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Castle Point Council shakes up its meetings
A SHAKE-UP is being carried out of neighbourhood meetings in Castle Point to try to encourage more interaction from the public. Castle Point Council is proposing to change the format of the meetings to make them more flexible in a bid to increase
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Parents’ anger as county drags feet over crossing
PARENTS claim they are being “palmed off” by a council which won’t invest in making a dangerous school road safe for children. Mums and dads of children at Janet Duke Primary School, in Laindon, say their kids will continue to be at risk until
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Southend United's youth team chief Ricky Duncan proud to see Isaac Hayden make Arsenal debut
SOUTHEND United’s youth team manager Ricky Duncan was a proud man after seeing Isaac Hayden make his Arsenal debut against West Bromwich Albion in the Capital One Cup. The Chelmsford-born defender joined the Gunners from Southend United at the
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Leigh golfer Richie McEvoy shares lead at Alfred Dunhill Links Championships
LEIGH golfer Richard McEvoy shot a stunning eight under par 64 to take a share of the lead after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championships in Scotland. McEvoy shares the lead with former Ryder Cup star Oliver Wilson, 2011 Silver
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Essex season ends with a whimper as Hampshire win by an innings an 31 runs
MATT Coles finished with match figures of 10-154 as Hampshire crushed Essex by an innings and 31 runs soon after lunch on the third day at the Ageas Bowl. Pace bowler Coles, on loan from Kent and now a free agent, took 4-83 in the Essex second
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Bids sought for new rail franchises
BIDS to run two new rail franchises have been invited, including one in Essex. The Government has issued invitations to tender for the Essex Thameside franchise and for the combined Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise (TSGN).
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Nosh chain to move into £25million library
COFFEE chain Nosh is to open inside Southend’s new £25million library. The Forum opens on Monday and replaces central library in Victoria Avenue. It has been funded by the University of Essex, Southend Council and South Essex College. The
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National title is the prize at Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
THE SANDHOPPER class national championships took place at Thorpe Bay YC over the weekend. Competition was fierce among the 24 crews battling for the national title in this one-design two-man craft which has its spiritual home in the Thames Estuary
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Richard McEvoy steps up Tour card survival bid
LEIGH golfer Richard McEvoy tees off at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championships at St Andrews today hoping for a strong showing which can help him keep his European Tour card for next season. The 34-year-old is currently 171st in the rankings and
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Stuart Bingham: I'm sorry for Steven Lee but his ban is fair
STUART Bingham has admitted he feels sympathy towards banned snooker star Stephen Lee, but admits he fully deserved his 12-year suspension from the sport. Lee picked up the lengthy ban after being found guilty of seven match fixing charges.
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Late goal leaves East Thurrock United manager John Coventry disappointed
A LAST-MINUTE winner saw Lowestoft Town snatch points away from East Thurrock on Tuesday night. Curtis Haynes-Brown’s 90th-minute winner was the only goal of the Ryman Premier game at Rookery Hill between the sides who met in the play-off semi-finals
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Council denies ‘better off on benefits’ advice
A COUNCIL accused of telling a single working mum she was better off on benefits has denied ever doing so. Chelsea Press made national headlines when she told the Echo Basildon Council officers said she’d get more money claiming jobseeker’s allowance
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Basildon United boss hails Laurie Carter renaissance
THE chairman of Basildon United has said new boss Laurie Carter has “transformed” the club since coming in this summer. The Bees have won four games in their first six Essex Senior League fixtures, including a scrappy 2-0 victory at home to Stansted
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Vandel wrecks Hullbridge Sports' Essex Senior Cup hopes
HULLBRIDGE will not get another chance to face one of Essex’s professional clubs like they did last season after being knocked out of the Essex Senior Cup on Tuesday night. A brace from Vandel Nunes saw London ASPA grab a 2-1 away win in the second
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Bowers & Pitsea boss John Doyle looks for more winners
THERE is still room for improvement according to Bowers & Pitsea boss John Doyle after his side’s 3-2 triumph over Saffron Walden Town in the Essex Senior Cup. A Lorenzo Ramsey double followed Alex Tenola’s opener to make sure the visitors
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Harrison Chatting back with a bang for Canvey Island
HARRISON Chatting took just 22 minutes to score in his first start of the season as Canvey beat Leiston 2-0 on Tuesday evening. The Gull’s winger opened the scoring away at Victory Road in the Ryman Premier League after Rio Bryan-Edwards knocked
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The end of an era for Crawdaddy
A BLUES club has had to cancel its long-running night after complaints from neighbours. The New Crawdaddy Blues Club, which attracts up to 200 guests every week, will hold its last gig tomorrow. It has had to cancel all but one of its future
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Lakeside jobs rush
MORE than 2,500 people flooded to Lakeside’s annual recruitment drive to see what jobs were on offer in the run-up to Christmas. The shopping centre hosted its annual recruitment fair last weekend with permanent and temporary roles on offer, at
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Man bailed after attack at Southend pub
A MAN has been bailed after an attack at a Southend pub. Police arrested a 28-year-old man from Ilford after a man in his 20s from Southend received a broken cheekbone at The Foresters Arms pub in Marine Parade. The victim was assaulted between
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Valuables stolen from luggage at Southend Airport
POLICE are appealing for information after valuables were stolen from hand luggage on board a plane at Southend Airport. Officers are trying to identify a man they want to speak to in connection with the theft. Stolen from a bag, while it was
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CCTV of pair suspected of stealing from Southend Boots
CCTV images of a man and a woman suspected of stealing from a Southend shop have been released. Police are appealing for help in tracing the pair they want to speak to in connection with the theft of a skin care product from Boots. The item
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Southend United's Phil Brown: Working hard to get rid of set piece problems
FIFTY per cent of goals at all levels of the game are scored from set pieces. So for 50% of training this week our time has been spent working on them. We know we’ve had a probably defending dead ball deliveries this season and we’ve now gone
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Police stop and check 280 vehicles in road safety operation
POLICE stopped and checked more than 280 vehicles during a major road safety and crime prevention operation in Basildon. The operation yesterday was also part of the Essex County Council No Excuse campaign to raise awareness that there is no excuse
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CCTV released after victim chases mobile phone thief
CCTV of a man suspected of snatching a commuter's phone at Prittlewell station has been released by the British Transport Police. Officers have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident, which took place on Friday
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Barry Corr out to end goal drought and fire Southend United back to winning ways against Bristol Rovers
BARRY Corr is determined to rediscover his goalscoring form to fire Southend United back to winning ways against Bristol Rovers at Roots Hall tomorrow night. Corr has not netted since this opening day victory against Plymouth Argyle. And he
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Woman, 94, 'critical but stable' after being struck by car in Billericay
A 94-year-old woman remains in a critical but stable condition after being knocked down by a car in Billericay High Street. The collision happened on the pedestrian crossing near Iceland at about 12.50pm yesterday. A 94-year-old local woman
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Family business to close after 68 years
A FAMILY business which has had its home in Westcliff for 68 years is closing its doors. B&R Barnes Kitchens and Bedrooms was set up in 1945 at the end of the Second World War by Barnett Barnes, known as Barney, initially selling timber, hardwares
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Children to get flu vaccine
CHILDREN across south Essex are to be offered flu vaccine. Two schools in the Southend area are among the first in the region to try a new flu vaccination programme, using a nasal spray. Children from Heycroft Primary, Eastwood, and St Mary
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Southend fog hits flights
FOGGY conditions caused two Southend-bound flights to be diverted to Stansted Aiport. The easyJet flights, from Ibiza and Malaga, circled above Southend before being sent north to Stansted. The airline then bused passengers back to Southend on
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I let heroin destroy my life, but I'm fighting back...
FOR 20 years heroin ruled Richard Zanone’s life, until one day he turned his back on his old life and began to look to the future. For most of his adult life, an all-consuming addiction to Class A drugs had left him a mess. He had countless prison
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Benfleet homes plan earmarked for refusal
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a housing estate on a green belt site in Benfleet have been earmarked for refusal. Developer Persimmon Homes is seeking to build 265 homes south of Jotmans Farm, claiming the proposals would go a long way to easing
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Inspirational calender girl who had op to ward off cancer
A MUM who lived in fear of developing breast cancer took the drastic decision to have a double mastectomy. Despite such life-changing surgery, Helen Smith,49, is appearing in a discreetly topless calendar to raise money for a helpline supporting
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Library protest at Forum Southend opening
CAMPAIGNERS will protest about possible library closures as Southend’s new £27million central library opens. Library users will join union members in calling for branch libraries in Southend to be kept fully-staffed when the new Forum Southend
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Southend Hospital probe after appointment mix-up
SOUTHEND Hospital launched an investigation after a patient was sent confidential details of other patients. Mike McKenzie, of Sutton Court, Pantile Avenue, Southend is an outpatient at the hospital and was sent a date for an MRI scan for Friday
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Joy after the heartache for Hadleigh Rare Breeds Centre
A RARE breeds farm has welcomed three new arrivals after their star attraction was stolen. Thieves snatched Sunbeam the guinea pig from her home at Hadleigh Rare Breeds Farm in Castle Lane, last month, leaving her daughter Samphire orphaned.
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Woman faces financial ruin after suing Southend Hospital
A WOMAN who tried to sue Southend Hospital alleging managers bullied her for months after she blew the whistle regarding a colleague is facing financial ruin. Gillian Austin who has worked as a healthcare assistant for 16 years has been handed
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Eyesore to make way for affordable homes
WORK to clear one of Southend’s worst eyesores to make way for almost 50 affordable homes will start within a week. Southend Council will officially hand over the site of the former Maybrook Training Centre and Burland House, in Southchurch Road
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Contaminated flood-hit arcade lock-up targeted by thief
A SOUTHEND seafront arcade which was badly damaged in recent floods has been targeted by a would-be thief who also set fire to a bin. The thief was caught on CCTV trying to break into a lock-up at the back of the Happidrome arcade on Marine Parade
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End these flights of fancy over airports
ESSEX County Council has urged a Government commission to “get real” on the future of aviation in the county. Creating a second runway at Stansted and a hub airport in the Thames Estuary are two of the options being considered by the Davies Commission
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Tragic teacher Debbie remembered with fund
PUPILS at a Basildon school will benefit from a memorial fund set up after the tragic death of a teacher. Debbie Rooke was a popular science and special needs teacher at De La Salle Catholic School. She died from injuries sustained when her
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Book set to bring history of Billericay alive
THE history of Billericay has been explored in a new book. Charles Phillips, 60, who was born at the former St Andrew’s Hospital in the town, started writing the Story of Billericay in 2007 and it was finally published last week. It delves
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Woman's appeal after heirloom raid
A WOMAN has issued a heartfelt appeal after a sentimental heirloom was stolen in a burglary at her parent’s house. Lucy Dewar says her grandmother’s nursing badge, engraved with the initials KDC, was taken when their home in Love Lane, Rayleigh
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Schools lined up for anti-speed scheme
HEADTEACHERS are backing backed plans to spend £13,000 clamping down on speeding motorists near Castle Point’s schools. Plans have been announced for speed reduction measures, including speed bumps and cameras. There are also calls for the speed
