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Soccer: Reuser on a high after goal
Martijn Reuser was in celebratory mood after blazing his first goal of the season in Ipswich Town's thrill-a-minute 6-4 triumph against Crewe. The Dutchman was on target with an unstoppable long-range effort in Saturday's memorable Nationwide League Division
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Soccer: Southend United 0-2 Doncaster Rovers (Nationwide League Division Three)
Shot-shy Southend United suffered yet another setback at Roots Hall on Saturday as high flying Doncaster Rovers completed the double over the struggling Shrimpers with a 2-0 victory at Roots Hall. Goals from Leo Fortune West and the lively Michael McIndoe
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Clacton: Man exposed himself
A man indecently exposed himself to two 16-year-old girls. The teenagers were in Old Road, Clacton, when the man approached them and indecently exposed himself at about midnight on Wednesday. After the incident, the girls contacted the police, who appealed
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Karate: Stephen's black belt success
Stephen Halford, 41, has proved he is top of the chops by winning a prestigious black belt in karate. Stephen, of Lampern Crescent, Billericay, was one of just 23 successful students out of 120 who took the gruelling examination. It was a case of third
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South Woodham: Police station open longer
Residents in South Woodham Ferrers will have more chances to visit the town's police station soon, when the opening hours are extended in almost a two month trial. Between February 2 and March 28, the station will be open between 9am and 8pm Tuesdays
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Cricket: Napier off for England tour
Graham Napier jets off to today as part of the England A squad to tour Malaysia and India. The Essex all-rounder has spent the winter at the new ECB National Academy at Loughborough University and will join his 13 fellow students, as well as Kent batsman
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Soccer: Rocked by fixture pile-up
East Thurrock United are in grave danger of suffering a major fixture backlog after having their third home match called off in the space of eight days on Saturday. The latest game to suffer due to the Rookery Hill pitch being unfit was the scheduled
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Colchester: Late-night attack by teen yobs
Cowardly louts bombarded a woman with dog dirt as she went for a late-night walk in Colchester. The group of four or five teenagers, all wearing baseball caps, picked on the 53-year-old as she walked her dog in Normandy Avenue, Barn Hall. Det Sgt Roger
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Soccer : Ryman League Round-Up (Division One North)
Leon Bell hit two goals as Harlow closed the gap at the top of Division One North with a 3-2 win at home to Boreham Wood. Marvin Samuel scored the other as the Essex side climbed to within five points of 2nd-placed Yeading, with games in hand on all of
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Basildon: Weight loss brought joy
Successful slimmer Lorna Scott has lost nearly four stone and gained a baby boy in the process. The 35-year-old, from The Upway, Basildon, has set up her own slimming class after her diet proved a success. Lorna decided enough was enough when she saw
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Soccer: Parky - Hard work ahead
Defiant Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson today called on his players to 'roll up their sleeves and get stuck in' as they prepare for one of the biggest weeks in their season. "We've got to put Saturday's disappointing two-goal setback at Swindon
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Stansted: Maintenance jobs go at airport
More than a third of maintenance jobs at Stansted are being axed. About 272 out of 750 jobs with FLS Aerospace will be lost due to profit losses. The Transport and General Workers Union (T and G) has promised a fight with the Danish owned company, which
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Soccer: More arrivals planned as Pardew rebuilds
There are more new faces to come at Upton Park despite last week's shake-up. A frantic day of activity on Friday saw Fulham's Andy Melville and Jon Harley arrive at the club, alongside Arsenal's young keeper Rami Shaaban. Meanwhile Ian Pearce is set to
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Colchester: MP Bob is top voter
Colchester MP Bob Russell is claiming one of the best voting records in the House of Commons. He scored top among all opposition MPs in the country for the sixth year running, according to official figures. The Lib Dem MP took part in 90 per cent of votes
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Jaywick: Tony Blair gives praise to scheme
A scheme set up in Jaywick to help parents and children has been praised in Parliament. Harwich MP Ivan Henderson paid tribute to the work being done by Sure Start and hailed it as major success during Prime Minister's question time in the House of Commons
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St Osyth: Vandals strike at village museum
Security is to be stepped up after thieves caused damage which will coast hundreds of pounds to repair at a village cemetery. They broke their way into a workshop but got away with just two cans of petrol from the site in Clay Lane, St Osyth. However,
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Stansted: Maintenance jobs go at airport
More than a third of maintenance jobs at Stansted are being axed. About 272 out of 750 jobs with FLS Aerospace will be lost due to profit losses. The Transport and General Workers Union (T and G) has promised a fight with the Danish owned company, which
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Colchester: Union meals fight
A teaching union has joined headteachers in condemning Essex County Council's plans to force schools to provide meals for children. The Colchester branch of the National Union of Teachers told schools and parents to lobby their local councillors to get
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Cressing: Bogus caller barged into house
A man barged in to a woman's home in Cressing after asking about her television licence. The woman was on her own in her house in Jeffrey's Road on Friday when the man knocked at her door asking her about her TV licence at about 12.40pm. He then barged
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Westcliff: Bridge work angers traders
Traders in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff, fear they are heading for disaster after it was revealed the road could be closed for months because of bridge strengthening work. The 150-year-old railway bridge between Hamlet Court Road and Station Road is not
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Clacton: Husband hit wife in face
A man who punched his wife after a discussion about their relationship has been ordered to do work for the community. William Ridgewell, of Valley Road, Clacton, punched his wife Amanda twice in the face, said Annette Redgrave, prosecuting. She left the
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Basildon: Shocking fall
These are the horrific injuries suffered by an 83-year-old when he tripped over an uneven pavement near his home. Shocking - Alfred Carter tripped over an uneven pavement Picture: NICOLA FENN Alfred Carter of Jermayns, Basildon, was left with two black
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Rochford: HSBC boss opens sixth form
A state-of-the-art business centre and new sixth-form building were unveiled to the delight of teachers and pupils in Rochford. Sir John Bond, chairman of HSBC, one of the school's sponsors, was guest of honour for the opening ceremony at the King Edmund
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Brentwood: More than 500 at religious procession
Hundreds of young people from Brentwood took part in a history making religious procession which hit the town for the first time. More than 500 young people from Brentwood and across Essex helped carry the World Youth Day Cross from Brentwood Ursuline
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Chelmsford: Jeanne, 79, died 'prematurely'
A family have told of their sadness after what they called "the avoidable and premature death" of their mother. A jury returned a verdict of medical misadventure contributed to by neglect following the death of 79-year-old Jeanne Morrissey after a routine
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Southend: Impact of campus 'will be massive'
The university campus being built on the site of the old Odeon building in Southend High Street will have a massive impact on the town. Boost - Linda Jones, front second right, said the new university facility will integrate business with study in the
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Canvey: Torched car wrecks hall
Arsonists were today being hunted by police after sparking a blaze which wrecked a vital community hall for the elderly on Canvey. Firefighters arrived at the WRVS base in Poplar Road minutes after receiving calls from members of the public at 9pm yesterday
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Athletics: Now for something a bit different . . .
Over 100 youngsters from throughout South-east Essex had a taste of athletics with a difference at Hockley's Greensward College. One giant leap - Greensward's Gareth Bull in the vertical jump Picture: LUAN MARSHALL The event was the Greensward Lane college's
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Southend: 'Council tax hike is not out fault'
Southend political leaders today blamed the Government for massive council tax rises - just a day after Tony Blair said there was "no justification" for the increases. The Prime Minister said last year's average 13 per cent rise in council tax bills had
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Braintree: Bus bids to help revamp facilities
The Government will be approached for more funds to improve the bus facilities in Braintree, a leading Essex county councillor has confirmed. Rodney Bass, cabinet minister for highways and transportation, revealed the council will be placing a number
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Soccer: Tilly bemoans sloppy start
Southend United's caretaker chief Steve Tilson admitted the Shrimpers had handed themselves a mountain to climb during Saturday's 2-0 defeat against Doncaster Rovers at Roots Hall. The struggling Seasiders conceded two goals in the opening seven minutes
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Wickford: Cyclist dies after smash
A 62-year-old cyclist has died after suffering serious head injuries in a smash with a red Citroen AX in Wickford. A paramedic on the way to the crash yesterday in Hodgson Way fell off his motorbike and is in hospital with a suspected broken collar bone
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Chelmsford: Electronic jambuster
Chelmsford is set to pioneer a £2.5 million state-of-the-art electronic traffic management system in conjunction with the town's first permanent park and ride scheme The news follows the appointment of the county's new traffic tsar Brian Goodwin this
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Marks Tey: Boy is hurt in A12 slip road collision
A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured when his bike was in a collision with a car. The incident happened where the A120 meets the A12 slip road at Marks Tey. A blue Peugeot 206 car, driven by a 67-year-old Colchester man, was travelling on to the A12
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Soccer: Ipswich Town 6-4 Crewe Alexandra (Nationwide League Division One)
Ten goals - eight scored by Ipswich Town players - only tell part of the story on a day which lurched from ecstasy to irritation for Blues fans. Two-up and cruising in nine minutes, no-one could have forseen the unbelievable drama which followed. Pablo
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Colchester: School checking loophole scandal
School security was today called into question after an incident in a Colchester primary school. Parents were left concerned for their children's safety, and they are demanding that a loophole in checks on people working with children is closed. A man
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Langenhoe: Garden intruders
A woman called police after seeing two teenage boys in her back garden in the early hours of the morning. She spotted the pair, both white, about 14 years old and about 5ft 6ins tall, in the garden in Pyefleet View, Langenhoe. She said one of them was
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Basildon: Asda takeover for Savacentre store
Asda is to take over the Sainsbury Savacentre superstore in the Eastgate Centre, Basildon. The store is expected to close on March 13 and will undergo a major refurbishment before reopening. It employs 480 full and part-time staff. All are being told
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Harold: New training for teachers of the future
A new way of training tomorrow's teachers is underway in the borough's schools and is working to the benefit of Harold pupils according to education chiefs. The Government's Graduate Teacher Programme takes university graduates into the classroom arena
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West Thurrock: Pervert's gun threat to 11-year-old boys
A paedophile warned two 11-year-old boys he would shoot them if they reported him for sex offences. The boys were threatened by Leslie Head, 62, after they agreed to tidy his shed which had been burgled and ransacked. While in the shed, Head gave the
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Soccer: Looking for Swift upturn
Thurrock will be hoping to quickly recover from their FA Trophy demise tomorrow when they visit Essex rivals Heybridge Swifts in the Ryman Premier. Colin McBride's men had been rated a good bet for a decent Trophy run, but all that went by the board when
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Hatfield Peverel: Police say no to camera scheme
Essex Police have refused to co-operate with villagers who want to buy and operate their own speed cameras. Some residents of Hatfield Peverel want to follow in the footsteps of a pilot scheme in Somerset, where residents themselves operate a £2,000 speed
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Leigh: Tom fails to make a million
A 70-year-old was just £4,000 richer after an evening in the hotseat on Chris Tarrant's Who Wants to be A Millionaire? It was Tom Lydon's second appearance on the show after he ran out time while answering the questions last week. Played safe - Tom Lydon
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Tendring: New head predicts bright future
It's a big school and it's going places! That was the promise of Caroline Haynes, the next principal of Tendring Technology College. Current principal of the school, Mike Watson, is due to retire early in September after more than 20 years at the helm
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Grays: Robbed on own doorstep
An 82-year-old woman, who uses a motorised scooter to get about, was robbed of her handbag on her doorstep. The frail woman had just returned home from shopping when the male, described as white, aged between 20 and 30, snatched the bag from the front
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Maldon: The farmer still wants a wife
A farmer's quest to find love proved fruitless, it has emerged. Carl Keeble, of Maldon, took part in the Farmer Wants a Wife campaign run for the last three years by Country Living magazine. The dating experiment saw dozens of farmers profiled in the
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Southend: Teddy thanks his rescurers
Sir Teddy Taylor today thanked the good Samaritans who came to his rescue when he was attacked while shopping. Brave - Sir Teddy and wife Sheila at Burns Night celebrations the day after the attack Picture: STEVE O'CONNELL The 66-year-old Rochford and
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Colchester: Council delivers tax rise promise
Chiefs at Colchester Council have delivered on their promise to set one of the lowest tax hikes in the region. Authority bosses today said the rise would amount to just £9.90 a year for the average, band D, household - slightly below the expected figure
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Soccer : Chelmsford City 0-3 Hinckley United (Dr Martens Premier Division)
Chelmsford City failed to lift the somewhat depressing cloud lingering over New Lodge this season, well beaten on Saturday by an organised and efficient Hinckley United side. Matt Lewis was the hero for the Knitters - the former Kidderminster striker
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Basildon: Six years of sewage spills
A Basildon woman has demanded action after being forced to live with overflowing sewage on her doorstep for six years. Carol Bennett, 43, of the High Road, Basildon, has had to endure years of human waste soiling her front steps and back garden. She has
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Colchester: Call to speed up council road adoption
A time limit should be set for new roads to be "adopted" by Colchester Council, councillors said. Gerard Oxford, independent councillor for High Woods, said some roads on the estate - completed as long as four years ago - have still not been adopted by
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Mid-Essex: Wage shock for house hunters
People looking to buy even the smallest property in mid-Essex need to be earning in excess of £25,000. First-time buyers wanting to buy a one-bedroom flat in Braintree need to be earning almost a quarter of the £110,000 average price to get a 100 per
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Braintree, Witham: Teens get say on health services
Teenagers in Braintree and Witham are to have a say on the way health services are delivered. It is hoped that after a meeting next month, a health forum for young people will be set up, which will play a part in shaping services and making them more
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Soccer: Swindon Town 2-0 Colchester United (Nationwide League Division Two)
It is 25 years since Colchester last won at Swindon's County Ground And the plain truth is depleted U's never looked like winning this latest tussle between two of the second Division's top ten teams The U's conceded two sloppy goals, the first after
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Canvey: It's time for school
Youngsters at a Canvey school now have no excuse to be late. Dramatic - pupils Rebecca Tillcock, Tia Norman, Jordan Wilson and Lewis Emberson read through their script Picture: ROB BROWNE Winter Gardens pupils are being given lessons in punctuality as
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Horndon-on-the-Hill: Fears as blaze hits barn
Two children were feared missing after arsonists set a barn alight last night. Wrecked - at one point it was feared children were trapped in the burning barn Picture: STEVE O'CONNEL Five engines with 30 officers from Basildon, Corringham and Orsett fire
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Frinton: Spycams set up at garage
Garage staff have had their own CCTV cameras installed following a rash of customers driving off without paying for their petrol. Police have welcomed the forecourt cameras at Frinton Service Station in Frinton Road, Frinton. A police spokesman said:
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South Essex: Rush-hour chaos after crash shuts the A127
Rush-hour motorists faced long delays this morning after a section of the A127 Southend-bound had to be closed off so firefighters could free a woman trapped in her car. Rescue - firefighters work to free the woman driver from her wrecked car Picture:
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Southend: Seafront pair knifed following club brawl
Two men were stabbed in a Southend seafront car park after a row in a nightclub spilled out on to the street, police said today. A 23-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach and a 24-year-old was stabbed in the shoulder during the vicious attack in the
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Essex: Any jobs for the young?
A team of young people are eager to offer their services to the community. And they are appealing for suitable projects, large or small, they could do which could involve redecorating, renovating, gardening or helping disadvantaged people. They are aged
