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Police helicopter scours Leigh for missing person
The police helicopter was up over Leigh this evening hunting for a missing person. Essex Police were called in to scour the area. The person was found safe and well.
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Jessica Judd: The pressure is off for European Cross-Country Championships
JESSICA Judd says the pressure is off as she prepares to make her Great Britain cross-country bow at the European Cross-Country Championships on Sunday. The 17-year-old insists her main objective was just to qualify for the junior women’s race
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Buses running reduced services over Christmas and New Year
BUSES will be running a reduced service over Christmas and New Year. Christmas Eve buses will run to normal schedules for most of the day but the last buses will be earlier than normal on some services. No buses will run on Christmas Day or
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Raiders hit Pitsea jewellery store
FOUR masked raiders escaped with a haul of gems after robbing a jewellers. Staff were working at Frederick James - a jewellers and pawn brokers - on Broadway North in Pitsea when the raid happened at 10.20am today. The four robbers, all wearing
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Beach huts to be built on Shoebury East Beach
DAYTRIPPERS and beach-lovers can own their own piece of Southend scenery when new beach huts are built. Architects Pedder and Scampton have won the hotly-contested contract to design up to 16 huts for Shoebury East Beach. The company was selected
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Comet at Rayleigh Weir to close Monday
AN ELECTRICAL store will close on Monday after the ailing firm failed to find a buyer. Comet at Rayleigh Weir cannot be rescued and is the latest site to go after administrator Deloitte announced 125 closures with the loss of 3,000 jobs. 54
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Death of motorcyclist on A127: Inquest opened
AN INQUEST has been opened following the death of a motorcyclist on the A127. Police have officially named the man who died on Tuesday morning as Christopher Simpson, 43 ,who lived in the Southend area. Mr Simpson fell from his red Suzuki
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Travellers ordered off green belt land
ACTION is set to be taken against a group of travellers in Thundersley after plans to create a permanent caravan site were thrown out. The controversial proposals, to create a three-pitch caravan site on green belt at Janda Fields, in Fane Road
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Royal Mail announce it will close delivery offices in Southend and Rochford
COUNCIL leaders have said they are “appalled” at Royal Mail’s decision to close five sorting offices after being snubbed at a crunch meeting at the civic centre. Southend Council chief executive Rob Tinlin wrote to Royal Mail in October requesting
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Derelict eyesore to be flats in new year
A BURNED-OUT rat-infested eyesore that has been a magnet for squatters, druggies and flytippers should be back on the market as flats in the new year after a £250,000 revamp. Workmen have already installed new double-glazed windows, security doors
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Southend United skipper Chris Barker confident of success at Fleetwood Town
SOUTHEND United skipper Chris Barker is confident his side can continue their run of good results at Fleetwood Town tomorrow – if they hit top form. Blues have now gone nine games without defeat. And Barker is certain that can become double
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Council to block landmark building restoration?
THE restoration of a landmark office building ravaged by fire is set to be scuppered by council chiefs. Planners at Southend Council have recommended plans to convert Courtway House, in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff, into nine flats and shops are
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Non league weekend match previews
Southend Manor manager Russell Faulkner said they’d love to win tomorrow and equal the club’s best-ever run in the FA Vase. The Essex Senior League side are away to Kent Premier outfit Lordswood, with a place in the last 32 up for grabs. Manor
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Southend United's Paul Sturrock: Fleetwood Town is a dangerous game
I THINK tomorrow's game at Fleetwood Town is a very dangerous one from our perspective. They're having a good season after winning the Conference last year and they're up in the play-off places at this moment in time. But they've got rid of
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Britt Assombalonga: I want to stay at Southend United
BRITT Assombalonga has revealed he wants to stay with Southend United and fire them to promotion this season. And sources close to the club suggest a deal is close to being completed. The striker, who turned 20 yesterday, has bagged 12 goals
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Wildlife boom for Canvey as wet weather brings more birds to marshes
TWITCHERS on Canvey have been in for a treat as bird numbers on the island are on the up. Thousands of winter waders and wildfowl have been flocking to the RSPB West Canvey Marsh over the last few weeks, causing a stir in the wildlife community
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Man jailed after driving wrong way up A13
A FATHER has been jailed after stealing a lorry and driving the wrong way up the A13 - sparking a police chase. Benjamin Waterton, 22, tricked the HGV driver into stopping by pretending to lay hurt at the side of the road. He then punched the
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On song for Christmas
TWO choirs join forces on Sunday for a Christmas concert that’s almost sold out – so be quick if you want a ticket. The prestigious Southend Girls’ Choir joins forces with Southend Vox for White Christmas, a concert at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff
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Woman ordered to pay £3,700 for trying to avoid A127 speeding fine
A WOMAN who tried to avoid a speeding fine by forging documents has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. Helen Taylor even pretended she was on holiday at the time the speed camera went off. Yesterday, Southend Crown Court heard
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Jamie’s mentor on why the star chef likes to help people
When it comes to grub, Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo admits there’s nowhere he’d rather be than the UK. Ahead of his visit to Jimmy’s Farm, the Greedy Italian reveals his love of Lancashire hotpot to GEORGINA WROE and tells her how he taught Essex
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Campaign to protect Longwood equestrian centre gathers pace
COUNCIL bosses were bombarded with 225 letters calling on them to safeguard Basildon’s Longwood Equestrian Centre. About 15 users of the centre, in Dry Street, turned up at the Basildon Centre yesterday to deliver the letters, urging the council
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Thieves steal Christmas decorations
GRINCH-LIKE thieves stole Christmas decorations from an old people’s home in the dead of night. The crooks smashed baubles on the driveway outside Beautfort House and stole a four ft long garland. The expensive decoration had been a gift from
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Tributes paid to motorcyclist who died on A127
A MOTORCYCLIST killed on the A127 had been trying to get to work to support his family. His grieving wife, Vicki Simpson, thanked people on the Echo website for their kind comments about her husband Chris. She said he had been an amazing
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Police and pawn brokers sign up to anti-crook agreement
CROOKS, looking to flog their stolen loot in exchange for cash, will find themselves being given short shrift. Pawn shops in Basildon and Pitsea have signed up to an agreement - officially called a memorandum of understanding - with police not
