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Southend's mean streets are getting meaner
PHYSICAL assault, verbal abuse, flying eggs and even snooker balls - a selection of the perils Southend's parking attendants face when they head out on patrol. So it was with some trepidation I put on an Apcoa Parking warden's uniform to sample life
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Southend: Tories lose Thorpe ward
LEADING Southend Tory Sally Carr has lost her seat in Thorpe ward to the Independents. It follows the emergence of the Independents in Thorpe ward in the past two years. Mrs Carr was councillor responsible for schools and could have been deputy mayor
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Southend: Independents hold Shoebury
INDEPENDENT Mike Assenheim held onto his Shoebury seat with a 350 vote majority over the Tories.
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Southend: Tories take Kursaal ward
BLAINE Robin, Tory candidate in Kurssal ward in Southend has taken the seat from Labour councillor Denis Garne with a six vote majority. Mr Garne polled 741 votes and 747 votes.
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Southend: Garston loses Southchurch
VETERAN Southend councillor David Garston has lost his Southchurch seat on Southend Council. The traditional Tory seat was taken by Independent Tony Delaney by 87 votes. Mr Delaney was a former Tory who was deselected from Thorpe ward last year.
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Southend: Tories hold Milton ward
CONSERVATIVE Nigel Folkard has held the Milton ward seat in Southend with 928. His nearest challenger, Labour's Tony Borton polled 502 votes.
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Basildon: Tories take Labour seat
TORIES have taken the Labour seat of Vange in Basildon.
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Hundreds set to join photo fun
AN ART student has launched an ambitious project to get hundreds of people to capture a moment of London life on camera. Anjuli Reeves, 22, from Westcliff, wants to get as many people as possible to take a photograph of any aspect of life in the Capital
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Weymouth revved up for Brands race
ANDY Weymouth is hoping to be fighting fit when he races at his home Brands Hatch track. Weymouth injured both his feet in a cancelled meeting at the Kent circuit earlier last month, but overcame the knocks to gain a second place in the Fuchs-Silkolene
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Island to host new league
FOOTBALL Mundial organise more than 150 five and six-a-side football leagues all over the UK and will be starting up a new one in the Canvey Island area. Football Mundial leagues are professionally organised with onsite administrators and all games are
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Car smashes into garden wall
A CAR ploughed through a wall and into a front garden. Mum-of-two Isabel Sutton found the Honda had smashed her wall down in Arnold Avenue, Southend. Mrs Sutton, 50, said: "I was upstairs and thought someone had dropped something into the big bin opposite
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Mixed bag of scores at Lords
THE Stableford played at the Lords Golf and Country Club (Rayleigh) had a mixed bag of weather conditions and the scores reflected this. But Keith Simpson managed to win the competition with 37 points ahead of Malcolm McLewin, who had 36. It was a similar
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Manor issue player appeal
SOUTHEND Manor are on the lookout for players for their under-13 team for next season (school year eight). The team will be training through the summer to prepare for C Division soccer. Ring Andy on 01702 298334 or 0750 5665466 or Colin on 0751 5818039
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Paterson and Chesher warm to winter finals
ADAM Paterson and Sam Chesher turned on the style to win at the Essex Winter Series finals. Paterson, who is a member at Hockley tennis club, was unbeaten in the whole season. And he did not lose a set during that time en route to the boys' 8.2 final
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Thieves break into homes and steal car keys but leave cars
THIEVES broke into two homes in Benfleet stole car keys, but did not take the cars. Crooks forced open the front door of the house in Woodside Avenue and stole jewellery, a watch and cash, totalling £4,800. They also grabbed the keys to a Range Rover
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Tribuneral upholds Leeds' 15-point penalty
AN independent tribunal has upheld the Football League's 15-point penalty imposed on Leeds at the start of the season. Leeds failed to convince a three-man panel that the League acted unfairly when docking the points as punishment for breaking competition
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Youth football: Trials for Canvey
CANVEY Island Football Club are holding trials for next season's under-16 Eastern Junior Alliance team this weekend. Anyone interested in playing in a trial game can call 01268 692113 or 07771625284.
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Grays bomb five players
GRAYS Athletic boss Mike Woodward has cut five players from his squad and offered contracts or extended deals to seven others. Also leaving New Rec, for the moment at least, are the players brought in on loan during the closing months of the season.
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Green invites fans to aid charity drive
WEST Ham supporters can join goalkeeper Robert Green on his charity trek up Mount Kilimanjaro - but only if they can raise £3,000 for the AMREF charity. Green will spend time in Kenya working on community projects to help improve the health of poor
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Boys bounce back for win
DESPITE having to come back from a two-goal deficit and having had a player sent off, Basildon Boys won the Sceptre League's Andy Ward Section E final when they beat Southchurch 3-2 at rainswept Burroughs Park on Tuesday night.
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Thornton Cup gets started
FIRST round matches in the senior Essex team competition for the Thornton Cup go ahead on Sunday with Rochford hosting Basildon. Other ties involving local clubs: Five Lakes v Three Rivers; Castle Point v Lords (Rayleigh); Crondon Park v Ballards Gore
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Essex hold off Kent challenge
A FINE performance in the afternoon singles, which they won 7-2, helped Essex win their friendly at Kent 9-6. Winners included Rayleigh's Jack Clarke (2 and 1), Boyce Hill's Andy May (4 and 3), Thorpe Hall's Matt Southgate (3 and 2) and Rochford's Joe
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We will so miss our funny, special Simon
THE HEARTBROKEN family of crash victim Simon Clark have fondly spoken of his special talent to make people laugh. Dad-of-one Simon, 41, of Little Chittock, Basildon, died instantly in a collision in Theydon Bois last Friday afternoon. His family said
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Carpenter Al carves up field
BELFAIRS held a Stableford over four days where competitors could enter as many times as they liked to achieve their best score. Carpenter Alan Elliott (20) continued his rich vein of form with an excellent 45 points as he carved up the field to take
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Nurse photographed patient on loo
A NURSE who took photographs of a patient with learning difficulties who was sitting on the toilet at Basildon Hospital has been cautioned by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Sherril Gurley, 45, used her mobile phone to snap the woman, in her 50s,
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Sporty fun raises school funds
SKIPPING, basketball and football were among the activities pupils tried during a fundraising sportathon. All 374 children at Leigh Beck Infant School got involved in the unusual event to raise funds to buy play equipment for use at lunchtimes. Nursery
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'We'll show the world what West Ham can do' - Curbishley
ALAN Curbishley believes his West Ham team can shock the world by denying Premier League title-chasers Manchester United victory at Old Trafford on Saturday. The Irons manager holds a perfect record of three wins in three games since taking over at
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Meldrew moment
IT is Victor Meldrew time again. All together now: "I don't believe it!" The new community centre on the Dale Farm traveller site is an official building, funded by county council money. Yet it is also illegal, put up without planning consent. We trust
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Any old carriages will do
THEY may be hand-me-downs, but at least they have wheels and seats. The 40 extra carriages promised for the Southend-Fenchurch Street railway line are not in the first flush of youth. After years of service, they have been acquired from the London
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Why isn't play area secure from yobs?
A DAD fears a new playground will soon become a no-go area for young children because of yobs. Gary McKenna lives on Danesfield, Benfleet, close to the park in Brook Road, which reopened last week following a £100,000 refit. But within hours of the
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Fozzy keen to learn from Kiwi McCullum
ESSEX wicketkeeper James Foster will be seeking out one man when the touring New Zealanders arrive at the Ford County Ground on Friday - Brendon McCullum. The gloveman has set the cricketing world alight in recent months with his huge hitting, including
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Gibbins cracks marathon goal
BENFLEET Running Club's Debbie Gibbins has finally achieved her goal of a sub 3hrs 30mins. marathon. She did it in style by recording a time of 3:18.8 at the Blackpool Marathon last Sunday. This was a personal best by almost 14 minutes. Gibbins was
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Pupils net adventure playground
PLAYTIME just got more exciting for pupils at Grove Wood Primary School, Rayleigh. Pupils from the school were delighted to see a new adventure playground had been installed in the playground. All the children had their say on what equipment they wanted
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Jamie doubles up at Rayleigh Open Show
FOURTEEN action packed bouts in front of a bumper crowd meant Rayleigh Boxing Club's latest open show was a real knockout. The night, held at Rayleigh Mill, included nine junior and five senior fights, with six wins out of 10 for the host club. Leading
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I was fed up waiting for a chippie, so I opened my own!
CRAYLANDS finally has its own fish and chip shop after a businessman expanded his empire. Kam Sinniah, who runs Craylands Food & Wine, in Norwich Walk, has taken on the lease of the premises next door, opening Uncle Kams chip shop and takeaway. Although
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Joe bags a brace to see off Rundel
THURSDAY'S indoor community five-a-side league at Thundersley's SEEVIC College saw Benfleet United edge out Rundel PR 2-1 in the opening match of the night. Joe Sullivan-Bissett was on target with a brace for United to secure an important win. Kingdown
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Southend drowned out
SOUTHEND Golf Club's quest for the Gordon Forster Bowl in the National Association of Public Golf Courses national finals day held at the Farnham Park Golf Club, Slough, last Sunday will have to wait for another year. A thunderstorm at tee time drenched
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Stars mourn Hussain
ESSEX stars Ravi Bopara and James Foster are among those mourning the death of Joe Hussain, the father of former England captain Nasser, who has died at the age of 68. Hussain ran the famous Ilford Cricket School, which produced a huge number of future
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Union’s fears for sorting office
A TRADE union boss has spoken of his fears for the future of a Royal Mail sorting office. The Echo reported yesterday how Tesco hoped to build a huge superstore on the former B&Q site near Southend Victoria rail station. The company is also in negotiation
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Police make eight arrests in raids
EIGHT people were arrested on drug trafficking and money laundering offences during a series of dawn raids yesterday. A joint Essex and Met police operation targeted nine homes in Basildon and Benfleet, as well as one in the Maldon district. Roger Grimwade
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More park patrols after attacks
POLICE are stepping up patrols in a popular park after a recent spate of crimes. Uniformed and plain-clothes officers are patrolling Chalkwell Park on Friday evenings. Extra officers have also been drafted in during school holidays and at weekends.
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Youth hunting for new blood
BENFLEET Youth FC Under-11A require players of a good standard to play in the Southend Junior League Premiership next season. To apply you must be currently in school year six). Please contact Mark on 01268 754812 for more details.
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Rush-hour trains to get extra carriages
OVERCROWDED rush-hour trains on the c2c line are set to benefit from 40 extra carriages being added to the service. Rail firm London Midland will share out 148 of its old carriages to hard-pressed lines, after announcing it will get brand new rolling
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Hole-in-one from Ian leads Belfairs to win
THE outstanding individual performance as in the Leslie F. Wood Championship first round came from Belfairs' Ian Mudie. Mudie recorded a hole-in-one on the 10th hole as he and partner Luke Alden triumphed in the morning foursomes during their 8.5-6.5
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Christian golfers welcome ex-champ
FORMER European and English Open champion Dr Kitrina Douglas will be guest speaker in the evening when the Christian Golf Society's annual Essex Golf Cup is staged at Three Rivers, Cold Norton, on Saturday June 21. Following on from the success of the
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Boys hold off Leigh challenge
TUESDAY'S FA-affiliated community 6-a-side league at Eastwood School Astroturf saw Leigh Boys edge out Lords 1-0 in the opening match of the night. The victory put Boys in touch with the teams above them in the table. Tetrelis moved up to third with
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Young writers urged to enter competition
Budding writers and poets are being urged to share their thoughts on what life is like as a teenager today. South West Essex Primary Care Trust and volunteer education group Thee Junction, wants youngsters aged between 11 and 19 who live in Basildon
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Footie stars pop in to give pupils a pep talk
TWO professional footballers scored a big hit with pupils when they dropped into their school assembly to answer questions. Youngsters from Thameside Infants School gave a warm welcome to Grays Athletic players Jon Ashton and Aaron O'Connor. After talking
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Give this school an Asbo says Ann, 68
A WOMAN has called for a school to be issued an Asbo after claiming teachers are causing parking chaos and litter by smoking in the street. Ann Gayford, 68, of Nethan Drive, Aveley, says Belhus Chase School, in Thurrock, is proving a poor neighbour
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Help our Maya, 7, have a lifesaving op in Texas
PEOPLE are being urged to help raise funds for a little girl who has a brain turmour and needs lifesaving treatment. Antonio Grenho, of London Road, Purfleet, a member of Hornchurch Round Table, has been approached by the family of Maya Perrin-Skippen
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Drugs: These boxes help explain risks
FAKE drugs and needles will be shown to school pupils in Thundersley as part of a project to stop them taking illegal substances. Boxes containing realistic replicas of popular street drugs, and associated paraphernalia, will be taken into schools as
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Super six shine for Elms
KENT Elms had a good day when they hosted the Leigh & Westcliff LTA winter finals day and picked up a number of trophies. Six players from the club in Aviation Way, Southend, went home with silverware, although Elms were given a run for their money by
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In-form Keith keeps up good work to win medal
SATURDAY golfers enjoyed near perfect conditions for Ballards Gore's medal. Division One saw Keith Sanders (12) repeat his previous month's success with a net 71, which was to include a triple bogey on the second and a double bogey on the third. But
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Town council crusaders create book
CAMPAIGNERS have pulled together a collection of documents to create a book charting the formation of Canvey Town Council. Most of the work on the book about the creation of Canvey Island Town Council was done by Len Barge, 70, with help from others
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‘We’re underdogs, but we’ll fight’ – Noble
WEST Ham midfielder Mark Noble has admitted that he expects title favourites Manchester United to overcome the Irons at Old Trafford on Saturday. But the 20-year-old, who enjoyed one of the finest games of his career as the Hammers beat the Red Devils
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Barneveld too good for Maish
STEVE Maish found the challenge of Raymond van Barneveld too much after the world number one knocked the Southend darts professional out of the PDC Amsterdam Casino Open Holland Masters. The 44-year-old has faced van Barneveld three times in the past
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McEvoy heads for Morocco
THORPE Hall's tournament professional Richard McEvoy was starting his latest European Challenge Tour event today in the Moroccan Open at the El Jadida Sofitel golf resort.
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Canvey hold off Eastwood
EASTWOOD completed their preparations for the new T.Rippon Mid-Essex Cricket League season with a narrow 10-run defeat to local rivals Canvey Island. Batting first, the Islanders were reduced to a paltry 141/9 from their allotted 40 overs, with Tahir
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Hadleigh defeated
HADLEIGH and Thundersley Cricket Club suffered a 37 run defeat against Colchester in the League Cup. Colchester batted first and made 193-8, but Hadleigh were bowled out for just 156 in reply. Despite the defeat there were still some promising performances
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Pam plunders win at Belfairs
PAM Hayhurst was the overall winner of the morning LGU medal at Belfairs Ladies Spring Meeting. The 24 handicapper's 74 won the senior section from Joan Smith (9) 78 and Alex Meddle (20) 79. Junior winner was Simone McCarthy (28) 78 from Anna McLynn
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Fans pay just a fiver to get to Gulls final
WITH Canvey Island's Ryman One North play-off final with Redbridge at Barkingside on Saturday fast approaching, Gulls Supporters' Club are doing their bit to make sure this is a really special day. The Islanders took two coachloads of followers to AFC
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Does GMTV hopeful Alan get your vote?
A TEACHER has made it to the final three to become a presenter on GMTV - and wants Echo readers to vote for him today. Alan Mechem, 26, of Fleet Road, Benfleet, has been appearing live every morning this week for the competition. Today people will be
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Alex wants to end on a high
SOUTHEND United have sec-ured their League One play-off place while Port Vale have been consigned to the drop. But Shrimpers striker Alex Revell has claimed Saturday's meeting between the two at Roots Hall is no dead rubber. The 23-year-old, who returned
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Building society robber jailed for 12 years
A ROBBER who dumped a bag of cash after raiding Southend's Bradford and Bingley building society has been jailed for 12 years. Graham Farrell, 44, appeared before Harrow Crown Court to admit nine robberies and nine offences of possessing an imitation
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Sedov not allowed to dock at pier
THE world's largest tallship has been stopped from coming to Southend Pier...because of deteriorating political relations between Downing Street and Russia. The Russian tallship, the Sedov, was due at the pier at noon yesterday, but failed to arrive
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Barrett's Banter
WE want to win the game tomorrow, make no mistake about it. Form may not always mean too much going into the play-offs but I think it's important we get the three points against Port Vale. It will be nice to finish off the league season with a win and
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Updated: Taxpayers fund travellers' community centre
A NEW £12,000 community centre complete with laptops has been built at Dale Farm traveller camp...with taxpayers' money and without planning permission. Travellers at the Crays Hill unauthorised site will unveil the county council-funded log cabin at
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Basset fans meet up in the park
SCORES of dog-lovers from all over south Essex met to support the Essex branch of the charity, Basset Hound Welfare. Most dogs present were bassets, many of which had found new homes thanks to the charity which advises owners on managing the breed and
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Moliere magic wins group a prize
SOUTHEND Shakespeare Company has won an award for its production of a French play. The Palace Theatre Club voted the group's take on Moliere's Le Tartuffe the best amateur play of 2007. Company chairman Jim Carter, 43, of Ambleside Drive, Southend,
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RSPB spring walk
LEIGH: The RSPB is organising a spring walk in the town this Saturday. Guides will be available on the walk to help ramblers spot local wildlife. Booking is essential for the event, which starts at 10am and costs £3 for adults and £1.50 for children,
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Covering the waterfront...
FIGHTING terrorism, river rescues, escorting warships, searching for missing people and reining in reckless jetskiers... it's all in a day's work for marine police officers working in Essex. The team covers the entire Essex coastline, from the QEII
