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Colchester: Dream trip to see Santa back on track
A cancelled dream trip for children to see Father Christmas in Lapland has been saved. The youngsters, many of them terminally ill, were waiting at Stansted Airport on Saturday when the bad news was broken to them. But thanks to a Colchester travel agents
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Lawford: Threatened care home 'needed by community'
Assurances have been given that there is a need for a threatened old people's home in north Essex. But Essex County Council's social services chairman Pat Pascoe has written to Lawford Parish Council warning the running costs of Foundry Court must be
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Maldon: Space-age cinema plan
A futuristic vision of a new town centre cinema for Maldon has been put forward by a renowned industrial designer. David Harman Powell, a lecturer at the Royal College of Art, responded to an invitation by town centre menager Marion Wells to design a
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Soccer: Shrimpers' shaky defence costly again
Christmas came early at a frosty Bootham Crescent on Friday night as Southend United's kamikaze rearguard got in the festive mood by gift-wrapping York City an undeserved share of the spoils. This was a Third Division clash which heralded Shrimpers boss
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Soccer: Albion antics lacking true Christmas spirit
It might be called the season of goodwill but there was very little Christmas spirit on show at Portman Road. Two players sent-off, four booked and an incident after the final whistle which will not easily be forgotten are Saturday's sorrier statistics
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Soccer: Flu-hit Billericay see away run ended
Billericay Town's flu-racked side looked very much one degree under as they slumped to Ryman League Premier Division defeat at struggling Basingstoke on Saturday. It was Billericay's third defeat in an eight-day spell and they were completely below par
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Soccer: Rovers back on top after Wilkinson goal
Great Wakering Rovers are back on top of the Ryman League Division Three table after a late show saw them grab three points against plucky struggling visitors Flackwell Heath on Saturday. Of the two teams previously above Rovers on goal difference, Aveley
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Tendring: Magistrates mourn bench
Magistrates from all over Tendring staged a wake to mourn the passing of the Tendring bench. On December 31 the bench will cease to exist and serving magistrates will become part of a centralised North East Essex Court - sitting in Harwich and Colchester
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Little Oakley: Scout group votes to keep girls out
A male-only bastion has voted to keep its doors barred to girls. Little Oakley Scouts, Cubs and Beavers held a vote on whether to allow a female side to their organisation but after a hard fought campaign the votes are in - and girls are to be kept out
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Maldon: £130,000 church makeover
Plans for a £130,000 makeover at a Maldon church have been unveiled. The scheme involves a major refurbishment inside the United Reformed Church, on Market Hill, to help bring it into the new millennium. Now that English Heritage has given permission
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Soccer: Essex Senior Cup games
Three Essex Senior Cup fourth round ties highlighted the local soccer scene last evening. Schweppes Essex Senior League Southend Manor hosted Ryman Premier side Purfleet at Southchurch Park in what promised to be the most entertaining tie of the evening
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Soccer: Midgley revels in goal on Ipswich debut
Neil Midgley is determined to make the most of his goalscoring debut for Ipswich Town. The 21-year-old striker came off the bench to open his account for Town in their 3-1 win over nine-man West Brom at Portman Road. An injury to David Johnson - who opened
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Chelmsford: Duke's party shock
Partygoers set for a big night out at Duke's nightclub have been left dressed up with nowhere to go as its millennium bash has been cancelled. What promised to be one of the best New Year's Eve parties has been called off. The Chelmsford nightclub decided
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Colchester: The end of a festive tradition?
A Christmas tradition stretching back 44 years looks set to come to a close - because it is out of date. The annual festive lunch for pensioners in Colchester - organised by the Palmer Brothers Trust - will not take place this year. And a question mark
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Castle Point: Bob fights for pounds
Former Castle Point MP Bob Spink has thrown his weight behind a campaign to save pounds and ounces. A European regulation, which will come into force on January 1, will make it illegal to sell goods by imperial weight. Instead, shoppers will have to buy
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Soccer: Concord and Manor get a lift
With two of the Schweppes Essex Senior League's leading sides, Saffron Walden and Ilford, being held to draws, Concord Rangers and Southend Manor both gave their honours bids a big lift on Saturday. Concord took over fourth spot when, after falling behind
