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Soccer: D-Day for Athletic boss in Posh bid
Grays' director of football and financial backer Mike Woodward was today waiting to hear of his formal bid to purchase Peterborough United had been accepted. The Nationwide Division Two club had until today at 5pm to respond to his offer, made on Monday
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Colchester: Patients get to tune into panto
They say that laughter is the best medicine and Colchester patients will be able to enjoy all the fun of the theatre without leaving their beds. Hospital Radio Colchester is to broadcast a performance of the Mercury's panto Dick Whittington live to patients
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Soccer: Shrewsbury Town 0 - 1 Southend United (Nationwide Division Three)
Southend United eased the pressure on manager Rob Newman last night by succeeding where Premiership big-guns Everton had failed. The Merseyside giants were the last visitors to Gay Meadow for an FA Cup third round clash, which ended in veteran striker
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Brentwood: Shock at death of pupil Darren
Shock and sadness swept a Brentwood school this week after a "model student" died suddenly from suspected meningitis. Brentwood County High pupil Darren Brooks, 15, was due to take mock GCSE exams on Monday, but instead tearful staff and schoolfriends
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Southend: Council tax rate not set
Southend's residents will have to wait more than a month to find out how much their pockets will be hit by next year's council tax increase. The spending plans of the council's cabinet will first go to scrutiny committees for a detailed examination and
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Soccer: East Thurrock United 0 - 1 Billericay Town (Senior Cup)
Billericay kept their hopes of winning the Essex Senior Cup alive last night with a 1-0 success at Ryman First Division North strugglers East Thurrock United. With both teams being well below full strength due to suspensions and ineligibility, this was
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Braintree: Councillor defends scrapping of cheap lesiure tickets
The decision to axe cheap season tickets at public leisure centres has been defended by a senior councillor. Braintree Council is conducting a price review at its centres across the district, as many prices vary widely depending on the location. Among
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Rugby: Plucky Jim rewarded with new deal
Grays rugby star Jim Evans has put two years of injury hell behind him and signed a new contract with top Zurich Premiership side Harlequins. Jim, 22, has inked a two-year deal at The Stoop after finally getting an injury-free run in the first team this
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Tiptree: No decision made on road name row
The controversy surrounding the naming of a new road in Tiptree will continue after Colchester councillors could not decide what to call it. The council's overview and scrutiny panel declined to say whether or not it should be named after a boy who died
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Castle Point: Cash windfall in homes deal
A bold deal has clinched Castle Point Council £80,000 worth of improvements in Hadleigh in return for letting developers build 72 new homes. The planning committee agreed plans from Hollybrook Ltd to demolish industrial buildings at Oak Road South, Hadleigh
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Colchester: New project for mental health services
A pioneering project to boost mental health services has been launched in Colchester. The new initiative at the Lakes, Colchester's acute in-patient psychiatric unit, will help modernise services for people with severe mental health problems who need
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Castle Point: Crisis golf course may be leased out
The troubled Castle Point golf course could soon be leased out in a bid to turn around its fortunes, a leading councillor told today. Castle Point Council, which owns the complex in Canvey, has already lost an estimated £3,000 in income from green fees
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Soccer: Halstead 0 - 1 Cornard (East Anglian Cup)
Halstead Town's aim to give more threat up front was not fulfilled last night as they failed to find the back of the net and were subsequently dumped out of the East Anglian Cup at the second round stage. Despite new boy Dave Kenyon from Stanway making
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West Bergholt: All-weather pitch set to open
A sports facility costing nearly £60,000 could be opening in a Colchester village by summer. Work on the all-weather pitch next to the Lorkin Daniel Playing Field in Lexden Road, West Bergholt, could be underway by the end of the month. The pitch has
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Grays: Leniency for post worker who stole
A postal worker who stole more than £25,000 by helping himself to pension and child benefit payments has been spared jail. Hamit Pankhania, 44, of Grangewood Avenue, Grays, admitted six charges of theft, six charges of false accounting and asked for scores
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Noak Bridge: Hens plucked from peril
Battery chickens have been given a new lease of life - thanks to animal lovers. Saved - Jackie Kendall hugs one of the hens Picture: ROBIN WOOSEY Jackie Kendall of New Waverley Road, Noak Bridge, has made it her mission to rescue chickens from around
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Essex: Call for high-speed connections
Broadband internet connections are hailed as the cutting edge of technology, offering blistering download speeds for a flat fee. But only 20 per cent of telephone lines in Essex can carry the technology because they haven't been upgraded to carry broadband
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Maldon: In a tangle over festive lights
A review of who puts up Maldon's Christmas lights is under way after the 2002 display was criticised. Maldon Town Council has claimed it is still reviewing whether it will pay the full price for the display, and at a meeting of the finance and general
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Stanford-le-Hope: New car reflects Janet's success
It has been a winning start to the year for sales boss Janet Pamment. She has swapped her Ford Escort for a gleaming new Toyota Rav 4 GX worth £17,000, with free tax and insurance, thanks to her success as a sales consultant. Prize - Janet Pamment with
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Witham: Michael's big dream house
A Witham businessman is building one of the largest houses in Essex. Spread over 22,000 square feet, and surrounded by 25 acres of landscaped gardens, work has now started on High Oaks at Creephedge Lane, East Hanningfield, and when it is completed the
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Halstead: £4.4m pool work starts
Work has started on a £4.4 million swimming pool and leisure centre in Halstead. Braintree Council chairman Kathy Tearle put on a hard hat and joined Bob Leach, site manager with Jacksons Construction, to cut the first turf of the new leisure centre in
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Benfleet, Canvey: Playing field right for youth centre
The chairman of Canvey 2000 has today hit back at suggestions that a new youth centre planned for Benfleet should be built on the island instead. The charity Legacy XS is behind proposals for the £125,000 centre which would cover around a quarter-of-an-acre
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South Essex: On top of World
Former Evening Echo reporter Andy Coulson has been appointed editor of the News of the World. Andy, formerly deputy editor, replaces Rebekah Wade, who became editor of the Sun, following the resignation of David Yelland. Andy worked on the Evening Echo
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Southend: Landslide will cost millions
Southend Council is to ask the Government to foot the bill for damage caused by the Cliffs landslide with the amount expected to run into several million pounds. At a behind-doors meeting of the council's cabinet, members decided on a financial package
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Soccer: Great Wakering Rovers 2 - 2 Slough Town (Ryman First)
Wakering continue to do their best to throw a spanner in the promotion works of some of the illustrious promotion-chasing teams in Ryman Division One North. Four weeks ago Rovers shocked leaders Northwood 2-0 at Burroughs Park. Last night they couldn't
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Soccer: Clarke - I'm back
Southend United winger Steven Clark staked his claim for a permanent first-team spot after playing a starring role in last night's 1-0 win at Shrewsbury Town. The 20-year-old's exciting pace-packed run gave birth to Blues midfielder Jay Smith's decisive
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Braintree: Freeport swimming centre to go-ahead
The first splash in a new swimming pool for Braintree has moved a step closer after plans were given the green light. Outline plans for a swimming complex at Millennium Way, near the Freeport shopping village, got the go-ahead from members of a planning
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Soccer: Purfleet 1 - 2 Grays (FA Trophy)
Grays booked an FA Trophy fourth round visit to former Football League club Halifax with this victory at Ship Lane in an Essex derby between two Ryman Premier sides. But it was a goal-keeping error which cost them as Grays enjoyed their second Thurrock
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Swimming: Pickering dives into Canvey swim awards
Commonwealth gold medalist Karen Pickering MBE dipped in to Canvey Island Swimming Club to make awards night go with a splash. National stars - Karen Pickering (seated) with Canvey Island Swimming Club's national competitors on their awards night Picture
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Water Polo: Buoyant swimmers clinch debut title
Southend swimming club's water polo team have completed a triumphant season by clinching an impressive double. First up was a championship success, with the Seasiders lifting the Division Four title in their first year competing in the London water polo
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Soccer: Makin - We're back in form
Chris Makin believes Ipswich Town have rediscovered their 'golden touch' despite squandering a host of chances at Burnley. The defender - available for selection again after serving a two-match suspension - insists his team-mates are firing on all cylinders
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Hockey: Chelmsford eye play off spot after weekend routs
Chelmsford got off to a good start in this year's Indoor League by winning their opening two matches on day one, at The Edge Sports Centre in Haslemere. They began with a comfortable 8-1 win over newly promoted Liverpool Quilters. Chelmsford had to be
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Braintree: Parking row rumbles on
A row over car parking has not been solved despite plans being approved which would offer spaces. Permission was given last night to build homes behind Braintree's Bradford Street and provide parking for residents of Friars Lane. Consent was granted at
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Soccer: U's shareholders to be told of profit
Colchester United shareholders will be told of a £265,000 profit for the year ending May 31, 2002 at the club's annual meeting in February. But U's chairman Peter Heard, whose board of directors are desperate not to slip backwards in their quest to maintain
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Soccer: Tiptree United 4 - 1 Waltham Abbey (Essex Senior Cup)
Tiptree United got their first game of the new year off to a flyer when they demolished Waltham Abbey in the Essex Senior Cup fourth round. And the unlikely two-goal hero of the night was central defender Ian Fish. Tiptree boss Neil Farlie confessed:
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Leigh: Mystery future of Volvo showroom
Speculation is rising that a former car dealership in Leigh could be turned into flats and a restaurant or wine bar. The Volvo dealership, which occupied its London Road for 40 years, closed in December. The land was sold shortly afterwards, reputedly
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Braintree, Witham: Festive postman delivers help for hospice
A big-hearted postman has delivered a boost for charity after going on his rounds dressed as Santa. Postman Derek Cottis, of Tabor Avenue, Braintree, today said he raised £736 for Farleigh Hospice by dressing up as Santa to do his deliveries on December
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Basildon: Blaze guts restaurant
Experts were today probing the cause of a massive blaze which destroyed an Indian restaurant in Basildon. Up to 15 firefighters faced searing heat and billowing smoke as they tackled the fierce fire at Asia Spice in Cranes Farm Road early today. Destroyed
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Rochford: Council tax rise of nine per cent
Council taxpayers in the Rochford district are set to face a nine per cent rise to pay for local services - but the actual amount which will be taken out of their pockets will almost certainly be a great deal more. Rochford only accounts for a small amount
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Thorpe: Developer 'not obeying rules'
Work on a new £2 million village golf course is going out of bounds. That's the claim of a neighbouring farmer and parish councillors, who are concerned that the developer is not sticking to conditions laid down when he was given permission for the site
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Angling: Second win for man of the moment Busby
Basildon Angling Centre squad member Alan Busby underlined his man of the moment status by taking his second consecutive win in the Ridley Angling Products Gloucester Park series. His tremendous haul of 19lb 3oz quality roach was taken in just five hours
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Chelmsford: Chief executive backs Massachusetts links
Links between Chelmsford and its namesake town in Massachusetts have won official backing. Chelmsford Borough Council's chief executive, Martin Easteal was due to speak to councillors on the issue today. He told the Essex Chronicle: "We welcome increased
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Bradfield, Mistley: Radio mast lights raise concern
The lights have gone out on the radio transmitter mast on the Bradfield-Mistley border, raising fears of an air disaster. For several weeks, the flashing white warning lights have been missing from the 500ft BBC mast at the junction of Steam Mill Road
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Colchester: Pair locked up for attack on man
Two teenagers have been locked up for attacking a man in Colchester's Castle Park. Adam St John was punched and kicked after trouble flared in the park last summer, Chelmsford Crown Court heard. One of his attackers had been ordered by a court to pay
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Essex: Visit hopes high, despite Queen's op
Hopes are high that the Queen will still be able to visit Essex this month, even though she is recovering from an operation. Following the news that she underwent a successful operation to remove a torn cartilage from her right knee, a spokeswoman for
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Soccer: Abildallah is back in fold
Nabil Abidallah today revealed his burning ambition to pin down a regular first-team spot at Ipswich Town. The Dutchman had become the forgotten man of Portman Road since his brief flirtation with the first-team in 2000. Now he is back in the reckoning
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Recycling rulings welcomed
New Chamber Members Ink Xpress, the Colchester-based eco-friendly refill specialist, has welcomed new EU directives encouraging the recycling of ink cartridges. In a move to ban printer manufacturers from forcing customers to buy own-brand ink refills
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Colchester: Sisters join forces to open agency
Three sisters are launching their Colchester letting agency with a New Year's resolution - they promise a fair deal for landlords and tenants alike. Nicola Hamblion, 36, Lyndsey Ives, 30, and Danielle Fuller, 24, have opened Hot Lets in High Street. Business
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Tilbury: Brickie's life sentence
A Tilbury bricklayer has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 45-year-old Peter Gould in the town last year. Phillip Battie, 33, of Cowper Avenue, Tilbury, was convicted at Ipswich Crown Court. Mr Gould died in Basildon Hospital in April
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Canvey: Joyriders torch car in field
Young joyriders were today thought to be responsible for stealing a car and setting it alight in the middle of a Canvey field. Wreck - the burned out car Picture: ROBIN WOOSEY Firefighters believe the Fiesta had been burning for up to half an hour before
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There's no business like e-business
The Christmas period brought plenty of festive cheer for online retailers, who according to research, have enjoyed bumper sales despite one of the poorest retail seasons to date. Figures have started to come in which suggest that the 2002 e-commerce boom
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Witham: Rare find of porcelain
Millions of pounds of extremely rare porcelain could see the light of day - for the first time in 500 years - in Witham It follows the discovery of a 15th century vessel carrying 100,000 pieces of unique porcelain off the Vietnamese coast. China plates
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Athletics: Regional medal joy for Sam and Abi
Gymnasts from the Wickford based Carousel Club were in medal-winning form in the Recreational Regional Apparatus finals at Ipswich. At the double - Samantha Daniels (left) and Abigail Leonard were in medal-winning form Picture: ROBIN WOOSEY In the 13
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Walton, Frinton: They're the golden girls
Bring on the girls! These four fundraisers have given years of service to help boost the coffers of the RNLI, and they're off to London to pick up their awards. Between them they have chalked up almost 100 years' service. Barbara Pearce, vice-president
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Frinton, Walton: Councillors may ban water bikers
The problem of nuisance water bikers and speedboats is to be considered by councillors. And one suggestion is to ban powered craft using seafront launching ramps along the Tendring coast all together. The only exception would be to anglers using powered
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Basildon: Learn how to coppice
Wat Tyler Country Park is offering residents a chance to take part in a conservation project. Participants will learn the art of coppicing - how to cut back scrub in a manner which encourages ground flora to flourish, which in turn sustains other wildlife
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Help in the countryside
The new rural business support network, WayMark-Essex, is planning a series of evening meetings around the county. Topics to be covered include banking, business support, customer care, retirement issues and business diversification. Meetings will start
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Soccer: Sights set on Gunner Liam
Arsenal central defender Liam Chilvers could be a surprise inclusion in Colchester United's squad for Saturday's vital away clash with runaway Second Division leaders Wigan Athletic. Chelmsford-born Chilvers was due to play in this afternoon's reserve-team
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Chamber president in TV debate
The Chamber's president Robert Leng, who is also president of the East of England Chambers of Commerce, was invited to take part in a television debate about the future development of Stansted Airport. Mr Leng was in the studio audience on Anglia TV's
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Wickford: Silent witnesses to factory blaze
Three explosions rocked a business park as a huge fire destroyed a garden ornament factory. Twenty-five firefighters battled for several hours to bring the fire at Elms Business Park, Cranfield Park Road, Wickford, under control, overcoming the lack of
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Witham: Steve runs for his soccer idol Bobby
Lifelong West Ham fan Steve Scott has forked out £1,000 to run the London Marathon wearing number 1966 - and pay homage to his footy idol Bobby Moore. Mr Scott, 34, will run the marathon in April with the magic number on his vest the year West Ham and
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Maldon: Witness appeal after road rage attack
Police are appealing for witnesses after a road rage incident during which, a man was assaulted and left with a fractured spine. A 34-year-old man from the Maldon area was arrested on New Year's Eve on suspicion of the assault and was bailed while police
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Soccer: Hitchin 1 - 3 Canvey Island (Bryco Cup)
Canvey, with latest signing Finnish international Jukka Ruhanen making a bright full debut, cruised through to the quarter-finals of the Ryman League's Bryco Cup last night. The Islanders, until this season, had a chronic record at their Hertfordshire
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Basildon: Grimebusting machines stolen
Three new anti-graffiti machines which Basildon Council unveiled to a great fanfare have been stolen. The Grimebuster pressure washers, which blast graffiti off walls and pavements, were taken from the council's depot in Barleylands Road, Billericay.
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Essex: Study into delays discharging patients
A major study into delays in discharging mainly elderly patients from hospital has been completed by the new Essex Partnership Panel. The study was carried out over 15 months by the Essex overview and scrutiny partnership panel which has been given statutory
