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Heartbroken dad to sue hospital in hunt for answers
A grief-stricken husband has paid tribute to his wife who died after giving birth to triplets at Southend Hospital, and vowed to continue his fight for answers. Martin England spoke out on Friday about the heartache he and his family have suffered since
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Harwich: Youngsters to get counselling after grisly find
A large group of children from Harwich are being offered counselling after realising what they thought was a dummy was in fact the badly burned body of young man. The children, aged between eight and 11, found what they thought to be a mannequin last
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Chelmsford: Death fears over bikers in woods
Police have warned that someone could be killed as young motorcyclists use Chelmsford woods and parks as race tracks. College Wood, by Melbourne Park, Galleywood Common and Admirals Park are the main areas affected. There is particular concern at College
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Chelmsford: City bankers £270,000 fraud in mid-life crisis
A resentful City banker paid himself more than £270,000 during a mid-life crisis as he watched younger men leap above him on the promotion ladder, was jailed for four years last Friday. Aggrieved at being "left on the shelf", 47-year-old Derek Boe, of
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Canvey: Schoolboy hero in dramatic sea rescue
A 12-year-old schoolboy has told how he suffered a badly gashed leg when rescuing a youngster from the sea off Canvey. Allen Felton, from Daarle Avenue, Canvey, fought off exhaustion as he pulled the boy to safety when he got into trouble off the island
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Great Leighs: Look out for scorpions!
Police were today warning the public to be on the lookout after a scorpion was found in nectarines bought at an Essex car boot sale. The creature, described as potentially deadly, was discovered in fruit bought at the sale in Great Leighs, near Braintree
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Cricket: Brentwood bowled over by £50,000 grant
Members of a Brentwood cricket club have been bowled over by a lottery grant of nearly £50,000 towards a new pavilion. The Bentley Cricket Club, based in Coxtie Green Road, currently uses a ramshackle American World War II pre-fab, bought second hand
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Athletics: Joy for Julie
Chelmsford's World Junior Athletics champion Julie Pratt won her final race before the European Under-23 Championships when she ran 13.81 to take the 100 metre hurdles at the CGU International at Hexham last Sunday. Julie, 20, from Chelmer Village, was
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Chelmsford firm's gadget will help seek life on Mars
Solar cells developed by Chelmsford company EEV will play a vital role in the European Space Agency's mission to find life on Mars. The mission to the red planet is scheduled for 2003 and the cells will be used to charge the batteries on board a small
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Colchester: Compensation snub for bomb victim's partner
The distraught gay partner of Soho nailbomb victim John Light will not receive a penny in compensation - because of his sexuality. On Friday it was revealed the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board does not give payouts to anyone other than "those living
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Basildon: The Force is strong in these two
These two scary characters had a whale of a time at the bustling Basildon Festival. Cem, five, and Adam Altinkaya, eight, from Basildon had their faces painted as the Star Wars baddie Darth Maul before enjoying the wide range of attractions on offer.
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Billericay: Girl shocked by assault
A 14-year-old was left in a state of shock when a man grabbed her and exposed himself as she walked home in Billericay. But police today said there was no obvious link to two similar incidents in the town on Tuesday, July 13 and Tuesday, July 20. The
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Angling: Lobster raise charity cash
The Lobster Smack Sea Angling Club made the most of the fine weather when they staged the Over Tide Dash competition and helped raise £101 for the RNLI. However, although conditions were very pleasant, the fishing was a little lacklustre with eel catches
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Cressing: Boy, 9, dies after car smash
A boy aged nine has died in Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, after a car crash on a country road. Philip Tilbury, of The Street, Cressing, suffered head injuries when his father's car was involved in a collision with a Rover car in Boars Tye Road
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Benfleet: I'm a grandma - twice in a day!
Overjoyed Kathleen and Victor Hammerton today told of their delight after becoming grandparents - twice in one day. The pair were celebrating the birth of their first grandchild when a second one made a surprise appearance. The proud couple had gone to
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Colchester: Triad link to violent death?
Murder squad detectives today refused to rule out a link between the brutal death of a Chinese man in Colchester and Triad gang warfare. Officers today said they were looking at all possibilities as they probed the violent death of Hok Wan Leung, 34,
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Golf: Fiona is a three-time champion
The Warren Golf Club's Ladies Championship was played on Wednesday over 36 holes and was won for the third time by Fiona Smith (handicap 5) with an excellent gross 160 for the two rounds. The runner-up was Margaret Collier (handicap 15) with 181 gross
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Cricket: Dean's here to stay
Dean Feneysey had no idea he would be playing East Anglian Premier League cricket for Halstead when he arrived in England five games ago. But the South African quickie is here to stay for the rest of the season and was spearheading the bowling attack
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Stebbing: Woman, 74, collapses in graveyard
A family is in shock after a grieving mother died at her son's funeral. Mary Emery, 74, was chatting to friends in Stebbing churchyard, near Braintree, following the burial of her son Chris Kittow, 55, when she had a heart attack. Her son had days earlier
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Southend: Resignation call in Cliffs cash rumpus
Councillors have called for high-level resignations amid claims of a scandalous waste of public money over the failed £12 million bid to revamp Southend's Cliffs Pavilion. In a rare display of cross-party unity, members fired a devastating broadside at
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'I've got to know why Jane died...'
An inquest has recorded a verdict of death by natural causes on Jane England, who died in Southend Hospital, just days after giving birth to triplets. In a moving tribute to his wife, Martin England explains how he must carry on life without her - for
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Colchester Carnival's £3,000 triumph
Colchester Carnival triumphed over adversity, raising £3,000 for charity. Organisers had feared that the annual event would not go ahead because of new safety and insurance restrictions. But Saturday night saw about 80 floats and hundreds of people flock
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Southend: Get set to meet the ghosts with the most!
Be prepared to be scared senseless when a new ride opens at Peter Pan's Adventure Island. Beelzebob, which cost £2 million to build, is on track to open at the Southend seafront amusement park on September 2. The new family ride will give thrill-seekers
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Skate date led to romance
The rollerskaters of Southend bring back romantic memories for a couple celebrating their golden wedding. Chic Welch and her husband John remember how they met at Southend's Kursaal rollerskate arena more than 50 years ago. Chic said: "I used to work
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Rayleigh, Southend: Hero halts train attack gang
A man attacked by drunken thugs on a Southend-bound train is convinced a have-a-go-hero saved his life. Barney Rowland paid tribute to Paul Phillips, the man who bravely leapt to his defence, and now both are campaigning for more guards on evening trains
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Cricket round-up: Three runs cost Southend a win
OLD BRENTWOODS 207-6 dec SOUTHEND 204-8 (DRAW) Fourth-placed Southend missed out on victory by three runs in this closely-fought Third Division game. Old Brentwood won the toss and elected to bat on a very warm afternoon. They made 207-6 from 52 overs
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Athletics: Sarah has to sit and hope
Essex athlete Sarah Claxton will find out tomorrow whether she has done enough to make Britain's World Championship team. The Colchester-based competitor finished an agonising third in her favoured long jump event at the AAA Championships - just outside
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Soccer: Colchester aiming for second trophy
Colchester boss Mick Wadsworth will take his triumphant squad to Harwich and Parkeston tomorrow looking to pick up a second trophy in three days. The U's play the Shrimpers in the final of the Harwich Charity Shield at the club's Royal Oak ground having
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Soccer: Injury worries for Ipswich
Ipswich Town have been hit by a plague of injuries just a fortnight before the start of the new Division One campaign. Jim Magilton, Matt Holland, Adam Tanner, Mark Venus and Marco Holster are all causing worries ahead of tomorrow night's friendly at
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Cricket round-up: Batsman Sewell knocks Benfleet game plan for six
HAROLD WOOD 189 BENFLEET 110-6 (DRAW) Benfleet put Harold Wood into bat with intention of bowling them out and taking all 18 points. Things started off well when the visitors reduced Wood to around 100-6 after 38 overs. However, Benfleet had not reckoned
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Southend: Trader's market plea
A market trader is waging a one-woman battle to get Southend Council to put the town's York Road market on the tourist map. Susan Gray, of Westcliff, has drawn up petitions and written to the council, but claims she is still being ignored. Mrs Gray, 45
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Braintree: Town anger at ugly girls jibe
The travel writer who claims many Braintree women are ''as ugly as sea monsters'' spoke exclusively to This Is Essex this week in an East London pub. Bespectacled Bill Murphy defended his scathing comments that have outraged townspeople, insisting it
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Benfleet: Heartbreak dad's vow over triplets
A heart-broken husband has vowed to sue Southend Hospital for the sake of his wife who died just a week after giving birth to triplets. An inquest into the death of 30-year-old Jane England found she died of natural causes just days after giving birth
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Basildon: Agency nursing bill hits hospital
Basildon Hospital is being forced to pay out thousands of pounds a month as agencies cash in on a national nursing shortage. The situation has already led to the hospital trust overshooting its budget, and directors fear greater problems as the year goes
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Shoebury: Homes saved from blaze
Firefighters from across Essex tackled a corn field blaze which threatened to destroy nearby homes. Police had to close off Star Lane and Poynters Lane in Shoebury as thick smoke pouring from the fire made driving conditions impossible. Around 12 appliances
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Great Baddow Festival of Sport
Great Baddow High School hosted the first Mid-Essex Schools Festival of Sport last Saturday. The Festival was the first of its kind in Essex because it involved an unusual partnership between the Chelmsford Borough Council, local schools and sports clubs
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Golf: Thorpe members mourn Ina
One of the great characters of the local golf scene, Thorpe Hall's Ina Cameron, has died at the age of 81. Ina played in Thorpe's silver team for many years and made many friends from other Essex clubs. She donated the Ina Cameron Trophy to the Essex
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Canvey: Easier for riders
Plans for a sponsored cycle ride to raise money for a group restoring Canvey's seafront have been changed to include more cyclists. The ride, due to start at the Kursaal on Southend's seafront and finish at the Monico on Canvey's seafront, will now go
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Colchester: Para's famous badges will go
The Paras' elite regimental badge is to be scrapped when they move to Colchester. More than 1,000 paratroopers will begin moving to the town from September and will amalgamate with 24 Airmobile Brigade which is already based at Colchester Garrison. But
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Colchester: Police tight-lipped over Triad murder link
A murder inquiry has been launched in Colchester and 24 people have been arrested. Police today refused to comment on possible Triad links after the man, of Chinese origin, died of multiple injuries at 4am yesterday, two hours after the attack. And a
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Pitsea: Lost teenagers spark 999 fiasco
Three teenagers who sparked a full-scale emergency operation were today criticised for wasting resources. One of the boys, in his late teens, made the 999 call from a mobile phone yesterday evening and put the emergency services on alert. A police car
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Chelmsford: Man held over death of woman aged 77
A man was today arrested after a pensioner was found dead in her home. An ambulance crew found the 77-year-old woman of Archers Way, Chelmsford, at about 6am. Police officers confirmed they were treating the death as suspicious. A spokesman said: "A post
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Blair's focus on Basildon school
A top Basildon teacher hand-picked by Tony Blair to record a snapshot of today's education system admitted she was glowing with pride at the honour. As part of the annual report at what the Government has achieved, the Prime Minister sent out disposable
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Athletics: Sarah going for glory
Long jump star Sarah Claxton was attempting to qualify for the World Championships in Birmingham this weekend. The Colchester teenager was aiming to leap into one of the two automatic slots by finishing in the top two at the AAA Championships at the Alexander
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Showjumping: A superb show in prospect
With over £17,000 of prize money on offer, the Essex County Showground Equestrian Club's grand prix meeting on July 30 to August 1 is one not to miss. Four well-watered rings, course building by top designers, magnificent sets of show jumps and 43 exciting
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Southend: Giant cod gets battering
Fish and chips have no plaice on our national menu, said vegetarians. Britain's favourite dish got a major battering from the organisation Peta - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -- when campaigners sailed into Southend. The protesters landed
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Mid Essex: Anger erupts over ward closure plans
Tempers flared as hospital staff and local people confronted health bosses at a public meeting over ward closures. The outcry came at a packed meeting called by local watchdog the Community Health Council, at St John's Hospital, Chelmsford, on Thursday
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Jaywick: Man injured in sea dive
Coastguards today warned of the danger of diving into the sea after an accident in which a man suffered head injuries. Dan McAlistair, of Broadway, Jaywick, was climbing on one of the new groynes on the beach and dived into shallow water, hitting his
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Southend: Tory anger at Kursaal casino
All 19 Tory Southend councillors have voted against plans to open to a casino at the Kursaal. The Conservative group on the council has voted en bloc against the proposed casino - despite officers' advice that the plan was likely to go ahead in the end
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Canvey: 'Please give my Amber a home'
This ageing horse may have to be put down if a new home cannot be found for her. Amber, a 25-year-old chestnut-coloured mare, is owned by Pamela Owens who suffers from the muscle wasting disease multiple sclerosis. Mrs Owens, 42, from Willow Close, Canvey
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Billericay: Vigil for horrors of war
A vigil marking the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the world's first nuclear bombs will be led by Billericay campaigners. Members of the Billericay Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament are inviting people to join them at two vigils to mark the bombings
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Cricket: Hussain shows authority
Nasser Hussain today flexed his muscles as England's captain to insist he has a major say in the selection for the next Test squad, even if he is not involved as a player. Hussain's fractured right middle finger, sustained during fielding on the third
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Soccer: Final woe for Southend
SOUTHEND UTD.......1 COLCHESTER UTD...2 Southend United fans had to endure more bitter disappointment yesterday afternoon as Blues came out second best against arch rivals Colchester United in a heated conclusion to Roots Hall's weekend tournament. First-half
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Soccer: Seasiders hit by knee injury to 'keeper
New-look Clacton Town came within ten seconds of claiming the scalp of Ryman League Romford, but had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The south Essex outfit netted an injury-time equaliser through Whinney to deny the Seasiders who had led thanks to a fine Glen
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Cricket: Thrill of a lifetime for Colchester all-rounder as Test substitute
Essex cricketer Graham Napier today described as "the thrill of a lifetime" his shock call to Lord's to play for England against New Zealand in the ill-fated second Test match. The promising Colchester and East Essex all-rounder was called into the match
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Cricket: Victory trio for Hockley
Hockley's Greensward School won three of the four age groups when the Castle Point and Rochford Schools' cricket finals were staged. In the under-13 final they beat King Edmund, Rochford, by a single run off the last ball when chasing 86 in a tight match
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Bowls: Victoria pair in finals date
The Victoria team of Jill Flaxman and Sue Edwards are through to the final of the pairs competition at the 54th Southend Ladies Open Bowls Tournament after what must surely rank as one of the most sensational results in the competition's history. The
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Angling: Priory Park fishermen's last warning
Leisure chiefs at Southend Council have been urged to think carefully before banning anglers from Priory Park. Last month councillors put anglers using the park's lake on probation, following threatening behaviour to park attendants. Some anglers had
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Great Bentley: Farm blaze blamed on children
A blaze which threatened to destroy farm crops and hedgerows is believed to have been started by children. Firefighters from Clacton and Weeley spent four hours at the fire at Carpenters Farm, Great Bentley. Farm partner Peter Morton said today the blaze
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Southend: Palace date for Jewish ex-service people
A party of 20 people from the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women made the journey from Southend to London to attend a royal garden party. The group joined 1,500 others at Buckingham Palace for what they described as a wonderful day. All are
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Heave! We're pulling together for the Beavers
An evening of entertainment was on the bill as a talented beaver colony took to the stage to perform its first ever gang show. The 6th Rochford Beavers put on the show at their base in St Theresa's School and performed camp fire songs and a play telling
