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Ryman One North round-up
CANVEY beat Wivenhoe 1-0 in the Essex derby to leave themselves in fifth place in the Ryman One North table. Great Wakering's losing run continued with a 3-1 defeat away to Ware and now stand in 14th place in the standings. Aveley are in 11th place
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Ryman Premier round-up
BILLERICAY Town are in 11th place in the Ryman Premier league following a 2-2 draw with Tonbridge Angels at New Lodge. East Thurrock United are stuck one place off the bottom of the table after being held to a 1-1 draw away to Folkestone Invicta. Victory
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Fisher Athletic 2 Thurrock 0
FISHER moved into the Blue Square South play off postions courtesy of this 2-0 win over Thurrock. The game was goalless at half-time but Hicky scored the opener for Athletic in 52nd minute. McColin then grabbed a winner for Fisher in the 81st minute
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Grays Athletic 3 Halifax Town 3
GRAYS were forced to settle for a point in the Blue Square Premier clash with Halifax after conceding a penalty a minute from time. Jon Shaw converted the spot-kick to earn the visiors a point after twice coming back from a deficit. Jamie Taylor headed
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Bolton Wanderers 1 West Ham United 0
KEVIN Davies handed Bolton Wanderers a Premier League relegation lifeline as his goal saw the Trotters to a 1-0 win over West Ham. Wanderers are still in the drop zone, standing in 18th place, but moved to withing two points of a Birmingham side in 17th
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Pub’s cucumber challenge
A RESTAURAUNT is challenging people to grow the biggest cucumber possible. The Langdon Hills Harvester is calling on green-fingered residents to dig out their gardening gear and take part in a special cucumber challenge. The competition is looking for
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Dancers’ day in London
BUDDING Thurrock street dancers performed at the prestigious Young Performers' Children's Variety Show in London. Youngsters from the Street Vibes Dance Academy, which is based in Grays, performed a dance routines to hip-hop and a mix of Michael Jackson
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Hotel’s help with cancer checks
A MAMMOGRAPHY unit to test women for signs of breast cancer moved into a Thurrock hotel's car park. It has been stationed in the car park of the Park Inn, North Stifford, for the past two weeks. The unit was there to screen women aged between 40 and
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Seminar has top tips to get kids reading
A LIVELY event aimed at getting even the most reluctant young readers to willingly bury their noses in a book is being held in Basildon. Nikki Gamble, a lecturer, writer, and education consultant, will be running the seminar at the Towngate Theatre.
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Junior football: Join the Gulls
CANVEY Island Football Club are looking for players for next year's under-16 Easstern Junior Alliance Alliance team. Players must be of a good standard and be able to train twice a week. Trials will be held at Canvey's Park Lane ground. For more details
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Southend 1 Northampton 1
LEE Barnard salvaged a point for Southend as the Shrimpers extended their unbeaten run to 12 games and virtually cemented a place in the League One play-off places. The striker slotted home a loose ball in the 51st minute to cancel out Colin Larkin's
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Collison handed full debut
AS revealed exclusively by the Echo last Thursday, teenager Jack Collison had been handed his full first team debut in West Ham's Premier League clash at Bolton Wanderers this afternoon. The Wales Under-21 international was given a start in midfield
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Azzy takes it to the Minimax
BASILDON teenager Aaron "Azzy" Charles won more karting glory by winning the three-round championship at Rotax Minimax Class. Charles, 13, a two-time Wildtracks TKM Junior Kart Champion, had all but secured the winter title the previous weekend at the
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Barrett's Banter
WE will be looking to keep this excellent run we're on going when we face Northampton today. It's important to keep the momentum going because not only do we want to make sure of a our place in the play-offs, we ideally also want to go into them still
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MY VIEW: Give us an elected mayor
WE NEED a revolution in our town halls because our councils are in the doldrums. Decisions taken by councils which fly in the face of what the public would expect has fuelled a mood of cynicism and distrust. The past year has seen endless reports of
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University dentists hit trust’s income
A FREE dental service offered by trainee university students is affecting income received by South East Essex Primary Care Trust for dental contracts. The trust says it is losing out on the fixed charge patients are required to pay for NHS dental services
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Why should I pay £125 parking fee?
A DETERMINED mum whose treatment by clampers helped spark a three-hour blockade by angry residents is still battling to get her fine lifted. In February, residents of the Vision estate in Kenway, Prittlewell, fought back when 11 cars were clamped. Friends
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Docs told to use cheaper drug suppliers
SOUTH East Essex Primary Care Trust will encourage the prescription of generic drugs and cut costs in community nursing services to help stem a £9.4million funding gap. After comparing the amount it spends on hospital services with other primary care
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Flyover planned... for bikes
PLANS to demolish a sports centre and create a mini flyover for bicycles over Gloucester Park's lakes will be thrashed out next week. Basildon Council officers have recommended councillors grant planning permission for the controversial £30million sports
