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Soccer: Fagan top of U's wanted list
"We need more threat." That is the demand from Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson. And 20-year-old Birmingham City striker Craig Fagan is the man the U's are after. Fagan has risen through the ranks at Birmingham and spent a spell at Second Division
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Hadleigh: Firemen free handcuff pair
A red-faced couple were forced to drive to Hadleigh fire station after the handcuffs they had put on got stuck. The drama unfolded just after 2am when firefighters were awoken by the sound of the doorbell at the station in the High Street, Hadleigh. Firefighter
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Tilbury: Worker trapped under lorry dies
A worker has died after being trapped under two wheels of a 40-tonne lorry for more than an hour. The man, aged 40, was in a critical condition after the accident in Low Street Brickworks, Station Road, East Tilbury, but died in hospital. When fire crews
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Cricket: Charity match for war hero fund
Actors from TV's The Bill will play an all-star celebrity eleven in a charity cricket match in aid of the Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth Trust Fund at Brentwood School on Sunday, August 10. Staff Sergeant Cullingworth, a former student at Brentwood
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South Essex: Firestarter jailed for torching home and wrecking houses
Arsonist Ivan Chandler is starting a four-year jail sentence after he gutted his home and wrecked neighbouring houses. Chandler, 36, said troubles began when he "heard voices" in his head and became depressed. So he went to the spare room of his home
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Clacton: Health centre plans voted down
Holland-on-Sea residents have overwhelmingly voted against a proposed health centre in Clacton. The results of a survey, when residents had the chance to vote in a referendum sanctioned by Holland Residents' Association, were revealed at a public meeting
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Soccer: Deano is in frame
The long wait may finally be over for Colchester United's Dean Morgan. He is finally due to pull on the blue and white stripes against Arsenal reserves in a behind closed doors friendly. "I need to play a game," said a frustrated Morgan who has missed
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Wickford: Bomb found outside factory
Workers were evacuated after a bomb was discovered outside their factory. Bomb disposal experts were called to the building in Robert Way, in Wickford, after the device was found. Police believe it was a real bomb, which could have maimed or killed if
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Shenfield: Boy suffers burns
A teenage boy suffered burns to the face when he lit a bonfire with petrol causing a flash fire. The accident happened in Church Lane, Shenfield and the fire brigade came to put out the fire which looked like it might get out of control and to attend
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Essex: Three survive A12 car crash
Three road-users had an amazing escape from a freak accident which blocked the A12. A BMW Z3 sports car travelling north on the Kelvedon bypass had a tyre blow-out and swerved into the outside lane, colliding with a motorcycle and forcing the bike and
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Southend: Summer activities that are the biz
A range of outdoor activities have been organised to make sure youngsters don't get bored this summer. Everyone from six months to 18 years is welcome to take part in The Biz holiday scheme's fun-packed park projects. An emergency services day is being
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Cricket: Revenge mission to slay the Dragons
Ronnie Irani and his team will be attempting to extract revenge for their biggest National League hammering of the season when they return to day-night action at Chelmsford. Just over three weeks ago they were crushed by eight wickets in the game against
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Soccer: Fagan top of U's wanted list
"We need more threat." That is the demand from Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson and the U's chief is insisting that they will have someone in by Saturday to put more teeth in the Layer Road attack. And 20-year-old Birmingham City striker Craig Fagan
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Southend: Bank girl wins over saucy e-mail
Jubilant Sarah Goudie has been celebrating after winning her claim for unfair dismissal for sending pornographic e-mails from her work computer. Sarah, 23, of Crowborough Road, Southend, said she was made a scapegoat following an investigation into staff
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Castle Point: Cop in plea to crime victims
More victims of crime must come forward if Castle Point's chances of getting more bobbies on the beat are to be improved, says the borough's top policeman. Chief Supt John Mauger made his feeling clear at a meeting with two grandmothers who are battling
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Essex: Murder case officer inquiry
A police officer has been admonished in connection with the "body in the cupboard" murder at Thorpe. The family of murder victim Justin Chant had complained about the officer, and he has now been punished for the way he dealt with Chant's relations. In
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Cricket: Irani looking to put record straight
Ronnie Irani and his team will be attempting to extract revenge for their biggest National League hammering of the season when they return to day-night action at Chelmsford today. Just over three weeks ago they were crushed by eight wickets in the game
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Witham: Blind mum's tandem ride for charity
A blind woman will be attempting to ride tandem across the Nile to raise cash for the community. Clare Tunningle, 40, of Collingwood Road, Witham, is hoping to collect thousands of pounds as she attempts to ride a staggering 470 miles in five days along
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Benfleet: Alloy alert after thefts spate
Police have urged owners of cars with alloy wheels to be extra vigilant after a spate of thefts left Benfleet drivers grounded. All four wheels on a metallic red Ford KA, valued at £1,200, were snatched in Martingale, Benfleet, and the car was abandoned
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Cricket: Akram enjoys debut heroics
Mohammad Akram has got his Essex career off to a dream start. Akram hit a one-bounce four off the last ball of the innings on Sunday to seal a tie for Essex with Kent at Canterbury in the National League. And what made it very special for 29-year-old
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Soccer: Town go head-to-head with Gills
A couple of late goals meant Billericay lost 3-1 to Gillingham but they can take heart from a battling display in their penultimate pre-season game. They managed more than either Southend United or Canvey did against the Nationwide Division One side in
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Essex: More A12 roadworks but fewer delays
Motorists can expect roadworks on the A12 for the rest of the year. But engineers say lessons learned from the traffic chaos during a similar resurfacing scheme at Hatfield Peverel 18 months ago will ensure that delays this time are "minimal." The Highways
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Southend: Council urged to use cash windfall wisely
The £29.6million cash grant Southend has gained from Thames Gateway funding has been welcomed by the council's Labour opposition. Group leader Kevin Robinson said he would be challenging the Tory administration to use the money wisely for the benefit
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Witham: Drop-in centre to expand
A health and beauty drop-in centre providing a listening ear for the underprivileged is looking to expand. The centre, based at Original Cuts, in Spa Road, Witham, was set up by a group of volunteers looking to help people with mental health problems,
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Dovercourt: Funeral of man who died after tragic diving accident
Friends and family of a 20-year-old man who died following a diving accident have paid tribute to a "brilliant bloke". Weeley Crematorium was packed yesterday as friends and family remembered Andrew Dunsire, of Station Road, Wrabness. Andrew died following
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Essex: Hotting up for commuters
Commuters have been warned that trains will be slowed for the next few days as temperatures rise Today is expected to be even hotter than yesterday, with temperatures up to 34 degrees C (93F) and nudging record 100F levels by tomorrow inland, according
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Brentwood: On the buses
The campaign to encourage Brentwood residents to go green and recycle more of their household waste has hit the borough's roads. Mayor of Brentwood, Cllr Shirley Howe, unveiled the latest vehicle used by the borough council to promote its campaign - colourful
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Witham: Keith cuts the ribbon for new skatepark
Witham's skatepark officially opened in brilliant sunshine. Braintree Council chairman Keith Bigden cut the ribbon on Sunday and more than 40 skateboarders burst out on to the £176,000 project, in Spa Road, Witham, with its various ramps and rails. Keith
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Walton: Driver's close escape after vandals throw missile at car
An angry driver today told how a missile was thrown at his car by young vandals as he drove through Walton. His back window was smashed and the door was dented. Peter Little, 19, said that if his young stepson had been sitting in his normal position in
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Laindon: Man's body found after bedsit blaze
A man died after fire swept through his home in Laindon. Fire crews discovered the body under a bed after a startled milkman raised the alarm at around 5am this morning. Thick black smoke, searing heat and flames licking at the windows met firefighters
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Chelmsford: Single-decker bus taken
Thieves stole a bus from a bus station then abandoned it near a cemetery. The raiders broke into Chelmsford Bus Station in Duke Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. They took the keys for a single decker bus and drove off. It was later found abandoned
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Essex: Programme for the long term ill
People suffering from a long term medical condition could benefit from the Expert Patient Programme (EPP) being run by Billericay, Brentwood and Wickford Primary Care Trust (PCT). The free six week course aims to advise people on stress reduction techniques
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Brentwood: 'Name and shame' threat to stores
A leading Brentwood councillor has threatened to "name and shame" High Street stores which do not take a tougher stance on shoplifting. Cllr Barry Aspinell, chairman of the borough council's community safety panel, says he is concerned that the town centre
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Southend: Poor language teaching report is double dutch
Southend schools have been defended as foreign language teaching throughout the county came under fire. A report from the Government's Department of Education revealed that the number of children learning languages in Essex has fallen behind other counties
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Cricket: Deller digs deep but Wickford lose (2nd xi Division 1)
Lee Deller smashed a brilliant century for Wickford but still finished on the losing side at Brentwood. Batting first, Wickford amassed 230-2 before declaring, with Deller's unbeaten knock of 107 the highlight. But that target proved to be within the
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Soccer: Fagan signs for U's
Colchester United manager Phil Parkinson has sealed the loan signing of Birmingham City striker Craig Fagan. The move finally got the green light when Blues boss Steve Bruce was given international clearance to complete the signing of hot-shot Argentinean
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Soccer: Che loves Roots Hall revolution
Blues new boy Che Wilson said he was looking at the prospect of facing Third Division forwards this season until joining Southend. The 24-year-old defender completed his summer switch from Cambridge City last week. Now he looks set to start this Saturday's
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South Essex: Fun day aid for homeless bunnies
Eight bunnies found new homes and dozens more rabbits were helped at a summer fair. Warren Lodge Rabbit Rescue in Bowers Gifford played host to more than 150 people on Saturday. It raised £350 to help the animals. Organiser Lesley Collins said: "It went
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Basildon: Pupil's TV trip back to 1950s classroom
A GCSE student has won the opportunity to ditch his modern day studies for those of the 1950s in a new Channel 4 series. Joe McCready, 16, from Tinklers Avenue, Basildon, will be taking part in the TV programme That'll Teach 'Em along with 29 other 16
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Cricket: Brentwood 155-9 Wickford 124 (Essex League Division Two)
A below-par batting performance proved to be pace-setting Wickford's undoing as they suffered only their second defeat of the season - losing again to Brentwood. "Their Aussie spinner was too good for us and we played some poor shots," said skipper Mark
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Billericay: Drainage misery for residents
Disruptive drainage works resumed in a Billericay village on Monday causing misery to residents. Contractors begun the £500,000 works to lay new pipes in Church Road, Ramsden Bellhouse, which was halted in February with half the job completed. The work
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Cricket: Brant looks ahead to two-year Essex deal
Scott Brant jetted back to Australia with a new two-year contract to soften the blow of missing the remainder of Essex's season. The 20-year-old fast bowler's summer labours as one of Essex's overseas players has been cut short by a knee injury. Now he
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Soccer: Che loves Roots Hall revolution
Blues new boy Che Wilson has admitted he was relishing the prospect of facing Third Division forwards once again this season. The 24-year-old defender completed his summer switch from Cambridge City last week. Now he looks set to start this Saturday's
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Billericay: Book records school history
The finishing touches are being applied to a historical book tracing the past of a Billericay school. Author, Sylvia Kent, has spent more than a year compiling pictures and accounts for the historical story of Billericay School. More than 200 pictures
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Mid-Essex: Storm tanks to combat sewage
Three huge storm tanks costing a total of £2.3 million have been commissioned in mid-Essex to help stop sewage flooding into the rivers Blackwater, Brain and Pant. One of the tanks, at Wethersfield Sewage Works, has already been put into use during the
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Essex: Welcome for Emmerdale stars
A celebrity candlelit wedding at Hedingham Castle brought the stars of popular television soap Emmerdale to Essex. Two actors from the soap set in the Yorkshire Dales, Jeff Hordley, who plays the role of Cain Dingle, and Zoe Henry, who played vet Rhona
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Wickford: New pavilion is handed over
The finishing touches are to be put to Wick country park's new information and study centre following the completion of major building work. Construction of the country park pavilion in Tresco Way, Wickford, is now finished, and the contractors have passed
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Basildon: Hospital plans take step forward
Plans to develop a new £56million cardiac centre for Essex, based at Basildon Hospital, have taken a step forward with approval by the Essex Strategic Health Authority Board of an outline business case for the project. Essex Strategic Health Authority
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Benfleet: Survey rejects speed fears in busy street
Intense checks have confirmed there is no need for drastic speed reduction measures in a Benfleet street. Silent roadside monitoring in Thundersley Park Road, carried out by Castle Point Council, has revealed vehicle speeds range between 28 mph and 35
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Southend: Community service for glassing attack
Teenager John Chapman resented another youth bumping into his brother at a disco and glassed him. Chapman, 19, then punched victim Ben Davis in the face, causing a black eye and swelling. When he was arrested and taken to a police station Chapman became
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West Mersea: Flora doesn't give a hoot as she makes her flight to freedom
An adolescent owl is enjoying her first taste of freedom after escaping from her owner during her first flying lesson. Flora, a 12-week-old European eagle owl, flew away late on Sunday from her owner Ian Wingar, 60. Mr Wingar's wife, Judith, 55, said
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Harwich: MP taken to hospital
Harwich MP Ivan Henderson was taken to Colchester General Hospital following an injury at his home. Mr Henderson was leaning on the balustrade of his patio at his Dovercourt home when the incident happened. Garry Calver, Mr Henderson's press officer,
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Soccer: Che loves Roots Hall revolution
Blues new boy Che Wilson said he was looking at the prospect of facing Third Division forwards once again this season until joining Southend. The 24-year-old defender completed his summer switch from Cambridge City last week. Now he looks set to start
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Thorpe Bay: Fury and fear as phones go down
A 94-year-old woman who lives alone is one of 21 people left without a telephone after underground cabling was damaged 13 days ago. The Thorpe Bay pensioner, who relies on an emergency button connected to telephone lines for her personal safety, says
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Braintree: Leak to be fixed after 9 months
A nine-month water leak in a road at Bradwell, near Braintree, is set to be fixed. Essex County Council is taking action to stop a leak in Hollies Road, off the A120 at Bradwell. Last month, the Evening Gazette told how Tony Perkins, 54, of Braintree
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Laindon: Mum's joy as Navy son returns
A proud mother has described the "happiest day of her life" as her son returned from fighting in the Gulf to a rapturous family welcome. Linda Barker, from Pound Lane, Laindon, said it has been "hell" while her 18-year-old son Daniel, who was the youngest
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Bowls: Gwen gets wins trophy at last
Former runner-up Gwen Burke went one better this time to claim the Southend Ladies Open Bowls title. After going close two years ago, she got her hands on the trophy on a sweltering afternoon at Priory Park with a hard-fough win over Jill Liebermann.
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Colchester: Town sets eyes on Italian living
Could Colchester become the Rome of eastern England? In terms of eating out on the streets and watching the world go by, it may well follow in the footsteps of the great European city. The town is to look at bidding for a slice of new funding set aside
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Essex: Hotting up for comuters
Commuters have been warned that trains will be slowed for the next few days as temperatures rise Today is expected to be even hotter than yesterday, with temperatures up to 34 degrees C (93F) and nudging record 100F levels by tomorrow inland, according
