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When Hollie met Harry! Canvey teen rubs shoulders with Royalty
IT was a case of when Harry met Hollie as Canvey teenager Hollie Green chatted with Prince Harry after being crowned Most Caring Child at the WellChild awards. Hollie, 16, of Hallet Road, was among inspirational children honoured at London’s Dorchester
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Firefighters tackle fire at derelict changing rooms
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a small fire at former changing rooms in King George’s Playing Fields in Tilbury. Two engines from Orsett fire station were called to the incident off St Chad’s Road at around 12.45pm on Saturday. The derelict building
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Premier Inn go-ahead spells end for eyesore Esplanade House
A DERELICT eyesore that has blighted Southend seafront for five years could be demolished within eight weeks after a new budget hotel got the go-ahead. A new 80-bedroom Premier Inn and bar will be built on the former gasworks site in Eastern Esplanade
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Give views on the future of Shoebury's Hinguar school
RESIDENTS can have their say about the future of a much-loved Victorian school building. The old Hinguar School, in Shoebury, is earmarked for redevelopment as new homes, but Southend Council is seeking people’s views at three public meetings over
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Man suffers serious injuries and two horses killed following A127 crash
THE A127 has been re-opened following a horror crash which killed two horses and left a man with serious head injuries. Essex Police said the scene of the accident near to Pound Lane at Wickford was so disturbing that they have advised witnesses
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Southend school alert as mum sees man approach a boy
POLICE have written to parents after a man approached a child outside an infant school. Essex Police wrote to all parents at Hamstel Infants School, in Hamstel Road, after the incident at 8.30am, on Tuesday. A man pulled up alongside the youngster
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King Cone...farmer's goat's milk ice cream scoops awards
WHEN a senior member of the Ice Cream Alliance told Warren Goff he had no chance of winning, he just nodded his head. It was the National Ice Cream competition and the ice creams from the finalists were all being blind tasted by experts. “When
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Superchef Jamie back on Southend pier
Jimmy’s Food Fight Club began yesterday with the filming of their first episode of the new series on Southend Pier. Famous foodie, Jamie Oliver, and his long-time buddy and TV presenter, Jimmy Doherty, have returned to their seaside cafe for a
