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Mighty Ben Foakes’ highest score gets Essex on track against Gloucester
BEN Foakes chalked up the highest score of his career as Essex took control against Gloucestershire at the County Ground. Bad weather had blighted the first two days of play in the County Championship Division Two clash in Bristol and another hour
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Baseball: Mixed luck for Brentwood Stags
BRENTWOOD Stags took on Richmond AA at Warley Field on Sunday in the AA league of the British Baseball Federation. The double-header was shared with a win each, 13-3 to Stags and 16-6 to Richmond. Stags took off right where they left it last
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Fraudster must repay thousands in wrongly claimed benefits
A BENEFIT fraudster must serve a 200-hour community penalty and is facing a £21,587.82 bill and a suspended prison sentence. At Southend Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, April 16, Thomas Lydon, 47, of Chalkwell Avenue, Westcliff admitted three
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We’ll fight to stay in our own centre
A RESIDENTS’ association is being shut down to make way for a nursery. Members of Five Links Residents’ Association have vowed to take legal action against Basildon Council after being told to leave the centre in Somercotes, Laindon, by next Monday
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UPDATED: Crash closes road in Southchurch, Southend
TWO people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a motorbike collided with a car. The collision happened close to The White Horse Pub on Southchurch Boulevard at about 5pm and resulted in a man and his female pillion passenger
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Have a banana! Our 2,000 pressies for hospice’s runners
RETAIL giant Asda will give a much-needed energy boost to half marathon competitors – by donating 2,000 bananas. The store in Basildon’s Pipps Hill retail park, off Miles Gray Road, is supporting Havens Hospices’ race by donating the fruit.
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Essex Leopards’ title aim ruined by Leeds Carnegie
ESSEX Leopards’ dreams of a second Division One play-off title in three years came to an end at the semi-final stage as they went down 72-62 against Leeds Carnegie on Saturday. A depleted Big Cats’ side who were missing suspended player-coach Robert
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Why deaf choir won't be singing
A CHOIR from Rayleigh which uses sign language to music rather than singing has landed a gig at County Hall. Hands 4 Voices will be performing in the atrium of County Hall, Chelmsford, on May 9 by signing to a mix of modern and traditional songs
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Bee invasion closes road
A LANE of Victoria Avenue was closed after two sets of bees swarmed out of Southend Museum. The swarms broke away from an overcrowded observation hive at the museum and were spotted in a bush nearby and in the central reservation near the Victoria
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Low key end to season but Chris Green happy with Southend Rugby Club
SOUTHEND’S National Two South campaign came to a disappointing end with a 31-12 defeat against Dings Crusaders at Warners Bridge on Saturday. The reverse meant the Seasiders finished ninth in the standings. But director of rugby Chris Green
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Volunteer needed to help get offenders straight
CASTLE Point Association of Voluntary Services is asking for volunteers to help rehabilitate offenders. Essex Offender Services wants to hire a volunteer mentor to speak with people who are offenders. The volunteer should be patient and understanding
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Morgan Fox wins new Charlton Athletic deal
FORMER Southend High School for Boys pupil Morgan Fox has extended his contract with Championship side Charlton Athletic. Fox, 20, has committed his future to the club by signing on for the next three years, keeping him at the Addicks until 2017
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Crook offered police £500 to avoid arrest
A PROLIFIC criminal offered police a £500 bribe when they tried to arrest him for burglary. Jai Stead, 33, of no fixed address, was caught breaking into a home in Southend – one of a string of burglary and drugs offences he admitted before Basildon
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Braintree boss Alan Devonshire expecting tough test from Concord
BRAINTREE Town manager Alan Devonshire is expecting a tough test from Concord tonight. The Iron boss said his players would have to get over fast the disappointment of falling short of the Skrill Premier play-offs on the final day of the season
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Concord Rangers boss Danny Cowley: : Win would cap super season
CONCORD Rangers boss Danny Cowley says winning the Essex Senior Cup would be “the cherry on top of what has already been a fantastic cake”. The Beachboys will line-up opposite Conference Premier side Braintree Town this evening at Victoria Road
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Investment group confident of building holiday resorts one year on from administration woe
A SOUTH Essex-based developer of luxury Caribbean holiday resorts which placed its sales company into administration a year ago says it is turning the business around after a "difficult year". Harlequin Property, based in Honywood Road, Basildon
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This dog has been in an opera - have you?
A PROUD owner and her dog have made their stage debut together – in front of hundreds of opera fans in Southend’s biggest theatre. Opera fan Sylvia Andrews, 71, and seven-year-old Tibetan spaniel Lily appeared on stage for the first time in their
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Man cut from car after hitting tree
A MAN received life threatening injuries after his car came off the road and hit a tree in Thorpe Bay. The man, in his fifties, had to be cut free from the blue Ford Fiesta by firefighters after it left Lifstan Way and hit a tree near the junction
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Colin Cook would like to stay Basildon boss
COLIN Cook said he would relish the opportunity of being Basildon United’s next manager. Cook was named as the interim manager of the Bees for the final two games of their Essex Senior League season following the departure of Laurie Carter.
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Southend United's Ben Coker: We don't care who we get in play-offs
BEN Coker insists Southend United are not bothered who they face in the League Two play-offs. The Shrimpers made sure of a top seven finish by drawing 1-1 at Fleetwood Town on Saturday. But Coker is not concerned who Blues will now face in
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School academy plan
A SCHOOL is holding meetings with parents about whether it should become an academy. Bosses at Woodlands School, in Woodlands Approach, Basildon, have launched a consultation and are considering teaming up with the Appleton School, in Benfleet,
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It’s the Odd Couple with a twist, but as hilarious as ever
BARELY pausing for breath after their hugely well-received production of the musical Avenue Q, Little Theatre Company players embark on another production. They have selected the Odd Couple, Neil Simon’s classic comedy about two divorcees who share
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Boy couldn’t talk until he was five
A BOY who was unable to talk for the first years of his life is raising awareness about the treatment that helped him say his first words. Jack Neighbour, from Rayleigh, was diagnosed with neonatal diabetes at 6 months. This meant the 14-year-old
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Three hospitalised in A127 smash
A TEENAGER was in a critical condition after being thrown from a car in a pile up on the A127. The 18-year-old man from Ilford was thrown the silver Chrysler Sebring when it collided with a blue Ford C Max, driven by a 74-year-old Wickford man
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Man charged over assaulting Rayleigh teen in her own home
A man has been charged with wounding with intent and assault by beating following an assault on a teenager in Rayleigh on Saturday. Halil Cetinkayali, 28, of Amersham Avenue, London was arrested on Saturday following the assault of a 19-year-old
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Woman swindled £38k benefits
A WOMAN wrongly claimed more than £38,000 in benefits by saying she was a single mum living on her own. Chelsea Edwards, 26, of Landsbury Road, Canvey, was living with her partner Lee Miles while claiming income support, council tax and housing
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National Rail services disrupted by tube strikes
TUBE strikes in London have affected commuters' journeys into the capital this morning as rail operators try to pick up the slack. Both c2c and Abellio Greater Anglia and running normal services from Shoebury and Southend Victoria respectively,
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Pickles: I love having our street lights off
ERIC Pickles has dismissed calls to switch Basildon’s street lights back on, saying he wouldn’t do it “on the off chance someone wants to get out and do aerobics at 3am.” The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government was attacked
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Can anyone halt the rise of Ukip in borough council elections?
ALL eyes will be on Ukip at next month’s borough and district council elections as they attempt to shift the political landscape for the first time in years. The anti-EU party – still riding the crest of a wave after a series of gains in last May
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Council’s £8k bid for four parking spaces
TAXPAYERS could foot an £8,000 bill for four car parking spaces for Canvey’s town council. Controversial plans to buy the spaces, which will be for the exclusive use of town councillors or visitors to the offices, could be given the green light
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Man used library PC to download porn
A PAEDOPHILE downloaded hundreds of sickening images of children being abused – using a computer at a public library. John Buxton, 33, downloaded more than 1,000 images and videos of children as young as seven. Buxton, of Hartington Road, Southend
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Video: Man jumps in flaming van and drives away
A DESPERATE man leapt into his flaming van and drove it off down the street to stop the fire spreading. Jimmy Burns miraculously escaped unhurt despite climbing into the vehicle which was almost engulfed in flames and driving it off down Stornoway
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Thieves take laptops in burglary at school
THOUSANDS of pounds of equipment was stolen by burglars who targeted a special school. Cedar Hall School, in Hart Road, Thundersley, was hit over the Easter holidays with laptops and overhead projectors stolen after a window was smashed. Headteacher
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Bishop Steve hits out at benefit cuts
THE Bishop of Chelmsford has criticised Prime Minister David Cameron for his “scandalous” welfare reforms. The Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell joined 26 Anglican bishops and 16 other clergymen in signing an open a letter to Mr Cameron. They said benefit
