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Woman taken to hospital following house fire in Great Wakering
A WOMAN was taken to Southend Hospital after a fire broke out in her home. Firefighters from Southend and Shoebury were called to the terraced cottage in High Street, Great Wakering, at around 1pm today. They spent more than 20 minutes extinguishing
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Police investigating another armed robbery on Canvey
POLICE are investigating another armed robbery on Canvey. Officers were called to the post office, in Maurice Road, shortly before 3pm today. Two men entered the shop and threatened staff with a knife, although it is not yet known whether anything
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Woman slashed in the stomach in street attack
A WOMAN was slashed in the stomach in a terrifying attack. Police believe her attacker may also have been behind an earlier incident in the Summer involving a separate woman. In the latest incident the victim, a woman in her 30s, was walking
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Police hunt man who exposed himself at woman
POLICE are hunting a man who flashed at a woman in the street. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was walking in Rectory Road, Grays, when she was approached by the man. He exposed his genitals before fleeing in the direction of Dock Road.
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Boy injured in road crash
A BOY was taken to hospital after he was involved in a collision with a car. The crash happened at around 8.40am on Monday in Stock Road, Billericay. The boy was walking at the time of the incident. He was treated at the roadside before
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Missing man found safe and well
A MAN whose abandoned clothes on a Southend beach sparked a missing person investigation has been found safe and well in London. Several personal possessions belonging to Stephen Jones were recovered from the beach off Western Esplanade in Southend
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Rochdale manager John Coleman disappointed Southend United defender Ryan Cresswell was not sent off
ROCHDALE manager John Coleman felt Blues' defender Ryan Cresswell should have been sent off during his side's 3-1 defeat at Roots Hall on Saturday. Cresswell tangled with Dale striker Terry Gornell when the striker was through on goal midway through
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Southend United manager Paul Sturrock praises team's fitness levels following win against Rochdale
SOUTHEND United manager Paul Sturrock praised his side's fitness levels after they fought back to beat Rochdale 3-1 at Roots Hall on Saturday. The Blues boss went in to the game concerned Dale would be the fresher team after not playing in midweek
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£3m bid to keep Essex children out of care
A DRIVE to keep children out of care in Essex has been boosted by £3million funding. The Essex Social Impact Bond will pay for a five-year programme which will provide intensive support to about 380, 11 to 16-year-olds and their families. Its
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Police probing sex attack in Southend town centre
POLICE are investigating an alleged sex attack on a Southend footpath. Officers were called after reports that a woman had been sexually assaulted on a footpath, off Queensway, behind the Odeon cinema, in the early hours of yesterday, after a night
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Police bid to drive down burglaries in Wickford
POLICE were out in force stopping vehicles as part of a bid to drive down burglaries. The crackdown – codenamed Operation Actinium – came in the wake of a spate of burglaries in the Wickford North ward in recent weeks. Several homes have been
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Crowds turn out for Basildon Christmas lights switch-on
HUNDREDS of excited people got into the festive spirit early this year as they watched Basildon town centre light up for Christmas. Best friends Cara Kilbey and Billi Mucklow, who star in the hit ITV2 show The Only Way is Essex, dropped by to flick
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Spy car will no longer target double yellow line offenders
SOUTHEND’S controversial spy cars are here to stay - yet will focus less on parking on double yellows and instead concentrate on making the roads safer. The use of the CCTV cars in the town has been reviewed after their first year of operation
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Patients left to queue for toilets at Southend Hospital
PATIENTS recovering from heart attacks have been left with just one working shower and not enough functioning toilets on a ward at Southend Hospital. People on Gordon Hopkins cardiology ward, which has 35 (checking) male and female patients, are
