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Great Wakering: Soccer-mad drugs dealer jailed
Soccer-loving Andy Taylor is behind bars today for dealing drugs. Taylor, who helped run Great Wakering Rovers, received a six-month sentence for supplying cannabis and possessing cannabis and cocaine. Jobless Taylor admitted selling cannabis to about
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Essex coast: Ship owners hit by increase in charge
Ship owners face a rise in costs for the marine survey service - the equivalent of an MoT for vessels - from next month. The Marine and Coastguard Agency is raising the fees from £60 an hour up to £70 an hour from August 1. Richard Snape, watch officer
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Colchester: Wedding community spirit for Nikki's big day
Forget flowers flown in for Posh Spice and David Beckham - everything for a Colchester bride's wedding is coming from the council estate where she lives. From the post wedding knees-up in the local hall, to the cake being baked and iced by a neighbour
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Castle Point: Traffic wardens at risk
Traffic wardens in parts of Castle Point are having to patrol in pairs because of the abuse and danger they face from angry motorists, it has been revealed. Abuse of wardens has reached such a level in some areas of the borough that their controller refuses
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Soccer: Tiptree attain major sponsorship
Tiptree United Football Club have made changes in sponsorship for the forthcoming season. Last season's major first team sponsors of the Jewson League side, Milan Europe Teamwear, have pledged their continued support to the club through the supply of
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Road Running: Bailey rises to the challenge
The 'Tour' of Great Baddow started on Sunday and Tiptree Road Runners' Mal-colm Bailey rose to the challenge of four races in consecutive days in races which incorporated some testing climbs on hilly courses. His times were: Sunday (10.7k Road Race) 0
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Soccer: Tiptree attain major sponsorship
Tiptree United Football Club have made changes in sponsorship for the forthcoming season. Last season's major first team sponsors of the Jewson League side, Milan Europe Teamwear, have pledged their continued support to the club through the supply of
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25,000 join Colchester cancer care fight
Thousands of readers of This Is Essex and its partner the Evening Gazette have backed our campaign to get a cancer centre of excellence in Colchester. And now a petition carrying an incredible 25,000 signatures has been presented to the House of Commons
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Leigh: Sink or swim with Maureen
You know when swimming instructor Maureen Parfett is taking a swimming lesson at Belfairs Pool. The minute you walk through the Leigh swimming centre's front doors you can hear her booming voice. No mean feat when you consider the teaching pool is tucked
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Southend school mum drove at traffic warden
A woman who drove at a traffic warden to avoid a parking ticket has been banned from driving for a year. Johanna Osburn, of Honiton Road, Southend, was convicted of dangerous driving at Southend magistrates court after heading for the official and driving
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Laindon: £1.5m fine for train tragedy
Train crash victim Peter Kavanagh's parents were yesterday coming to terms with a record £1.5 million fine meted out on rail operators. Maureen and Peter Kavanagh's son was one of seven killed in the Southall train crash. The promising 29-year-old lawyer
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Harwich: Interpol asked to help identify bunker body
Police are asking Interpol for help in their efforts to identify a body found decaying in an overgrown bunker in Harwich. Det Sgt Mick Ornellas, part of the investigation team based at an incident room at Stanway, said officers have already been going
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Essex coast: Ship owners hit by increase in charge
Ship owners face a rise in costs for the marine survey service - the equivalent of an MoT for vessels - from next month. The Marine and Coastguard Agency is raising the fees from £60 an hour up to £70 an hour from August 1. Richard Snape, watch officer
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Cressing: Pupils offered help over Philip's death
A primary schoolhas opened its doors to help youngsters cope with the death of a school friend. Carol Leverett, headteacher of Cressing County Primary School, decided to make the move after the death of nine-year-old Philip Tilbury, of The Street, Cressing
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Colchester: Wedding community spirit for Nikki's big day
Forget flowers flown in for Posh Spice and David Beckham - everything for a Colchester bride's wedding is coming from the council estate where she lives. From the post wedding knees-up in the local hall, to the cake being baked and iced by a neighbour
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Clacton conference centre plan
Clacton could become a major conference centre if a project to take over two large buildings on the seafront comes off. Colchester Institute is transferring its residential higher education courses from Clacton to Colchester, which will free up the former
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Castle Point: Traffic wardens at risk
Traffic wardens in parts of Castle Point are having to patrol in pairs because of the abuse and danger they face from angry motorists, it has been revealed. Abuse of wardens has reached such a level in some areas of the borough that their controller refuses
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Benfleet: Boy held after blaze threatens houseboats
Houseboat owners have told how they feared for their lives as firefighters battled to prevent their homes being destroyed in a large grass fire. Some of the owners fought alongside the firemen to contain the flames, which were being whipped up by the
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Southend school mum drove at traffic warden
A woman who drove at a traffic warden to avoid a parking ticket has been banned from driving for a year. Johanna Osburn, of Honiton Road, Southend, was convicted of dangerous driving at Southend magistrates court after heading for the official and driving
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Laindon: £1.5m fine for train tragedy
Train crash victim Peter Kavanagh's parents were yesterday coming to terms with a record £1.5 million fine meted out on rail operators. Maureen and Peter Kavanagh's son was one of seven killed in the Southall train crash. The promising 29-year-old lawyer
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Leigh: Sink or swim with Maureen
You know when swimming instructor Maureen Parfett is taking a swimming lesson at Belfairs Pool. The minute you walk through the Leigh swimming centre's front doors you can hear her booming voice. No mean feat when you consider the teaching pool is tucked
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Harwich: Interpol asked to help identify bunker body
Police are asking Interpol for help in their efforts to identify a body found decaying in an overgrown bunker in Harwich. Det Sgt Mick Ornellas, part of the investigation team based at an incident room at Stanway, said officers have already been going
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Cressing: Pupils offered help over Philip's death
A primary schoolhas opened its doors to help youngsters cope with the death of a school friend. Carol Leverett, headteacher of Cressing County Primary School, decided to make the move after the death of nine-year-old Philip Tilbury, of The Street, Cressing
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Clacton conference centre plan
Clacton could become a major conference centre if a project to take over two large buildings on the seafront comes off. Colchester Institute is transferring its residential higher education courses from Clacton to Colchester, which will free up the former
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Benfleet: Boy held after blaze threatens houseboats
Houseboat owners have told how they feared for their lives as firefighters battled to prevent their homes being destroyed in a large grass fire. Some of the owners fought alongside the firemen to contain the flames, which were being whipped up by the
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Athletics: Sarah shines at Bracknell
Saturday saw Braintree Athletics Club's women's team at Bracknell, competing against Reading, who were top of the league, Bracknell, who occupied sixth place, Stevenage (eighth) and Oxford, who were just below halfway in the table. Before the match, Braintree
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Cricket round-up: Rayleigh ease relegation fears
RAYLEIGH FAIRVIEW 219-8 OLDCHURCH 169 all out (RAYLEIGH WON) A fine win littered with splendid individual displays enabled Rayleigh to leapfrog Oldchurch and move out of the Mid-Essex League Division Four relegation zone. Veteran opener Dave Webster (
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Athletics: Sarah shines at Bracknell
Saturday saw Braintree Athletics Club's women's team at Bracknell, competing against Reading, who were top of the league, Bracknell, who occupied sixth place, Stevenage (eighth) and Oxford, who were just below halfway in the table. Before the match, Braintree
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Road Running: Bailey rises to the challenge
The 'Tour' of Great Baddow started on Sunday and Tiptree Road Runners' Mal-colm Bailey rose to the challenge of four races in consecutive days in races which incorporated some testing climbs on hilly courses. His times were: Sunday (10.7k Road Race) 0
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Southend: Armed police in siege drama
Armed police were put on standby and a playground evacuated after reports of a shotgun being fired in a Southend street. Officers surrounded Temple Court, Pantile Avenue, concerned that a gunman could be holding hostages inside after a two women and man
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Great Wakering: Soccer-mad drugs dealer jailed
Soccer-loving Andy Taylor is behind bars today for dealing drugs. Taylor, who helped run Great Wakering Rovers, received a six-month sentence for supplying cannabis and possessing cannabis and cocaine. Jobless Taylor admitted selling cannabis to about
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Cricket round-up: Rayleigh ease relegation fears
RAYLEIGH FAIRVIEW 219-8 OLDCHURCH 169 all out (RAYLEIGH WON) A fine win littered with splendid individual displays enabled Rayleigh to leapfrog Oldchurch and move out of the Mid-Essex League Division Four relegation zone. Veteran opener Dave Webster (
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25,000 join Colchester cancer care fight
Thousands of readers of This Is Essex and its partner the Evening Gazette have backed our campaign to get a cancer centre of excellence in Colchester. And now a petition carrying an incredible 25,000 signatures has been presented to the House of Commons
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Southend: Armed police in siege drama
Armed police were put on standby and a playground evacuated after reports of a shotgun being fired in a Southend street. Officers surrounded Temple Court, Pantile Avenue, concerned that a gunman could be holding hostages inside after a two women and man
