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c2c boss apologises to commuters after Monday morning mayhem on the trains
TRAIN operator c2c have apologised for what they termed ‘awful service’ this morning. Trains were cancelled and delayed during rush hour following signal and point failures. Services between Shoebury and London Fenchurch Street were delayed
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'Help, I'm in a ditch!' Fire crews free man from Hockley ditch after four hours
FIRE crews rescued a man who was stuck for four hours in a ditch near Hockley this afternoon. The man, thought to be in his late sixties, became trapped in mud under bushes after slipping into a ditch while out walking along Hockley Park, near
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Man taken to hospital after assault at a Canvey pub
A CANVEY man had to be taken to hospital following an assault outside a pub. The 27-year-old man was rushed to Southend Hospital with head injuries after a fight broke out outside the Haystack Pub in Furtherwick Road, Canvey in the early hours
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Basildon Hospital's air ambulance landing site set for development
MORE than half of Air Ambulance landing facilities are inadequate, a new report has found. The All Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances (APPGAA) has highlighted 60% are inadequate, which could lead to greater morbidity and mortality.
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Overnight car break-ins in Billericay
TWO vehicles were broken into overnight and valuables stolen in a Billericay break-in. Between April 3 and 4, the window of a white Ford Transit van was smashed in Post Meadow and a Dell laptop computer was stolen and a black Adidas bag. Also
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GP on leave over medical records probe
A RESPECTED GP is on “long term leave” while the General Medical Council investigates his record keeping, the Echo can reveal. Dr David Pelta, 63, is in charge of three Southend surgeries which treat more than 25,000 patients and had been placed
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Council wants views on chemists
A COUNCIL is asking residents to rate their local high street chemist so it can plan health needs for the borough. Southend Council wants people to take part in the quiz so it can look at what it might need to ask health providers to commission
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Business of the Year announced at annual Castle Point awards
A BENFLEET tyre company has scooped a top borough business prize. Jet Wheel Tyre, in Church Road, was announced as the Castle Point Business of the Year on Saturday in front of 160 guests at the annual Castle Point Mayor’s Awards. Mayor Maryse
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Car smash causes traffic congestion around Southend Airport
A CAR smash has blocked Rochford Road and is causing delays in both directions. The accident, near the Eastwoodbury Crescent junction by Southend Airport, involved a black Renault Megane and a white Volkswagen panel van. The ambulance service
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Brazilian festival returns to Southend
A FESTIVAL celebrating Brazilian street culture is returning to Southend. BrazilArte’s Cultura du Rua will be taking place between April 21 and 27, kicking off with a free open day, with workshops in Brazilian percussion and dance. Another
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Talented young karate stars travel to Malmo for Sweden Open
SENSEI Dean Lowe took two of Uechi-Ryu Essex’s students to Malmo to compete at the Swedish Open karate championships. Jack Nicholls and Jordan Clarkson, both 15, fought some of Europe’s top cadet fighters in the event which attracted competitors
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Free concerts are back
FREE concerts are coming back to Southend’s Priory Park later this month. The Southend Band will be performing a series of concerts from Sunday, April 20. The brass band will be playing a selection of rousing tunes at the bandstand in the park
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A lifeline for patients
A £136,000 improvement project is going on behind the scenes at Basildon Hospital to introduce a new lifeline for patients. Contractors have spent the past three months installing a new 550m copper main pipe – the length of five football pitches
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Four car crash on Canvey
TWO people were rushed to Southend Hospital after a four car crash on Canvey. Emergency services rushed to Link Road, near the Silver Jubilee pub, shortly before 9pm on Sunday. A blue Vauxhall Corsa, a yellow Mini Cooper, a grey Citroen Picasso
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Matt McCarthy ready for his biggest test yet against former European champion Giuseppe Lauri
SOUTH Essex pro Matt McCarthy is preparing for the biggest night of his professional career. The fighter – who trains under Mark Bates at Corringham’s Spartans Gym – has been a revelation since he turned pro in the early summer of 2012. The
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Pupils train with Olympic champions
TWENTY lucky school pupils spent the day training with Olympic champions including Jessica Ennis and Darren Campbell. The youngsters, from De La Salle School, in Ghyllgrove, Basildon, took part in hockey, judo, basketball, athletics, football,
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First picture of £16.5m spa hotel' hospice
A £16.5MILLION “spa hotel” in the heart of Southend will double the number of Havens Hospices’ patients and bring new treatments to the area. The two-storey crescent-shaped adult hospice planned for Priory Crescent, overlooking therapeutic gardens
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Alastair Cook out for 39 on Essex return while Ravi Bopara shines
ALASTAIR Cook scored 39 runs for Essex on his return to action following the disappointing winter tour of Australia. The England Test captain, whose Ashes side were whitewashed and humiliated Down Under, was last at the crease on January 26 – in
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Che Wilson links up again with his old Southend United pal Adam Barrett
CHE Wilson has teamed up with his former Southend United team-mate Adam Barrett at the newly formed Players Football Academy. Barrett helped launch the Academy, which is currently based in Thundersley, last October. And he is thrilled
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Trains delayed into London
TRAINS have been cancelled and delayed during rush hour following signal and point failures. c2c trains between Shoebury and London Fenchurch Street have been delayed by up to an hour this morning due to a signal fault at Pitsea and point failure
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Crash closed part of road
A CRASH closed part of a road in Southend this morning. One lane of Queensway, near its junction with York Road, was shut while police dealt with the aftermath of a crash involving two vehicles. A white transit van ended up partly on the central
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450 caught in fare-dodging blitz on c2c line
ALMOST 450 people have been fined or face prosecution after a four-month crackdown on fare evaders on c2c trains. Staff at the train company, backed by the British Transport Police, carried out a series of “showof force” operations to catch passengers
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Seafront arcade reopens after massive refurbishment
AN AMUSEMENT arcade on Southend seafront has reopened for business – eight months after it was devastated by flooding. Happidrome, in Marine Parade, has undergone a major refurbishment after suffering about £200,000 of damage as a result of last
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Canvey men arrested on boat with 11 Albanians
TWO Canvey men have been charged after 11 Albanians were found on a boat, off the Kent coast. Border Force officers boarded a yacht in Ramsgate and found nine Albanian adults, aged between 19 and 41 – six women and three men – and two children.
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Open at last– a centre in memory of Karis
JUST a week after his beloved daughter died at the age of 12, John Darling decided set up a charity in her memory. To many people, including his ownwife, it seemed like a strange way of grieving. But nearly three years on from Karis May Darling
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Heartbreak as ex carnival princess, 18, dies suddenly on Mother's Day
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a teenage girl who died suddenly on Mother’s Day. Rachael Kiely-Cohen, 18, of Brecon Close, Pitsea, collapsed at about 1am on Sunday, just hours after coming home from work at Pizza Hut, in Basildon. Her devastated
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Pub parking charges clog road with cars
ANGRY neighbours have criticised a Canvey pub’s decision to charge customers to use its car park. They say the move means many customers are now clogging up the streets around the King Canute, in Canvey Road, rather than paying to park. Angry
