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Let's create a charity shop in empty space
A COMMUNITY group wants to turn an empty space into a charity shop to raise funds. St Luke’s Community Association wants to open the shop at the Cluny flats, on Cluny Square. It is hoped funds raised through shop sales will go towards helping
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Post office criticises ‘heavy-handed’ use of bailiffs by council
A COUNCIL has been slammed for “sending in the heavies” to a post office just days late in paying its business rates. Thurrock Council was also branded “hypocritical” after it emerged the authority took the heavy-handed action, despite itself owing
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Community centre staff gear up to celebrate milestone
A COMMUNITY centre is getting ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Members of the Wickford Community Centre, in Market Road, are gearing up for a huge celebration to mark the building’s 50th anniversary on October 19. The building will
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Family to be thrown out of home
A FAMILY accused of making their neighbours lives a misery face being evicted from their council home. Basildon Council officials and police swooped on a flat in Clayhill Road, Vange, to serve the authority’s first-ever closure notice on a property
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End of an era as Benfleet charity shop moves on
A COMMUNITY has been invited to the reopening of an award-winning charity shop, which has served the area for 35 years. The Unicef shop at 32 High Road, Benfleet, is closing its doors after more than three decades opposite St Mary’s Church.
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Southend United complete loan signing of Watford defender Adam Thompson
SOUTHEND United have completed the loan signing of defender Adam Thompson from Watford. As was revealed it Friday’s Echosport, Blues boss Phil Brown was keen to bring in the 20-year-old centre back. And Thompson, who played for the Shrimpers
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Anger over six island raids
BRAZEN thieves stole thousands of pounds of property in a burglary spree on a Canvey industrial site. Furious traders have spoken out after six businesses along Northwick Road were targeted in the space of a week. Among those hit was Ray Linge
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My £50 a month bedroom tax...for my DIY dialysis machine
A MAN who relies on a kidney dialysis machine must pay an extra £50 a month to keep the lifesaving equipment at his home. Alan Cooper, 49, who was diagnosed with kidney failure four years ago, is struggling to find the extra money, which is down
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Factory boss told to improve staff safety
A FACTORY boss was ordered to improve safety at his firm after it emerged staff could be at risk of developing a potentially deadly lung disease. Sam Pascoulis, who manages Samson Marble at Concorde House, Comet Way, Southend, said the business
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Who dug up my drive?
A WOMAN couldn’t believe her eyes when she returned home to find her drive had been dug up by workmen who went to the wrong address. Julie Tworogal looked on in amazement as she pulled up outside her bungalow, in Springwater Road, Eastwood.
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Retail guru comes out of retirement to revive shops in Basildon
NOT many of us would give up retirement on the Spanish coast to return to Basildon in an attempt to solve its shopping crisis. But for Hans Wustefeld, 69, it was the chance to return to the town he loves and playamajor part in the next chapter
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Factory staff at risk of lung disease
A FACTORY boss was ordered to improve safety at his firm after it emerged staff could be at risk of developing a potentially deadly lung disease. Sam Pascoulis, who manages Samson Marble at Concorde House, Comet Way, Southend, said the business
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Council finds "mini nightclub" in basement flat
POLICE and council officers stumbled on a “mini nightclub” in a basement flat when they responded to complaints about blaring music. Southend Council environmental staff seized thousands of pounds of DJ equipment from the converted home in Grand
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Basildon Hospital's boss given no warning about special measures
THE boss of beleaguered Basildon Hospital has revealed she had no idea it was being placed in special measures until it was announced on television. Clare Panniker, the hospital’s chief executive, said the shock news meant the hospital’s management
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Morrisons to bring jobs to Rayleigh
A NEW Morrisons supermarket in Rayleigh is set to open by the end of October, and will create 20 new jobs. The company plans to move in to the old Blockbusters store, in the High Street, which has been empty since March. The “M” Local store
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Mother is disgusted as bus driver yelled to ‘shut the baby up’
A YOUNG mum was left “disgusted” after she claimed a bus driver shouted at her and threatened to throw her off the vehicle because her baby was crying. Sophie-May Dickson, 21, said she was left shocked when the bus journey from Canvey’s Haystack
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Cat curfew opposed by animal charities
SOUTH Essex animal charity workers say forcing cat owners to keep their pets indoors at night to protect wildlife wouldn’t work – and could lead to more cats being abandoned. They spoke out after Rosie Catford, who runs an Essex animal rescue centre
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Anger over crime spree on Canvey industrial site
BRAZEN thieves stole thousands of pounds of property in a burglary spree on a Canvey industrial site. Furious traders have spoken out after six businesses along Northwick Road were targeted in the space of a week. Among those hit was Ray Linge
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Ricky Duncan targeting top three finish for Southend United's youth team
RICKY Duncan is targeting a top three finish with Southend United’s youth team this season. The young Shrimpers kick off the new campaign against Stevenage at the Boots & Laces training ground tomorrow morning. And Duncan insists the side
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‘Criminal’ waste of industrial site
A DEVELOPER has said missing the chance to create council housing on a disused former industrial site would be “criminal”. The company acting for the owner of the former Albany Laundry site, in Westcliff, has sent the warning to Southend Council
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Chris Barker has contract terminated at Southend United
CHRIS Barker has left Southend United after having his contract terminated by mutual consent. The centre-back had been Blues’ skipper for the past three years but was not part of Phil Brown’s plans this season. And the Blues boss felt it was
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Southend United's Mark Phillips: Games so far mean we're in positive mood
IT’S CERTAINLY been a positive start to the season for us and we’ll be looking to keep that going when we take on Hartlepool United this weekend. It’s a long way to go but we’ll be making the journey in good spirits after two positive and hard-working
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Southend United close to bringing in defender on loan
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown hopes to ease his side’s defensive crisis by completing the loan signing of Watford’s Adam Thompson in time for him to figure at Hartlepool tomorrow. Brown is keen to bring in a new defender after Julian Bennett
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Southend United's Don Cowan: If I get games the goals will follow
DON Cowan is certain more games will bring him goals for Southend United and he is eager to prove his point at Hartlepool this weekend. The 23-year-old striker, who made his Shrimpers debut against Yeovil Town in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday
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Man arrested in connection with rape at Basildon nightclub
A TEENAGER has been arrested in connection with an alleged rape which is believed to have taken place in a Basildon nightclub. Police arrested the 19-year-old male from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, yesterday evening in connection with an alleged
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Southend United's Will Atkinson: Work rate will be key against Hartlepool United
WILL Atkinson insists Southend United must maintain their impressive work-rate if they are to triumph at Hartlepool tomorrow. Blues have shown incredible energy levels in their opening two games of the season. And midfielder Atkinson, who has
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Call to close illegal car wash in Leigh
AN ILLEGAL car wash looks set to be shut down amid claims of increased traffic and noise. Planning officers have recommended Southend Council close the London Road Car Wash, on the corner of Cricketfield Grove and London Road, Leigh. It has no
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Armed police arrest two men in Westcliff
ARMED police were called out last night after reports of a man seen with a gun in his waistband. A member of the public contacted police after seeing the man, who was accompanied by a second man walking in North Road, Westcliff at 6.40pm. It
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Rochford still waiting for road repairs
COUNCILLORS are angry about County Hall delays in fixing potholes and cracked pavements. Rochford district councillors Jill Lucas-Gill and Keith Gordon say the county council has repeatedly promised to carry out repairs in Ashingdon Road, Rochford
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Kitesurfing almost killed me but I can't wait to do it again
A KITESURFER has battled back from the brink after a bizarre accident nearly killed him – and now he can’t wait to take up his hobby again. Mark Warren, 45, of Whitefriars Crescent, Westcliff, told the Echo about the day a freak gust of wind smashed
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Tait hat-trick tees up Essex T20 quarter-final win
RYAN ten Doeschate's aggressive 82 and a hat-trick from Shaun Tait helped Essex Eagles through to their fourth appearance at Friends Life t20 finals day after a 47-run win over Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Trent Bridge. Holland international Ten
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We're running out of money in fight to help the disabled
EVERY year up to 1,000 disabled people rely on the help and support they get from a small charity run from a living room in Southend. Dial, the Disability Information Advice Line, supports up to 30 people with a range of disabilities every week
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Eary-morning armed raid at McDonald's in Pitsea
ARMED robbers threatened fast food workers during a terrifying raid, before fleeing with cash from the tills. The drama unfolded when two men burst into the 24-hour McDonald’s, at the Old Market Retail Park, Pitsea Broadway, at 4.30am yesterday
