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Siblings 24-hour walk for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
A BROTHER and sister from Westcliff are gearing up for a 62-mile walk in 24 hours. Sam Grimwade, 29, and sister Hyla, 31, are walking the Thames Path Challenge from Saturday, September 14 to Sunday, September 15 in aid of Battersea Dogs and Cats
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Stage star coming home to offer tips to budding performers
A BILLERICAY-BORN theatre star will be coming home to perform some hit songs from one of the world’s most famous musicals. Gary Tushaw, who starred as Marius in Les Miserables in the West End in 2005, will make a special guest appearance at a musical
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Town council turfs out call to run flower beds
FURIOUS town councillors slammed a request from Castle Point Council they should take over the management of flower beds. At a meeting of Canvey Town Council’s environment committee, councillors said they were fed up with being given extra responsibility
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Council satisfaction survey for Kingsley Park
CASTLE Point council is looking for feedback from Thundersley residents living in mobile homes and caravans. People living in Kingsley Park will receive a questionaire in the coming weeks, asking them if they think the council’s services meets
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Canvey Town Council objects to fuel storage plans
A TOWN council has added its voice to the fight against plans for more hazardous chemicals to be stored on Canvey. And a leading councillor could hold a public meeting into the plans by Oikos to vary the condition of its hazardous substances licence
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Landlady’s £4k bill for illegal Sky screenings
A PUB landlady has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 after illegally screening sports matches. Linda Ann Webber admitted showing Sky Sports programmes to customers at the Nags Head, in Heath Road, Ramsden Heath, near Billericay, without a commerical
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Car ploughs into doctor's surgery in Basildon
A DRIVER lost control of his car and smashed into a doctor's surgery in Basildon. The silver Fiat became wedged in The Knares Medical Centre in The Knares at the junction with Great Gregorie. The smash happened at about 6.25pm. The driver
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Youth council joins our big clean-up
PUBLIC-SPIRITED youngsters have been making the most of the sunshine by doing their bit to help clean up Southend. Southend Youth Council members carried out a clean-up of Priory Park as part of the Love Southend, Hate Litter campaign, which is
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Imitation gun charges: three in court
THREE people admitted possessing an imitation handgun. Nicole Anderson, 21, Ben Holyland, 24, and Lee Fricker, 20, were caught with the weapon in Coryton, Stanfordle-Hope, on May 21. Anderson and Holyland of Appletree Way, Wickford, and Fricker
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Police need help tracking topless man
POLICE want to speak to this bare-chested man who may be able to help find who is behind an attempted burglary. The man, wearing bright orange trainers and long blue shorts, was captured on CCTV close to a home in Winfields Pitsea, which would-be
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Luke's set to play on after X Factor snub
A TEENAGER dropped from the X Factor says he is determined to make it as a recording artist despite the setback. Luke Britnell, 19, of the Fallows, Canvey, admitted he was overawed when he played in front of thousands at Wembley Arena, in a performance
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Illegal scrap yards raided
A STRING of illegal waste operations were uncovered during a raid on a south Essex industrial estate. Nine Environment Agency investigators accompanied by police swooped on various yards at Lychgate Farm estate off the London-bound carriageway
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Demands for tests over Canvey Island's "poisoned" air
BIZARRE claims that aircraft could be dumping harmful chemicals in the sky above Canvey have led to the town council requesting air tests to be carried out. Even Castle Point MP Rebecca Harris has raised the concerns with the Department for Transport
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Man charged after attack on traffic warden in Southend
A MAN has been charged with assault after an attack on a traffic warden in Southend. The 27-year-old man from Westcliff has been charged following an incident on Friday, July 19 in Queens Road. Unemployed Damian Bruce, of Gainsborough Drive
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New Westcliff Rugby Club skipper Rob Smith targeting National League return
NEW Westcliff skipper Rob Smith insists his side are targeting an immediate return to National League Three London & SE this season. Westcliff were relegated last term and kick off their London One North campaign at home to North Walsham this
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Residents cop fines after not recycling
SEVEN residents in Basildon were given fines for not recycling or failing to put their rubbish out properly. Basildon Council dished out the £75 fines to residents who failed to repond to warnings by officers in the last financial year. The
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Man faces drugs rap
A MAN accused of allowing his home to be used for the supply of drugs has appeared in court. Sam Platts, 25, is alleged to have allowed his home in Rippleside, Pitsea, to be used for the supply of class A drugs, including cocaine and diamorphine
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Call for white police helmets to return to Southend
A VETERAN Labour activist has called for police in Southend to be reissued with white helmets to make officers more visible on the seafront. Reg Copley, 85, a former mayor who served for more than 40 years as a Southend councillor, has called for
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Stolen baby equipment might hold clues to Southend burglars
Detectives are hoping that stolen baby equipment could provide clues to thieves who burgled a house at Southend. A distinctive Phil and Teds double buggy, two junior car seats, a Hello Kitty suitcase and a Minnie Mouse dressing gown were among
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Man in court over charity box thefts
A MAN has appeared in court charged with stealing charity boxes from florists. Stuart Korb appeared before Southend magistrates accused of taking the boxes from two shops in Leigh and Southend. Korb, 26, of Grosvenor Road, Westcliff, is alleged
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My baby miracle - how tot survived after being born at 26 weeks
AFTER three miscarriages and three stillbirths, little Beau Pulham is his parents’ miracle baby. But the tot has had a tough start to life. He was born when mum Emma Avery was just 26 weeks pregnant. Beau arrived on February 6 weighing just 1lb
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Our guinea pig is still missing
HEARTBROKEN workers have renewed their plea for thieves to return their star guinea pig. Sunbeam, was taken from her enclosure at Hadleigh Rare Breeds Farm in Castle Lane almost two weeks ago. Centre staff noticed her disappearance as they
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Floods ‘worsened by blocked drains’
SOME roadside gullies were not cleaned out for almost ten months before heavy rainfall caused severe flooding across south Essex, the Echo has learned. Roads were turned into rivers after a month’s rain fell in just an hour last Saturday, making
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Police hunt for petrol thief
A MAN made off without paying for petrol at a Laindon garage. Police need help identifying the person who stole the fuel from BP petrol station in Arterial Road, Laindon. The man in a silver BMW filled a can with petrol at the garage before
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Cops’ advice over lights-out plan
POLICE issued advice to residents worried about a planned street light switch-off during the early hours. Essex County Council revealed on Monday a timetable to turn off the majority of its street lights from midnight until 5am across the county
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Beach hut has been in the family for 60 years
SEVERAL generations of the same family came together to mark the 60th anniversary of a Thorpe Bay beach hut. Thirty members of the family gathered at the hut, which was built in 1953, to mark the occasion with a fancy dress barbeque. The beach
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Boy bailed over assault on police officer
A POLICE officer and two other people were assaulted in a Southend street. A 16-year-old boy was arrested over the incident, which took place on Monday, at 5.40pm in Southchurch Avenue. One witness, who did not want to be named, said: “I saw
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The story that will sicken every parent: How gangs sell young children in Essex for sex
GANGS of men preying on young girls, plying them with drugs, alcohol and gifts before raping, torturing and selling them on to others for sex. These horrific crimes may have taken place in Oxford, Derby and Rochdale, but the threat from predators
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He played so many parts so well, it’s hard to choose a favourite
STEPHEN Jones, who died from cancer in April, was chairman of Southend Shakespeare Society for five years, and performed many leading roles with the group. “Jonesy” will be remembered by a one-off review night, No Holds Bard, on Saturday, September
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Essex County Council strongly deny plans to put housing on Deanes School site
THE Deanes School site will be retained for education, according to the county council. Essex County Council said any other suggestions for the school site, in Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, were “rumour and speculation”. Ray Gooding, county
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Madness as rail worker could lose his job for rescuing disabled passenger from track
A RAILWAY worker who rescued a disabled woman who had toppled on to a train track could be sacked for breaching safety procedures. The man, along with three other people, hauled the wheelchair-bound woman to safety after she fell about 4ft at Southend
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Work starts on hospital's £650K cancer support centre
BUILDING work has begun on a £650,000 Macmillan information and support centre at Southend Hospital. The unit will be open in the new year and will provide cancer patients, family and carers with vital information and support. Former patients
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Our columnist joins Towngate stand-ups
ARE you having a laugh tonight? Would you like one? If you really want to chuckle your woes away then head along to the Towngate Theatre in Basildon. A night of stand-up comedy from the world famous Jongleurs Comedy Club will be taking centre stage
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Southend United's Phil Brown: Eager to get back to winning ways against Morecambe
AFTER two successive 2-1 defeats it’s time to get our season back on track this weekend and it’s time to get the club’s first victory against Morecambe as well. I understand it’s six games without a win for the club against Morecambe and I’m part
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Mum kicked unconscious by gang
A WOMAN was beaten unconscious by a gang of five men after she refused their sexual advances. Tina Lawrence will now have to have her broken nose surgically reset and has been left too terrified to go out following the awful attack. The 37-
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A little less congregation, a little more action - the rock ‘n’ roll reverend Elvis visits Hadleigh
HE’S not the Devil in Disguise. Quite the opposite, in fact, as this Elvis impersonator is a man of God. The Rev Andy Kelso, 65, traded his dog collar for a Hound Dog and robes for the superstar’s trademark bejewelled white jumpsuit in 2009.
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Crooks steal classic Jag
A CLASSIC car was stolen by during a meet for enthusiasts. The owner of the yellow E-Type Jaguar, registration number 4836 BH, had taken the vehicle to a car meet at Ford Dunton, in Dunton Road, Laindon, on Sunday. Witnesses to the theft, which
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30 points...but man keeps licence
A SOUTHEND man was given 30 points after being caught speeding ten times in just over a year – but was allowed to keep his licence. The astonishing details were released in figures from the DVLA which were obtained by the Institute of Advanced
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Daniel Bentley says Southend United have been working to stop conceding set piece goals
DANIEL Bentley is out to banish Southend United’s set piece blues when they host Morecambe at Roots Hall on Saturday. All four of the league goals the young Shrimpers shot-stopper has conceded this season have come from dead ball situations.
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VIDEO: Elton John describes Wilko Johnson as a genius at GQ Awards
LEGENDARY guitarist Wilko Johnson was surprised when he presented Sir Elton John with a Genius award–only for Elton to hand it back. Wilko, from Westcliff, was at the GQ Awards to present music superstar Elton with the accolade. But he was
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Caring teen’s award date with Harry
A TEENAGER will rub shoulders with Prince Harry when she picks up an award for the care she gave her late brother as he battled a brain tumour. Hollie Green, 16, of Hallet Road, Canvey, was nominated for the prestigious 2013 WellChild Award by
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Club contests Southend Airport's £400,000 bill demand
A HEALTH club is embroiled in a David-and-Goliath battle with Southend Airport over £400,000 in utility bills. The airport supplies electricity to about 20 nearby businesses which are not directly connected to the power network. It is suing
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Grand revamp set to get the go ahead
FORMER The Only Way Is Essex star Mick Norcross has told the Echo how he has finally has the lease to the Grand Hotel in his hands. The long-running saga, involving the landmark building in Leigh, has at last been resolved with Mr Norcross saying
