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Essex forced to settle for draw as Gloucestershire's centurions stand firm
BIG hitters Alex Gidman and Will Tavare both struck unbeaten centuries for Gloucestershire to secure a draw against Essex at Bristol. The visitors had declared on their overnight score of 305-8, giving them a first-innings advantage of 171.
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Four arrested after guns stolen
FOUR men have been arrested after thousands of pounds of guns were stolen. The weapons, costing £100,000, were taken from the back of a lorry parked on the Burnt Mills Industrial Estate at around 1am on Friday, April 18. They were seen being
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Fringe benefits - Leigh firefighters cut of locks after year's growth for charity
FIVE fundraising firefighters said goodbye to their long locks after a year without a haircut. Chris Seal and his colleagues from Leigh fire station raised about £1,300 for the Burned Children’s Club. The Basildon-based club supports youngsters
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Bishop goes walkabout
THE Bishop of Chelmsford is going walkabout in Southend tomorow. Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford is inviting the people to join him on his ten planned “centenary missionary journeys” between May and October this year. During the walk
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Pedal power is raising cash for hospital appeal, as the end is nearly in sight
GENEROUS staff are “cycling around the world” to raise cash for a Southend Hospital appeal. Workers at the Genting Club casino, inWestern Esplanade, are doing their bit for the keyhole cancer fundraising drive by using exercise bikes to carry out
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Green belt homes plan set for refusal
CONTROVERSIAL plans to create a new housing estate on green belt in Benfleet could be turned down next week. RedrowHomes submitted proposals at the end of last year to build 178 homes on land between Felstead Road, Catherine Road, Downer Road,
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Celeb chef to open up in Southend
A CELEBRITY chef is opening a new restaurant on Southend seafront. Mark Baumann, who runs Baumann’s Brasserie in Coggershall, has signed the lease of the former Tiffin’s Indian restaurant on Eastern Esplanade and plans to open the first of three
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Duran Omer: My pride at diving for GB for the first team
SOUTHEND Diving Club’s Duran Omer has spoken of his pride and delight at making his international debut. The 16-year-old claimed eighth placed in the one metre springboard final at the International Youth Diving Meet in Dresden, Germany. And
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Maltese trip will put C&K Basildon Ladies on the international map
THE successful C&K Basildon Ladies team is travelling to Malta as it looks to put women’s football on the map. The club is travelling more than 2,000 miles to play three friendly matches, against the Malta U19 international team, Fgura United
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Penalty pain for Billericay Town ladies at Lowestoft
BILLERICAY Town Ladies manager Kim Coster was a disappointed figure after her team lost 4-2 at Lowestoft Ladies. A disputed penalty late in the game put the Suffolk side in the driving seat in the Eastern Region Premier Division match. “I was
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Southend United manager Phil Brown: Why were my stars snubbed?
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown is astounded none of his promotion pushing side were voted in to the PFA League Two team of the season. Daniel Bentley, Ryan Leonard, Ben Coker and Kevan Hurst were all overlooked by their fellow professionals
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1,400 homes dropped from Local Plan
Plans to build 1,400 of homes to the west of Billericay, which sparked outrage in the town, are to be shelved. Basildon Council had earmarked the western side of the town for the homes as part of its local plan – fuelling fears the area would not
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Yobs blitz showpiece Shoebury beach huts
A ROW of new beach huts, each worth more than £20,000, has been targeted by vandals. Campaigners fought against the 15 traditional wooden buildings on East Beach, Shoebury, for fear they would attract vandalism. Nowowners have been left to
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Heroes of Great War brought to life by new book
AS Britain prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of the August start of the 1914-1918 war, extensive, moving and remarkable stories of the incredible role of Shoebury have just been revealed. The names of 85 men from in and around the then village
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Cowley heralds team and fans as Concord Rangers triumph in the Essex Senior Cup
Braintree Town 1 Concord Rangers 2 By Luke Lambert at Victoria Road CONCORD Rangers made history as they upset the odds to beat local rival Braintree Town and lift the Essex Senior Cup. Danny Cowley’s side produced one of the performances
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Gang steal £100k of guns from lorry in Basildon
COPS are hunting a gang thieves who stole £100,000 of firearms from a lorry. The gang targeted the lorry as it was parked on the Burnt Mills Industrial Estate in Basildon at about 1am on Friday, April 18. The weapons, valued at approximately
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Buy film and TV props Lynn’s saved from tip
SHOPPERS grabbed themselves a piece of film and television history at a unique yard sale. Props from hit films, including musical Les Miserables, fantasy thriller 47 Ronin, and action smash Fast and Furious, went on display at the Manor Trading
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Brooke’s static cycling challenge for charity
IT can be hard for dads and their teenage daughters to find a common interest. But for John and Brook Smith, of Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, a shared love of cycling has brought them closer together. The pair try to get out on their bikes
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Second day of tube strike causes more disruption to National Rail services
A SECOND day of tube strikes in London have affected commuters' journeys into the capital this morning as rail operators cope with the extra passengers. Both c2c and Abellio Greater Anglia are running normal services from Shoebury and Southend
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Economy on the up - but food banks busier than ever
THE economy may be seeing signs of recovery, but it is not slowing the number of people using food banks in south Essex, campaigners warn. Although unemployment is at its lowest level for five years, food banks in south Essex remain as busy as
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Concern grows for Dr Feelgood guitarist
WILKO Johnson has cancelled six dates on his Going Back Home Tour. The former Dr Feelgood guitarist and songwriter defied the odds during his battle with pancreatic cancer to go on the tour. The ailing star also released hit album Going Back
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Leigh's community heroes
A PUB manager and a litter picking City trader were honoured at Leigh’s annual awards ceremony. Sarah Mathis of the Crooked Billet, Old Leigh, and Lloyds reinsurance broker Grahame Harding, of Walker Drive, received Good for Leigh awards before
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Seafront pub reopens
A SEAFRONT pub has reopened under newmanagement. Smithy’s has reopened after being taken over by a group of investors and refurbished. Former landlord John Woodhouse, who was a popular figure in Southend and also ran the Foresters Arms, sadly
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Motorbike stolen three times in three years
A MOTORBIKE enthusiast says he feels physically sick every day after his bike was stolen for the third time in three years – and his insurance company won’t pay out. Alex Neophytou, of Lower Road, Hullbridge, said he wakes up every morning feeling
