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Southend United 1, Bury 1 - Southend win 3-2 on penalties
DANIEL Bentley was Southend United’s hero as they beat Bury 3-2 in a penalty shoot out in an FA Cup second round replay at Roots Hall tonight. Gavin Tomlin cancelled out Zac Thompson’s opener for the Shakers to ensure the game ended 1-1. And
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Southend United manager Paul Sturrock makes four changes for FA Cup replay with Bury
SOUTHEND United manager Paul Sturrock has made four changes to his starting line-up for tonight's second round FA Cup replay against Bury at Roots Hall. Striker Barry Corr has returned to the team in place of Britt Assombalonga who has been denied
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Campaign to save Royal Mail delivery offices "not over"
CAMPAIGNERS say the fight to keep delivery offices open is not over. Battle-worn protesters are steeling themselves to fight Royal Mail to the bitter end after it announced Leigh, Shoebury, Great Wakering, Canewdon and Rochford offices would close
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Jessica Judd won't forget her European Cross debut in a hurry
JESSICA Judd’s European Cross-Country Championships debut is one she won’t forget in a hurry. The Canvey teenager landed back in Britain yesterday with a gold medal in her pocket, but after a weekend that involved an epic journey and a race that
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Southend High School Girls team are simply the best
SOUTHEND High School for Girls are celebrating their most successful crop of cross-country runners ever. The school’s intermediate girls team won the English Schools Cross-Country Cup final title for the second year in a row. And three of the
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Planning appeal to overturn green belt decision in Benfleets gets underway
GREEN belt land in Benfleet should be built on because Castle Point Council is lagging behind in providing new homes, it has been claimed. More than 50 residents turned out for the start of a planning inquiry into the refusal of plans to build
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Funding boost to help get more girls into football
A SPECIALIST sports college has received funding to encourage schools across Castle Point and Rochford to get more girls into football. The Deanes School in Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, has been awarded around £2,000 from the Essex and Southend
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Billericay residents sent "end of world" leaflets
DISTRESSED residents have received disturbing leaflets about the end of the world. Several homes in Billericay have received Christmas cards - hand delivered to their homes - containing leaflets warning them that the end of the world is nigh and
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Family of Karis Darling have raised £150,000 in her memory and plans on track for community centre
A CHARITY set up in memory of talented schoolgirl Karis Darling has raised an amazing £150,000 and her hardworking parents plan on building two community centres in the near future. Karis, 12, who loved singing and dancing, was a pupil at Gable
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Council plan crackdown on tenancy rule-breakers
BAD council tenants and housing fraudsters are being targeted in a crackdown on those who breach their tenancy agreements. Basildon councillors will discuss a new tenancy and estate management strategy at a forthcoming cabinet meeting to start
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Police recover stolen pottery
POLICE are trying to trace the rightful owners of some pottery they have recovered. The items, a jug and two pots, appear to originate from Holland and police are appealing for anyone who recognises them to contact officers. Anyone with information
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Seven arrested in roads crackdown
SEVEN people were arrested and 35 vehicles were stopped and checked as police carried out a crackdown on the roads. Codenamed Operation Mermaid, the crackdown - which aims to target poorly driven and dangerous commercial vehicles - saw officers
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Westcliff remain in bottom three after being beaten by Gravesend
WESTCLIFF failed to deliver the win that would seen them start the second half of the season outside of the relegation zone, losing 20-5 at Gravesend. Neither team were in inspired form but Gravesend started the better with the advantage of a modest
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End of gas tanker misery for residents
ACCESS to a gas plant on Canvey is set to be improved in a bid to stop huge tankers driving through the island’s residential streets. Energy giant Calor Gas has submitted plans to create a new private access road to its storage terminal in Thames
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Basildon's survival hopes dealt blow by Ruislip defeat
BASILDON’S survival hopes suffered a huge blow as they sunk to a 24-17 defeat against relegation rivals Ruislip. Basildon took the lead in the sixth minute when prop Jim Harman crashed over after some good work from the whole pack. But Ruislip
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Southend United striker Barry Corr keen to maintain good scoring record in FA Cup
SOUTHEND United striker Barry Corr wants to continue his fine FA Cup scoring record when Bury visit Roots Hall in a second round replay at Roots Hall tonight. Corr, who looks set to be restored to the starting line-up, has bagged five goals in
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Property firm's bill for overcharging residents to top £100K
A PROPERTY firm’s final bill for overcharging householders for allowing improvements to their homes is expected to top £100,000. The Echo can reveal Thorpe Estated Ltd has already repaid more than £71,000 charged to people living on the Burges
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Two from Essex arrested in Libor-rigging probe
Three men, including two from Essex, has been arrested in connection with a probe into the Libor rate-rigging scandal. The men aged 33, 41 and 47 - were arrested on Tuesday and have been taken to a London police station following searches at a
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Updated: Air ambulance lands in Rayleigh after two car crash
The air ambulance landed in Rayleigh after two cars crashed. Shortly before midday today, emergency services were called to Rat Lane off the A127 after the collision. The cars collided near to the Wickes store and one elderly woman complained
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Southend Airport dismissed 1,500 complaints
SOUTHEND Airport claims none of the 1,500 complaints it received this summer were upheld. The airport received 1,579 complaints between June and October from as far away as Chelmsford and the isle of Sheppey, but none revealed a breach of controls
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Danny Dyer filming at Southend Airport this Thursday
Danny Dyer will be filming at Southend Airport this Thursday. The actor, who appeared in The Football Factory, will be at the airport all day to shoot his new film In a Heartbeat. Dyer, who lives in Loughton, is starring in the feature which
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Rochford Hundred slip to foot of London One North table after defeat to Diss
ROCHFORD Hundred slumped to the foot of the London One North table with a 27-25 defeat at Diss. The game was switched to be played in Norfolk due to the state of Rochford’s home pitch. And Hundred’s first team manager Graham Pratt insisted
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Southend United manager Paul Sturrock fears the fun is going out of football
SOUTHEND United manager Paul Sturrock fears the fun is going out of football after referee Darren Deadman found himself in trouble for making a gesture towards Blues’ fans at Fleetwood Town on Saturday. Deadman appeared to raise two fingers in
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Thieves steal superbike
A SUPERBIKE rider was left devastated after thieves stole the £60,000 machine he built from scratch. Luke Hall had ploughed his heart and soul into constructing the Yamaha R1 race bike at his Hockley home. But thieves broke into his garage
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Basildon counselling service in danger of closing down due to lack of funds
A LIFELINE Basildon charity which offers counselling services to vulnerable adults and youngsters is in danger of closing. Counselling services offered at MIND which is based in Whitmore Way could end by March if a new funding is not found.
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Two arrested after Westcliff crash
TWO people were arrested after a late night crash in Westcliff. Shortly after 10pm on Monday, December 10 the grey Fiat Sciento smashed into a telegraph pole in Hamlet Court Road. Police were called and arrested a 51-year-old man and a 38-year-old
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Medical blunders at our hospitals cost NHS £32m
Medical blunders at two hospitals have resulted in more than £32m paid out by the NHS in just three years – with millions going to lawyers. Figures show that the NHS paid out £32.7m in clinical negligence claims to patients and lawyers at following
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Southend slip in to relegation zone after Redruth defeat
SOUTHEND slipped in to the relegation zone for the first time this season after losing 22-15 at home to Redruth on Saturday. The defeat was the Seasiders’ seventh in their last eight games. But club chiefs felt it was the team’s best display
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Football Association aware of Darren Deadman incident during Southend United's game at Fleetwood Town
THE Football Association have confirmed they are looking in to the incident involving referee Darren Deadman during Southend United’s 0-0 draw at Fleetwood Town on Saturday. Blues fans accused the Cambridgeshire based official of making an obscene
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Son drives sick dad, 83, to hospital after three-hour wait for ambulance...but told no beds available
A MAN drove his sick dad to Basildon Hospital after waiting nearly three hours for an ambulance that didn’t show only to be told there were no beds available to treat him. William Langford, 83, from Sandon Road, Basildon, was one of the latest
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Pensioner waits three hours for ambulance then told no hospital beds
A MAN drove his sick dad to Basildon Hospital after waiting nearly three hours for an ambulance that didn’t show only to be told there were no beds available to treat him. William Langford, 83, from Sandon Road, Basildon, was one of the latest
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Son creates teddy bears in memory of parents
A SON has created two limited edition toy pandas in memory of his mum and dad who died within months of each other. Steve Kohler, owner of the Teddy Station in the Victoria Shopping Centre, Southend, wanted to create a special collectible after
