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Leigh: Historic wharf saved
A long-running planning battle to keep a historic Leigh heritage site open has finally been won. Strand Wharf - named in Leigh folklore as the starting point for the Pilgrim Fathers' trip to America on board the Mayflower - has been returned to public
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Wivenhoe: Reburial for bones find
Human bones found under a former fish shop in Wivenhoe are to be reburied shortly. The bones of man were found by builders working at the old Green's off West Street. The remains were found by men digging new foundations for the single story building
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Rettendon: King Arthur's tree crusade
Rettendon's eco-warriors were due to be knighted yesterday by famed protester King Arthur and his sword of Britain. The character, who claims he is king of the druids, was invited along by campaigners camped out in Gorse Wood in protest at the proposed
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Burnham: Rescue efforts save trapped seal pup
Coastguards and the RSPCA were called in to help rescue a trapped seal pup. The stranded mammal was found at Burnham Marshes by farm manager David Rawlinson and employee Paul Stinson trapped under a concrete slab against the sea wall. It was dehydrated
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Braintree wins vote for UK's dullest place
Radio One listeners have voted Braintree the dullest place in the country in a new poll. Listeners were asked by Scott Mills, who is standing in for Zoe Ball on the Breakfast Show, to vote for the most tedious place in Britain. And Braintree won hands
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Benfleet: Concern mounts for missing boy
Police have renewed their appeal for help to find a 15-year-old boy, missing from his Benfleet home for more than a month, as concerns for his safety grew. Matthew Cox disappeared following an argument with his family. Police now believe he could be in
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Life is so blooming wonderful for Len...
Winning is something that prize dahlia grower Len Keeley should be used to, with more than 1,000 first prizes to his credit, reports TOM KING Len Keeley is a keen gardener who specialises in dahlias by the dozen, chrysanths by the score - and silver cups
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Soccer: Gulls' Black Friday
With the host side fielding a number of players with Roots Hall connections, it was former Southend United men Matt Lockwood and Martin Ling who taught Canvey Island a new meaning to the phrase Black Friday. Gulls entertained a Leyton Orient line-up and
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Mersea: Services praised after horror air crash
A pilot has praised the Essex emergency services for their "phenomenal" help after his friend was injured when his plane crash-landed.<BR Jerry Knight, manager of the Kent-based Tiger Club, was one of four pilots due to take part in a display to mark
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Soccer: New dawn for Southend Utd Ladies
Southend United may be preparing for another season in the Football League basement, but their female counterparts are gearing up for their first ever crack at top flight soccer. The Shrimpers' ladies team are looking forward to rubbing shoulders with
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Jobs will go as Essex gas stores shut down
The closure of gas Energy Centres in Colchester, Clacton and Chelmsford is set to result in 13 job losses. Almost 1,500 jobs will go nationally when Centrica, the country's biggest gas supplier, closes its 243 high street stores over the next two to six
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Colchester: Angling trip accident probe
A comprehensive inquiry is to be carried out after a fisherman was washed overboard. John Sibley is still missing, five days after he went overboard from the powerful angling boat Purdy. It is believed a large craft caused the waves which engulfed the
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Basildon: Brooke House bomb scare
Frightened families were roused from their beds by bomb disposal experts as a late night drama unfolded at a Basildon restaurant. Concerned staff at Pizza Hut in the town centre called in police when they spotted an abandoned briefcase near the entrance
