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Cricket: Felsted pupils get lesson from legend
A fast-bowling legend surprised young cricketers on a winter tour of Australia. Pupils from Felsted School, near Braintree, were playing cricket in Perth, Western Australia, against local side Scotch College. A morning jogger stopped to watch the match
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Soccer: Colchester tots are kings over the Orient
It may be Christmas week, but that's no reason to stop playing football. And around 50 youngsters, aged between seven and ten, took part in a two-day progress assessment as part of Colchester United's Advanced Coaching Programme, organised by the club's
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If you're lighting the fuse, stay off the booze...
If you're lighting the fuse, stay off the booze. That's the message being sent out by a leading fireworks company who have launched their own campaign against mixing drink and fireworks. Bob Claydon, of Dynamic Fireworks, said: "There is a lot of concern
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Finchingfield: Hair-raising claim after full moon
A woman is seeking a monster million pound pay-out after claiming a freak full moon turned her into a werewolf. Bridgette McFarlane's bad dreams convinced her she was in for a rude awakening after the eeriest full moon for more than 130 years. Now Finchingfield
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Colchester: Cabinet rule set for trial
Colchester Council will adopt a new cabinet style rule for a trial period from February. From February 24 until the May elections, five cabinet members will sit on committees and present reports to the council. The new form of government is being introduced
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Soccer: Burley sets nine-point target
Ipswich Town boss George Burley has set the club a nine-point target for the festive period. Town are at Fulham on Boxing Day followed by a home game against Stockport two days later and a trip to Port Vale on January 3. It's a huge target for the players
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Soccer: Goals mission for new Chelmsford strikers
Chelmsford City manager Gary Bellamy wants his two new strikers - Steve Morris and Ben Fuller - to give him the best Christmas present possible with goals at Baldock Town on Bank Holiday Monday (December 27) and at home to Erith & Belvedere the following
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South Essex: Schools come alive with sound of music
School corridors in south Essex will come alive to the sound of music, thanks to a cash windfall of more than £1 million. Essex is in line for £729,000 from Government coffers while Southend scoops £113,729 and Thurrock wins £284,592. Local education
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Fire chief's warning over festive candles
Candles have become extremely popular for the millennium, but bring dangers to people more used to electric lights, warns Essex Fire Service. Assistant Chief Fire Officer Tony Lilliott says there has been a big increase in candles of all different types
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Southend: Foggy snag as diamond pair married
A thick fog posed problems for Stan and Ada Glover when they tied the knot 60 years ago. Stan, now 82, of North Avenue, Southend, walked with his brother in front of the taxi to guide it to the church. He said: "There was an absolutely thick fog. The
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Great Leighs: Homes fear in wake of new bypass
While Great Leighs welcomes news that it is to have a bypass at last, fears are surfacing that the village could be swamped with new homes as a result. There is already agreement in principle, and provision made in the local plan, for 285 homes to be
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Flop of the Millennium?
After 2,000 years of hype, why are most of us likely to spend the night in front of the TV? With only days left to this millennium the predicted fever is failing to materialise. Prices are being slashed, events cancelled, and the general consensus seems
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The Essex Christmas and New Year Survival Guide
We've compiled a list of almost everything you need to know to keep things running smoothly this Christmas, from travel information through rubbish collection dates to theatre opening times. The survival guide This Is Essex National news and sport will
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Mark loves taking a gamble
RAY BRADLEY talks to former city broker Mark Smith, who now backs horses for a living Mark Smith savours life on the edge. He is a professional gambler. He plays the odds and shoots for the stars. It's a dangerous game. Give a sucker an even break? You're
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Soccer: Super Clacton into last eight
Christmas came early for Steve Dowman's Clacton on Wednesday night as they dumped Ryman League division one's Harlow out of the Essex Senior Cup 3-0. The win earns them a quarter-final meeting at home against cup holders Canvey Island, who beat Tilbury
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Soccer: Firm adds spark to Dynamo
Hearts of Oak - Circus Tavern Thurrock Sunday League side Dynamo Oak are hoping for new glories this term under the sponsorship of Millennium International Forwarding Limited, a small but expanding freight company based on the Wickford Business Park.
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Soccer: Gulls must be sharp for Daggers test
All roads lead to Canvey Island on Bank Holiday Monday when Jeff King's men welcome Ryman League Premier Division leaders Dagenham and Redbridge for a match expected to attract a crowd well over the 1,000 mark. The game (1.30pm) which sees Gulls, new
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Cricket: Irani back to his best
Essex's Ronnie Irani finally shed off the effects of chicken pox to blast New Zealand A aside in England A's recent one day international. The tour had offered the engaging Essex all-rounder little scope to enhance his claims for full England recognition
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Golf round-up: Trophy time for Paul
Paul Barham, from Billericay's Crondon Park Club, is the 1999 winner of the Eddie Whitecombe Trophy for topping the Essex Professional Golfers' Association order of merit. Following 12 qualifying tournaments held throughout the year, Barham had 32.07
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North Essex: Stores open Christmas Day
People who wake up on Christmas Day only to find they've forgotten one of the seasonal essentials are in luck - some stores will be open. Spar, in Connaught Avenue, FRINTON, saved the day last year when someone came in to buy ... a turkey. The distraught
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Soccer: Kept on the ball by pain and passion
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Soccer: Double cheer for Colchester boss
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Burnham-on-Crouch: Railway museum has success in cyberspace
Mangapps Farm Railway Museum is a privately-owned working steam and diesel museum on a 390-acre site at Burnham on Crouch in Essex. Despite its obvious attachment to the past, the museum has not ignored the digital age - in fact, nothing could be further
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Southend: £30m backing for The Swine
A mystery American backer has stepped forward with £30 million to get the controversial Swine pier ride off the ground. The latest twist in the saga surrounding the ambitious ride off Southend Pier may see one man's dream potentially rescued forever.
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Wickford: Festive display wins shop a prize
An imaginative display of balloons, top hats and a cheery new year banner has won a Wickford shop a top prize. Domestic Appliance Services, in London Road, won first place in the town's annual best decorated shop competition and will be presented with
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Canvey: Joan is set free by new wheels
A housebound woman was today celebrating her best Christmas present ever - freedom from the home which has been her "prison" for two years. Joan Purkiss has been confined to her house since a stroke left her with little balance and unable to walk very
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Heart attack widow: thanks for saving my life
A grandmother has been reunited with the medical staff who helped save her life. Renee Olorenshaw-Woods, 77, of Colchester, suffered a heart attack at the Dog and Pheasant near her Mile End home two months ago. Off-duty nurse Debbie Reynolds, who was
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Stansted crash: Koreans join investigation
Officials from Korean Air have joined the investigation into the cause of the Stansted air crash. The four crew of the firm's 747 cargo plane died when it plummeted into woodland moments after take-off. Search teams were due back at the crash site today
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Swimming: James is the man with the golden touch
Gold medal success in the British Championships came as no surprise to Essex swimmer James Gibson. Loughborough University student James, 19, was ranked third in the country in the 50m breaststroke before last week's event at Sheffield. In the semi-final
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Soccer: Injury worries for Whitton
Colchester United are sweating on the fitness of four players ahead of the Boxing Day showdown at Gillingham. U's boss Steve Whitton - who has been suffering from a virus all week - has major doubts over Lomana Tresor Lua Lua, Karl Duguid, Joe Keith and
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Fencing: Sullivan and Sims star for Chelmsford
Success came to Chelmsford & Anglia Polytechnic Fencing Club who scooped County Championships in both the Sabre and Foil events and a string of Silver Medals in the Epee events at the Essex County Fencing Championships at the weekend in Chelmsford
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Southend: Saved by the boys from 193...
TOM KING looks back to the 1939-45 role Essex Regiment's 193 Battery played in protecting Southend They were "the boys who saved Southend." Yet only now have they received an official acknowledgement. On November 24, in the presence of Southend's mayor
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Families form lasting bond
The smiles say it all. The change in two youngsters, born with severe health problems, is of great joy to their parents, families and friends And all of them can take some credit for the improvements in the lives of Kiera Simons and Dale Collins, who
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Sible Hedingham: Five fire crews tackle blaze
Fire crews tackled a potentially explosive blaze in Sible Hedingham involving an electricity sub-station. The fire - in Bewick Court - ripped through an adjoining garage block and refuse disposal point. Police are treating the blaze as of doubtful origin
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Soccer: Essex Senior league holiday kick-offs
There's a variety of kick-off times for the Schweppes Essex Senior League holiday action on Monday. The Bowers United v Basildon United clash gets underway at 11am along with Hullbridge's visit to Burnham Ramblers. However, the Concord Rangers v Southend
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Soccer: Pepper adds spice to Southend fixture
Combative Aberdeen midfielder Nigel Pepper is on standby to make a Boxing Day bow for Southend United against Northampton Town at Roots Hall. The 31-year-old has joined Blues on a three-month loan deal from the Scottish Premier Division outfit and is
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Soccer: New bosses at Witham
Witham Town have made their fourth management change of the season, following the sacking of Paul Adams last Friday and the immediate appointment of new joint bosses, Bobby Harding and Tony Kinsella. Adams, the former Tilbury boss, joined the struggling
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Cross country: Sara runs to more success
Brentwood Ursuline School pupil Sara Luck is celebrating after being crowned the National Cross Country champion, for her age group, for the second successive year. Sara, 12, from Brentwood, was competing in the schools junior event at the National Finals
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Christmas: Did you know?
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