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Green plays Ludo to win Ronaldo game
ON Sunday, May 14, 1995, Ludek Miklosko wrote his name into West Ham folklore by producing a performance that almost single-handedly denied Manchester United the Premier League title. The Czech goalkeeper, who spent nine seasons with the Irons, pulled
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Jessie Wallace says back Havens appeal
ACTRESS Jessie Wallace is backing Little Havens children's hospice's tenth anniversary appeal. The former soap star, now in ITV drama, Wild at Heart, is a patron of the Thundersley hospice and is urging local people to bake, sell or eat cakes at fundraising
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Cook has suspected dislocated finger X-rayed
ENGLAND opener Alastair Cook today suffered a suspected dislocation of his right little finger but is expected to be fit to bat for Essex in their ongoing match against New Zealand. Cook suffered the injury as he dropped a catch at gully, offered by
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Charges follow fatal crash
TWO people have been charged with a number of offences following a fatal road accident in south west Essex. In July 2007 a VW Van and a motorcyle collided at Stifford on the London bound carriageway of the A13. Motorcyle rider Stephen Fielder, 53, of
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Peerless Portuguese targets title glory
HAVING helped Manchester United reach their third European Cup final in midweek, PFA player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo has turned his focus to retaining the Premier League title. Victory over West Ham tomorrow would leave United one win away from
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Wybacks hunt Premier Cup
BASILDON Sunday League side Nicholas Wybacks, still chasing four top trophies, take on Dagenham's Sungate in the final of the Essex Sunday Premier Cup on Sunday (10.30am). The match goes ahead at Thurrock's Ship Lane ground. >RHODESIA United will hope
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Relegated Vale will keep fighting
PORT Vale may have already been relegated but their boss Lee Sinnott is demanding a professional performance at Roots Hall tomorrow. "We want to finish things off in the right way," he said. "I don't know whether or not Southend will decide to rest
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Gardner plants great goal in back of the net
HULLBRIDGE Sports claimed the Essex under-18 Pelly Cup for a second time when they beat hosts Billericay Town at New Lodge. An "unbelievable" 30-yard striker from Joe Gardner clinched the final. Alex Coghlan had given Hullbridge an 18th-minute lead,
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No new homes without third road
A CAMPAIGN will be launched to stop any more homes being built on Canvey - until a third road is in place. Dave Blackwell, leader of the Canvey Independent Party, is hoping thousands of islanders will sign up. He then plans to present the petition
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Keely death crash: Man in court
A MAN has appeared in court charged with driving under the influence of drugs and speeding, in connection with a crash that killed a young mum-to-be. Paul Cross, 20, of London Road, Westcliff, entered no plea at Southend Magistrates' Court yesterday.
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Nice to see ewe again!
WOULD ewe believe it! Animal rustlers seem to have made an unlikely ewe-turn and dropped a sheep home, four months after she went missing. Dartmoor ewe Rose was stolen from the Salvation Army Rare Breed's centre just before Christmas. So it was a case
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Teen mugged for mobile and £40
A TEENAGE boy was beaten up by a gang of robbers in Gloucester Park, Basildon. The 16-year-old was on his way to Prospects College, Basildon. When he walked over a hill he spotted the four lads coming towards him. One of the gang shouted "oi!" and then
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They said cabin was too small to need permission
A RACIAL equality boss has defended using £12,000 to develop a community centre without permission on an illegal traveller site. Clive Mardner, who leads the Essex Racial Equality Council, said he was told by the firm which sold him the £5,000 structure
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Billericay Town Council election
WEST WARD ELECTION RESULT The votes cast in local elections for Billericay Town Council west ward: ELECTED Peter Bowditch (1320 votes) James Devlin (1345) Jack Dunn (1283) Colin Dyer (898) Terence Gandy (1643) Keven Mesnard (970)
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Kittens left for the dustmen
THESE cute kittens have been rescued after being left out for the dustmen. The six-month-olds were left in a cat basket next to bin bags on collection day in East Crescent, Canvey. The cats, who have been named William and Gracie, were found outside
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15 suspected illegal immigrants held
FIFTEEN suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested by police. Officers were travelling through the Hilltop Road area of Grays on a routine patrol when they saw the men hanging around looking suspicious. Police approached them and arrested them
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Rail thug faces prison
A THUG who robbed a man at Benfleet train station has been warned he faces jail. Ross Stern, 26, pleaded guilty at Basildon Crown Court yesterday to robbing Karl Lowe. CCTV footage of the robbery on October 6, showed Stern standing in front of the victim
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Marathon man Steve raises cash for cancer unit
A BREAST cancer charity based in Southend Hospital has received a £1,600 donation towards more equipment for diagnosis and treatment. The money given to Bosom Pals was raised by Steve Gibb, 45, who ran the London Marathon last month. Mr Gibb, from Lincoln
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Ministry denies any 'secret' bail hostels
A PROPERTY firm has been accused of "secretly" opening 150 unsupervised bail hostels across the country. The Echo revealed earlier this year that ClearSprings, the Rayleigh-based company run by Graham King, planned to open a hostel in Kent View Road,
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Hammers seeking revenge
LAKESIDE Hammers will be out for revenge when they entertain Ipswich at Arena-Essex Raceway tonight (8pm). The Suffolk side caused a major shock when they won at Purfleet on Good Friday evening and the Witches remain the only time to beat the Hammers
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Primary schools' rebuilding plan
THREE primary schools could be rebuilt and five others refurbished as part a multi-million pound investment programme revealed by Southend Council. Fairways and Blenheim primary schools in Leigh are being considered for a total rebuild on their existing
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Travellers are wrecking our green
TRAVELLERS have ruined a village green in Canewdon after setting up camp there. Three caravans and a trailer were set up behind the village hall, in Lambourne Hall Road, on Sunday and have been told to move by today. Residents have watched as the travellers
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'Hospital parking is getting worse'
TRAFFIC congestion around Southend Hospital is worse than ever according to one taxi driver. In March, Southend Council moved the cab rank in Prittlewell Chase about 80m west, to try and stop ambulances being held up by long queues of traffic which block
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Concord look for senior hat-trick
CONCORD Rangers aim to be the third successive club to earn an Essex Senior League hat-trick this Bank Holiday weekend. Having already secured the championship and Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy, the Canvey-based club are at Bowers & Pitsea's Crown Avenue
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Batch named manager of the month
CANVEY Island boss John Batch has been named manager of the month for April in Ryman Division One North. The Gulls chief has taken his team into the final of the play-offs which will be played against Redbridge tomorrow.
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Curbishley pays tribute to Ferguson
WEST Ham manager Alan Curbishley has paid tribute to old friend and Manchester United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of tomorrow's vital Premier League showdown at Old Trafford. The pair have known each other professionally since Curbishley's early
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Queen honours our hero soldier
THE Queen presented a Westcliff soldier with the prestigious Military Cross yesterday, for bravery while fighting in Afghanistan. Corporal Robert Moore, 31, from the 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment, received the cross at Buckingham Palace. It is
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Mistaken for Baa-ris
AFTER four months missing, Rose, a young ewe, mysteriously reappeared overnight in her field at the Hadleigh rare breeds centre. An even bigger mystery is how she managed to stay at large in south Essex without being spotted. Could she have been abducted
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No more homes without roads
NIMBYISM it's not - just plain sense. A Parliamentary petition organised by the Canvey Independent Party pleads for no further houses on Canvey until the island gets a third access road. The case is so overwhelming as to be unanswerable, at least for
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Weekend rail engineering work
TRAIN services from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street will be terminating at Stratford on Sunday and Monday. Passengers are advised to use London Underground Central Line services between Stratford and Liverpool Street. The planned works
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Aldridge logs onto lifetime best in 800m
SOUTHEND'S AC's youngsters travelled to Braintree for the first of this season's Eastern Young Athletes League matches. Full reults are not yet known but there were some bright performances for the seasiders. Kyle Aldridge, the club's new webmaster,
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Injury-hit Basildon grab major success
THE newly-promoted Basildon AC team travelled to Copthall for their first National Junior League match and achieved major success. The squad was reduced by injuries and meant a busy weekend of matches for all age groups. Kirsty Shepherd took a narrow
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Cup clash for Sceptre pair
GARVARY take on Day One on Tuesday evening in the final of the Sceptre Sunday League's Colin Tyler Cup (7.30pm) at Great Wakering's Burroughs Park ground.
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The minorities must obey law
Allan Davies, the Labour Parliamentary candidate, says the rights of minorities need to be championed in order to achieve equality (April 22). Normally, I would agree with him, but this hardly applies when the traveller minority in question has persistently
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Why nurses are so special
During the latter half of last year it became necessary for my wife, who was a long term invalid, to go into hospital. She went into Basildon Hospital, but was transferred to a private nursing home. The private care was vastly superior in terms of patients
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Were Tories caught napping by UKIP?
Bob Spink left the Conservative Party because, apparently, he was on the verge of being kicked out. After a week or so as an independent he secured a political home as the UK Independence Party's first, and one and only Member of Parliament. Which begs
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Why new routes are essential for future
I am very pleased Jim Worsdale agrees with us that an outer relief or ring road is absolutely essential for Southend (My View, April 25). Perhaps if he could tell Government to put the cheque in the post at the same time it might be helpful! That said
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Come on now, use your loaf
Does anyone else feel cheated by bakery Grout's decision to no longer offer a medium slice cut loaf? I find the one-size-fits-all standard cut to be too thick. Is this just another sales ploy to get the consumer to buy more bread? Graham Pugh Glebelands
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Traffic increase is unacceptable
Churchgate, owner of Lords Golf and Country Club, Rayleigh, confirms plans to revamp the course are "very similar" to those rejected last year (April 22). In terms of traffic movements, it is identical. That is five arrivals and five departures per hour
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All going for a song!
THESE musical instruments are among the items on sale in champion fundraisier Joyce Long's latest sale in aid of Southend Hospital StrokeBusters Appeal. Joyce is opening her garden to the public and selling antiques, musical instruments, bric-a-brac
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Our plans will return pier to iconic status
Epic World Leisure Group would like to thank Echo readers for their interest in the Southend Pier regeneration project. We would like to make the following points clear. This is a wholly private-funded project which requires no financial input from
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St John men honoured
DEDICATED members of the St John Ambulance have been recognised for their work. Castle Point mayor Beverley Egan presented certificates to division members Michael Judge and Colin Pickrell for completing 500 hours of voluntary duties. David Marsh was
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Man stole cash to pay rent
A THIEF stole a woman's handbag from Southend Library after he was threatened with eviction if he didn't pay £50 he owed the council in rent. Lee Rance, 26, of Pantile Avenue, Southend, was jailed for three months after pleading guilty before Southend
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Southend finish third on Southern return
SOUTHEND'S women are back in Southern Women's League action. The seasiders' senior women's section made their first foray into the competition since 2006 when they were forced to withdraw due to the lack of a team. This year, in the relatively new Senior
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We’ve sorted out row over £250,000 funding
AN organisation that pumps millions of pounds into Thurrock has settled its differences with the council over a row that threatened to cost the borough hundreds of thousands of pounds. Cory Environmental Trust gives money to the borough to be spent for
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Drugs raids: Three charged
THREE people arrested during a massive drugs bust have been charged. The trio were arrested by officers from Essex and the Metropolitan police during a series of dawn raids in Basildon, Pitsea, Billericay, Rayleigh, Benfleet and Southminster. Robert
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Perfume thief is jailed
A WOMAN was jailed for 28 days for stealing perfume and repeatedly failing to appear at court. Kerry Archer, 25, of Kilworth Avenue, Southend, admitted shoplifting £200 of perfume from Boots in Southend High Street in November, 2007. But since she pleaded
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Pupils’ bike stunts treat
A SCHOOL which won a contest to encourage youngsters to cycle to school was treated to a display of bike stunts yesterday. St Helen's Catholic Primary School, Westcliff, won Southend Council's bike to school week which challenged primary schools to get
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MP demands a police probe of slave scandal
TORY MP John Baron has demanded Roger Baker, the Chief Constable of Essex, acts over Basildon's slave labour scandal exposed by the Echo. Last month, we revealed some travellers were recruiting homeless and vulnerable people, as young as 16, and using
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Hammers' Tomkins signs new Irons deal
BASILDON youngster James Tomkins has been rewarded for his stunning rise into the West Ham first team with a new and improved contract. The Hammers moved to secure the former Chalvedon School pupil's long-term future after Tomkins, 19, burst on to the
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New Zealand finally at full strength
DANIEL Vettori and his team-mates are hoping a combination of fresh blood and better weather will boost New Zealand's preparations ahead of the first npower Test against England at Lord's on May 15. Captain Vettori is one of five Kiwis to arrive in England
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Success for Basildon’s youngsters
BASILDON AC hosted its first fixture of the season, an Eastern Young Athletes match, on Sunday with resounding success. The team romped to victory with consistent results across the age groups. The under-13 girls won their age group with many athletes
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Catwalk girl Katie’s showtime
A LOCAL beauty took the catwalk by storm at Alternative Fashion Week. Katie Holt, 17, of Premier Avenue, Grays, took part in the show at Spitalfields Traders Market, London. The former Hassenbrook School pupil said: "Alternative Fashion Week is going
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School makeover is all in a day’s work
IT WAS a feat worthy of Challenge Anneka when 43 volunteers spruced up a special school in just one day. The project saw digging, weeding and planting at Kingsdown School, in Snakes Lane, Eastwood to improve the facilities for disabled children. A team
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‘Ello ‘ello ‘ello: Meet your police
POLICE and council officers will be involved in a series of drop-in sessions on a bus which will trek across Thurrock. The sessions will allow people to ask housing and police officers questions, and get free computer use. The Get On 2 Get On bus visits
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‘B&B’ Cook keen to make meal of Kiwis
WITH darts-mad Alastair "Bed & Breakfast" Cook and Mark "Madhouse" Pettini both taking aim at them, it is probably for the best that New Zealand's players have chosen to stay at the exclusive Five Lakes hotel near Maldon during this weekend's Tour match
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Teacher wins GMTV competition
KING John School teacher Alan Mechem has won a GMTV presenting competition. Mr Mechem, who lives in Southend, was announced the winner of The Sofa Factor on this morning's programme. His prize is to present a showbiz report from Las Vegas.
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We face ‘looming energy cost crisis’
THE Government must do more to help those feeling the pinch as a result of soaring energy and food prices, campaigners say. High fuel bills, coupled with crippling petrol and diesel prices and rises in the cost of food, mean many people are finding their
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Gemma's lesson for kids
PUPILS made a song and dance of it in a musical masterclass led by a Canvey-born star of South African musical theatre. More than 50 Castle View School pupils spent a day working on songs and dance routines from the hit musical Hairspray with ex-pupil
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Hammers' Green raises a cash mountain
WHILE he has Manchester United to worry about tomorrow, Robert Green has already raised more than £5,300 ahead of his summer charity trip to Africa. Green will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in June to raise funds for the African Medical and Research Foundation
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Smile! You're on lollycam...
First published May 2, 2008 MY favourite motoring story of the week is funny and sad at the same time. We learnt the other day that lollipop men and women are being given very special lollipops - ones with cameras fitted. The idea is to gather evidence
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Bowers and Rovers clash
BOWERS and Pitsea go to Spartan South Midlands League Brimsdown Rovers in the semi-finals tonight (7.45pm). Winners will host Ryman One North Canvey Island. Tonight's two semi-finalists had hoped that whoever wins this evening would be able to stage
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Gulls one win away from Ryman Premier
CANVEY Island soccer boss John Batch insists he has no fears whatever line-up he puts into action for tomorrow's winner-takes-all Ryman One North play-off final. Gulls have struggled against horrendous injury problems throughout the campaign and were
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Under the knife
NEARLY every day the news is full of stories of fatal stabbings or victims left fighting for their lives after being subjected to blade attacks. The victims, who are left dead or maimed for life, are increasingly becoming younger. In recent weeks,
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Bowls: Death knell sounding for bowls event
THIS year's Southend Men's Open tournament, will celebrate the event's 75th anniversary but will almost certainly be the last. The competition, staged at Priory Park, has been a resounding success over the years. But in the past three or four years,
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Praise for staff training
A HEALTH trust has been praised for its work in improving performance. The South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will keep its Investor in People award for another three years. The award is a national quality standard which rewards organisations
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Outrage at funding cut for disabled
PARENTS of young adults with learning disabilities claim they are being forced to pay £90 a day for their child to continue studying on a basic skills course. The independent living courses are held at Lancaster Post-19 Centre, at Lancaster School, Westcliff
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Tilson is considering the fringe benefits
SOUTHEND United boss Steve Tilson could opt to rest several of his star players for tomorrow's clash with Port Vale. The fifth placed Shrimpers have already made sure of their place in the play-offs and cannot finish any higher. And because of that
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Gateway to the airwaves
MEDIA students got the chance to try their hand at broadcasting as part of their latest project. A group of pupils from Chalvedon School, Basildon, spent a week at the studios of community radio station, Gateway FM, as part of their BTEC Media course
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Antisocial? Our boys are only playing footy!
A MOTHER has refuted claims her son and his friends are antisocial footballing yobs. Pitsea residents in Moretons, Broomfields Place, and Broom-fields Court, complained last month about youngsters playing football on a green outside their homes. But
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Blue are our lucky star!
SOUTHEND United striker Lee Barnard is looking to again be the Shrimpers' lucky charm tomorrow. The in-form forward has yet to suffer a league defeat since signing from Tottenham Hotspur in January. And having now recovered from the calf problem which
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Basildon: Tories maintain stranglehold
BASILDON Conservatives increased their majority on the council after the local elections. The Tories won the hotly contested Vange ward by 82 votes making Luke MacKenzie, 22, the youngest councillor on the authority. He took the seat with 590 votes
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Castle Point: Independents dominate Canvey
CANVEY Independent Party is celebrating after keeping all its seats on the island. The party held on to all the six seats up for election on the island while the Conservatives maintained their stronghold in Hadleigh, Thundersley and Benfleet. The Tories
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Rochford: Tories maintain their iron grip
THE Tories retained their iron grip on Rochford District Council with victory in all 15 seats at the polls. Tory council leader Terry Cutmore said the greatest victory of the night was retaining Sweyne Park ward in Rayleigh. Had the Liberal Democrats
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Southend: Tories stay in control
THE Tories have retained control of Southend Council with a majority of three. However, the party which has ruled at the Civic Centre for the past eight years, lost high-profile councillors David Garston and Sally Carr who saw their seats fall to the
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Day trip for doggies
A CLUB for sausage-dog owners held its monthly meeting on Southend seafront. Dachshunds in London, boasts about 50 members, many of whom enjoyed a walk along Southend seafront with their dogs. Club member, Emma Moore, 24, who lives on the Woodgrange
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Fairtrade bid to help the folks back in Zimbabwe
A ZIMBABWEAN student is campaigning for Southend to become an official Fairtrade town - so it can help people in his country. Ranganai Moyo, 30, was born in Zimbabwe, but moved to England nine years ago and settled in Westcliff. He wants to encourage
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Church fun day
LEIGH: St Margaret's Church is staging a fun day on Monday. Doors open at 10.30am at the church, at the corner of Lime Avenue and London Road. For details, contact the Rev Andrew Fenby, on 01702 477863 or e-mail FrAndrew@saintmargaret.org.uk
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Poster prizewinners
CREATIVE pupils made posters about peace around the world as part of a competition run by the Lions Club. Prizes were presented to Year 9 pupils at Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh, based on artistic merit and originality. Winner Kerry Moorby was given
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Kids' art on show
BUDDING artists as young as four have had the chance to see their artwork in a gallery. Pupils at West Leigh Infant School, in Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh, have been busy producing self-portraits, collages, and water colours for the first-ever art exhibition
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Thurrock: BNP take Tilbury seat
THE BNP won a seat on Thurrock Council. The far right party, which fielded candidates in every ward, won Tilbury Riverside as Emma Colgate won the seat. However, the Conservatives held on to power in a night of drama at the Civic hall in Grays. The
