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Great Warley: Business park bid given green light
A multi-million pound bid to establish a business park in Great Warley has been given the green light by a Government inspector. The 15 acre site is currently occupied by pallet manufacturer Chep UK, but the £45 million plans could lead to the end of
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Chelmsford: Council claims expansion not proved
The government has not made a case for a new airport, or massive airport expansion in the south-east, it has been claimed. The message from Chelmsford Borough Council to the government in response to consultation on the future of air transport in the
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Clacton: Arsonists blamed for town centre fires
Firefighters from Clacton were called out eight times in just over three hours to deal with a number of small blazes across Clacton town centre started by young arsonists. The incidents started just after 5pm yesterday and carried on until 8.30pm. They
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Soccer: Liverpool 2 - 0 West Ham United (Premiership)
The brilliance of Michael Owen plunged West Ham back into the thick of the relegation battle, but it was little more than they deserved after an unadventurous display at Anfield. The Hammers were out-passed and out-thought by Liverpool in a display which
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Essex: At last, residents get power again
All homes across Essex which were left without electricity after the devastating storms have finally got their power back. High winds eight days ago cut off power to an estimated 100,000 homes across the county. An estimated 1,100 houses within a radius
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Colchester: Households begin green waste trial
A trial of latest plans for recycling and waste management is to start next week. Colchester Council will give 58,000 homes the chance to take part in a trial of kerbside collections of green waste. It is an extension of a scheme that has been running
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Westcliff: Man cops bill for alarm theft
A call to clean up pavements in Rochford town centre will be made to the district council environmental services committee on Thursday. Labour councillors, led by Rochford member Maureen Vince, will be urging that action is taken. Mrs Vince said considerable
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Canvey: Flat fire tests 'flawed'
Evidence said to link a man with murder could be as shaky as that which wrongly convicted the Birmingham pub bombers, a forensic expert has told Chelmsford Crown Court. Ian Jarvis, 37, of Second Avenue, Canvey, denies murdering Ann Marie Couldridge, 28
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Southend: Cheers! Here's to my DIY store
From the hard grind of charity fundraising to the sharp end of retailing - that is Tony Wilson's latest career move and a cause for breaking open the bubbly. For the past four years, Tony has been charity projects manager at Southend Hospital where he
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Brightlingsea: Firemen's prickly rescue
Firemen were faced with a prickly problem after a hedgehog got stuck up a drainpipe. It took Brightlingsea firemen 30 minutes to get the animal out after delicately prising it free. The hedgehog was left with the occupier of the house in Church Road,
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Harwich: Guy carnival gets wet, wet, wet
It was time to dress up, poke fun and get wet, wet, wet. Despite the torrential downpour, thousands of spectators, young and old, braved the rain to support this year's traditional Harwich Guy Carnival on Saturday. After it was over, the organisers, Harwich
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Billericay: Toy gun sparks big alert
A couple larking about in fancy dress costumes, with a toy gun, sparked a major police alert. The force helicopter was sent up and armed officers deployed. The couple were traced three hours later, unaware of the panic they had caused as they tried on
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Soccer: Career fears for Stockley
Sam Stockley fears his Football League career could be over unless his ill-fated free transfer from Oxford to Colchester United is completed in the next few days. The former Barnet wing-back is currently caught in the middle of a wrangle after his new
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Chelmsford: Postal vote rejected
A move to introduce all postal voting for next year's Chelmsford borough council elections failed at a full meeting of the Liberal Democrat led authority last Wednesday. Labour councillor Russell Kennedy said that all postal voting would increase turnout
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Soccer: Ipswich Town 1 - 2 Crystal Palace (Nationwide Division One)
Lacking creativity at one end and easily exposed at the other. That's the simple way to describe this fresh setback for Ipswich Town at Portman Road. Boss Joe Royle has signalled his intention to bring in a loan striker this week, and the need could not
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Southend: Tax dodge cars to be clamped
Untaxed vehicles in Southend will be wheel-clamped under tough proposals revealed by the Government. The move is just one of a range of measures ann-ounced by environment minister Lord Whitty in the House of Lords and should come into force before the
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Colchester: Early Christmas cheer in town
November has started and for one family so has Christmas! John and June Claydon have bedecked their home with fairy lights in what must be one of the earliest domestic festive displays. The couple are famed for their festive display at their home at Larch
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Soccer round-up: Christie creates chaos in U's defence....
Colchester lost 4-2 at Mansfield in Nationwide Division Two with striker Iyseden Christie scoring four times. Christie headed the home side into the lead on 19 minutes before Joe Keith equalised on 24 minutes from a penalty. But the Mansfield striker
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Soccer: Berkhamstead Town 2-2 Bishop's Stortford (FAT)
Stortford will be hoping that November holds better fortunes than the club's nightmate October. An FA Cup exit, coupled by dismal league form has seen Martin Hayes' men slip down the Ryman Premier table. But the FA Trophy may provide a needy distraction
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Wickford: Shop reopening is delayed
The reopening of one of the county's oldest cycle shops after a £75,000 revamp has had to be put back a week. Cycle King - formerly Prentice's - in Wickford, was due to reopen on Saturday after an 11-week closure. However, work has taken a little longer
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Southend: Motive mystery in murder hunt
Police were today trying to find a motive for the murder of Barry Redsull. The 27-year-old supermarket manager was stabbed repeatedly outside his home on the Woodgrange estate, Southend, where he lived with his widowed mother. He left work at the Somerfield
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Colchester: No travellers say residents
Residents used people power in their protest against plans for a travellers' site on their doorstep. More than 180 residents took to the streets and marched in protest. The throng of people paraded through the streets of Old Heath, Colchester, yesterday
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Chelmsford: Uncertainty at former Marconi company
Shock job losses and uncertainty have gripped a former Marconi company in Chelmsford less than 12 weeks after its brave new start as E2V Technologies. It is having to act quickly to meet obligations to its Berkshire-based investment company partner 3i
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Chelmsford: Blitz on burglary plan
Chelmsford's Melbourne district is being singled out for special attention in an all-out attack on burglary. The area - identified by police as a problem zone - will be targeted with school and shopping centre visits, leaflet drops and high profile policing
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Soccer: Mansfield 4 - 2 Colchester United (Nationwide Division Two)
Defeated U's boss Steve Whitton said people will look at this result in their newspapers and see Lyseden Christie scored four, Colchester United scored two. What they won't see was how badly the ten-man U's defended, but also how unlucky they were not
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Soccer: Hastings United 1-0 Chelmsford City (FAT)
Landry Zahoni-Oni's instinctive finish was good enough to see Hastings progress in the FA Trophy, as Chelmsford bowed out in the 1st Round. Two Cup exits within the space of a month now mean it is the league that takes priority for Paul Parker's men,
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Soccer: Harlow make it into next round
League fixtures gave way to FA Trophy 1st Round ties on Saturday for our Ryman Division One North sides, with Harlow Town making it through to Round Two at the first attempt. Visitors Wealdstone will however wonder how they failed to at least gain a replay
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Colchester: Car lift teenager robbed
A teenager who accepted a lift to a nightclub was assaulted and robbed of his gold chains. The victim was in Queen Street, Colchester, early on Saturday morning when two men offered to drive him to Kings in Copford. In return he was asked to show them
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Soccer: Vikings win the lottery
Ashingdon's Assandun Vikings girls FC have had a lotto success after winning some lottery funds for their newly formed club. The team, formed in August, were awarded £5,000 which will go towards promoting girls football in the area. Eye on the prize -
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Soccer: Emmanuel complete charity hat-trick
Emmanuel Church pulled off their third charity soccer success when they won a competition at Thorpe Bay High School. The seven-a-side event was organised by Russell King, of Westcliff Baptist, to raise cash for the Prodigal Son Ministries to buy "Lion
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Soccer: Roeder concern at home form
West Ham hover on the brink of the relegation zone once again after defeat at league leaders Liverpool -- but manager Glenn Roeder admitted he was more concerned about the side's home form. There is no shame in losing 2-0 at Anfield, even if a more attacking
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Southend: Search on for bank attacker
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault where a man punched another in the face several times. The incident happened at the Abbey National, in Southend High Street, within the Costa Coffee shop inside the bank. Police, who have only just
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Soccer: No pressure for Newman
Southend United boss Rob Newman denied he was feeling the pressure following Saturday's 1-0 Roots Hall defeat against Wrexham. Visiting midfielder Steve Thomas grabbed the only goal of the game just before half-time, extending Blues' depressing run to
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Colchester: Great and the good go to jail
The great and the good of Colchester were locked up for the night in the town's oldest jail. As the heavy vault doors slammed shut on mayor Nigel Chapman and other community figures, they had to remind themselves it was all for charity. Cheque out - hospital
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Basildon: Kids evacuated after school gas explosion
Children at a special needs school in Basildon were today praised for their bravery and calm evacuation process following a gas explosion. Staff and 71 pupils at Elmbrook School, in Church Road, had to be evacuated after a gas system on the side of the
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Soccer: Bracknell Town 0-2 Heybridge Swifts (FAT)
Exciting times at Heybridge Swifts, and a two-pronged Cup campaign was strengthened on Saturday with FA Trophy success at Bracknell Town. With a money-spinning FA Cup tie against Bristol City just two weeks away, Heybridge did well to confirm their attacking
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Laindon: Fire leaves family homeless
A family were left homeless today after fire ripped through their Laindon home on Saturday morning. Fire crews were called to the scene, in Bourne Close at around 7.05am to find the mid-terrace house well ablaze. The family, who have not been named, escaped
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Basildon: Bikes stolen from trailer
The public is being warned to look out for limited edition children's bikes which were stolen from a trailer. The Unimoto Cobra bikes were stolen from a lorry near Basildon's Festival Business Park in the early hours of Friday. A total of 18 red bikes
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Basildon: Brave transplant tot Sherielea is back at home
Toddler Sherielea James has a smile bright enough to light up the darkest of winter mornings as she recovers at home from a liver transplant. Today her mum, Samantha, 29, revealed how the operation wasn't a moment too soon after doctors discovered a tumour
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Thurrock: Police alert after Lakeside car-jack
Essex Police today urged motorists to be vigilant after a woman had her Mercedes stolen by carjackers at Lakeside Shopping Centre. The 48-year-old woman was locking her purple saloon in a loading bay close to the Warner Bros cinema when she was approached
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Maldon: Thousands brave the weather to see park display
Only the British would stand in the pouring rain listening to Land of Hope and Glory while sticking it out to the end of a fireworks display. This was the observation that struck organisers of Maldon Rotary Club's 27th fireworks display at the Promenade
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Brentwood: Parents fears for care home
Anxious parents of residents at Ingatestone's Trueloves Care Home fear it is again facing the threat of closure. Their new worries stem from a meeting between them and representatives from The Shaftesbury Society, which owns the Trueloves Lane site, last
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Soccer: Great Wakering Rovers 2 - 2 Ford United (FA Trophy)
Alan Hull's Wakering braves refused to bow to the seemingly inevitable when Premier visitors Ford took the lead as this entertaining FA Trophy first round game at Burroughs Park moved into injury-time. They grabbed an 11th hour equaliser to earn a second
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Chelmsford: Chloe still has stars in her eyes
Popstars: The Rivals reject Chloe Staines vowed today: "I'll be back". The Chelmsford 18-year-old was voted off the television search for a girl and boy band on Saturday night. But Chloe said today she would not give up on her bid for stardom. She was
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Rochford: Waiting changes
Plans for new waiting restrictions in North Street, Rochford, are likely to be dropped because of opposition from local residents. The district council's environment committee will be told that there had been a number of objections to limited waiting
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Soccer: Billericay Town 1-3 Purfleet (FAT)
Friday night's all-Essex FA Trophy clash went the way of Purfleet, who recorded a stunning victory at New Lodge. With three goals in five matches before this clash, it has not been difficult to see where Purfleet's problems have arisen from. But a brace
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Harold: NHS introduces PALS
NHS patients in Harold are to benefit from a new all-purpose advice and information service being launched this week across the Havering borough. Following a string of successful trials across the UK, the Patient Advice and Liaison Service - PALS for
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Rayne: Vandals target hall
Vandals have ripped off a drainage pipe from Rayne village hall in the latest of a run of problems. The damage was discovered at the Gore Road hall on Friday morning, where a drainage pipe had been pulled off the wall by the front entrance. The damage
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Westcliff: Man cops bill for alarm theft
A man has been ordered to pay the police £1,100 compensation after he removed a digital intruder alarm they had installed at his former girlfriend's house. Carmine Rizzo, 24, of St Helen's Road, Westcliff, admitted breaking into the house he used to share
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Soccer: Southend United 0 - 1 Wrexham (Nationwide Division Three)
Southend United skipper Kevin Maher nearly gave Blues the perfect start against Wrexham. The midfielder connected well with a second minute free-kick, but Dragons goalkeeper Paul Whitfield was equal to the effort and tipped the ball over the bar. Wrexham
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Canvey: Crowds show Bond spirit
Pouring rain failed to dampen Canvey's spirits as 1,500 people turned out for a musical fireworks show. The four-hour spectacular at the Waterside Farm recreation ground was dubbed Mission Incredible. Thousands of pounds worth of explosives were launched
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South Essex: Time to stand up and be counted
Politicians and campaigners called on the people of south Essex to stand up and be counted in the fight against the proposed Cliffe airport. They warned Cliffe is not only the Government's number one option for a new hub airport, it was their only option
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Witham: Jobs to be axed at firm
Workers at a Witham company face the axe. J F Nott, an office furniture manufacturing and distribution company based on the Eastways industrial estate, is to make 18 workers redundant. Chairman Mark Nott said: "It is always a sad time when you are left
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Soccer: St Albans 2-4 Braintree (Ryman Premier League)
Braintree's season tore into life on Saturday, thumping former league leaders St Albans City 4-2 at Clarence Park in the shock of the season so far. Town, nine league games without a win before Saturday and only one all season, launched into this clash
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Soccer: Massey quits the Shrimpers
Southend United's youth team coach Marc Massey has resigned it was revealed today. The former Chelsea defender, 42, quit his post before the weekend, citing personal reasons for his shock departure. And Blues boss Rob Newman, who took charge of the Shrimpers
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Broomfield: Villagers want new road
Broomfield villagers are calling for a new road across the Chelmer valley to relieve the village from increased traffic when the hospital expands. That is the conclusion of a survey by Broomfield Parish Council which reported that 88 per cent of those
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Tilbury: Three die in crash horror
Three men of Kosovan origin have died after the car they were travelling in landed upside down in a ditch in Tilbury. The men were among five people - four men and a woman - travelling along Dock Approach Road when their K-reg blue Vauxhall Cavalier left
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South Essex: Shopkeepers tell of terror
Shopkeepers today told of their terror as more than 100 youths went on the rampage letting off fireworks before smashing up phone boxes, bus shelters and shops. Worried motorists driving along London Road through Tarpots, in Benfleet, called the police
