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Fears over cutbacks to housing wardens’ hours
PENSIONERS living in a sheltered housing complex say they are having sleepless nights because of plans to get rid of their 24-hour warden system. From next April, elderly residents living in Afflets Court, Moat Field, Basildon, will have to
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Playgroup broken into and safe stolen
BURGLARS have broken into a playgroup and stolen cash and a safe. The break-in, at a playgroup based at the Lifelong Learning Centre in Ely Road, Basildon was reported when staff arrived at 8.30am this morning (Monday, November 21) . The intruders
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South Essex snap up regional medals
SOUTH Essex Gymnastics Club took a squad of 33 to compete in the Essex Regional Apparatus Qualifier in Ipswich. In the 8/9 age group, there was 14 gymnasts competing and Thea Taylor came the highest of the competition, finishing in seventh place overall
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Not another lookalike development
I was interested to read (Nov 18) of proposals for the redevelopment of Pitsea town centre, including building a Morrisons store. I thought Morrisons was going to rejuvenate Laindon Centre? Will there be a store in both areas? How kind of these
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Sack the fat cat strikers
Senior civil servants have voted to strike over pension reform. With an estimated three million unemployed, there must be enough to take up these positions, at a fair salary and pension package in line with the private sector. The Government
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Council claims questionable
The Government froze council tax last year and the reason Basildon’s Conservative administration gave its residents a paltry reduction of 56p per household was in order for it to receive a Government cash grant. I therefore couldn’t help but
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Peaceful way to sort crisis
As I watched the remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph I recalled with pride that my father Eric Cole, of Southend electronics company Ekco, would be pleased that Europe, under the EU, has brought technocrats to power when, in his day, in just
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Why does town set out to fleece people who use it?
My wife and I recently spent a few days on the South Coast. On our first afternoon, we paid a visit to Eastbourne and decided to park on the seafront close to the shopping centre and were surprised to find the charge was only 20p for two hours
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Boy's horrific injuries after rottweiler attack
THESE are the horrific injuries inflicted on a seven-year-old boy by a Rottweiler. The youngster was viciously attacked on Southend seafront in August leaving him permanently scarred. Police have now released the images and an E-Fit
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Concord Rangers 1, Harrow Borough 0
A LAST-minute winner from Tony Stokes gave Concord a desperately-needed first home win of the season on Saturday. The Beachboys murdered the visiting Harrow side but the game looked destined for a stalemate until the former West Ham youth peeled off
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Wealdstone 1, Canvey Island 2
CANVEY Island made the most of Wealdstone being reduced to 10 men as they completed a comeback win which keeps them in touch with the play-off places. The hosts were the better side in the first half and, after Alan Massey had gone close with a neat
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Chris Phillips: My views on the Blues
SOUTHEND United’s fans did not quite outnumber those of Dagenham & Redbridge in the end at Victoria Road. But it was their supporters who made the short journey home with the county’s League Two bragging rights. Blues had 1,481 supporters
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Hendon 1, Billericay Town 2
BILLERICAY ended a week of player movements by staying in the hunt for automatic promotion with this fine win at Hendon. An 11th-minute penalty from Richard Halle and a strike from Emeka Onwubiko gave them a 2-0 lead, and the hosts added an injury-time
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Brentwood Town 5, Great Wakering Rovers 0
DANNY Greaves emphasised his Great Wakering team are still in the rebuilding process after a poor 5-0 loss away to Brentwood Town. The visitors made very few chances during the 90 minutes, while mistakes at the back cost them heavily in what is their
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Kane not fazed by Irons talk
KANE Ferdinand fired Southend United to a 3-2 victory at Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday — and then confirmed he remains firmly focused on hitting top form for Blues. Ferdinand, who scored twice in the hard-fought triumph at Victoria Road, continues
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Vandals strike in Southend carpark
VANDALS snapped a wing mirror off a Peugeot 206 in Seaway carpark, Southend. It happened between 9pm on Saturday, November 19, and 5am the following day.
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Pupils to help put a stop to speeding motorists
PUPILS from a Westcliff primary school are set to tackle speeding motorists. They are hoping to deter motorists who break the speed limit outside Milton Hall Primary School, in Salisbury Avenue. This is the first of these schemes to be
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Teenagers arrested on suspicion of stealing bikes
TWO teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of stealing bikes in the Leigh area. It happened after a bike was stolen from outside Chalkwell Railway station where it was chained to railings on Tuesday [Nov 15] Another bike was stolen from
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Police relaunch Lakeside Christmas crackdown
A CRACKDOWN, which aims to cut crime at the Lakeside Shopping Centre, has been relaunched for the fourth year. Police will be beefing up their patrols at the Thurrock complex in the run-up to the big day to enjoy shoppers don't fall prey to criminals
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Poppy Appeal tin stolen from church
A POPPY appeal tin was stolen from a Leigh church on Remembrance Sunday. The red collection pot, containing an estimated £60 in cash, was stolen at some point between 3pm and 5pm on Remembrance Sunday, November 13, from Wesley Church in Elm
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Bomb squad called to Southend tower block
A BOMB disposal unit were called by Essex Police to a towerblock in Southend. The team from Explosive Ordnance Disposal where called in after police searching a flat in the Malvern block in Coleman Road, were a 45-year-old was murdered last
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Updated: Two charged with towerblock murder
TWO men have been charged with a murder at a Southend towerblock. Police launched an investigation after Christopher Ryan, 45, was found unconscious and with serious head injuries at his flat at Malvern, in Coleman Street, at about 7.40pm Thursday
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Wanted crook snared by police
ONE of Basildon’s most wanted alleged crooks has been arrested by police. Terry Leeks, an unemployed man of no fixed address, has been wanted by police for several weeks in connection with several shoplifting offences. Leeks remains
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Restaurant creates 65 new jobs
FAMILIES flocked for a table as Basildon’s newest restaurant opened for the first time. American style bar and grill, Grand Central, has reopened on the site of the former Australian themed Outback Steakhouse, which closed in October. The opening of
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Couple showed "no signs" of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
A CONSULTANT at Basildon Hospital said a couple who died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning showed “no signs” of the illness when they were treated. Pamela Cox, 56 and her husband Leslie, 58, were found dead at their home in Bruce Grove, Wickford
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Justin’s marathon fight back to health
TWELVE years ago, doctors told Justin Carr’s family he would never walk again. But against the odds, he has proved them wrong. Justin, 25, from Ashingdon, was one of a number of people to be honoured at an event to mark the success of Southend’s annual
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Police operation halted – as it didn’t cut crime
A POLICE crackdown aimed at catching crooks travelling in and out of Essex has been shelved after it did nothing to cut crime. Operation Lockdown had been running in Essex for several years. It saw officers from both the Essex and Kent forces using automated
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Supporting hospice's appeal helps show my love for Daniel
FOR most of us the festive season means happy family gatherings. But for Anna Greenwood, whose son was killed just a few days after Christmas, it’s always the loneliest time of year. This year, December 30 will mark eight years since
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Spectacular! 20,000 turn out for Southend's lights switch-on
MORE than 20,000 people turned out to watch the annual Southend Christmas lights switch-on in the town centre. Southend mayor David Norman, Santa and Widow Twankey from this year’s Cliffs Pavilion Christmas pantomime Aladdin had the honour of turning
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Thousands join Basildon Christmas lights swich-on
WITH a quick flick of the switch, Basildon’s Christmas lights have been turned on and the town is in full swing for the festive season. Saturday’s big switch-on in Basildon Town Centre, which attracted around 10,000 spectators, coincided with
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Three people saved from house fire in Westcliff
FIREFIGHTERS rescued three people from a house fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Crews from Leigh and Southend were called out to Fairmead Avenue, Westcliff, shortly after 4am to reports of a fire in a house. Three people, a female aged
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Dale Farm: Man charged with driving at a council worker
A MAN has been charged with causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving at Dale Farm. The Crays Hill man was arrested on November 10 after a vehicle struck a Basildon Council employee site. He has been released on bail pending an appearance at
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Getting rid of town’s pool is ‘unacceptable’
PROPOSALS to demolish Pitsea Pool to make way for a giant new Morrisons superstore have been branded “totally unacceptable” by a leading councillor. Development firm London and Cambridge Properties wants to build a 75,000sq ft supermarket on the site
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Suspected thief gets bail ban from sweet shops
A SUSPECTED sweet-toothed thief has been banned from all shops which sell chocolate. Police took the unique step after arresting the teenager on suspicion of stealing chocolate from three separate shops in Southend in a week. It is alleged he has a
