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Mediation service to help warring neighbours
WARRING neighbours will be offered a free mediation service to help resolve their differences. The scheme is being launched in Rochford and Castle Point to ease pressure off the police and councils. The initiative will see mediators help tackle
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Consultation launched for Southend YMCA free school plans
PARENTS and residents are invited to have their say about proposals for a new free school in Southend. The Southend YMCA Community School has been given the go-ahead by Government officials and plans are being prepared for the school to open in
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Scott Donnelly joins Southend United on loan from Aldershot Town
SOUTHEND United have signed midfielder Scott Donnelly on loan from Aldershot Town until the start of January. The 24-year-old, who trained with Blues during pre-season, was brought in by manager Paul Sturrock just ahead of the loan transfer window
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Shoppers to get Christmas free parking
SHOPPERS will benefit from free parking in Southend this Christmas as council chiefs try to boost trade. Southend Council will throw open the gates to thirteen car parks throughout the town on Sundays and Thursday evenings over the festive period
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Metcalfe backs campaign against 800 homes
RESIDENTS fighting against a green belt housing development near Pitsea have secured the backing of MP Stephen Metcalfe. Mr Metcalfe, the Tory MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, pledged to work with the newly formed Bowers Goffird and North
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Telephone Sales Executive (Post No. VN98)
Job Title: Telephone Sales Executive Department: Advertising Location: Basildon Responsible to: Classified Manager Main Objectives: • To acquire a basic knowledge of the Company and its products. • To attend the Newsquest Sales Induction
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Barry Corr: I want to be back in Southend United's starting line-up
SOUTHEND United striker Barry Corr is desperate to work his way back in to the starting line-up. The Irishman bagged his third goal of the season after coming off the bench in Tuesday night's 4-0 win at AFC Wimbledon. But the 27-year-old is becoming
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Southend United's Neil Harris: Great to see us in such brilliant form
IT’S been a fantastic week for us so far and it’s been great to see the team in such fantastic form. To score four goals in two games running away from home at Torquay and AFC Wimbledon really takes some going. And the lads deserve real credit
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Canvey councillor left shaken as thug attacks family home
A VETERAN Canvey councillor has spoken up for police after he became the latest victim of crime on the island. Ray Howard praised Essex Police for their swift response after a "crazed maniac" launched bricks through his windows last Sunday evening
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Demand for more cops to tackle crimewave on Canvey
CALLS have been made for more police patrols on Canvey as the island has become gripped by high level crime. Businesses and residents across the island have been left shaken after a series of armed robberies, burglaries and muggings in the community
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Jeweller's raided by thieves
A RAIDER smashed his way through the counter at a jeweller's before fleeing with a haul of gems worth thousands. The raid happened at 9am on Thursday when the man walked into Bellefontaine Jewellers on Billericay High Street. He smashed the
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20 wanted crooks named by police
POLICE, trying to cut burglaries across the county, have released the names of 20 wanted crooks. The suspected criminals are all wanted in connection with burglary-related offences. They are the latest to be named by police as wanted as part
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Children trapped by locked fire exit
A GROUP of young children were trapped behind a locked fire escape at a leisure centre when a fire alarm sounded. The youngsters aged five to seven year olds had been training with Essex Stars cheerleading squad at Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
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Southend flights to Manchester, France and Germany?
A NEW airline which wants to start flights between Southend and Manchester, France and Germany claims it is only a few months away from getting airborne. Netherlands-based JOIN Airlines, has revealed it hopes to welcome its first passengers in
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Come and be a part of our Flood!
AS the 60th anniversary of the Canvey floods of 1953 approaches, a drama group is planning to mark the occasion with a special play. Cast and Crew are on a recruiting drive ahead of the revival of Flood! by Ray Knight. The play pieces together
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Basildon Council chiefs to travel to India
COUNCIL chiefs will travel more than 5,000 miles to India to “bat for Basildon” and encourage investment and growth in the town. Tony Ball, leader of Basildon Council, and Bala Mahendran, the authority’s chief executive, are jetting off to Delhi
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Tory MP could be banned from renting home
TORY MP David Amess could be banned from renting out his parliamentary second home and billing taxpayers £1,570 a month to stay elsewhere. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) has launched a review of the MPs’ expenses scheme
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New plans submitted for Little Havens on green belt
HOSPICE bosses have unveiled new plans to expand its base on green belt land in Thundersley, weeks after controversial proposals were rejected elsewhere. The plans for Little Havens, in Daws Heath Road, came off the back of £15million proposals
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Indie punk duo give their third album a Sixties vibe
WITH quirky lyrics and foot-stomping energy, married couple indie duo the Lovely Eggs went down a treat last time they visited Southend. “We played the Railway,” says Holly Ross. “We can’t wait to get back – this time we’re playing at a place called
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Nurse accused of "sleeping" on the job
A FORMER Runwell Hospital nurse has been accused of sleeping on the job while she should have been monitoring mental health patients. Aminat Adedokun worked on the medium-secure Belfairs Ward at the hospital run by South Essex Partnership NHS Trust
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Classical roots of rapper ENV
ASK a rapper their influences and they’re more likely to list the likes of Biggie Smalls or Example than Shostakovich and Pachelbel. But then again, most rappers probably don’t combine their passion and talent for urban rhymes with years dedicated
