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Experts hunt cause of Basildon farm blaze
Fire investigators were yesterday expected to pinpoint the cause of a massive farm blaze which left two horses dead. Forensic experts spent the day sifting through the debris of the fire at Hovells Farm near the Five Bells roundabout in Basildon. They
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Decision soon for Ongar hospital
A decision on the future of Ongar's beleaguered War Memorial Hospital is likely be made in the next few weeks. The prediction by a Government spokesman comes as Health Minister John Denham has agreed to meet local Tory MP Eric Pickles and campaigners
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Benfleet: Pizza row could takeaway 50 jobs
More than 50 new jobs hung in the balance yesterday - because of a council ban on late Sunday trading. Food chain Pizza Hut was planning to open a new kind of takeaway restaurant in Benfleet - one of seven new shops in the south-east - as part of a £1.2
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Southend: Blues blessing for newlyweds
A pair of soccer-mad newlyweds will be kicking off a new life together on Saturday - in the centre circle at Roots Hall stadium. John Everitt and Marie Fenn, both 33, will by tying the knot at Southend register office on Saturday followed by a blessing
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Vandals plague Wickford home
Managers at a Wickford home for people with multiple disabilities have pleaded with vandals to call off their mindless plague of destruction. The Southend Road home, which is run by Billericay-based charity The Hamelin Trust, has suffered a barrage of
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Boxing: Barking mad boxing bill
Dagenham boxing promoter Graham Moughton is hoping to include Gary Steadman on a bill at the Broadway Theatre, Barking on May 20. Other boxers lined up for the bill include light welterweights John Humphreys and Garry Harrison, both of whom will be making
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Soccer: Billericay finish with a whimper
Billericay Town manager John Kendall and his team received fulsome and well deserved applause from around 150 fans who stood their ground in the London Road stand at the end of Saturday's match. This was, however, more to mark the end of a season where
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Rugby: Shield win crowns memorable season
Billericay rounded off a superb season on Sunday by winning the Essex Presidents Shield Final and achieving the unique treble, having already won Eastern Counties Division Two and the Tetley Bitter Vase final at Twickenham. Having been forced into playing
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Boxing; Winning ways for Cook and Steadman
Last week's bill at York Hall featured two promising young boxers in the form of Nicky Cook and Gary Steadman. Super bantamweight Cook, 19, from Dagenham, was making his third professional appearance and extended his unbeaten record with an impressive
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Low-fuel plane causes another Essex air scare
A major safety investigation is under way after an aircraft is believed to have flown over Clacton into Heathrow Airport with a dangerously low level of fuel. The flight path of the Far East-operated 747 took it over the town before continuing on to London
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Southend: New talks on gas works site
Fresh talks are being launched over the future of the old gasworks site in Southend - earmarked as a prime area for major redevelopment. Kursaal operators the Rowallan Group had planned to build a new hotel, car park and old people's home on the seafront
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Table tennis: Youth Championships a huge success
The Essex Youth Open at Colchester Leisure World held over May Bank Holiday weekend attracted a reasonable entry despite a regrettable clash with the English Schools Individual finals. And it was pleasing to see players travelling from as far afield as
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Youth soccer: Beech add cup to championship glory
There's just no stopping the brilliant boys of Basildon's Beech United under-13s. They won the East Anglian Cup when they triumphed 4-0 over Bedford Park Rangers on Monday in the final at Cambridge. Three goals from top scorer Raymond Gibbs took them
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Tennis: Girls pipped by Herts
A strong Essex line-up was pipped by Hertfordshire in the first round of the Barclays Challenge. They finished second to Hertfordshire at the event which was organised by Norfolk and held at Corby Indoor Tennis Centre. Four counties took part in the competition
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Motor racing: Davies makes the F3 podium
Billericay's Matt Davies had his first podium finish of the year in third place in the sixth round of the Formula Three championship on Sunday. Matt, 22, has raced in France for the last two season winning the 1997 French Formula Ford title and in 1998
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Kosovars likely to be directed away from Essex
Kosovar refugees will be directed away from Essex and the South East when they arrive in Britain, it was revealed yesterday. According to the Local Government Association (LGA), most will go to the North West, the North East and the Midlands. In recent
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Motor racing: McCarthy ready for Le Mans
Brentwood racing driver Perry McCarthy will be driving in the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour race - but his car only just made it through qualifying. He was left anxiously to watch from the pits as team-mate Andy Wallace pre-qualified their Audi R8C (pictured
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Rollerspeed Skating: Sam stars in Belgium
Skaters representing the South Woodham Ferrers & Wickford Rollerspeed Skating Club competed in an international inter-club meeting hosted by RSC Wuustwezel, in Belgium, over the weekend. The skaters were up against others from Holland, France, England
