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Unconscious man rushed to hospital following River Crouch rescue
Emergency crews were called to the banks of the waterway, off Fambridge Road, at about 9.45am on Saturday when passers by spotted a man lying flat out on the mud just metres from the water. Fire fighters used a stretcher and ropes to hoist
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Jewellery worth £4000 stolen in Basildon burglary
CROOKS have stolen jewellery worth up to £4,000 after raiding a house in Felmores. The unknown suspects gained entry by forcing the rear door of the home, in Denver Drive, before making off with the precious ornaments and a luminous pink bag. Police
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Families homeless after Corringham fire
TWO families have been left homeless following a large fire in Corringham. Twenty firefighters took more than two hours to put out the roaring flames, which started in the timber roof of a bungalow in Elmstead Close at about midday on Saturday. The
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Campaigners’ joy at closure of bar
CAMPAIGNERS against a sports bar which became renowned for punch-ups and underage drinking have claimed a victory after the venue looks set to have bolted its doors for good. Green Tees in Billericay High Street can no longer sell booze after its owner
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Teenager charged with rape following Rayleigh park attack
Police have charged a 16-year-old boy after a girl was raped in Sweyne Park. The victim, who police say is aged between 13 and 15, was attacked on the afternoon of Thursday, June 30. The alleged attacker has been remanded n custody to appear at
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Man leapt to his death after stabbing woman
A MAN inexplicably stabbed a woman several times in Southend and then leapt to his death near the seafront, an inquest heard. Terence Fortune, 48, died when he jumped from the Sky Tower observation platform on Pier Hill, in Southend, on January 10.
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A headache changed Claire’s life for ever
WHEN Claire Harrison felt a headache coming on she took a couple of painkillers and got on with her day. Twenty four hours later she was on a life support machine in Basildon Hospital, paralysed, unable to breathe by herself, unable to speak and left
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Dartford Crossing tolls to go up twice within a year
CAR drivers using the Dartford Crossing will be hit with price hikes twice in the space of a few months. Tolls for cars are due to go up from £1.50 to £2 this year, then up to £2.50 by next spring. Roads minister Mike Penning made the announcement as
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End of the line for Dale Farm
THE fate of 90 traveller families living illegally at Dale Farm has been sealed after Basildon Council agreed the final funds for the £18million eviction. Council chiefs have agreed to press on with the plan, despite impassioned pleas to negotiate an
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Did toaster start fire which killed cricket legend Trevor Bailey?
CRICKET legend Trevor Bailey died in a kitchen fire as he made breakfast, an inquest heard yesterday. The 87-year-old was found lying face down in the doorway to the kitchen in his flat in Alston Court, Crowstone Road, Westcliff, by firefighters after
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Reprimand for a teacher who kissed girl pupil
A TEACHER who kissed and cuddled a schoolgirl defended himself by saying that was how he treated his own children. Jeffrey Cave, who taught at Willows Primary School, in Basildon, also pulled a boy’s hair and then told him that was how “teachers used
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Frustrated college boss says Roots Hall deal is dead
A DEAL needed to kickstart Southend United’s stadium move has reached stalemate. Sainsbury’s has been negotiating for three years to buy Prospects College’s site in Fairfax Drive to allow it access to Roots Hall where it wants to build a new supermarket
