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Colchester: Dolphin swim is MS man's dream
A man with multiple sclerosis is hoping to swim with dolphins before his condition deteriorates. Former soldier Patrick Webber has said it is his greatest wish to swim with dolphins and friends are now pulling together to help his dream come true - but
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Colchester: Football stars in cheeky new strip
The sexier side of Colchester United Ladies' Football Club is to be revealed in a calendar. Posters for the charity calendar are now being put up and the team is hoping plenty of people will dig into their pockets and buy it as a gift in the run-up to
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Karate: Dutton battles through the pain
Westwood Karate Club's Shaun Dutton won bronze at a national championship -- just days after being knocked down and injured by a car. Shaun turned up to the United Kingdom Traditional Karate Federation senior championships in Blackpool with cuts, bruises
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Thundersley: Paper's hospice battle goes to the top
The Prime Minister has been bombarded with more than 2,000 appeal forms demanding the Government gives more cash to Little Haven children's hospice. The Evening Echo's Fair Deal For Sick Children campaign, launched in July, urged readers to unite to get
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Ice Hockey: Chelmsford Chieftains 2 - 3 Invicta Dynamos (English National Premier League)
Saturday's match at Riverside started like all local derbies, end to end attacking with no overall dominance, although the Dynamos seemed the more go ahead team, and so it proved to be when on 10.41 Matt Beveridge broke away during a Chieftains power
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Southend: Hospital staff have to apply for parking permits
Hospital staff in Southend are set to receive a letter telling them they must apply for parking permits. More than two-thirds of the 1,200 spaces at Southend Hospital are taken up by staff every day, leaving just 360 places for the public to park. The
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Chelmsford: Garage blaze treated as arson
A blaze which wrecked a key building forming part of a Chelmsford garage is being treated as arson. Firefighters arrived at Boyton Cross Motors to the sound of gas cylinders exploding and lumps of shrapnel flying through the air. Now a police and fire
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Soccer: Hammers have got it together
Midfield general Michael Carrick paid tribute to the unity and togetherness which has helped Hammers return to form at last. The young Geordie, who was a target for the Boleyn boo-boys earlier in the season, reckons the side has gained a new solidity
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Swimming: Individual successes in league
In the first round of the Speedo League South, Braintree & Bocking Swimming Club travelled to Kent to take on opposition from Burgess Hill, Dover, Hasting, Kingston and Maidstone. Braintree had to wait until the tenth event, for the Open 4X25m medley
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Pitsea: Rats are invading our park, residents claim
A park popular with dog-walkers and children has become overrun with rats, people living nearby have warned. Families who enjoy visiting Pitsea's Northlands Park have been disturbed to see the number of rodents living in the area. One couple, from Mill
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Weightlifting: Big Dave overcomes injury to take record
Basildon's Dave Venables has returned from Australia celebrating a new Commonwealth and British record. The 40-year-old weightlifter heaved a superb 297.5 kilos at the World Masters Games in Melbourne. The lift saw him snatch second place in the super-heavyweight
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Soccer: Bournemouth 3 - 3 Southend United (5 - 3 AET) (FA Youth Cup)
Extra time drama condemned Southend United to a 5-3 FA Youth Cup first round exit at Bournemouth last night. Marc Massey's side travelled to Dean Court confident of securing victory in this under-18 competition, which had originally been postponed last
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Thundersley: Mast safety tops council agenda
Mobile phone operators tried to calm safety fears over mobile phone masts being put up in Castle Point - but they were unable to convince borough councillors. In a lively debate, representatives from telecommunications firms Hutchison and Orange gave
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Chelmsford, Silver End: Crashes kill two on Essex roads
A teenager and a motorcyclist were killed in separate accidents on Essex roads. An 18-year-old car passenger, of Silver End, died when the vehicle overturned on Ashes Road, Cressing, near Braintree. Police said the accident happened at about 9.30pm yesterday
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Grays: Is club to close?
The future of the aQua nightclub in the middle of Grays is in doubt again. It has not opened for more than a week and it is not known when it will open again. DJ and former manager of the Orsett Road club Dean Lambert was forced to reorganise an under
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Brentwood: Property developer announces joint ventures
Brentwood-based property developer Countryside Properties has announced two joint ventures in Manchester totalling £127 million. They are a business, hotel and restaurant for the Princess Parkway area with US developer Liberty and 246 apartments in Salford
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Braintree: Stop home closing plea to cardinal
The head of the Catholic Church in England has been asked to help prevent the closure of a Braintree nursing home. A 2,500-name petition has been presented to the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, in the battle to stop the Missionary
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Snooker: Farebrother on march to glory
Former Evening Echo snooker champion Lee Farebrother made a winning start to his Benson and Hedges Championship challenge last night. He pulled off a 5-3 win over Thailand's Kwan Poomjang in the second round and now meets England's Andrew Higginson in
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North Essex: Phone call timing crucial to Bamber
The crucial question of whether Jeremy Bamber received a telephone call from his father to say his sister had gone berserk with a gun came under the spotlight at the Court of Appeal today. Michael Turner QC, for Bamber, who is serving life for the murders
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Halstead: Band appeal for parade
War veterans in Halstead are showing true Dunkirk spirit by launching an appeal to find a band to lead their Remembrance Day parade. The annual parade through the centre of Halstead was due to be led by the Suffolk Royals Marching Band. But the Halstead
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Clacton, Little Oakley: Mum tells of grief at son's drowning
A mother has told of her grief after her second son died from drowning. In June, 2000, David Brett, 42, of Little Oakley, died while going to the aid of a girl on Dovercourt seafront. Just over two years later, his brother Eddie Brett, 36, was found dead
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Colchester: 1,000 unfit homes set for revamp
Landlords will be offered loans to make 1,000 empty homes across Colchester fit to be lived in. The council initiative, which aims to improve the condition of 2,100 "unfit" privately-owned homes, is being introduced next month. It offers a range of loans
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Athletics: Paul leads Striders home
In cool but good running conditions, 21 Springfield Striders ran the Essex & Club 10 mile Championship Road Race at Tiptree on Sunday. They were lead home by Paul Dobson who finished in ninth place, in a time of 56 minutes, 27 seconds. Nine minutes
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Southend: 'I worked as agent for CIA' pilot says
A pilot on trial for smuggling £22million of cocaine into Southend Airport told Basildon Crown Court jury of his amazing undercover work for spy agencies. Rochford-born Christopher Barrett-Jolley, 55, stands accused with three other men of smuggling cocaine
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Braintree: Warning over bogus club cash collectors
A rugby club is warning people to be on the lookout for children claiming to be collecting money for its fireworks night. Over the past week youngsters, dressed in Hallowe'en costumes, have called at a number of houses on the Glebe Estate in Braintree
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Thorpe: Eurovision hope for singer Luisa
A Thorpe singer hopes to hit the right note with her entry in the Eurovision song contest. Luisa Fletcher, 23, of Colchester Road, was approached by Essex songwriters Peter Day and Greg Tinge to sing a tune written especially for her to submit as a possible
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Soccer: Moore out of running
Ronnie Moore is out of the running for the vacant manager's job at Ipswich Town. The Rotherham United boss has met with his chairman to discuss mounting speculation linking him with Portman Road. And, as result of their discussions, it has been confirmed
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Castle Point: Mayor meets a soul legend
Soul legend Isaac Hayes - who's also the voice of South Park's Chef - strutted his stuff with Castle Point's mayor at a charity bash which raised £30,000. Charles Smith joined 14 other mayors and deputy mayors from Sussex, Surrey and Kent at the annual
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Black Notley: Shotgun death tragedy
A man was found dead at his home in Black Notley today after a shotgun went off. Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene in Witham Road shortly before 7.30am. A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We received a call from a member of the public
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Thurrock: Dale drops in at bookshop
Television personality Dale Winton was in the Thurrock are at the weekend to launch a new bookshop He was at the launch of the new Borders book store on the Lakeside Retail Park, West Thurrock. Dale Winton with some of his fans at Borders on Saturday
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Clacton: Home damaged during car blaze
An abandoned car which was set on fire caused damage to a nearby house. Flames and heat from the blaze melted guttering, fascias and drainpipes at the house in Branston Road, Clacton Marina Ling, who lives at the property with husband Steve and two teenage
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Colchester: Holiday tragedy in Thailand
A 65-year-old woman died after being hit by a pick-up-truck while holidaying with her husband in Thailand, an inquest heard. Coroner's officer Ian Hunter told the Colchester inquest yesterday how Vivien Davies and husband Colin were both hit by the truck
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Castle Point: Three lanes for A127?
Around 30,000 residents in Castle Point will have a say about fighting traffic snarl-ups in the borough. Leaflets will be delivered to all the borough's homes next week to alert residents to a fortnight consultation period which will culminate in a crunch
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North Essex: Court to hear bank manager evidence
Lawyers arguing the case for Jeremy Bamber are hoping the appeal will hear fresh evidence from a bank manager today. Yesterday the hearing in London into Bamber's conviction heard the fifth of 15 grounds, which Bamber's team of lawyers say will prove
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Colchester: Co-op wants big revamp of store
Radical plans for the Co-op's Fiveways store in Stanway, Colchester, have been revealed. The store, in Peartree Road, is a centrepiece of the Peartree Retail Park and includes the main 68,000 sq ft food superstore and a 23,000 sq ft electronics store
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Colchester: Work to shut High Street
Repair work means Colchester High Street will be closed to traffic on Sundays, starting this weekend. The road will be closed on Sundays October 27, November 3 and November 17 from 2am through to 5am on Mondays, so repairs to crossings can be made. Colchester
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Laindon: Home will be a car
A brave woman is planning to sleep in the back of her car tonight to raise money for charity. Instead of heading home from work, Sindy Carmichael-Brown, 45, a market researcher for Ford Motor Company, will head for her Ford Fusion. Driving home a message
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Braintree: Ten hit by food poisoning scare
A suspected food poisoning outbreak is being investigated in Braintree. Environmental health officers from Braintree Council confirmed at least ten people have been left ill after eating at a restaurant in the district. The possible food poisoning incident
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Billericay: Angry postie Stacey's crash agony
Postwoman Stacey Smith today told how she was flung off her bicycle and left sitting on the floor to watch the van which hit her drive off. The 20-year-old, of Edward Close, Billericay, is now facing possible surgery and permanent damage and wants to
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Canvey: Praised for quick action in home fire
Firefighters and police have launched an investigation into a blaze which badly damaged the bedroom of a Canvey house. The island's emergency services were called to the blaze, in Second Avenue, on Tuesday night after a woman in her 30s dialled 999. The
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Pitsea: Caring PC in line for top police award
A probation officer has been shortlisted for a top police award. PC Andrew Copley, from Pitsea police station, is one of 19 probation officers fighting it out in the tenth annual Police Review Gala Awards. PC Copley was nominated by Essex Police for the
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Tennis: Helen shows great heart for National Championship battle
Basildon tennis ace Helen Crook has revealed how a heart scare almost thwarted her surge into the National Championships quarter-finals. Crook, 30, was today taking on top seed Julie Pullin at Bolton after squeaking past Holly Bagshaw 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7
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Colchester: Naked dancers to perform in town
Naked lap-dancing is coming to Colchester. A little bit of New York is heading to New Town as Club Forin got the green light last night to provide lap-dancing, pole-dancing and table-dancing in the town. Between eight and 14 young women will be hired
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South Essex: Bare-chested man offered Danielle lift home, court hears
A bare-chested man resembling defendant Stuart Campbell asked Danielle Jones if she wanted a lift home as she bought sweets at the village post office, Chelmsford Crown Court heard. A close pal of the missing 15-year-old told the jury how Danielle had
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Gymnastics: Team are beaming after Essex medals
Basildon's South Essex Gym Club had 21 representatives in the Essex County Championships -- with no less than 15 collecting medals. On the medal trail --15 Essex Championships winners from Basildon's South Essex club show their mettle. Picture: TERENCE
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Tennis: Hard weather storm to scoop Essex title
Westcliff Hardcourts have been crowned men's champions of Essex after the Division One title went down to the wire. Hardcourts faced Thorpe Bay in the showdown. The original fixture was postponed by rain and when the two teams met at the Hardcourts the
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South Essex: St Luke's gets Lotto handout
The care of cancer victims in south Essex has received a major boost thanks to a Lotto grant, it was announced today. St Luke's Hospice has picked up £318,000 from the New Opportunities Fund, the biggest of the lottery's good cause distributors. The cash
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Colchester: Computers to assess pupils
Computers are set to be used to assess pupils work at a Colchester school - as part of a pioneering project to ease teacher workloads. Philip Morant Technology College is today unpacking more than 100 computers after striking a unique and unprecented
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Soccer: Fulham 0 - 1 West Ham United (FA Barclaycard Premiership)
Paolo Di Canio fired home a last-minute penalty to put daylight between West Ham and the relegation zone for the first time this season. The ice-cool Italian kept his nerve and shot low to Fulham keeper Edwin van der Sar's left to earn Hammers another
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Sport: Sue's the star at drive-in movie
Sue Britten started her year as the new Lady Captain of Three Rivers in real sci-fi fashion. A great fan of Star Wars, Sue based her drive-in ceremony on the flim. Dressing herself as Princess Leia she found the force was with her as she drove the ball
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St Osyth: Widower dies in house fire
A 66-year-old disabled man died today following a house fire. The man was in an upstairs room at the house in Newton Way, St Osyth, when the blaze began in the early hours. It is believed he was awaiting an urgent hip operation, used crutches to walk
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Canvey: Charred clothing on victim's body
The body of a woman found strangled in her flat was partly covered by clothing, a court has heard. Science expert Ian Littley, who was called to assist the police inquiry team, told Chelmsford Crown Court there were charred remains of clothing on the
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Cycle Speedway: Rebels hit by theft
Great Wakering Rebels cycle speedway club have been hit by thieves who stole seven panels of fencing from their track at the village's Sports Centre. The theft took place late Sunday or early Monday morning -- just a few weeks after the club had received
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Colchester: David shines as his guitar hits the big stage
Discovering on of his favourite bands will be using a guitar based on his ideas was music to David Minter's ears. Mr Minter won a guitar made by Fret King about five years ago and was recently asked if he had any ideas about designing a new model. Now
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Hatfield Peverel: A12 set for improvements
The A12 at Hatfield Peverel is due to be improved and made safer during the next five years. That stretch of the busy trunk road has been highlighted in a Government study of transport between Ipswich and London, but no details have been decided yet.
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Yachting: International race ends in German victory
There was an international flavour to the sailing on the River Crouch at the weekend when Royal Corinthian Yacht Club's Dragon sailors took on a German yacht club from Hamburg, the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein, in a special team race for the Schedlt Trophy
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Soccer: Stockley set to make move
Sam Stockley was ready to pledge his future to Colchester United -if the right deal can be worked out. The popular, all-action utility man is thrashing out permanent transfer talks with U's boss Steve Whitton that will tie him to Layer Road for the remainder
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Hockey: Morgan nicks it for Southend
Southend Hockey Club celebrated a clean sweep of victories as their sides pushed aside opponents in their latest Printwize League contests. The first team totally dominated the entire match against East London but struggled to find a way past the opposing
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Essex: Adoptions are held up
Children awaiting adoption in Essex are having to face long waits because of problems with criminal checks. The backlog of cases at the Criminal Records Bureau, which carries out checks on individuals to ensure they are appropriate to have contact with
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Essex: Sailors' port concern
Thames Estuary sailors have voiced their concerns over the building of a massive P&O container port at Shell Haven. Representatives of the shipping giant attended a meeting at the Island Yacht Club on Canvey, to give a presentation and answer any
