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Rayleigh: Motorbikers find a place to call home
A council chairman was given the full presidential treatment of a team of motorcycling outriders when he opened a new club house for a group of safety-conscious bikers. The three-wheeled motorcade from the Rayleigh Riders accompanied Richard Amner, chairman
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Stanway: Residents win mast battle
Residents were today celebrating after winning their fight against plans to place a mobile phone mast near their homes. Colchester councillors have rejected a bid by telecoms company Hutchison 3G to place a 15m-high mast on land at Fiveways Fruit Farm
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Shoebury, Leigh: PCs' bravery awards
Brave police officers who tackled a machete-wielding man received plaudits from Essex Chief Constable David Stevens. PCs Robert Bell and Michelle Harvey, both from Shoebury, and Carl Habbershaw and Paul Sheldrake, both from Leigh were presented with the
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Canvey, Southend: Anger as bus service is axed
A vital bus service linking Canvey and Southend is facing the axe. First Bus is to stop the 3, 3A, 3B and 3C services from the island to Southend from next month before new services are introduced across south Essex. Janice Harris, 43, of Central Avenue
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Chelmsford: Motorcycle crash victim named
Police have named a motorcyclist who died following a crash in Chelmsford. Tony Seseton, 32, of Sawkins Gardens, Chelmsford, was taken to Broomfield Hospital with head injuries after coming off his bike in Gloucester Avenue on Wednesday. He died the following
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Essex: Water firm in £2 billion deal
Chelmsford-based Essex and Suffolk Water has a new owner as part of a £2.2 billion deal. Former owner Suez has sold 75 per cent of its holding in Northumbrian Water, of which Essex and Suffolk is part, to a group of institutional investors. The deal values
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Colchester: Save our festival
Moves to secure the future of the Colchester Festival got under way at the weekend with a launch event. The future of the festival has been in doubt after organisers were unable to secure enough funding or time to run it. But at the launch on Saturday
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Rochford: Family survives horrific crash
Three generations of the same family escaped serious injury in a horrific car smash on a quiet country lane. A grandmother, who was driving, and her daughter and grandson were all travelling in a silver Ford Fusion along with another passenger when the
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Rayleigh: Taxi man not the boss
The Evening Echo would like to point out that Mike Carrington is not the boss of Bestax taxis, based in Rayleigh, as stated in an article about protective shields for taxis. He is in fact an employee. Published Monday, May 19, 2003 Brought to you by the
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Colchester: Warning over fresh bogus caller threat
Police are warning residents to be on their guard after two bogus callers targeted the elderly. The bogus callers tricked their way into the homes of elderly people in Colchester and Stanway, stealing cash and property and leaving their victims upset
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Billericay: Mugging outside of off-licence
A man was punched in the face as he went to get into his car after leaving an off-licence. The man had come out of Threshers in Bridge Parade, Billericay when two men approached him and one hit him in the face and stole cash from his pocket. The punch
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Soccer: Doug double clinches crown
White Ensign are the champions of the Essex Intermediate League's Senior Division Two -- in their first season of playing at that level. After many years of domination in the Hadleigh Carport Southend Borough Combination, Ensign moved up to Intermediate
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Colchester: Bogus policeman jailed after theft
A bogus police officer has been jailed for stealing £7 from two 12-year-olds. Kristian McShane, of Inworth Walk, Colchester, was sentenced to two months, with a further two weeks for cannabis possession. Annette Redgrave, prosecuting, said McShane, 31
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Cricket: Old Southendians 238-5 - Ardleigh Green 239-2
Skipper James Blackmore smashed a superb 146no, but Old Southendians were beaten by eight wickets by Ardleigh at Southchurch Park. "I thought the game might be touch and go, given the weather, but in the end it was a really good day's cricket," said Blackmore
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Clacton: Couple leap from burning building
Residents jumped from an upstairs window to escape from a burning building. The fire started at about 1am yesterday in Hayes Road, Clacton, in a ground-floor bedsit. The scene of the fire in Clacton Nigel Gudgeon, 37, and Sadie Trussell, 21, woke up and
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Langdon Hills: Battle for school places
United parents have vowed to withhold council tax as part of a desperate attempt to secure school places for their children. At a heated public meeting, parents threatened direct action as they rallied behind one angry mother who insisted: "If we hit
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Leigh: Anger at closing two post offices
A councillor today hit out as the closure of two Leigh post offices was confirmed. West Leigh post office in London Road and another London Road branch opposite Canvey Road are to close after agreements were reached with both sub postmasters. The closures
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Cricket: Horndon 221-7 Shenfield 164-6 (Essex League Division One)
Horndon were happy to take ten points from their draw with Shenfield, as they made 221-7 on a soggy pitch after being put in. Opener Jason Plumb got them off to a flier with 46 in eight overs, while Pip Keepin top scored with 64 at No4, Dave Stitson scored
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Karate: Hall's gold standard
Gary Hall was the golden boy at three members of Ni-Sen Karate Kai scooped medals at the British Junior Championships. Under-16 star Hall was top performer in the kata section, while Ross Hayden was bronze medalist in the same category. Paul Banfield
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Motorcross: Riders brave the rain to deliver top action
A large crowd were treated to an excellent day's racing at Braintree Motorcycle Club's Motocross on Sunday. A brief shower during practice made the track - at Hatches Farm, Stisted, near Braintree - very slippery. But it soon dried out to provide ideal
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Canvey: Stranded Cortina stolen from roadside
A motorist who left his car on the verge after its engine blew up has now had the vehicle stolen. The blue Ford Cortina - now a collector's car - broke down and the driver left the car on the side of Canvey Road, Canvey. However, when he returned to repair
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Canvey: Fury as doc's work restrictions lifted
A distraught Canvey widow today vowed to fight on after a GP found guilty of serious professional misconduct was again allowed to practise single-handedly. Marilyn Joiner spoke as Dr Herbert Montague-Brown was allowed to go back to work alone despite
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Harwich: Town to vote on port development
A referendum is to be staged in Harwich over the controversial Bathside Bay port plans. More than 50 protesters packed out a special meeting of Harwich Town Council at the Guild Hall on Thursday night. In the end, councillors deferred a decision over
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Soccer: Fitness hope for Westlake
Ian Westlake hopes to be '100 per cent' fit again by the end of this week. The Ipswich Town midfielder has been undergoing round-the-clock treatment to recover from a medial ligament injury suffered against Portsmouth. And his recovery has been achieved
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Soccer: Noble is on move
Former Braintree Town striker Tommy Noble has been snapped up by Ridgeons League outfit Maldon Town. Noble has stepped down from the Ryman League premier division to ply his trade back at his former club. Maldon boss Colin Wallington told the Evening
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Cricket: Hainault and Clayhall 278-7 - Hadleigh and Thundersley 214-4 (Premier Division)
Spilled catches and two hours lost to rain proved costly as under-strength Hadleigh had the better of things in their draw with a strong Hainault outfit. "Our fielding was generally pretty good, but we put down seven catches and if we'd held onto them
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Southend: Driver dies at wheel
Relatives were today being comforted after a motorist died at the wheel of his car which veered off a busy Southend road. Police believe the 75-year-old man, who has not yet been named, suffered a heart attack. Emergency crews battled to remove the man
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Basildon: Sacked head made council vice-chairman
A sacked headteacher will be able to devote some serious time to her new job after being made vice-chairman of Basildon Council. Sandra Hillier, who was head of the £1,700-a-term St John's School in Stock Road, Billericay, is considering suing for unfair
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Soccer: Boss Jenkins calls it a day at Manor
Mark Jenkins has quit as manager of Southend Manor. Manor, the second most senior club in the town after Southend United, enjoyed an outstanding season in the Foresters Essex Senior League and were involved in the fight for the title right until the closing
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Soccer: Hannah makes history for Hawkwell
Hawkwell Athletic's Hannah Gowland made a bit of history when she became the first girl to score in the South East Essex Primary Mini Soccer League finals. Picture: LUAN MARSHALL Hannah got Hawkwell's consolation goal in their 2-1 under-nine Tigers cup
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Hadleigh: Pensioner worried that she will have to pay for medicine
A pensioner today told of her worry and confusion after receiving a letter from Southend Hospital. Patricia Ingrams, 70, of Broomfield, Hadleigh, is in constant pain and is due to go into the Day Stay Unit of Southend Hospital next month for surgery on
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Wivenhoe: Madhi and Sabrina win places in UK chess finals
The king and queen of a school chess club are celebrating winning places at the national finals. Madhi Sahli, ten, and sister Sabrina, nine, of Wivenhoe, have been developing their chess skills at Broomgrove Junior School and after outmanoeuvring the
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Colchester: Shop to become new Tesco store
A convenience shop in Colchester is set to be turned into a new Tesco store. The supermarket giant has lodged plans for a site in St Christopher Road, St John's. The building is currently being used as a One Stop convenience store but Tesco hopes to turn
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Grays: Fire leaves young family homeless
A young family were today left homeless after fire ripped through their flat. Disaster struck after a kitchen blaze in their top floor apartment in Tenny House, Curzon Drive, Grays. The family, consisting of a couple in their 20s and their two-week-old
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Ongar: Woodland plan for landfill site
Ongar residents will finally say good riddance to bad rubbish at the end of the year when the LECA landfill site closes its doors to lorries carrying waste. The controversial hole in the ground will be capped with a layer of clay when planning permission
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Cricket: Southend 159 - Leigh 164-2 (Essex League Division Two)
Losing the toss proved a crucial factor as Southend crashed to a six-wicket defeat against local rivals Leigh in Division Two at Southchurch Park. Leigh put their hosts in on a damp wicket which did all sorts of things in the opening stages and, despite
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Soccer: Keith issues fans promise
Joe Keith will sign his new Colchester United contract tomorrow with a promise to the fans 'you ain't seen nothing yet.' The former West Ham youth-teamer, recently voted the U's players' player-of-the-Year, today told the Evening Gazette he wanted to
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Stanford-le-Hope: Plucky pensioner chases mugger
A heroic pensioner dashed after a vicious mugger - despite smashing her head on the pavement and being dragged along by the thug. The tenacious 72-year-old woman kept a tight grip on one of the handles of her bag even when the teenage robber had hold
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Writtle: TV chef Antony is guest at Groundbreakers
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson is to appear at the Ground-breakers Big Day Out at Writtle College on July 5. Following his appearance at last year's launch of the event, Antony, one of the stars of ITV's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! will
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Brightlingsea: Wedding guests hit by food bug
A dream wedding turned into a disaster after 24 guests went down with food poisoning, including the groom. Matthew Bourne and Tracey Coppin, of Brightlingsea, got married at the town's All Saints' parish church followed by a reception at Colne Yacht Club
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Basildon: £100m cost of housing makeover
Basildon council tenants today had cause to celebrate, thanks to a £100million housing makeover programme. Work towards creating better homes is already under way with wide-ranging schemes in place to provide residents with comfortable and affordable
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Tiptree: Injured woman airlifted to hospital
A woman was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a car crash. The 51-year-old woman, from Tolleshunt Knights, suffered serious lacerations to her right leg and was flown to Colchester General Hospital. A white Iveco van, driven by a 51
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Southend: Giant ice lump falls from sky
A lump of ice the size of a football fell from the sky in front of a shocked couple. Joyce Clark, 65, was in the garden, in Hall Farm Road, Benfleet, as the ice ball hit. Husband Fred, 64, said: "Joyce had just walked down to the end of the garden to
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Clacton: Victims' shock after being set on by robbers
Two people have been left severely shocked and one injured after being set on by robbers. Police are appealing for witnesses after the muggings after which one man was taken to Colchester General Hospital for treatment to his injuries. The two incidents
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Colchester: Needles found
About 25 hypodermic needles were found by firefighters called out to a blaze. A crew from Colchester fire station was called to a fire at the pillbox on Cowdray Avenue in the town, shortly after 6pm on Friday. Firefighters dealt with the blaze involving
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Wickford: Cleared of causing best friend's death
A driver accused of causing the death of his best friend has been cleared after a judge said there was not enough evidence to convict him. Paul Newby, 23, of Silver Way, Wickford, denied causing death by careless driving while under the influence of alcohol
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Essex: Help with challenging teens
Confidential help with dealing with challenging teenagers is being offered by Essex County Council. Teenagers can create real problems within the home and at school as they test their boundaries and for many parents this proves to be the hardest period
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South Essex: Duo's double delight
A company director who mucks in by cleaning the toilets and a dynamic fast food boss have been named business man and woman of the year at the Evening Echo's glittering awards night. Winners - Gary Sullivan and Gen Isikgun PIcture: ROBIN WOOSEY Gary Sullivan
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Soccer: Pirates lure for Blues target
Former Southend United trainee Ijah Anderson was interested in making a Roots Hall return, Blues boss Steve Wignall revealed today. The 27-year-old left-back spent the remainder of last season helping Bristol Rovers fight off relegation to the Conference
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Colchester: Mayor passes on his robes
A new pair of feet has stepped into the shoes of Colchester's first citizen. Mayor Nigel Chapman has hung up his robes and handed over the chain of office to his successor at a special ceremony at the town hall. New mayor Chris Hall Councillor Chris Hall
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Witham: Better health care is top of the list
More GPs, a 24-hour health centre and local outpatient services are the top priorities for Witham. This was agreed by representatives of Witham, Braintree and Halstead Care Trust, who met Witham Town councillors to discuss the future of health care in
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Cricket: Bears tamed by soaring Eagles
Essex Eagles turned in a superb all-round performance to record their third successive National League victory as they saw off Warwickshire Bears at Edgbaston with five balls to spare. In a battle reduced to 20 overs per side because of rain, the county
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Gymnastics: National glory in sights . . .
South-Essex gym stars were left beaming with delight when the national development plan eastern region final were staged at Ipswich. Taking goals to Newcastle - Basildon-based South Essex Club gymnasts who will bid for glory in the North-East. Picture
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Benfleet: Fresh appeal on rail station assault
Police today made a fresh appeal for witnesses to a vicious attack on a group of teenagers. The assault at Benfleet railway station saw a gang of 14 to 17 year olds attack another group of youngsters with weapons on March 8. Four of the victims were taken
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Colchester: St Helena relic is back home
A ceremony has been held to welcome home a shard of bone, believed to be from St Helena, Colchester's patron saint. The tiny shard of bone has travelled 4,500 miles from the American Orthodox Church to the Greek Orthodox Parish of St Helen in Colchester
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Cricket: Chingford 144 - Westcliff 80 (Essex League Division One)
Westcliff suffered their first defeat of the season as Chingford recorded a 64-run win at Chalkwell Park. The visitors were dismissed for 144 runs but the hosts were unable to take advantage when they went into bat, with the east Londoners skittling out
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Cricket: Basildon and Pitsea 243-6 - Old Brentwoods 244-6 Essex League Division Three)
Basildon and Pitsea suffered their first defeat of the season as rain disrupted the match. The visitors saw Ross Marder (54), Frank McLeod (38) and Mark Amos (33) lead the innings as Basildon mustered 243-6 from their 52 overs. Rain affected the Old Boys
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Leigh: Why John is cross at delays to rebuild old cottages
Council red tape is holding up a £400,000 project to restore historic Old Leigh back to its former glory. Planning permission has already gone through to rebuild the 16th Century Juniper Cottages, which once stood in the High Street of Old Leigh, and
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Athletics: Mitchell makes move to a higher level
Outstanding Southend athlete Mitchell Wilkin has joined Enfield & Haringey as a second claim member so that he can compete in a high level by representing them in the National Junior League Southern Premier Division. This will allow him to come up
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Soccer: Clark set for Town position
Former Southend United player and manager Paul Clark looks set to be unveiled as the new boss of Ryman Premier Billericay Town in the next 24 hours. Clark is one of a number of former ex-Football League names -- Justin Edinburgh, Alan Devonshire and Ben
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Clacton: Taxi driver rescued from car accident
A taxi driver had to be cut free from his car after it ended up in a ditch. Fire crews from Clacton, Weeley and Colchester were called to the accident, in which the Toyota ended up on its side in Pickers Ditch, off London Road, Clacton, at 10am on Friday
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Canvey: Arson hunt after salvage company blaze
A serial arsonist is being hunted after two further suspicious blazes on an industrial estate. Firefighters from Canvey and Hadleigh were called to Charfleets industrial estate, on Canvey, after a vehicle was set alight in Runwood Road. Scene of destruction
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Brentwood: Runners wanted for German challenge
The race is on to track down runners who fancy a change of scenery. Brentwood fitness trainer David Bland is putting together a team of runners who will represent the borough in the annual relay race due to take place near Brentwood's twin town of Landkreis
