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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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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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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 Wednesday'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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Westcliff: Crazy driver hunted
Traffic police have appealed for help after a motorist backed into a bus on a busy road and escaped the wrong way up a one-way street. PC Ron Levy described the catalogue of motoring offences as "horrendous" and "unusual". The male motorist, wearing blue
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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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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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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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Frating, Colchester: Bungling burglar collapses during raid
A burglar who severed nerves and tendons while breaking into a home was later discovered collapsed in a pool of his own blood by the homeowners. Colchester magistrates were told yesterday (Thursday) how Ronald Ellis of Frating Road, Frating, made a day
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Colchester: Carpet body funeral
The funeral of Colchester man Adrian Doherty will take place today - more than two months after his body was found rolled up in a carpet. The body has been released following a police investigation into his death. Mr Doherty, 31, of Normandy Avenue, Barn
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Stambridge: Sewage treatment gets the go-ahead
Sewage works in Stambridge are being allowed to operate without a licence until the end of the year. Environment Agency bosses have consistently refused to explain to the public why there is a delay in issuing a licence. They still insist the site is
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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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Chelmsford: Hundreds pay tribute to Harry
Harry Gibbs' coffin leaves Chelmsford Cathedral on Monday followed by his wife and family. Converted for the new archive on 19 November 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
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Maldon: Mud race cancelled
Maldon's famous and traditional mud race -due to be held in January - has been cancelled. Organisers have announced that due to time constraints involving health and safety matters for the famous event it will not be possible to hold the race as planned
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No mercy for Essex millennium drink-drivers
There will be no leniency for anyone caught drink-driving as they see in the new millennium. And Essex Police have said that a new fast-track court system means that drivers will be minus their driving licences, or even behind bars, in less than 72 hours
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Witham: Special school unit closure fear
A special unit in a Witham school for children with behavioural problems - the only one of its kind in Essex - is facing an uncertain future, it has been revealed. The unit, housed within Templars Junior school, teaches pupils with problems from across
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Clacton: Pensioner starved herself to death
A hunger-striking pensioner starved herself to death in protest at being told to leave her old people's home, an inquest heard. Moyra Perry-Phillips, 75, became a resident at Kingston House on Kings Road, Clacton, in February. Marie Baya, owner of the
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Soccer: South Essex non-league results
SATURDAY FA UMBRO TROPHY Round 2: Uxbridge 0, Canvey Island 2; Yate Town 0, Billericay Town 2. RYMAN LEAGUE Division 3: Great Wakering Rovers 0, East Thurrock United 3. SCHWEPPES ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE Saffron Walden 1, Burnham Ramblers 0. Ancient Order
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Soccer: Tough Trophy ties for Town and Gulls
Billericay Town and Canvey Island have both been handed tough clashes with Nationwide Conference outfits in the third round of the FA Umbro Trophy. While Billericay will host their first-ever meeting with former League outfit Hereford United on January
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Soccer: Storrie salutes Southend supporters
Southend United's chief executive Peter Storrie has 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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Hockey: Green nets six of the best for Chelmsford
Chelmsford Highway Hockey Club captain, Jo Green, was in fine form at the weekend as she scored six goals, five coming in one match. Green, 26, netted her side's equaliser in Saturday's National League Premier Division encounter with Slough, and she went
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Yachting round-up: Low tides lead to a disappointing start
One of the lowest tides of the year, combined with gales that ravaged the northern part of Britain during the week, added up to a disappointing start to the Crouch Yacht Club's Red Insurance Nutcracker Trophy meeting on Sunday. The start of the first
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Wickford: Last nights of Round Table
Desperate hopes of keeping Wickford Round Table up and running have been dashed. Members told This Is Essex last month the organisation was to fold, but made a last-ditch bid for new blood. However, it was today revealed that the desperate plea has fallen
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Maldon: Appeal after attack
Maldon police are appealing for witnesses after a 22-year-old man was attacked at the town's Rose and Crown pub on Friday evening. The man, who suffered facial injuries in the attack at the High Street pub, was taken to Broomfield Hospital, but released
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Essex: Water bills to be cut by £20
Essex and Suffolk Water bills will drop by an average of 13 per cent - or £20 - next year and they will stay at that level in real terms until 2005. The company is said to be examining the implications of the cut - ordered by OFWAT, the water regulator
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Chelmsford: Round-the-clock shopping bid fails
Plans for six-day, 24 hour opening of the Tesco superstore in Princes Road, Chelmsford, were turned down by the borough council's development control sub-committee on Monday. Councillors rejected advice from their officers that they should allow a one
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Essex bus strike threat subsiding?
Threats of further bus strikes by First Eastern National drivers could be lifted next week. Following talks on Thursday a final pay offer from the company has been taken back to Transport and General Workers' Union branches. A vote on the two-year offer
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Soccer: Ipswich out for Forest scalp
Ipswich Town travel to Nottingham Forest on Sunday hoping to add to the misery of David Platt's first season in charge. The Forest boss has been heavily criticised after a disappointing start to the campaign and the former England midfielder is coming
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Rugby: History in the making for Mersea
Mersea Island will make club history when they entertain Hitchin in the Tetley Bitter Vase competition on Saturday. The fourth round tie against Middlesex and Hertfordshire division one side Hitchin will be a historic day for the club during its tenth
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Clacton: Ex-care home boss gets two years
Former care home boss Thelma Hitchiner was jailed for two years today for stealing £16,000 from residents in a Clacton care home. The judge at Chelmsford Crown Court told Hitchiner, 54, she was a "thoroughly dishonest and callous woman". Hitchiner, of
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Jaywick: Man dies in house fire
An 82-year-old pensioner was found dead in his smoke-filled lounge after firefighters had to break into his Jaywick home. Clacton fire brigade was called to the Garden Road bungalow at 10.35pm last night (Thursday). Sub-officer David Warwick said there
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Soccer: Witham fall to Wingate
It was beyond belief how Witham were three goals down on Saturday after only 22 minutes as they had had the far better chances but at the other end, the home team had taken theirs. The hosts took the lead after four minutes when Witham goalkeeper Chris
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Soccer: Winning Swifts make progress
Swifts made progress in the FA Trophy after Saturday's performance varied from excellent to eccentric. Swifts began comfortably against a well organised Witney side, Jamie Waters on their right flank causing problems with his pace. Nicky Haydon settled
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Soccer: Ramblers lose out to the leaders
It was asking a lot for Ramblers to go to the League's form side minus three net players and the home side in the end had just too much for them. The team Burnham fielded gave a reasonable account of themselves but the result was in no way flattering
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Soccer round-up: Chelmsford Invitation League
LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND Gallow United stormed into the second round after their 8-1 thrashing ofArun Athletic on Sunday. Darren Matthams (2), Daniel Miller (2), Ian Morris, Peter Bennett, Daniel Tozier and Joe Webb goals sent Gallow through, while Bobby
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Table Tennis round-up: ECC grateful for Dosher's contribution
It looks likely that some unfamiliar names are going to have a major say in the battle for top honours in division one of the Chelmsford & District Table Tennis League. Leaders ECC A employed the services of Andrew Dosher from Ipswich to great effect
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Soccer: Iron lose out to Aldershot
There was never much doubt that big spending Aldershot would carry too many guns for a Braintree side considerably under strength on Saturday. In what proved to be a somewhat one-sided contest, Iron nevertheless came through with much credit despite the
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Soccer round-up: Essex Intermediate League
SENIOR DIVISION ONE Hatfield Peverel visited Bishops Stortford Swifts and returned beaten 4-0, Hollemby netting a fine hat-trick, and Luxford also scoring as the Swifts recorded their seventh win of the season. Kelvedon Hatch were at Takeley where the
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Rugby: Chelmsford lead but nearly lose
Chelmsford travelled to Rickmansworth on Saturday to take on the unknown quantity of Old Merchant Taylors. It was destined to be a close match with Chelmsford one place above the home team in seventh place, but with their hosts having a game in hand.
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Westcliff: Palace almost ready to reopen
At last the Palace Theatre is almost ready to open its doors to the public again. The paint has dried, the ticket office has been transformed from a bus shelter to a swish departure-lounge style centre and the staff and actors have been behind the grimy
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Benfleet: Sam nets a dream holiday
Lady luck was smiling down as teenager Samantha Woolf won more than 100 books for her school and a family trip to Florida after entering a competition on the internet. Samantha, a pupil at King John School, Benfleet, entered the contest after her mum
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Shoebury, Basildon: The light fantastic
Santa will have no problem finding these homes in Shoebury. Madcap Steve Kohler, who last year boasted 2,000 Christmas lights on his house, has this year roped in his neighbour, Wayne Grimes, for a whopping 4,000 light extravaganza. The big switch-on
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Silver End: Villagers' concern after second crash
Silver End district councillor James Abbott this week spoke of the 'concern and distress' felt in the village after an eight-year-old boy was seriously injured in a road accident on Boars Tye Road on Sunday. The accident comes just four months after Philip
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Great Yeldham: Gun raid terror in village
Detectives are hunting robbers who threatened staff and a customer at a village post office with a sawn-off shotgun and a crowbar. Two masked raiders went into Great Yeldham post office, near Halstead, at 4.45pm yesterday (Thursday) and took cash. The
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Leigh: Fame beckons a karaoke king
A Westcliff man could be on his way to Gran Canaria if his singing talent gets him through the next round of a national karaoke competition. Les Cannon, of Elderton Road, will now sing along with other finalists from across the south of England after
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Southend: Palace perfect for Wendy
Southend actress Wendy Morgan returns to the stage as the Palace Theatre reopens. It could be a new beginning for both of them, reports SALLY KING There is something innately fragile about the Southend actress Wendy Morgan. Her reactions to my questions
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Essex universities performing well
Students at Essex University have an excellent record of achievement, according to a new Government-sponsored league table published today. The Colchester-based university had "top class efficiency rates" and a low number of students who dropped out of
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South Essex: Nursing homes in cash poser
South Essex Health Authority is seeking legal advice over who should meet the bill for patients in nursing homes. The detail of its eligibility criteria for NHS care is being scrutinised by solicitors to ensure it is in line with the landmark Court of
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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: 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 on Wednesday. They claim the bank has
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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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Soccer: Kane back for his third City spell
Chelmsford City have signed former stadium favourite Mark Kane to bring experience into midfield. And promising Tottenham Hotspur reserve goalkeeper Gavin Kelly has joined on a month's loan as cover for regular custodian Paul Catley, now out for a month
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Essex waste inquiry: 'Stop dumping on Basildon'
Residents are "sick and tired" of Basildon being a dumping ground for other people's rubbish, a protester told a public inquiry. Jean Smith was speaking at a public inquiry to consider Essex and Southend council's proposals for eight strategic waste management
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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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Trampolining: Chelmsford's national champ
Chelmsford trampolinist Robert Aldous is celebrating after being crowned the under 13 national champion at the grade B national finals, which were held in Chippenham, Wiltshire at the weekend. Robert, 12, a member of Riverside Trampoline Club, has reached
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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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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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Billericay: Norman is the town's top man
A tireless charity fundraiser has been named Billericay Citizen of the Year. Church verger Norman Thompson, also renowned for his work with pensioners, was chosen for the prestigious honour by the Rotary Club of Billericay Mayflower. Norman, of Stonechat
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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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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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Castle Point: £2m leisure repair bill
Urgent repairs to leisure centres in Castle Point could cost up to £2 million, it was revealed today. A consultants' report into the future of Runnymede Pool in Benfleet and Waterside Farm on Canvey revealed that the cash injection will be needed to maintain
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Basildon: Councillor denies losing cheap TV deal
A Tory councillor has denied he is responsible for the loss of cheap TV licences for senior citizens in Basildon. He was speaking after the TV Licensing Authority announced it was to axe a concessionary scheme at two of the district's complexes - forcing
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Southend: Hospital cuts its bed blockers
The number of so-called bed blockers in Southend Hospital has dropped to its lowest for years. The number of beds now being taken by patients who are fit to leave but waiting for alternative arrangements is now 21. Chief executive, David Brackenbury,
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Southend: We will not take jobs says B&Q
A DIY giant today defended itself against criticism that moving its town centre store will cause job losses elsewhere. B&Q wants to move from Southend's Queensway to an industrial site near Tesco at Prince Avenue. The site it leaves behind would then
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Lottery windfall for Essex charities
Charities are 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, learned on Wednesday it had been successful in its bid for £129,238
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Colchester: Clock sells for £7,000
A George I long case clock which survived a Colchester air raid sold at auction for £7,000 - about £1,000 more than the estimated price. A private individual from Colchester bought the clock made by John Buffett of Colchester in about 1720. Auctioneers
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Braintree: Year 2000 church mission
Over 35,000 homes in Braintree and the surrounding villages are to be visited in a major millennium initiative by the town's Christian churches. Already 12 churches, across the Christian denominations, have pledged support for the mission to get across
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Chelmsford: Save our store appeal
Businesses in the heart of Chelmsford are being asked to join a "save Bolingbroke & Wenley" campaign. The move follows last week's announcement that the department store's family owners were considering an offer to sell their High Street site for
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Great Bentley: Man showed naked photographs to girls
Police are hunting a man who showed naked pictures of himself to teenage girls. The three 14-year-old girls ran off after the man showed them the photographs. Insp Dave Appleby said the teenagers were playing on Great Bentley village green at the time
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Stansted: Noise cut at airport
Twenty weeks of night-time runway work begun at Stansted Airport on Monday, to reduce taxiing distances and ground noise. The work includes constructing a rapid exit taxi way and another runway crossing, and will reduce the distances which some aircraft
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Southend officers faced fury of 400 rioters
Two Southend police officers told how an angry mob overturned and set fire to a police van just yards from them during violent clashes with rioters in London. British Transport Police officers Nick Brook and Gary Jennings were drafted in with 200 others
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Rugby: Lions star at Colchester
England and British Lions rugby star Richard Hill has been passing on some tips from the top to youngsters in north Essex. Hill was joined by his Saracens club colleague Ben Cole at a tag rugby roadshow at Colchester Rugby Club in Mill Road. The aim of
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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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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: 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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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 tonight's bottom-of-the-table game at Layer Road looming Whitton is sweating on the availability of Steve McGavin, Joe Keith
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Essex Air Ambulance gets £1,000 boost from masons
The Essex Air Ambulance service is flying high after receiving a £1,000 cash boost, thanks to fundraising Freemasons. A cheque was presented to the Air Ambulance fund at a ceremony at its headquarters at Boreham Airfield yesterday. The Grand Almoner for
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Colchester National success for Blair art project
Portraying Tony Blair as a green alien who whisks millennium revellers off in his spaceship has gained young Amy Hockney her place in print. Eight-year-old Amy's 99-word story is one of 99 featured in a millennium book called Suddenly... produced to raise
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Ingatestone: Animals rescued by firefighters
A woman was affected by fumes and three Burmese cats and a dog were rescued by Ingatestone firefighters from a smoke filled village bungalow on Friday. The incident happened at the home of David and Aileen Levy, at Maldon Road, Margaretting. Mrs Levy,
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BMX Racing: Steven the star performer
Last Sunday at Ipswich saw some of the countries top riders attend the Winter National BMX event with 71 riders, including ten from Braintree BMX Club, seven of them making their National series debuts. The star rider from the Braintree Club was Steven
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Bowls: Essex into the last eight
Essex County's bowlers have moved on into the quarter finals of the Liberty Trophy after beating Gloucestershire by 119 shots to 111 at Desborough in a thrilling match that would have graced the final. Essex soon got into their stride and were ahead and
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Swimming: Hard work pays off for Nathalie
The Essex open and age group championships saw Borough of Southend star member Nathalie Brown win the Junior and Senior trophy for the fourth time. The event, held at Fullwell Cross Pool, Barkingside, had the senior swimmers in an intensive training routine
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Speedway: Future bright for race fans
Speedway is to continue at Arena Essex next year, and well into the future, says a new consortium promoting the sport there -- Arena Speedway 2000 Ltd. Chick Woodroffe, owner of the motor-sport complex and co-promoter of speedway since its launch there
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Ice hockey: Chieftains are the team to catch
Chelmsford Chieftains made it eight straight wins, hammering Oxford for the third time this season, to extend their lead at the top of the English Premier League. Chieftains, almost at full strength, were still without club captain Jake French on Sunday
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Soccer: Whitton's one birthday wish
Colchester United boss Steve Whitton will be looking for an early birthday present with a vital U's win over fellow strugglers Chesterfield at Layer Road. "They say life begins at 40," said the U's boss who celebrates his 39th birthday on Saturday. "But
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Soccer round-up: Mid-Essex League
PREMIER DIVISION In the local derby at Tillingham Hotspur , the reigning champions lost 3-1 to Burnham Ramblers. The visitors were 2-0 up, before Andy Dowling pulled a goal back for Tillingham, but the Ramblers added a third and decisive goal. Martin
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Women's Hockey: Chelmsford take a point off the champions
Reigning champions Sough could have been excused for thinking that there were three easy points for the taking at Chelmer Park on Saturday, but Chelmsford had other ideas as they battled for a well-deserved point. Past history favoured the visitors as
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Trampolining: Medals galore for Riverside youngsters
Members of Riverside Trampoline Club won a haul of trophies at a recent competition in Colchester. Gold medal winners were Stephen Willey, Robert Aldous and Felicity Ayre in the elite section, Sarah Pomfret in the advanced section, Emma Simmonds in the
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Soccer: Lame cup exit upsets City boss
City manager Gary Bellamy was bitterly disappointed not so much as the defeat but the way in which his side played to make such an early exit from the FA Trophy in Kent on Saturday. "We gave away two soft first half goals and were still in with a chance
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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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Hockey: Chelmsford's title hopes still alive
Chelmsford produced an impressive perform ance on Saturday as they beat third in the table Stourport. Chelmsford, sponsored by Teakglobe Trading Limited, have had some disappointing results against lowly opposition this season but seem to reserve their
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Braintree: Design award for library
Staff at Braintree Library have had reason to celebrate after they were shortlisted in the biennial public library building awards, in the new libraries category. The awards reward design and are judged by a panel from the Public Libraries Group of the
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Colchester: Judges go potty over lovely lavs
A garden centre is flushed with success after scooping a prestigious award ... for its toilets. The high-class WCs at the Classic Pot Emporium, Boxted, were commended by judges in the Loo of the Year competition. The judges were bowled over by the intricate
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Southend: Breakfast with Santa
There's nothing more boring for kids as being dragged around the shops while mum and dad try and find something for Auntie Beryl. So British Homes Stores in Southend High Street has come up with the smart idea of getting Santa to help them out each morning
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Basildon: Service award for Sue
A dedicated worker who has clocked up 20 years' service has been rewarded - with a television! Sue Jones, who works within Basildon Council's community services department, was presented with a TV and flowers by chairman of the council, councillor Lynda
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Southend: Sombre tones for Christmas
'Later' is the title of the not exactly festive exhibition that will take the Focal Point Gallery over the Christmas season. The series of photographs currently on show until January 8 at Southend Library's own gallery don't seem to be hugely aware of
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Southend: Solicitor is struck off
A solicitor has been struck off for a catalogue of errors including borrowing £20,000 from an elderly woman and not paying it back. A disciplinary tribunal also heard Anthony Thipthorpe, 60, failed to safeguard a family's interests during a probate dispute
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Woodham: Gladiator star to switch on lights
The grand Christmas lights switch-on will take place in South Woodham on Saturday with help from Jane Omorogby who is also known as television Gladiator star Rio. Over the past few weekends the town's Lions Club has been busy putting up decorations and
