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Concord Rangers's match abandoned due to power cut
CONCORD Rangers's Skrill South match against Ebbsfleet United was abandoned tonight following a power cut that affected the area around the Aspect Arena. Danny Cowley's Beachboys were 2-0 down when the lights went out during the second half.
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LIVE: Cray Wanderers vs East Thurrock Utd
9:49pm Thanks for following tonight's coverage with the Echo and Thurrock Gazette. 9:40pm Full time: Cray Wanderers 1-3 East Thurrock. Crucial win. Rocks go joint on 42 points
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Police called out to three vehicle accident near Noak Bridge
POLICE were called to an accident on the A127 Eastbound near Noak Bridge at around 6.30pm. One road was partially blocked and traffic was building up on the Nethermayne exit following the three vehicle crash. No one was seriously injured in
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Alastair Cook puts Essex in charge going into the final day against Derbyshire
ENGLAND Test captain Alastair Cook came within 19 runs of a double-century to put Essex on the front foot in their County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire. Going into the third day at Chelmsford, the hosts had recovered from a
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Three men to appear in court over assault charges
THREE men are due to appear at Southend Magistrates' Court next month to face charges of affray and assault. A 39-year-old man from Colchester and 34-year-old man from Canvey will appear in court on Friday, May 2, following a fight in Rayleigh
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Delayed again - Traders rejoice as controversial Rochford District parking charges go back to council for further discussion
TRADERS are celebrating after Rochford District Council postponed plans to bring in Saturday afternoon parking charges. New charges were set to be introduced this month that would see drivers paying £1 to park at council-run car parks on Saturday
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Firefighters tackle house fire in Hullbridge
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a fire at a house in Hullbridge. Two crews from Rayleigh were called to the house in Ferry Road at 4.30pm after the roof of the semi-detached house caught light. The blaze was brought under control at 5.25pm
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Man dies at market
A MAN has died after collapsing at Basildon Market. The man, in his 50s, was walking through the market towards the toilets when he collapsed at the side of Goodfillers Cafe just after 2pm this afternoon. An air ambulance flew to help just
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We're hoping for a new war memorial
A NEW war memorial could be built on Canvey in time for this November’s Remembrance Sunday service. The existing war memorial, outside the Paddocks, in Long Road, is scruffy and rundown and the island’s war memorial hall committee has plans to
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Andre Lockhart leads Essex Leopards into semi-finals
A TENSE game at the Brentwood Centre on Sunday saw Leopards reach their fourth straight Final Fours with a 65-57 victory against Bristol Academy Flyers. Robert Youngblood’s team will now travel to Manchester on Saturday April 26 to face Leeds Carnegie
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Now bedroom tax ‘martyr’ can stay!
A FAMILY who are hundreds of pounds in arrearswith rent on their Basildon Council house because to the bedroom tax can keep their home. Teresa Whitby, 59, appeared at Basildon County Court onFriday and agreed to payoff £948 arrears in weekly instalments
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Champions Westcliff seal return to National Leagues with win at North Walsham
WESTCLIFF clinched the London One North title and promotion to National Three London & SE with a 40-26 win at North Walsham. The victory handed the Norfolk side their first home defeat in two years. And it left Westcliff’s first team manager
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Rochford Hundred end season by racking up the points
ROCHFORD Hundred finished their London Two North East season with a 47-26 win against Enfield Ignatians at Magnolia Road. The victory was Rochford’s 12th in their last 13 games. And that brought to an end a league campaign which pleased head
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Sam Nash shock at Southend's defensive melt-down at Exmouth
SOUTHEND centre Sam Nash felt the Seasiders produced their worst defensive display of the season when suffering a shock 34-27 defeat at bottom-of-the-table Exmouth in National Two South on Saturday. Southend let a 17-0 lead slip as they crashed
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Council: let us put cameras in your homes
SOUTHENDERS are being asked to sign up to put their homes on the big screen after the council was inundated with requests from film crews. Southend Council is now so swamped with requests from production companies, it is asking residents to sign
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Basildon hold out for victory against South Woodham Ferrers
BASILDON ended their London Two North East campaign with a 17-15 win against South Woodham Ferrers. Both sides tried to play open rugby and it was Basildon who looked the more threatening with their centres Daniel Dieu de la Bellefontaine and Ben
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Southend United open contract talks with Ben Coker
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown has opened contract talks with left-back Ben Coker. The defender has been one of Blues’ most consistent performers this season. And Brown is keen to extend Coker’s current contract, which finishes at the end
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Concord determined to put right injustices with win over Ebbsfleet
DANNY Cowley says he will use Saturday’s chastening defeat to “galvanize” his side in their chase for the play-offs. The Concord Rangers boss was sent from the stands in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Havant & Waterlooville, after a penalty decision
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AFC Wimbledon striker Jack Midson serves up a shock for Southend United
FOR most of his career, Jack Midson has combined playing football with coaching tennis. And the striker helped AFC Wimbledon serve up a shock win on his return to Roots Hall on Saturday. The 30-year-old, who spent a short spell on loan with
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£400,000? And the rest - Flood campaigners urge for long-lasting measures after Anglian Water pledge wedge for flood defences
FLOOD victims are hoping to benefit from £400,000 of new drains being laid by Anglian Water. The work, which is due finish next month, involves laying more than 5,500ft of pipes in Beeches Road, Rawreth, which has regularly suffered flooding in
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Blazing rubbish - Fire crews called to extinguish blaze at Southend recycling centre
FIRE crews were called to a Southend council recycling centre this morning to extinguish a blaze of rubbish. Two crews from Southend station attended the Stock Road site and had to use a digger that was already on site to remove ten tonnes of rubbish
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How Danny’s fund helped Lilybet take her first steps back to recovery
FOR any parent, nothing ever quite beats seeing your child taking their first few tentative steps. For proud mum and dad Danielle and Carl Pittman that moment was all the more unforgettable, as they never knew if their little girl would ever walk
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Transsexual crippled with pain from botched sex change operation made false police report
A TRANSSEXUAL who complained to police she was being abused by yobs after having a sex change operation has pleaded guilty to wasting police time. Miranda Lee, 44, of Crowborough Road, Southend, admitted making a false report to police after she
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11 arrested in drug raids
POLICE have raided drug dens across the borough in response to tip-offs about suspicious activity. Officers raided locations in Basildon, Vange, Pitsea and Billericay, arresting 11 people and seizing heroin, crack cocaine and thousands of pounds
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Glam rockers bring Marc Bolan to life
ON September 8, 1972, a record to inspire future generations was released by the one of the most flamboyant and charismatic bands of the original glam rock era. Marc Bolan and T.Rex stormed the charts with one of their most memorable and distinctive
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Sea defence concerns after bad winter weather
ISLANDERS are worried about the state of Canvey’s sea defences after finding signs of damage to its seawall. The 14-mile wall was battered by vicious storms last winter, tearing away concrete slabs and chunks of tar, leaving some parts of it deformed
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Site of flats for vulnerable youngsters revealed
VULNERABLE young people will get a new home in Westcliff thanks to help from volunteers who slept rough in temperatures of -4C. Southend YMCA can convert former offices in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff, into flats for young people at risk of homelessness
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Jane Austen inspires improv comedy show
IT is a universally acknowledged truth that making fun of Jane Austen can be very humorous indeed. Following two hugely successful sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel has become one of the
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Quadruple bypass won't stop my 154ft challenge
AFTER undergoing gruelling heart surgery most people would be taking it easy. But not Dave Walker. He is planning to abseil 154ft down Southend Hospital’s tower block to raise money for the unit that cared for him. Just seven months ago, Mr
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Hospital's whopping agency bill revealed
A WHOPPING £29million has been spent on agency staff by Southend Hospital in the past four years, the Echo can reveal. The figure, released to the Echo under Freedom of Information laws, shows the hospital spent £4.19million on locums last year
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Flybe cancels flights from Southend Airport
FLYBE has cancelled flights from Southend Airport to Cologne after only a week as rival Ryanair announced flights from Stansted. The airline scrapped flights from Southend to the German city as it feared losing passengers to Ryanair, one of Europe
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Flash mob celebrate 20 years at the top
SOUTHEND YMCA celebrated its 20th anniversary by staging a “flash mob” event in the town’s High Street. Sixth-formers from Leigh’s Belfairs Academy, who been working with the YMCA, danced to a selection of songs compiled by volunteer Ben Hale,
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Mum ‘beaten in front of her tot’
A NEW mum was attacked in front of her baby by her ex-boyfriend so brutally she required emergency surgery to stop bleeding on the brain, a court has heard. Hayley Knowles, 33, crawled from her top-floor flat before collapsing in a pool of blood
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Gunman beats up milkman in 3.30am robbery
A MILKMAN was hit over the head by a man armed with a gun. The victim was in his milk van in Willow Close, Leigh, when he was approached by a man wearing a crash helmet. The attacker, who had a silver handgun, demanded the milkman hand over
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New business park could be built on Canvey fields
A HUGE business park could be built on Canvey if plans are given the green light. Developer Inner London Group has put forward tentative plans to Castle Point Council to create a new industrial estate on 20.6 acres of land south of Charfleets Industrial
