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Meet the blazing squad who walked across coals for charity
SIXTEEN people took part in a fire walk in Great Wakering for charity. Participants received an hour’s expert training before the event took place at the Exhibition Inn to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Nicola Wheeler, events manager
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Homes are vital on green space says councillor
A LEADING councillor says building on Ballards Walk is vital to help design new homes for the borough’s population. Malcolm Buckley, Basildon councillor responsible for regeneration, wants high-quality homes, including bungalows for the elderly
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Essex chief: We want more days like this
ESSEX chief executive Derek Bowden saluted the thousands of Eagles fans who made the trip to Birmingham on the weekend and said the club is determined to give them special days out like that every year. The Essex faithful were well represented
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'Sort out these awful pavements right now'
A DISABLED resident who fears her neighbours are going to suffer a serious injury because of poor pavements and lighting has called for the county council to make improvements. Melanie Harris, 44, of Plumleys, Pitsea, has urged Essex County Council
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Footballer Paul Benson could be returning to his White Ensign roots
WHITE Ensign are hoping Paul Benson will be making a return to the club for a charity match on Tuesday evening. The Southend-born striker spent two years with the Essex Olympian football club before joining Dagenham & Redbridge in 2005.
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Essex skipper James Foster won't look back with regrets after T20 finals day defeat
ESSEX captain James Foster said they would not have changed their approach to their semi-final defeat to Northants in hindsight and felt they were just beaten by a side who “wrestled” the game away from them. The Eagles posted a healthy 168 at
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Updated: England spin star Monty Panesar joins Essex until the end of the season
PAUL GRAYSON believes Monty Panesar can be Essex’s “final piece of the jigsaw” and has backed him to fire them to promotion and book his spot on the Ashes tour this winter. The 31-year-old is set to make his debut against former club Northants
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£93,000 in business rates is written off
BASILDON Council has had to write off £93,000 owed to it in business rates after it failed to collect from eight firms. The council had been chasing one defunct firm, which owed £8,564,00, since 2008. However, officers have been unable to trace
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Tragic father’s funeral this week
THE funeral of a father, found dead after he went missing from his Vange home, is to be held later this week. Family and friends of 47-yearold Michael Redmond will say their farewells at a ceremony on Wednesday at Pitsea Crematorium, His family
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Man escapes with thousands of pounds after robbery at Westcliff bank
Police officers are investigating after a robbery at a bank in Westcliff this morning. VIDEO: The scene at the bank this afternoon Around 10am a man went into Lloyds Bank in London Road and passed a note to staff demanding money. He said
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Prison for man who spat in baby’s face and threatened to throw him off a balcony
A MAN who spat in a two-day-old baby’s face and threatened to throw him off a balcony was jailed for six months. Homeless Sean Bowers, 25, went to the Shoebury flat of the child’s single mother, Southend magistrates heard. The mum, who cannot
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Southend United pass toughest test of season so far by beating Northampton Town
IN the week that the nation’s youngsters nervously opened their A level results, Southend United passed their toughest examination of the season so far on Saturday, beating Northampton Town 2-0 at Roots Hall. The Cobblers were seen off by Bradford
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FA Cup extra preliminary round review
Great Wakering Rovers 5, Halstead Town 0 GREAT Wakering’s Billy Johnson made it six goals from three games as he netted a hat-trick for Rovers as they thrashed Thurlow Nunn Division One side Halstead. The striker, who missed last season through
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When will this path ever get repaired?
A CANVEY road has been labelled an assault course for pedestrians. Heavy lorries have been spotted parking on the pavement along Haven Road, causing collapsed kerbs and uneven drain covers. Residents say pavements have become so covered with
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Woman avoids jail for £18,000 benefits scam
A WOMAN admitted conning nearly £18,000 in benefits after failing to disclose she was living with her partner. Basildon Crown Court heard Kendall Bowen, 28, did not reveal her partner, who was staying with her from time to time, eventually moved
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Concord Rangers are taught an early lesson by Basingstoke Town
Conference South Concord Rangers 1, Basingstoke Town 2 CONCORD’S momentous first game in non-league football’s second tier ended in cruel fashion. Visitors Basingstoke spoilt the occasion by netting a last-gasp equaliser just minutes after
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Homes plan set for Whitehall scrutiny
CONTROVERSIAL plans which would change the face of the Rochford district, allowing another 3,000 homes to be built, could finally be approved next month. A Government inspector is due to start examining the fine print of the council’s Core Strategy
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Concord Rangers boss Danny Cowley feels side have not been dealt a fair hand
CONCORD Rangers boss Danny Cowley does not believe his side have been given a fair introduction into Conference South football. After losing their opening game of the season 2-1 at home to Basingstoke on Saturday, Cowley’s men will have had just
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Southend United's Marc Laird to learn of diagnosis
MARC Laird is today expected to discover the seriousness of the knee injury he suffered during Saturday’s 2-0 win against Northampton Town. The Blues midfielder hobbled off after an hour at Roots Hall. And assistant manager Dave Penney is not
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Southend United's Anthony Straker glad goal drought is over after scoring against Northampton Town
ANTHONY Straker ended a 19 month goal drought to help Southend United continue their excellent start to the season with a 2-0 win against Northampton Town at Roots Hall on Saturday. Straker had not hit the back of the net since scoring twice for
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Probation worker wins top award
A PROBATION worker, who “goes the extra mile” to put criminals back on the straight and narrow has won a top award. Melanie Bigg, who works for Essex Probation and is based in Basildon, beat 120 other finalists from across England and Wales to
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Tribunal hears of nurse’s sex advances
A PATIENT told a tribunal a nurse spent his time making advances while she was being treated for a mental breakdown. The woman, referred to as Patient A, said during her two night stay at the Basildon mental health unit, nurse Kenneth Ngobele avoided
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Men face charges of sexually exploiting vulnerable teenagers
TWO men appeared have been accused of sexually assaulting vulnerable teenagers in Southend. Colin Trotman and Glenn Dyett, both from East London, appeared at Southend Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with sexually exploiting three girls from
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VIDEO: Man critical after seafront motorbike crash
A MAN was fighting for his life today after a car and motorbike crashed on Southend seafront. The man, who is in his mid-twenties and believed to be the motorcyclist, was airlifted to hospital in dramatic scenes on Esplanade Court at 5pm on Sunday
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Southend Carnival in pictures
DON'T miss our gallery of pictures from the weekend's Southend Carnival. Hundreds of people lined the route from Chalkwell to Marine Parade in Southend on Saturday and you can see all the pictures here http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news
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Investment boss banned from being a company director for 13 years
THE boss of a “green” investment scheme investigated by the Echo has been banned from being a company director for 13 years. Matthew Ames, 38, of Goldfinch Lane, Thundersley, ran the Investor Cluband Forestry for Life from a converted farm barn
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Hospitals slammed by mum who lost baby
A GRIEVING mum believes her baby could have been saved if she had received better care at two hospitals. Tia Kelly-Smith, 21, began experiencing problems with her pregnancy at 12 weeks when her waters broke and she was warned she might miscarry
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Rundown flats get £425,000 facelift
WORK has begun on a £425,000 project to revitalise a rundown block of council flats. Castle Point Council is splashing the cash to breathe a new lease of life into Chapman Court, in Seaview Road, Canvey. The project will see new electronic
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V Festival in pictures
SEE our gallery of pictures from this weekend's V Festival in Essex. Thousands of people enjoyed acts like Beyonce, Kings of Leon, Jessie J and Stereophonics. Click here to see our gallery http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/vfestival2013
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Traveller family complains over ‘racist’ remarks
POLICE are investigating claims a Tory councillor’s comments about an illegal traveller site were “racist”. Mark Coxshall, Thurrock councillor for Corringham, described the site, in Southend Road, Corringham, as “a cross between my big, fat, gipsy
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Wakering playscheme is 29 years old
AN annual playscheme in Great Wakering opened its doors for its 29th year of family-orientated fun. The Great Wakering Summer Playscheme runs every morning for a week during the school holidays, welcoming an average of 200 children per session.
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Tear down Esplanade House carbuncle now
COUNCILLORS have threatened to force a developer to clear the “monstrous carbuncle” Esplanade House unless its future is sorted out next month. The Robert Leonard Group has agreed to tear down the half demolished office block in Eastern Esplanade
