three hours after announcing the appointment of Garry Hill as Director of Football, Grays Athletic have been forced to back-track. Grays announced earlier today that Hill would be joining them following his recent departure from Conference rivals
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Shrimper Guttridge signs for Orient
Shrimpers midfielder Luke Guttridge has completed a shock move back to League One Leyton Orient. The 24-year-old recently returned to Southend United after spending two months on loan with O's and spoke of his determination to force his way back into
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Tilson pitches into Birmingham turf war
Blues boss Steve Tilson takes his side to promotion chasing Birmingham tonight, with real fears over the state of the St Andrew's pitch. City were forced to lay a new £120,000 surface, which was the spare one for the new Wembley Stadium, just a few
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Shrimpers chase Spurs youngster Yeates
Spurs youngster Mark Yeates is the latest player to have attracted interest from Southend United. The 22-year-old midfielder impressed while on loan with Colchester last season. And Blues are now interested in bringing him to Roots Hall from the Premiership
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Pete doesn’t want repeat
Southend United defender Peter Clarke hopes history will not be repeating itself at Birmingham City tonight. Last month the Shrimpers suffered a comprehensive 4-0 defeat against Steve Bruce's side just three days after facing Tottenham Hotspur in the
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Rugby Union: REVENGE was sweet for league leaders Southend after putting Old Patesians to the sword at Warners Bridge on Saturday
Revenge was sweet for league leaders Southend after putting Old Patesians to the sword with a 64-12 win at Warners Bridge on Saturday. The Cheltenham side put a dent in the Seasiders' title aspirations back in September after pulling off a surprise
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Football: Whitewebbs drama brings FA charge for Ensign
Southend's White Ensign will not be playing their rearranged Capital Counties Feeder League Anagram Records Trophy tie with Whitewebbs on Saturday week. The original game was held at Enfield before Christmas and was abandoned by the referee at half-time
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Football: Hammers out to end Reds hoodoo
Having been knocked out of the FA Cup, West Ham tonight go into Premiership battle with Liverpool, the team who stopped them walking away with the trophy last season. Steven Gerrard's last-gasp piledriver broke the Hammers' hearts at the Millennium
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Trust boss under fire over transfer
A health trust boss has been criticised by staff because she is leaving for a temporary secondment while their jobs are under threat. South East Essex Primary Care Trust chief executive Julie Garbutt will be seconded to Norfolk PCT from Thursday to
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Shock rise in truancy
There has been a staggering rise in truancy in Essex secondary schools in the past five years, with a steady rise in primary schools rates. While local education authorities have promised crackdowns on parents failing to send their children to school
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Zoe gets her reward
Courageous Zoe Jones has proved she's one in, well, a millennium after winning a volunteer of the year award. Zoe, 19, from Wickford, has given 250 hours of her own time to various deserving causes and soldiered on in the face of her own health problems
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Mixed views of estate revamp
Residents were torn over the latest plan to redevelop parts of the Five Links estate. Basildon Council held a public exhibition at Laindon Community Centre, where residents could look at detailed designs and speak to the planning team. The third
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Job-threat workers plan street protest
Civil servants plan to march through the streets in a protest over jobs cuts, office closures and threats to pensions. The strike action tomorrow follows an announcement that 344 tax jobs are under threat at HM Revenue and Customs offices in Southend
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Mum’s fears for cross-dressing son
A man who battled for the right to wear women's clothes to work has disappeared. Police have launched a search for Gary Starns, 40, of Pantile Avenue, Southend, who has not been in contact with family or friends for two weeks. Mr Starns, a cross
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Child porn picture man spared prison
A loner who downloaded child porn at an internet cafe has been spared jail. Anthony Gould, 38, was caught out after concerned staff at Rogue Asylum, in Southchurch Road, Southend, discovered he was searching the net for illegal images of children.
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Anger as a green space is fenced off
Furious residents have started a petition against neighbours who have put up fences on public land just 20ft from their front doors. The 7ft fences across the back gardens of three houses in Ruskoi Road, Canvey, enclose a total of almost 100ft of grass
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Booze seized from seafront
Police confiscated around 40 cans and bottles of alcohol from people drinking in a booze-free seafront zone. Officers believe a zero-tolerance approach to street boozing is making Southend seafront a safer place. Since 2002, there has been a ban
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Freed - after 13 burglaries
A burglar who went on a one-man crime spree of 13 break-ins in 11 days, leaving behind a £2,000 trail of damage has been let off with a conditional discharge. Simon Hanks, 38, admitted five burglaries on shops and businesses across Leigh and another
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Police praise for ‘provoked’ fans
Police praised Southend United fans for their restraint following claims of racial abuse from Tottenham Hotspur supporters during the teams' FA Cup clash. Blues striker Freddie Eastwood was the target of racist chants relating to his background as
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Power blackout
About 400 households found themselves without electricity due to a faulty transformer at a substation. The transformer at the Fairfax Drive substation, in Westcliff, failed at 11.32pm on Sunday and electricity was not restored until an hour later.
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Hard to swallow
Southend the least culinary area in England? So claims a report by the TV food channel, UKTV Food. However, the level of research is pretty suspect. For instance, UKTV Food claims the area has no farmers' markets. In fact, it has three. Bafflingly
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The right approach to truancy
Truancy has soared in Essex, but the statistics, perhaps, owe less to a mass bunk-off than to a new record-keeping regime. Schools are abiding by new Government legislation that redefines truancy. The term now embraces children who are taken out
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Updated: Tributes to former MP Channon
Tributes have poured in for former long-serving MP Paul Channon, who has died after a long illness, aged 71. Friends said Mr Channon, Tory MP for the Southend and Rochford areas between 1959 and 1997, would be sadly missed. Sir Teddy Taylor, former
