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Parkeston: Mr Softy is target of theft
The owner of a Miss Softy ice cream van has described how thieves took £60 while her back was turned. Susan Baker, of Tyler Street, Parkeston, has been an ice cream van driver in Harwich and Dovercourt for 26 years, but her years of experience were not
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Soccer: FA probe into pipe incident
The Essex FA has launched an investigation after a Clacton Sunday League player chased an opponent out of the ground with a metal pipe. Referee Ken Randall had little option but to abandon the Arthur Vincent Cup tie between Thorpe Sports and Brightlingsea-based
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Hockey: Billericay hit Havering for six
Fernandez opened the scoring for Billericay in Saturday's match at the Hedley Walter School in Brentwood, with a well-timed strike. A deft flick from James Wright guided the ball inside the post for the second. Billericay ended the half on a high with
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Soccer: Newman natters....
Don't panic over poor run I think it's important that our fans don't get too disheartened after Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Roots Hall against Darlington. Obviously, it was a very disappointing performance and result, which has led to us slipping further
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Essex Police 11th in new Government league table
Essex Police has welcomed its placing in the first-ever national Government league tables for police forces in England and Wales. Essex came in at number 11 - the best in East Anglia - out of all 43 forces with a 24 per cent reduction in crime per 100,000
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Shenfield: Brazen thief's cash snatch
A brazen thief who stole several thousand pounds of cash from the Mount Avenue Banqueting Suite in Mount Avenue, Shenfield, is being hunted by police. The suspect walked straight though the restaurant area and helped himself to the money, some of it in
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Brentwood: Party planner's boring town tag
A Brentwood businessman organising one of the UK's biggest New Year's Eve parties has branded the town "the most boring in the country," and says local people seem uninterested in having a good time on the night. Richard Hoyle is a partner in Dawn Media
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Braintree: Animal protests outside bank
Animal rights protesters targeted a branch of NatWest bank claiming it is funding animal suffering. A demonstration by animal rights activists from across Essex took place outside NatWest in Braintree High Street yesterday. They claim the bank has funded
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Chelmsford: Cancer centre to get backing
A multi-million pound hospice and cancer centre is set to be built in Chelmsford. Farleigh Hospice, which covers much of mid-Essex, is behind the plans which include a 20 bed in-patient unit, a day patient area and out-patient facilities. It is also hoping
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Harwich: Festive sweet collection replaced
It was choc horror when Nina Blyth's flat was gutted by fire. She lost everything, including her Christmas chocolate selection boxes. Now mail order company Morses have saved Christmas for 75-year-old Mrs Blyth. She said: "Sixteen boxes melted away to
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Chelmsford, Basildon: £7 bn defence merger finalised
British Aerospace and GEC Marconi have completed a long-awaited £7 billion merger. GEC, which has sites in Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, and in Chelmsford, will join with BAe to form a new company called BAE SYSTEMS. Despite this, GEC has retained
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Soccer: Whitton waiting on injured trio
Manager Steve Whitton is facing last-minute selection problems as he prepares Colchester United for their Chesterfield clash. With tomorrow's bottom-of-the-table game at Layer Road looming Whitton is sweating on the availability of Steve McGavin, Joe
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Clacton: Man beaten to death, court hears
A man twice banned from a nightclub was one of three who beat a bouncer to death in front of his fiancee, a court heard. Gary Chick, 40, was allegedly pounced on by Paul Rowley and two others as he took a stroll in Clacton with his girlfriend Rosalind
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Basildon: Arnie said he'd be back...
Hardcore Arnie fans are in for a treat at Basildon's UCI - with the cinema's second all-nighter. Following the London premiere of Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest movie End Of Days, the cinema is the first in the regions to have its own premiere. The ten-hour
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Maldon: Robert to get top bravery award
A hero who almost died while saving a family of three from a blaze is to be presented with one of the highest bravery awards. Robert Wadwell, 20, was so badly injured during the daring rescue he later had part of his brain removed. Now Mr Wadwell, of
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Chelmsford, Basildon: £7 bn defence merger finalised
British Aerospace and GEC Marconi have completed a long-awaited £7 billion merger. GEC, which has sites in Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, and in Chelmsford, will join with BAe to form a new company called BAE SYSTEMS. Despite this, GEC has retained
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Basildon: Final curtain comes down for cinema
Small independent cinema Robin's has finally bowed to pressure from movie giant UCI and is closing its Basildon site. The David and Goliath battle has ended in the Great Oaks three-screen cinema's defeat and it has now announced it is to close for good
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Chelmsford: Cancer centre to get backing
A multi-million pound hospice and cancer centre is set to be built in Chelmsford. Farleigh Hospice, which covers much of mid-Essex, is behind the plans which include a 20 bed in-patient unit, a day patient area and out-patient facilities. It is also hoping
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Clacton: Man beaten to death, court hears
A man twice banned from a nightclub was one of three who beat a bouncer to death in front of his fiancee, a court heard. Gary Chick, 40, was allegedly pounced on by Paul Rowley and two others as he took a stroll in Clacton with his girlfriend Rosalind
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Soccer: Canvey get over 'Bridge
Fears that Canvey, suffering a rare lean spell with four games without a win, might suffer an FA Umbro Trophy giant-killing at Ryman First Division strugglers Uxbridge proved unfounded. In fact, the visiting Premier outfit, who only took four minutes
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Soccer: Skelton the key for Colchester
Colchester United hit back from a severe case of the midweek blues to force a draw at high-flying Stoke City. Layer Road boss Whitton had double reason to celebrate following utility man Skelton's glorious goal at Stoke's Britannia Stadium just hours
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Soccer: Away draw for Swifts
Heybridge Swifts have been drawn away to either Dartford or Margate in the third round of the FA Umbro Trophy. The pair were due to meet at Purfleet's ground last night after drawing on Saturday - but the match was postponed. Converted for the new archive
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Soccer: Canvey Coerver courses
Youngsters wishing to pick up soccer tips under the world-famous Coerver Coaching system can attend the Essex Saturday Club at Smallgains Playing Fields, Canvey (boating lake end) on Saturdays from 12 noon to 1pm. It's open to girls and boys of all abilities
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Schools round-up: South Essex runners' glory hunt...
It's a vital week on the schools athletic scene with a host of South Essex line-ups off to Yorkshire next weekend for the national final of the schools' cross-country team cup. Southend High for Boys contest both the junior and intermediate events and
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Soccer: Sammy signs for Islanders
Canvey Island have signed experienced flankman Sammy Cooper from Essex Ryman League rivals Billericay Town. The deal was completed at Park Lane on Tuesday night as Gulls opened the defence of the Essex Senior Cup they won in such fine style last term
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Boxing: Marcus gets his revenge
Harwich ABC'S most experienced boxer, 13-year-old Marcus Poston, travelled to Bury St Edmunds to face a former conqueror, Max Hawes from Cambridge ABC. In his first bout of the new season, Poston looked to reverse a defeat suffered in May last year and
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Soccer preview: Hullbridge young guns go for it
Hullbridge Sports youngsters were having their final preparations for the biggest match in the club's history today by going to see the new James Bond movie. Although "The World is Not Enough" for the cinemas' favourite secret agent, the local side know
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Billericay people are happiest
Independent pollsters have found Billericay residents are the happiest in the Basildon district. Wickford people are the most likely to wonder whether the council knows what they actually want and 66 per cent of people in the district still believe Basildon
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Colchester: Thieves forcing shop to close
The owners of a Colchester shop are ready to sell up after being burgled three times in as many years. In yesterday's attack two men kicked in the front door of Troopers army surplus store before grabbing armfulls of specialist Para smocks worth £1,200
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Witham: Cat-busting wheelie bin appeal
Residents are demanding to be given wheelie bins to stop the outside of their homes being turned into a rubbish dump. People living at Blake Road, on the Templars estate, Witham, say bins would stop cats ripping open rubbish bags. Mother-of-three Julia
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Maldon: Pupils pit wits in maths quiz
Mini-mathmeticians were tested on their knowledge of numbers during a special schools quiz. Youngsters from 15 primary schools attended the inter-primary maths quiz hosted by the Plume School in Maldon. During the day the children had to solve a series
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Frating: Four injured in car collision
Four people were seriously injured in an accident invoving a Mazda 323 and a Ford Galaxy. The Mazda was being driven towards Clacton and the Galaxy was travelling towards Colchester when they were involved in a collision at the bottom of Frating Hill
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Colchester: £70,000 revamp at leisure centre
Colchester Leisure World is to undergo a £70,000 refurbishment of its fitness pool changing rooms. Both the male and female changing rooms will receive a facelift as part of an ongoing programme of work. The improvements will include new cubicles, a new
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Soccer: Cup dream over for Hullbridge
The giants of Blackburn Rovers came, saw and conquered the minnows of Hullbridge Sports last night to earn a last 32 spot in the FA Youth Cup. However, the northern party departed from Lower Road full of praise for their hosts and the part everyone had
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Boxing: Marcus gets his revenge
Harwich ABC'S most experienced boxer, 13-year-old Marcus Poston, travelled to Bury St Edmunds to face a former conqueror, Max Hawes from Cambridge ABC. In his first bout of the new season, Poston looked to reverse a defeat suffered in May last year and
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Soccer: Sammy signs for Islanders
Canvey Island have signed experienced flankman Sammy Cooper from Essex Ryman League rivals Billericay Town. The deal was completed at Park Lane last night as Gulls opened the defence of the Essex Senior Cup they won in such fine style last term with a
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Rochford: Holocaust outrage at council meeting
A Tory councillor has caused outrage after suggesting that remembering the Holocaust should be "left to the Nazis and Jews". Tears and disbelief followed the comments of Roland Adams, who told a Rochford District Council meeting he never saw the gas chambers
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Hockey round-up: Cooper crafts winning goal...
Rochford's first team got back to their winning ways in the Crowe Insurance League Division 4 SE with a 2-1 win away to Crostyx. The first goal came from a penalty corner which was slotted home by D Lamour, while the second was scored by P Cooper. Crostyx
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Soccer: Lacklustre Blues spark fan fury
Angry Southend United fans have been ringing This Is Essex partner paper the Echo in a frenzy to complain about their side's pitiful performance against Darlington at Roots Hall. The Shrimpers crashed to a second 2-1 home defeat in succession on Saturday
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Soccer round-up: Spall Brentwood Sunday Football League
Senior Division Kevin Michaels (2) and Lee Sheldrick were the Byron Red Star 'A' scorers when they beat Romford Town 3-0 . Elm Park with goals from Frank Whiffen and Andy Crispin went down 4-2 at home to Harold Hill who netted through Lee Smith, Andy
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Rugby: Team effort brings Brentwood rewards
On paper, a neutral would have given injury hit Brentwood little chance of reversing their recent poor run on Saturday, when they took on visitors who were comfortably placed in the top half of the table. Harpenden demonstrated their pre-match confidence
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Little Braxted, Kelvedon: Motorcylist died in collision
A young man was killed when the motorbike he had borrowed from a friend crashed into a car in a country lane, an inquest heard. Bryan Robson, 22, of Highfield Lane, Kelvedon, was driving his friend's Suzuki 250cc motorbike at high speed when he swerved
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Braintree: Heart attack head to leave school
Tributes have been paid to Tabor High School headteacher Richard Snelling who has retired following a near fatal heart attack. Mr Snelling, 54, decided to retire on the advice of doctors having spent 16 years at the helm of the Braintree school. The headteacher
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Braintree, Witham: River gets fish back
A river has been restocked with 3,500 fish after a sewage disaster. Chub, dace and roach were released into the River Brain to replace stocks lost when an accident killed much of the river's wildlife. The river was stripped of oxygen when Anglian Water
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Harold Hill: Facelift for Central Park
A scheme to get families flocking back to Central Park has won £50,000 extra funds to create an adventure area for children at the playground. Existing plans to give a facelift to the park playground at Gooshays Drive, Harold Hill have now been complimented
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Bradwell: Nuclear plant to close
Staff at Bradwell Nuclear Power Station have today been told the ageing plant is to close in 2002 with the loss of 350 jobs. Bradwell, the biggest employer in the Maldon district, is one of the country's oldest nuclear power stations. The Magnox station
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Basildon: Police panto a force to be reckoned with
Oh yes they did! Of no they didn't! Basildon's finest police officers ditched their uniforms for drag and swapped their truncheons for wands - all in the name of charity, of course. The annual Basildon police panto Cinderella raised £1,000 for charity
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Basildon: Recycle to stop the incinerators
Basildon's fight to stop large waste management sites being built in the district was due before a key public inquiry today. The council was due to put forward its case against the danger of incinerators being built on two sites in the district at the
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Billericay: MP helps open state-of-the-art call centre
A new call centre in Billericay has been officially opened by outgoing Tory MP Teresa Gorman. FLS is a locally-based firm which describes itself as the UK's leading independent provider of technical support for telecommunication and IT equipment. The
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Billericay: £1m pub for town centre
Billericay is to get a controversial new £1 million pub - despite attempts to block the licence. The Blue Boar, is to be run by pub chain J D Wetherspoon in the old High Street Co-Op building. The company is promising about 30 new jobs and building work
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Benfleet: Great Expectations at Dickensian fayre
Great Expectations of a good time were fulfilled at a Dickensian Christmas Fayre at St George's Church, Benfleet. Unlike Oliver Twist, in another of Dickens' famous novels. Visitors had a lot more to eat than just gruel. Hot meals were among the welcoming
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Rochford: Holocaust outrage at council meeting
A Tory councillor has caused outrage after suggesting that remembering the Holocaust should be "left to the Nazis and Jews". Tears and disbelief followed the comments of Roland Adams, who told a Rochford District Council meeting he never saw the gas chambers
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Billericay: Car blaze causes High Street chaos
Billericay's High Street was turned into smoke filled chaos as a car driving through the town's centre burst into flames last Saturday morning. Fire engulfed the Fiat Tempra involved just as its driver had dived to safety after pulling up outside the
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Tiptree: Campaign to stop play area drink and sex
A campaign has been launched to try to stop teenagers drinking and having sex in a children's playground. A parish councillor said the antics of drunken teenagers are making life a misery for residents. Joyce Bunney said the situation was aggravated by
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Basildon: Probe into boy's death
A four-year-old boy collapsed mysteriously at his Basildon home and later died in hospital. The youngster was taken to Basildon Hospital late yesterday but died. A post-mortem was to be carried out today but early indications suggest he died of natural
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Southend: Lifeline care centre to close in cash crisis
A holiday centre offering a lifeline to disabled people and their relatives will close this month making 22 workers redundant. Staff, guests and managers at Lulworth Court were today coming to terms with the announcement, sparked by a long-running funding
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Witham: We'll be back says rejected school
A school has lost its bid to become an arts technology college - but the headteacher has vowed not to give up. Rickstones School, Witham, missed out on the chance to become a centre of excellence after the Government rejected its application. If the bid
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Cressing: Fitting tribute in memory of son
Parents of a young boy who died in a car accident have been overwhelmed by the generous donations given to his memorial trust. David and Wendy Tilbury, of The Street, Cressing, have received a flood of donations, amounting to £2,300, for the fund set
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Colchester: Cinema site optimism
Colchester's town centre manager was today optimistic a prime site being left vacant by the Odeon cinema relocating will have plenty of takers. The Odeon is to run the eight-screen complex planned for the former Post Office building in Head Street. Despite
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Swimming: Medals galore for Brentwood
in the last of the Essex Age Group Championships of 1999, Brentwood Swimming Club members picked up three gold medals, three silvers, four bronze, a Welsh open girls 1500m freestyle junior/senior record and an Essex junior 100m backstroke record. With
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Tennis: Bonham shines in inter-county contest
Simon Bonham got a taste of county tennis when he represented Essex in the LTA Winter Championships in Leeds at the weekend. The Westcliff Hardcourts player was part of a seven-man Essex team competing in Division 2A of the inter-county event. Simon lost
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Angling: Low finishes high up
Brentwood angler Dave Low beat three current England internationals as he finished in a highly creditable ninth place in the prestigious Embassy South West Open in Cornwall. With 132 of the best anglers in the UK taking part, Low, 35, from Warley Hill
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Soccer: Gentle touch boosts Billericay
Billericay Town gave their Ryman Premier Division fortunes a massive boost last night with their first away League win since August. The New Lodge side travelled to relegation-threatened Aylesbury and returned with all three points - thanks to a first-half
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Lottery windfall for Essex charities
Charities were today celebrating early Christmas presents after being awarded thousands of pounds of lottery cash. The Colchester Eating Disorders Support Centre, which serves the Clacton area too, has been successful in its bid for £129,238 from the
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Rugby: Braintree miss out again
Braintree's dismal run of fortune continued at Robbswood on Saturday as they faded away in the last moments of a pulsating encounter against their Suffolk rivals. The black and ambers were trailing by 12-8 with just 10 minutes to go but succumbed to some
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Bradwell: Nuclear plant to close
Staff at Bradwell Nuclear Power Station have been told the ageing plant is to close in 2002 with the loss of 350 jobs. Bradwell, the biggest employer in the Maldon district, is one of the country's oldest nuclear power stations. The Magnox station has
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Canvey: Poll to see if road should close
Residents living near a Canvey road which is being used as a rat-run will be asked whether they want it closed at one end. They will be asked their opinion about plans to block off Bramble Road which is being used as a short cut between the Haystack and
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Shoebury: The new recipe for healthy school dinners
A school in Shoebury is at the forefront of a new initiative aimed at encouraging children to eat more healthily. Staff at Richmond infants and junior schools have joined forces with caterers Chartwells to offer restaurant-style surroundings for pupils
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Rayleigh: Getting the hump over speed bumps
County highways chairman Neil Spurgeon has hinted there could be a re-think about a stretch of speed bumps down two Rayleigh roads. Resident James Fielding voiced concerns about the bumps when he presented the Labour county councillor with a 300-name
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Southend: Poll backs widening bottleneck
Plans to get rid of a notorious bottleneck in Southend by turning it into a dual carriageway have been backed in a survey. A poll of residents, businesses and transport groups across the town supported the scheme to widen Priory Crescent. Almost half
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Wickford: Postmen end strike
A postal strike which threatened to cause serious delays to Wickford's Christmas deliveries has been ended. Unions and Royal Mail bosses talked throughout yesterday to solve the dispute over Christmas working. It is the second disruption to the town's
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Wivenhoe, Colchester: Police hunt two after rail attack
Two teenagers are being hunted by police after a second attack on a Wivenhoe-Colchester train in as many days. The train was standing at Wivenhoe station when the vandals damaged the glass before getting off and running away. Det Sgt Roger Napier of Colchester
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Witham: Girls flee pests in van
A pair of girls ran down an alley to escape a man and woman in a van they feared were following them. Witham police are keen to trace the occupants of the white Transit-type van and want to hear from anyone who might have seen it in the area of Forest
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Chick murder trial (Clacton) - Burglar tells jury of night of killing
A crook waiting to burgle a hotel has told how he saw three men running from a murder scene just seconds after hearing a woman's piercing scream. Royston Hammond said he was "casing" the Waverley Hall Hotel at Clacton and became a witness in the Gary
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Golf: Douglas was head pro for 20 years
One of Essex's best known golfing characters has died. Douglas Parmenter's connection with Colchester Golf Club began in 1935 when he joined his father "Pop" as an assistant greenkeeper at the age of 15. He later took over from his father and was head
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Tennis round-up: Essex ladies back to the top...
Essex Ladies won Group 2 of the LTA Winter Indoor County Championships at Nottingham, securing them promotion back into the top flight for next year. At the weekend the team opened with a match against Sussex and won by the narrowest of margins. They
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Mid Essex: Million homes put on hold
Plans to build more than a million homes along the A12 corridor have been called back by the Prime Minister. The probe has been ordered by Tony Blair following public outcry to a Government panel's recommendation that 1.1 million homes be built throughout
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Castle Point: Row erupts over rubbish collection
A furious row has erupted over moves to increase red-tape for elderly people using a council-run waste collection scheme. Labour leaders planned to introduce new rules requiring pensioners to write to Castle Point Council before bulky items could be collected
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Colchester: Eh-oh mum...thanks for dropping in!
The creator of children's favourites, the Teletubbies, has visited Colchester - to see her daughter and talk to businessmen. Anne Wood, founder and creative director of independent television company Ragdoll Productions dropped into the town's Minories
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South Essex: Anger at train delay
LTS rail bosses today hit out at German train maker Adtranz over delays in delivering a new fleet of trains, saying it had been forced it to postpone a major relaunch of one of its services. Prism's chief executive Giles Fearnley said the 44 new electric
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St Osyth: Half the woman she was...
Leeann Townend has lost her own body weight - and has found a bizarre way to celebrate. She is having an operation to remove the saggy skin she was left with after her mammoth weight loss. And she is collecting sponsors to guess how much the extra skin
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Basildon: Police hunting baseball bat attackers
A man was left with a fractured skull and torn ear drum after he was attacked by two men with baseball bats. The 21-year-old is recovering in hospital after the attack in Paycocke Road, Basildon, on Sunday. The assault was so serious detectives had to
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Rettendon: 'Babe in the wood' dies at five weeks
Protestors at the A130 campsite in Rettendon are in mourning this week following the tragic death of a five-week- old baby boy. Tiny Sam who was born to evironmental activist Jo by Caesarian section five weeks premature at Basildon hospital on October
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Pitsea: Lorry crash causes chaos
A driver suffered a minor leg injury after his lorry toppled over at a Pitsea roundabout coming off the A13. Police had to close Broadway Link for seven hours while the lorry was put back on its wheels on Tuesday. The lorry was taking waste paper from
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Colchester: Cinema site optimism
Colchester's town centre manager was today optimistic a prime site being left vacant by the Odeon cinema relocating will have plenty of takers. The Odeon is to run the eight-screen complex planned for the former Post Office building in Head Street. Despite
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Colchester: Eh-oh mum ... thanks for dropping in
The creator of children's favourites, the Teletubbies, has visited Colchester - to see her daughter and talk to businessmen. Anne Wood, founder and creative director of independent television company Ragdoll Productions dropped into the town's Minories
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Rettendon: Baby dies at eco-site
Paramedics failed to save the life of an eco-warrior baby at the Rettendon protest site. Essex Air Ambulance flew to Gorse Wood, where campaigners are camped, after reports the five-week-old boy was unconscious and had stopped breathing. But the baby,
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Soccer: Gentle touch boosts Billericay
Billericay Town gave their Ryman Premier Division fortunes a massive boost on Tuesday night with their first away League win since August. The New Lodge side travelled to relegation-threatened Aylesbury and returned with all three points - thanks to a
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Witham: We'll be back says rejected school
A school has lost its bid to become an arts technology college - but the headteacher has vowed not to give up. Rickstones School, Witham, missed out on the chance to become a centre of excellence after the Government rejected its application. If the bid
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Parkeston: Mr Softy is target of theft
The owner of a Miss Softy ice cream van has described how thieves took £60 while her back was turned. Susan Baker, of Tyler Street, Parkeston, has been an ice cream van driver in Harwich and Dovercourt for 26 years, but her years of experience were not
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Golf round-up: Driving in is a piece of cake...
New lady captain Christine Berry's drive-in at Belfairs saw her land the ball in the centre of the first green. The weather started off very wet but, after a short while, the sun shone and it became a beautiful day. Christine was not hampered by carrying
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Boxing: Champs look to British glory
Boxing clever - Chalvedon ABC's welterweight Alan Blake lines up with Basildon ABC's light-middleweight John Cullinane (centre) and lightweight Ollie Pinnock after their successes at the Eastern Counties ABA Class B novice championships at the Ocean Rooms
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Showjumping: Felsted jumper in final
Felsted's Rowena Ockendon-Day has secured herself a place in the final of a major national show jumping championship to be held at the Royal International Horse Show in July. Rowena, 21, finished second in the Hunter Wilson Novice qualifying competition
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Soccer: Storrie salutes Southend supporters
Southend United's chief executive Peter Storrie today thanked Blues fans for staying loyal to the club despite the recent price rises at Roots Hall. Saturday's 2-1 home defeat against Darlington attracted a crowd of 4,134 spectators, high above the Third
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North Essex: Cancer treatment services are safe
A campaign run by This is Essex partner paper the Evening Gazette to secure cancer services for the people of Essex has won top level backing. Health Secretary Alan Milburn told the Commons there is no intention for cancer treatment to cease in Colchester
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Soccer: Wilkins faces long lay-off
Colchester United have suffered a major setback with skipper Richard Wilkins ruled out of action until the New Year. The U's captain has been ordered by a specialist to rest completely for the next three weeks following an in-depth investigation into
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Soccer round-up: Southend Junior League
Ashingdon Boys had a ball in more ways than one in the Southend Junior League under-12 C Division. For they blacked out hosts Wickford Dynamos 2nd 11-2 with Ball scoring no less than seven of their goals. Daniels also got seven as Newtown overcame Castledon
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Rivenhall: Secrets of village revealed
Saxon skeletons, medieval brooches and thimbles will be just some of the items at a special exhibition. They are among items to be unearthed during a two-month dig of Rivenhall churchyard by the Essex Field Archaeological Unit. Finds from the dig, which
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Basildon: Police drugs warning
Police today urged people to be on the look-out for some abandoned drugs which could be highly dangerous if they get into the wrong hands. A quantity of Humalog - a form of insulin used by diabetics - was stolen during a break-in at a house in Redgrave
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Cressing: No-one to blame in death of boy, 9
A dangerous bend has been blamed for the car crash which claimed the life of a nine-year-old boy. Philip Tilbury died after his father's car took a right turn out of a driveway and was involved in a collision with another car, Chelmsford Coroners' court
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Colchester: Festive crime crackdown
Police today said extra officers - including some wearing plain clothes - will be patrolling Colchester town centre this Christmas in a bid to combat shoplifters and thieves. Extra officers will be patrolling the streets through to the New Year and will
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Wickford: Bogus bobby rumbled
The bogus policeman who has been preying on the vulnerable elderly in Wickford got the welcome he deserved last week when an 89-year-old woman closed her door firmly in his face and contacted the police. The fraudster called at the woman's house in Church
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Cressing: Fitting tribute in memory of son
Parents of a young boy who died in a car accident have been overwhelmed by the generous donations given to his memorial trust. David and Wendy Tilbury, of The Street, Cressing, have received a flood of donations, amounting to £2,300, for the fund set
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Brentwood: Pensioner's care dilemma
An elderly Brentwood couple have been torn apart and forced to live in different parts of the town - all because of staffing problems at Essex Social Services. Bed-ridden Terrence Gilbert, 76, was taken into respite care in October by Essex Social Services
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Southend: Warning given to Mencap
Services will have to be cut if Mencap members launch their threatened campaign of mass non-payment, Southend Council social services bosses have warned. The new charges, which include home and day care for the mentally handicapped and disabled, are set
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Rayleigh: Pie's the limit for top butcher
A Rayleigh butcher's pork pies, ham and turkey delivered award-winning performances in the Oscars of the meat world. Delighted Edward Byford, from Byfords Traditional Fresh Foods, in Rayleigh High Street, scooped four golds, three silvers and a bronze
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Billericay: Love still blossoms after 70 years of marriage
It was love at first fright for James and Doris Slack from Billericay who have just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Doris got the shock of her life when James' Co-op van knocked her milk can out of her hands as she stepped into the road while
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Basketball: Leopards back in championship action
The Adidas London Leopards return to action this week after the lay off during the break for England internationals. Basketball returns to the Brentwood Centre tonight (Thursday) when the Leopards take on the Edinburgh Rocks in Dairylea Dunker Championship
