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Harwich: Town film festival needs sponsors
The future of the prestigious Harwich Film Festival is in doubt. The annual event will not take place in its planned slot at the end of March - and whether it goes ahead later in the year remains doubtful. Organisers need about £10,000 to stage the three-day
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Dovercourt, Harwich: £100,000 bid for spies in the skies
Fresh moves are being made in an attempt to set up a £100,000 closed-circuit television scheme in Harwich and Dovercourt. Gerald Wallington-Hayes, chairman of the Harwich Crime Prevention Panel, said he would be submitting the bid to the Government before
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Soccer: Colchester urged to carry on scoring
Colchester United boss Steve Whitton is backing goal-machine Steve McGavin to continue his scoring form tonight against former club Wycombe Wanderers. The U's front-man has scored ten goals since rejoining the club from Northampton earlier in the season
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Colchester: Gunmen shoot man in leg
A man was blasted in the leg with a shotgun as he walked through the Greenstead estate in Colchester. Armed police were deployed and roadblocks set up following the incident on Sunday night. The victim, a man believed to be in his 30s, was shot shortly
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Thurrock: Hanging in there...
Seven mature artists who study at Thurrock College have their work on display in a prestigious gallery in Cambridge. Brenda Abrey from Wakering, Stephanie Bradbury from Brentwood, Ann Saxby from Grays, Barbara Harley from Okendon and Denise Ellen, Hannah
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Maldon: Pensioner in mugger chase
A plucky 70-year-old today told how she chased a mugger who had knocked her down and stolen her cash. The valiant Maldon pensioner, who did not wish to be named, was attacked as she walked through an alleyway between Fambridge Road and Plume Avenue in
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Hockley: Sister's grief after caravan inferno
The sister of Peggy Duarte has spoken of her "terrible shock" at the death of the pensioner in a fire at her caravan home. Winifred James was the only living relative of Miss Duarte, 78, who died in a mysterious blaze at the Dome caravan park in Lower
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Southend: Discount labels coming to Royals
Up to50 jobs will be created with the opening of a fashion clothing and homeware store in Southend's Royals shopping centre. Designer clothes shop TK Maxx is gearing up to open the new store, which will be spread over two floors and fill some of the area
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Stock: Two killed in flat fire
Two people were today dead after a blaze swept through a flat in Stock. Appliances from Ingatestone and Billericay attended the fire at 8.12am this morning at the first floor flat at Vernon Corner, Back Lane. Smoke consumed the flat and police and firefighters
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Rayleigh: Kiss of life for Leia
Brave Leia Baines gives her mum a big kiss after beating the meningitis bug that almost killed her. The five-year-old was rushed by ambulance with a police escort to a London hospital after doctors confirmed she was suffering from meningococcal septicaemia
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Basildon: Troubled teens thrown lifeline
Troubled Basildon teenagers will have a helping hand to get their lives back on track - thanks to a project which will be piloted in the town. Youngsters who are involved in drugs, unemployed, homeless or have criminal records, or a history of abuse or
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Braintree: Top status boost for the college
Braintree College has become only the 13th college out of 456 in the country to achieve accredited status by the Further Education Funding Council. A one-off payment of £50,000 will be now given to the college as part of a formal agreement with the council
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Colchester shooting: man arrested
A man has been arrested in connection with a street shooting in Colchester. A local man, aged 40, was arrested last night following Sunday night's incident in Magnolia Drive. He has been released on bail pending further inquiries. The victim, named today
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Soccer: Colchester could lose Lua Lua
Newcastle United were last week poised to make a renewed attempt to lure Colchester United striker Lomana Tresor Lua Lua to St James's Park. The Premiership giants had a £250,000 bid turned down by the U's earlier in the season but now they are planning
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Clacton: Pups saved from blazing home
Six newborn puppies were rescued after candles used to light a Clacton home during a power cut caused a house blaze. A chihuahua gave birth to her puppies in the early hours of today during a power cut. The dog's owner Sheila Everitt had used candles
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Soccer: Home draw for Swifts
Heybridge Swifts continue their fight against relegation from the Ryman League premier division tonight when they take on in-form St Albans City at Scraley Road. City, who are second in the league, are set to feature in their line-up former Swifts favourites
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Canvey: Flash is glad to be back on his feet
Wonder horse Flash was today enjoying the freedom of his field after he was rescued from a sticky situation by kind-hearted firefighters. The 25-year-old cob nearly died after he got stuck in his stable. The drama unfolded early when Flash's owner, Shirley
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Tendring: Crime-busting bid gets turned down
A bid for £36,000 towards a crime-busting mobile closed circuit television system for Tendring has been unsuccessful. Tendring Council applied for the Government cash to put towards the total cost of £120,000 for the initiative. But Harwich MP Ivan Henderson
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Soccer: South Essex non-league round-up
Putting on the pressure - Rochford Town, backed by ATS Services heating and plumbing, pulled off a 4-0 win over River Hawks in the Southend Junior League's Under-11 D Division at Rochford Recreation Ground. Picture: MALCOLM STOCKWELL Southend District
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Soccer: Diamond draw for Billericay in Trophy
Billericay Town have been rewarded for Saturday's superb home win over Hereford Town with a plum draw in their bid to make the last 16 of the FA Umbro Trophy. For they will host arguably the best non-league side in the country in round four on February
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Rugby: Billericay muster the perfect answer to off-field problems
Billericay bounced back from last week's frustrating off-the-field disappointments when they battled their way to a vital away win at second-placed Woodbridge. The Eastern Counties One side were stripped of two points by the League last week, but a great
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Chelmsford: 'Help our Jane learn to walk'
Help our daughter learn to walk. Mum Susan Hambling dreams of seeing her daughter Jane walk like any other little girl. She is hoping world-renowned treatment in eastern Europe could boost the nine-year-old even more in her battle against crippling cerebral
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Mid Essex: New bus links to rail stations idea
Commuters may soon be able to leave their cars at home thanks to a new community bus service. The commuter community bus scheme has already proved a great success in Coggeshall and now the Braintree Community Transport Project is seeking council funding
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Maldon: Cash injection for carnival
A deal with supermarket giant Safeway is likely to make Maldon's carnival the best ever. Safeway will be sponsoring the whole of carnival day on Saturday, August 5. The week-long entertainment beforehand will begin on July 30 with the crowning of the
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Colchester: Arson theory in wooden building fire
Arsonists are believed to have set light to a derelict wooden building. Firefighters were called to the disused detached property in Elmstead Road, Colchester, just after 3pm on Saturday. They fought flames between the external timber cladding and interior
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Witham, Hatfield Peverel: Police hunt man after shop raids
Police are hunting a man they believe could be responsible for three shop raids in Hatfield Peverel and Witham. In the first incident, a man went into Forbuoys newsagents in Hadfelda Square shortly before noon on Friday and asked for change. When the
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Colchester: Criminal classes to stop offences
Criminals in Colchester are to be given reading and writing lessons in a scheme aimed at stopping them offend again. Convicted criminals will be offered the chance to take part in the scheme when they are on probation. The idea is to equip them with skills
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Chelmsford: Company evacuated after chemical spill
The manager of a dry-cleaning company at the centre of a chemical leak yesterday said measures were in place to ensure it will not happen again. All 80 workers at County Linen in Springfield Road, Chelmsford, were evacuated and more than 20 were treated
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Chelmsford: Man dies in custody
An investigation is underway after a 26-year-old Chelmsford man died in police custody. The man, who has not yet been named, was arrested shortly after 12.30am on Sunday in Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford. Essex police went to the scene following a
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South Essex: Perrys jobs at risk as talks continue
Discussions were continuing yesterday over plans by Basildon-based Essex Ford to take over the franchise of Ford cars from Perrys. The future for Perrys - which has garages at Rayleigh Weir, Kent Elms Corner and Southchurch Road in Southend - is now uncertain
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Basildon: Blaze blamed on joyriders
Joyriders are suspected of crashing a car which started a fire and destroyed 40 pallets of roofing material. The burnt-out shell of a Ford Escort and the charred remains of hundreds of polystyrene and bitumen rolls were all that was left after fire swept
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Dovercourt: Lodger tries to cut off own hand
A man was taken to hospital after apparently trying to cut off his own hand in Dovercourt High Street. Police said a resident in High Street saw the man in the road harming himself with a serrated knife at 7.45am on Saturday. The man, who was staying
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Essex: POWs hope for a final court victory
More a thousand former POWs in Essex and East Anglia could be on the verge of receiving an official apology and up to £14,000 in compensation from the Japanese government. Japanese judges are set to rule in March on a six year court battle launched by
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Stanway: Caring wife to give kidney to sick husband
A woman is to donate a kidney to her sick husband to transform his quality of life. For more than three years, Mike Seymour, 53, of Stanway, has been waiting for a kidney transplant. He and wife June were to be admitted to Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
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South Essex: Winners and losers in CCTV cash bid
A million-pound bid for more spy cameras in Southend town centre is still undecided - while a Basildon housing scheme is set to receive a £13,500 CCTV grant. The Foyer, on Basildon's Cranes Court estate, is owned by Swan Housing Association and successfully
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Ashingdon: Horror as dog kills pet spaniel
A dog owner said she watched in horror as her springer spaniel was killed by a Japanese Akita dog. Amanda Bussey, 35, of Stanley Road, Ashingdon, was walking along a public footpath between Greensward Lane, Hockley, and The Chase, Ashingdon, with her
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Thundersley: Protesters claim a Virgin victory
Plans for a controversial new Virgin leisure complex in Thundersley hang in the balance after the Government ordered a public inquiry into the scheme. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott ruled an inquiry must be held before deciding whether to grant permission
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Soccer: Naylor's double keeps sun shining on Ipswich
The sunshine break in Tenerife appears to have paid dividends for George Burley and the Ipswich Town squad. Revitalised and refreshed from their four-day sojourn in the Spanish sun they confidently rolled over a dispirited Swindon side which has now gone
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Basildon: Emlyn's made of the write stuff
Young Emlyn Hann could not read or write when he joined a Basildon school just two terms ago. Now he has been named writer of the week and an inspiration to his mum who has found the confidence to pick up a book for the first time in her life. The eight-year-old
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Colchester: Computer help is 'waste of money'
Plans to spend £90,000 issuing laptop computers to Colchester councillors were today called a waste of taxpayers' money. Labour councillor Derrick Fairbrother, said the money could be better spent improving life for ordinary residents. All three main
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Soccer: Bramble going back to Ipswich
Ipswich Town are to recall Colchester United's on-loan defender Titus Bramble at the end of the month. Town boss George Burley today confirmed the 19-year-old central defender is needed back at Portman Road because of an injury to Manuel Thetis. Bramble
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Soccer: Southend's Player of the Millennium
We can today unveil former Shrimpers midfielder Steve Tilson as Blues' Player of the Millennium. The 33-year-old, who splits his time between captaining Ryman Premier Division promotion chasers Canvey and looking after the Seasiders' centre of excellence
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Rugby: Basildon's blaze of glory
Beer is so ingrained in the life of the rugby player that the loss of a club's entire stock would normally be seen as a catastrophe to rank alongside the arrival of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. But Basildon Rugby Club had far worse problems to
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School sports: Sisters show star quality...
Furtherwick Park pupils Sarah and Philippa Neller are going from strength to strength in squash. The Canvey sisters, who play for Kingswood Squash Club in Basildon, have been selected for the eastern England regional teams. However, that is only the tip
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Rugby: Second win of season for Harwich
Harwich secured their second league win of the season. Two Phil Armstrong penalties gave Harwich the lead, but Woodham ran back to score. Harwich hit back with an Adrian Dalby try. In the second half Harwich lost injured props Dave Southgate and Mark
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Dedham: Goodie gumdrops! John to restore famous bike
This three-seater bicycle will be familiar to all fans of 1970s comedy. The bike ridden by the Goodies - Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden - is somewhat worse for wear but is now awaiting the tender loving care of cycle collector and restorer
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Colchester: Army opposes school merger
The Army will oppose any moves to amalgamate a school which serves garrison children. Staff, governors, pupils and parents at Montgomery Infants and Junior schools gave the message loud and clear to members of Essex County Council education committee
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Wickford: Fake policeman is back in town
A bogus policeman who hounded Wickford's vulnerable old folk last year has returned to the town. The man tried to prey on an elderly woman living in Wick Lane, and this time he had false identification to back up his claims. Fortunately the pensioner
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Dedham: Comic buys Constable view
A field which helped inspire one of the country's greatest landscape painters has been sold to comedian Richard Digance. Post Office Meadow, in the heart of Dedham Vale, is featured in artist John Constable's masterpiece the Valley of the Stour with Stratford
