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Manics on NME stage
The Manics are taking to the NME stage to celebrate an impressive 13 years as one of the UK's most vital bands. The V'99 headliners return to showcase the best tracks from an illustrious career that has brought a mightily impressive 27 Top 40 hits including
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Soccer: Wigan 2 1 Colchester (Nationwide Division Two)
Colchester were left facing a real threat of relegation after going down bravely to runaway Second Division leaders Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium The U's frustrated their inform hosts and made them fight all the way for their 11th successive League
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Leigh: Homes hit by blaze power cut
An underground explosion in an electrical box blacked out more than 230 homes in Leigh. The fire at the junction of London Road and Burnham Road, Leigh, on Saturday left homes without electricity, some for up to 11 hours. Firefighters found flames coming
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Soccer: Ipswich Town 3-0 Preston North End (Nationwide League Division One)
Three points, three goals and another clean-sheet added up to a hugely satisfying afternoon for Ipswich Town. Seven days after fluffing chances galore at Turf Moor, Darren Bent was the hero as he guided his side to a victory every bit as comfortable as
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Southend: Protesters take park road battle to MPs
Campaigners opposed to a major traffic scheme in Southend have held a weekend of vigils to kick-start a month of intensive campaigning. Parklife, who are against the widening of Priory Crescent, targeted the offices of the town's MPs with placards to
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Westcliff: Girl is grabbed in street
A teenage girl was grabbed by a man as she walked to school in Westcliff. She was walking along London Road at about 8.40am on Friday when her arm was gripped by a stranger who said: "Where are you going babe?" The terrified victim pulled away and crossed
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Clacton: Arsonists destroy holiday caravan
Arsonists are believed to be to blame for a blaze which destroyed a £16,000 caravan on one of Clacton's leading holiday parks Two crews of firefighters from the town's station tackled the flames which almost spread to a neighbouring unit at the Highfield
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Basildon: Transport blow for disabled
Disabled people in Basildon will have to get used to having less money for transport, as a lottery project comes to an end. In the past residents with mobility problems have been given £25 each month - the equivalent of £300 a year - from lottery funding
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Small businesses will be going online
Small businesses will be going online through a support group which is to be launched by the Essex Chambers of Commerce on April 10 at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Rivenhall. Memebers of the new e-business club will receive information, guidance and practical
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South Essex: It's a nightmare! Family home floods yet again
A family have today spoken of the "absolute nightmare" they have endured after their house flooded for the fourth time. Mick Peach and his family have had to move out of their house again after a burst water main flooded their home with more than a foot
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Basildon: Sheriff's VIP trip to wards
Patients at Basildon Hospital's mental health unit welcomed a VIP to the wards. The High Sheriff of Essex David Boyle dropped in at South Essex Partnership NHS Trust, spending the day taking part in an extensive tour of wards at both Basildon and Runwell
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Colchester: Soldiers to go to Gulf
Soldiers from Essex are amongst those to be sent to the Gulf, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has announced. Mr Hoon told the House of Commons that up to 30,000 troops will be mobilised. The land-based forces will include 16 Air Assault Brigade from Colchester
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Soccer: Marlow 4 - 3 Aveley (Ryman One North)
Steve Mosely's Aveley side suffered a nightmare end to this match as they conceded two late goals and had striker Luke Bauckham sent off. Robert Gibson gave the home side a 12th-minute lead, which Tommy Lee equalised, before John Isaac reclaimed the advantage
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Basildon: No clues in burnt out cars
Car thieves have torched another two vehicles at a Basildon retail park. Fire crews called to the Heron retail park in Miles Grey Road found the cars, one on its roof, wel alight. Stripped of clues - two cars torched at the Heron retail park Basildon
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Soccer: Skipper vows to battle on
Skipper Scott Fitzgerald today promised Colchester United's fans he will 'battle on defiantly' after the U's dropped into the Division Two's bottom four. Fitzgerald told the Evening Gazette: "There's still a lot of games and a lot of points to play for
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Pitsea: 'Blondie' set to win hearts at The Salon
A south Essex hairdresser proved she was a cut above the rest by keeping her job on Channel 4 reality TV show The Salon. And her boss Lee Stafford says Carina Harris, nicknamed Blondie, will be a hit on the programme despite seeming "as dozy as a brush
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Tendring: Concerns over street wardens
The Tendring area could soon be playing host to controversial street wardens who will be paid to help police fight crime. The auxiliary officers, who will not be part of the police and will have their own uniforms, are already on the streets of London
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Billericay: Conditional funding for school's specialist bid
The Mayflower High School in Billericay could receive a donation of £2,000 from the town council to help its bid to become a specialist science college. However, a number of councillors raised concerns over the payment, which will only be given to the
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Soccer: Oxford City 1 - 2 Great Wakering Rovers (Ryman One North)
Superb goals from Tommy Dalgarno and top scorer Dan Trenkel saw Wakering take their run to just one defeat in seven games and move up to 14th spot in the Ryman First Division North table. Oxford, who had lost just once in 11 previous home games, took
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Soccer: Chelmsford City 3-0 Tiverton Town (Dr Martens Premier)
Two wins in a row now for Chelmsford City, and they were well worth the full three points as they demolished high-flying Tiverton Town on Saturday. Paul Parker's men were quick off the mark in this clash played in biting weather conditions, taking the
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Parkeston: Protesters picket planners' site visit
Protesters fighting plans for 77 new homes picketed planning officers and councillors during a site visit. Parkeston Environmental Group (Peg) created a seven ft-wide gauge to show how emergency vehicles, such as fire engines, might not be able to get
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Braintree: Experts ring in old hotel's times
A Braintree hotel has been officially identified as the oldest-known secular building in the town. Thanks to modern scientific testing, the White Hart Hotel in Bocking End has been dated to 1375. The only building in Braintree known to be older is St
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Walton: Wildlife plan gets go-ahead
A major scheme to save wildlife habitats in Walton Backwaters looks set to get the go-ahead despite objections. The Environment Agency has put the work forward as part of its efforts to provide sustainable flood defences for the Essex Coast. The aim of
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South Essex: 15,000 homes in Gateway plan
Thousands of new homes could be built in south Essex as part of the massive Thames Gateway regeneration project. The 15,000 extra homes would come from expanding both Southend and Basildon with new properties as well as the various other projects included
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Rochford: No change in tax precept
Rochford parish councillors are delighted their portion of the year's council tax is staying the same. The parish precept, their share of the Community Charge, is exactly the same for 2003. Parish clerk Janice Rigby said: "It was a matter of teamwork.
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Rayleigh: Bedsit elderly to get flats
The first stage of an £482,000 refurbishment scheme for an elderly housing complex has been launched. The upgrade at the Lavers, in Hockley Road, Rayleigh, will see its 17 bedsits transformed into 12 new one-bedroom flats. Launch - Rochford council chairman
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Soccer: Roeder fury at elbow ruling
West Ham boss Glenn Roeder insisted his side should have taken something from their match with Arsenal, despite the early dismissal of Steve Lomas. Hammers eventually went down 3-1, but recovered from the 12th-minute double blow of Lomas's red card and
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Soccer: East Thurrock United 3-2 Yeading (Ryman One North)
Rocks recorded their first Ryman Division One North win since late November with this exciting success. Lee Burns gave Lee Patterson's men a 41st-minute lead with a 25-yard free-kick, but Matt Miller equalised. Keith Martin, making his debut, shot Rocks
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Thurrock: Top men to visit Holland
Three top men from Thurrock Council plan to get an insight into how a major Dutch port and associated business park work together. They aim to return with a better understanding of what effects such a development could have, before the public inquiry
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Canvey: Jack's wheel heroes
A disabled teenager was celebrating today after firefighters rebuilt his treasured bike almost destroyed by arsonists. Jack Punter's quad bike caught fire when the family's garage in St Christopher's Close, Canvey, was torched. Overjoyed - Jack Punter
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Essex: Man jailed for indecent assault
The master of Essex Police Band was branded a paedophile by a judge on Friday. Jeremy Martin admitted indecently assaulting a six-year-old boy at a house in Colchester last October. When police went to his home in Chatham, Kent, they found over 1,400
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South Essex: 6 horses spark mayhem on A130
Police had to close the new A130 for more than three hours today after horses got on to the track and one was killed. Up to six animals were first reported to be loose on the road near to the A132 junction between Wickford and South Woodham Ferrers at
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Soccer: Trophy switch blow for fans
Canvey Island face the prospect of bidding to win a place in the last 16 of the FA Trophy without the vocal backing of their yellow army of supporters. Gulls were due to visit Nationwide Conference Northwich Victoria on Saturday, February 1, in the fourth
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Soccer: Ryman League Round-Up (Division One North)
Harlow Town came back from the dead to rescue an unlikely point at Berkhamstead Town on Saturday. With the club's title ambitions having suffered a stern examination over recent weeks, the Essex side knew they had to take something from this tricky tie
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Braintree: Crimebusters on the move
Police have teamed up with Braintree Council to reach out to rural parts of the community A new mobile police office is due to visit villages in the Braintree and Uttlesford districts to show a presence in rural locations where it is thought both services
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Rayleigh: What will you bid?
One of south Essex's oldest farms is auctioning off some of its finest antiques this week and the event is already attracting international interest. Whitehouse Farm in Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, is listed in the Domesday Book. Star attraction - Mark Stacey
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Soccer: Darren dreams of glory
Young guns Darren Bent and Darren Ambrose were dreaming of play-off glory today after joining forces to torment Preston. Ipswich Town's deadly duo emerged from the bench to help turn the course of Saturday's 3-0 triumph at Portman Road. Ambrose was the
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Clacton: Traffic cop miracle escape
A traffic policeman had a miraculous escape after his patrol car aquaplaned on a wet road, hit the central reservation of the A120 and burst into flames The police officer walked away unscathed from the crash The accident happened just after 9pm last
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Canvey: Jamie is off to the sunshine
A Canvey man is celebrating after scooping a holiday to Ibiza, courtesy of Monico Leisure and Travel Choice. Lucky Jamie Pritchard, of Dovercliff Road, Canvey, will be jetting off to the sunshine island in the summer with the holiday group 2wenties, which
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Essex: Chairman - time to get behind farming
It is time to start fighting. This is the message of the Essex National Farmers Union chairman who has just been re-elected for his second term. Peter Hawes, of Deersbrook Farm in Shalford Green near Braintree, is urging the Government to make a belated
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Grays: Presenter role for Jade's man
A former south Essex footballer who is expecting his first child with Big Brother star Jade Goody has landed a job as a presenter on Channel 4 children's show T4. Jeff Brazier, 23, who lives with Jade on the Chafford Hundred estate near Grays, played
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South Essex: Copter crash kills dad and son
Tributes have been paid to a firefighter and his son after they lost their lives in a helicopter crash. Paul Kennedy, aged 45, of Woodcotes, Shoebury, and 15-year-old Simon, who lived in Old Leigh with his mother, were killed when their aircraft plunged
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Rhianna and Kid Galahad
19 year old Leeds singer, Rhianna is a modern popstar with a stunning voice who works a unique future retro chic. Cool like Sade lost in Shoreditch, Rhianna name-checks Kate Bush, Nelly Furtado and Patti Smith as inspirations, creating a style that she
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Southend: Police rev up war on crusisers
Southend's police chief has promised no let-up in the continuing battle against seafront cruisers. Chief Supt Mick Thwaites spoke out after hundreds of cruisers were stopped in their tracks from using two retail parks following a high visibility police
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Colchester: Arsonists go on the rampage
Arsonists are targeting empty, boarded-up buildings in Colchester, a leading firefighter has warned. Colchester fire station commander Alan Rayner issued the warning after two suspicious blazes were started in the Myland area of town early on Saturday
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Colchester: Jailed for a good cause
Off-duty policemen will take an old fashioned view of justice when they arrest 15 local people and throw them in the dungeons of Colchester Castle today. But the hard-line tactics are all in the name of charity and the 15 detainees will be volunteers
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Squash: Barker back to defend his title
International stars will be slugging it out for honours at the Essex closed squash and racketball competition in Basildon this week. Last year's winners Peter Barker and Lauren Briggs, who are both in the England and World squash rankings, will be defending
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Cycling: Patience enjoys Wheeler fortune
Patience certainly proved to be a virtue when Southend Wheelers Cycling Club held their annual prize presentation. Riders of all ages came together to collect their prizes for their achievements during 2002, a year in which the club received an Awards
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Colchester: Unwanted vehicles still being dumpe
Irresponsible car drivers are still dumping unwanted cars in Colchester, new figures show. The borough council spent £66,000 dealing with more than 1,700 abandoned cars left in and around the town in 2002 But a spokesman said it expects the problem of
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Soccer: Southend United 1-0 Rochdale (Nationwide Division Three)
Top-scorer Tes Bramble blasted home his ninth goal of the season to give the Shrimpers their second 1-0 win of the week. The Blues striker left it late to grab the points, firing home Barrington Belgrave's right-wing cross in the 89th minute from 20 yards
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Soccer: Arsenal 3 - 1 West Ham (Premiership)
In the end it was so predictable, but a different approach to refereeing this game could have given Hammers a genuine chance of upsetting the odds. Few would have given them a chance at Highbury anyway, but the early and debatable dismissal of Steve Lomas
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Mid-Essex: Youngsters shoot at former teacher
Police today warned parents to make sure their children are using air weapons responsibly - after a retired teacher was shot at. The warning also follows a string of airgun attacks on homes in Braintree and Witham with the vandals causing costly damage
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Hadleigh: Salon girl's pervert terror
A teenage hairdresser today told of her terror when a pint-sized pervert tried to pull her trousers off while she was at work. Lucy Towler, 19, of Hall Crescent, Hadleigh, was alone in the Class @ Last hair salon in Kiln Road, Thundersley, when she was
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Langdon Hills: Knifepoint carjacker sent to prison
A man was today beginning a four-year jail sentence after admitting taking a £32,000 Mercedes from a woman at knifepoint. Paul Fairburn, 26, had been drinking heavily when he approached the woman as she left a beauty salon in the Triangle shopping area
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Soccer: Maldon Town 3-0 Morpeth Town (FA Vase)
Maldon Town stormed into the next round of the FA Vase in convincing fashion. The story of the match was written in the space of an eventful 15 minutes. Maldon took the lead, Morpeth had a player sent off and from the resulting free-kick conceded a second
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Soccer: Bramble praises referee's decision
Southend United's last gasp goal hero Tes Bramble admitted he was not sure whether he would get the chance to seal Blues' 1-0 win over Rochdale. The 22-year-old hitman broke the deadlock 60 seconds from the end of normal time, following a great advantage
