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Southend United 0, Crawley Town 0
SOUTHEND United held promotion rivals Crawley Town to a 0-0 draw at Roots Hall tonight – despite playing the final 10 minutes of the match with just nine men. Blues had skipper Chris Barker sent off on the hour mark for deliberate hand ball
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People invited to walk Wallasea Island coast
WALK, run or cycle around picturesque marshland as part of a new event. On Saturday, March 17 the Wallasea Wallathon will be held at Wallasea Island giving people the chance to walk the entire coast of the island. The RSPB is inviting cyclists
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Car rolls onto train track in Stanford Le Hope
A CAR crashed and rolled onto the railway line, causing delays to trains. c2c trains between Grays and Pitsea were suspended after the car landed on its side beside the track near to Stanford Le Hope at about 6.15pm. The driver of an empty train
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Man left with serious injuries after Stanford attack
A MAN was left with a serious head injury after an assault in Stanford Le Hope. The 24-year-old man was walking along Church Hill towards the train station at about 10.30pm when two men got out of the back of a light-coloured Ford Focus opposite the
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Blues unchanged for Crawley clash
BLUES boss Paul Sturrock has named an unchanged starting line-up for this evening’s clash against Crawley Town at Roots Hall. That means Lee Sawyer continues on the right flank with Neil Harris in attack alongside Jack Sampson. Kane
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UPDATED: Three-car pile up on A127
Three cars crashed on the A127 causing long tailbacks. The vehicles collided near the Basildon sign at the Pipps Hill turnoff and emergency services were called to the scene. Firefighters had to cut a man, believed to be in his fifties
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How dare you Anna, it’s rip-off parking killing our High Street
I must respond to arrogant ex-councillor Anna Waite on behalf of us riff-raff drug addicts, benefit claimants, single mums and drunks. Who does she think she is? The demise of our High Street is down to one factor only. It is the council policy
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Time we all got behind our fishermen
The real issues in Southend are not the Boris airport in the estuary – that won’t happen – and it’s not the silly bistros in Leigh Broadway where the posy types pay £10.95 for a plate of bangers and mash. No, the real issue is Essex fishermen who
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Social club provides a vital service
Regarding the proposed closure of Queensway House, Essex Street, half of the third floor provides a venue for the E60 club. This club provides much needed recreation for the retired community of Southend. It is open five days a week and includes
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Stephen will be sadly missed
It was sad to read of the death of Stephen Horgan, Conservative deputy leader of Basildon Council, whose life was tragically cut short by cancer at the early age of 47, leaving a wife and young family. Our paths crossed in the Letters pages during
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£60,000 waste of our money
On the one hand, Castle Point Council praise themselves for their “so-called” efficiency savings, if making no further provision for renewal and maintenance of playground equipment is an efficiency saving, but to waste £60,000 on keeping open
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Two sides of the town coin
While walking in Southend with my wife on Sunday, I came across some people clearing the overgrown vegetation in the passageway between Kenway and East Street. I understand they were doing this voluntarily. As I walked further up East Street
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Why not sell contraband?
When a smuggler gets caught he has to pay a heavy fine or face a jail sentence and the cigarettes are seized and are then destroyed. Why don’t Customs and Excise sell the smuggled goods? It seems such an uneconomical waste to destroy the goods
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Life’s not too bad here, is it?
A beautiful day in Leigh, a free bus ride along the Eastern Esplanade, a meal in a seafront restaurant as good as any to be found on the continent. No airport hassle. No tedious security checks. How lucky are we pensioners who live in this area
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Railings were down to me
Having read the article regarding the old railings on Canvey Road being replaced (Feb 29), I would like to inform Pat Haunt that it was me who organised it, not the councillor she mentioned. This was a project I worked on with the Highways Authority
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Mini roundabouts are like playing Russian roulette
After reading some letters this week on Tarpots at Benfleet returning to traffic lights, I am really looking forward to being able to once again drive across like I did in the Eighties. At the moment I am too afraid to drive anywhere near the
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Burglars strike in Leigh
BURGLARS smashed the rear patio doors of a Leigh home and stole the owner's car keys. They then drove off in the victim's red Vauxhall Astra which was parked on the driveway. It happened in Eastwood Old Road between 6.45am on Friday, March 2, and 6.45pm
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Moment Muhammad Ali inspired me to be a champ
HERE is the man Muhammad Ali inspired to greatness when he picked him out from the crowd 25 years ago. Scott Cameron was just five when he was picked up by boxing’s greatest at Basildon’s Festival Hall, in July 1986. Ali was in town to support the American
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Police catch charity shop burglars
TWO men have admitted burgling charity shops in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff. Jake Smith, 19, of York Road, Southend, pleaded guilty to burglaries at the Sue Ryder Care and British Heart Foundation charity shops last month. He was also admitted a burglary
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Man suffers head injuries after fight outside takeaway
A MAN was left with head injuries following a punch-up outside a Southend takeaway. Police were called to Nino's, in Alexandra Street, following reports that a man had collapsed. They arrived shortly before 1.30am on Saturday to find
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UPDATED: Fire at Southend flat
YOUNG mum has been made homeless after a fire at her flat. Firefighters were called to Chase Road, Southend, after a sofa caught light in a first floor flat above a secondhand shop. When crews arrived, they found the woman outside but smoke
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£1.3m council cash for Waterside Farm repairs
THE future of a popular leisure centre and swimming pool could finally be safe after Castle Point Council set aside £1.3million for repairs to Waterside Farm. Cabinet members will now be tasked with deciding who to pay to carry out extensive repairs
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Fight outside Rayleigh pub
POLICE were called after a fight started outside a Rayleigh pub. A concerned member of the public called police to say there was a punch-up outside the Half Moon pub, in Rayleigh High Street, and a man was on the ground. Officers arrived
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UPDATED: Vehicle hits railway bridge at Thorpe Bay
c2c trains between Southend Central and Shoeburyness were suspended after a lorry hit a railway bridge in Thorpe Bay. The articulated lorry struck the bridge near the train station just before 2.30pm today. Passengers had to sit on a train
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Safety event held on Southend estate
RESIDENTS are invited to pick up some safety tips and get their dogs microchipped at an event this month. Southend Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership has organised the community safety event on the elevated walkway off Coleman Street on the
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Southend Carnival history website goes live
A NEW website charting the 106-year history of Southend’s Carnival has gone live. The Carnival Archiving project has been collecting photographs and memories from the annual event which started in 1906. It was set up originally to raise money
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Pitch battle of market traders
MARKET traders say they are pitching up for a fight if plans to dramatically slash the size of Pitsea market are not changed. Worried stallholders say proposals to shift the market and cut the number of pitches from 150 to 70 to make way for the £30million
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Shock Horrors! An NME album award
Southend band the Horrors won Best Album category at the NME awards, for their album, Skying. The music magazine had already given the album eight out of ten stars earlier this year, calling it “further proof of the Horrors’ overarching ambition”. The
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Have your say at Rochford meeting
MEET local police officers, councillors and NHS workers at a meeting next week. Rochford District Council will be holding the West Community Forum on Tuesday, March 13 at the Civic Suite in Hockley Road, Rayleigh, from 7.30pm. There will be senior
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Transport Secretary formally opens Southend Airport
Southend Airport's new £10million terminal has been officially opened. Tory Transport Secretary Justine Greening visited the expanding airport today to cut the ribbon on the new building. She praised Stobart Group, the airport's owner
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Housing deal may rescue Bell Hotel
A LANDMARK building could be refurbished after its owner reached a deal with council chiefs after seven years. Robin Levy, who owns the Bell Hotel in Leigh Hill, Leigh, has agreed to create four flats as part of a development of 20 new homes at the site
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Dad’s sick...so I’m running his window cleaning business
A SON is keeping his family window cleaning business afloat while his dad fights cancer. Jack Smith, 20, from Basildon, didn’t want to see the company his father, Matthew Smith, worked hard to build up fold when his dad fell ill, so he took it on himself
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Chris Phillips: My views on the Blues
THE emphasis was very much back on Southend United being together as a team at Burton Albion. And the change of approach and attitude played a massive part in producing a vastly improved performance and result. Blues battled hard and unselfishly for
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Harris: The team works
NEIL Harris felt Southend United came together as a team to win 2-0 at Burton Albion on Saturday. The experienced striker was delighted to score Blues’ second goal on his return to the starting line-up at the Pirelli Stadium. But Harris was more pleased
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Pledge over Basildon waste plant traffic fears
OFFICIALS behind plans for a controversial, giant rubbish processing plant in Basildon say they will reduce traffic by organising a bus service for staff. Zoe Lenkiewicz, spokeswoman for Balfour Beatty and Urbaser, the firms behind the scheme
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Firefighters called to kitchen blaze in Basildon
FIREFIGHTERS have encouraged families to regulary check smoke alarms after a kitchen fire in Basildon. Two crews were called a flat in Herschell Court on the Beechwood Estate after a toaster set on fire just after 8pm on Sunday (March 4). The fire
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Six years to build Southend's new Cliffs Museum
SOUTHEND’S new £35million museum could be built within six years. Bosses at Southend Council have revealed they hope to finish the stunning facility, rising from the heart of the seafront cliffs, between 2018 and 2020. They will unveil
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Blues fans' 120-mile walk for Help for Heroes
A GROUP of Southend United season ticket holders are walking 120 miles to an away game to raise cash for Help for Heroes. Bob Mays, 55, is leading a group of nine Blues’ fans to hand deliver the match ball for the Oxford United away match on
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Occupy Southend protesters set up new camp
ANTI-CAPITALIST protesters have set up a second permanent camp after being ordered to leave a Southend churchyard. Occupy Southend activists set up tents on the site of the former Toomey car showroom in Priory Crescent yesterday. Their
