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Leigh: Delay prolongs threat of leak
The threat of a contamination leak in the Thames Estuary continues to hang over Two Tree Island, Leigh, after it emerged repairs to damaged sea defences will not be carried out until next year. Leigh councillor Peter Wexham said the work was due to be
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Castle Point: Council's 'poor' rating
The Government today branded Castle Point Council as poor, the lowest rating possible, after an Audit Commission assessment. But council leader Pam Challis and chief executive Barry Rollinson told of progress already made and more plans in the pipeline
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Chelmsford: Trust faces £5m shortfall
The organisation behind Chelmsford's healthcare, including GPs, faces a £5 million shortfall by the end of the year. The Primary Care Trust has been stripped of its stars in the latest health league tables. It is the only health organisation in Essex
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Seawick: Girl, 15, knocked down
A girl was knocked unconscious and suffered a head injury in a road accident outside a holiday park. The 15-year-old was involved in a collision with a car outside Seawick Holiday Village in Beach Road, Seawick, where she had been staying. She was flown
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Golf: Dixon is July winner
Thorpe Hall's July Stableford saw Tony Dixon win Division One with 40 points off 11 handicap followed by Dale Grieve with 39 points off nine. Division Two was won by Adrian Peters, with 37 points off 21. He has now been cut to 20. Second was John Avery
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Walton: New centre could bring area to life
A new £1.5m visitor centre at Walton could be open within two years. Plans for the Living Naze - an educational centre to interpret the ecology, history and natural environment of the area - have been submitted to Tendring Council. The idea is to develop
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Harwich: Hospital site work begins
Diggers have swung into action on the site of the new Harwich Hospital. Contractors have brought in heavy equipment to demolish the nurses' homes and have been stripping the site in preparation for work to begin. Paul Unsworth, Tendring Primary Care Trust
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Southend: Hospital ward in fire alert
Firefighters were called to Southend Hospital yesterday after a light fitting caught fire. Crews from Leigh and Southend went to Edmund Stone Ward at 10.40am after smoke in a treatment room set off the fire alarm. Patients were able to remain on the main
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Soccer: Decision looms for Prior deal
Southend United manager Steve Tilson was today stepping up his attempts to bring experienced central defender Spencer Prior back to Roots Hall. Prior missed Blues' 2-0 defeat at home to Millwall last night but held further transfer talks with Tilson after
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Southend: Rival soccer thugs clash
Gangs threw bar stools, bottles and glasses at each other when they clashed in the town centre just hours before a pre-season football friendly in Southend. At least 20 men held a pitched battle opposite Southend Central rail station in Clifftown Road
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Shooting: Trio gunning for honours
Three east Essex sharpshooters are poised to write a new chapter of England and Essex clay pigeon shooting history. History making - England has come calling for three east Essex clay pigeon shooting stars. The are (left to right) Henry Webb, Johnny Walker
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Mersea: Islanders wait for courts
Mersea islanders might have to wait a little longer for their new £1m sports facility, after a £800,000 lottery bid was turned down. Town councillors were given 15 acres east of the Glebe recreation ground, as part of a legal agreement involving a future
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Angling: Carp is icing on cake for Hayden
A cracking common carp of 23lb was the icing on the cake for Hayden Forecast when he fished an extended session at Gloucester Park. Carp capture - Hayden Forecast caught this 23lb common at Gloucester Park The big fish, just one of the several dozen he
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Rugby League: Wickford win plate contest
Wickford's Grange Primary won the plate final when over 100 children from 10 Essex schools contested the Pro-Plumb Essex Eels summer tag festival in Brentwood. Grange took on the far more experienced Hollytrees B team from Brentwood and, with scintillating
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Golf: Double cup semi joy for Rochford
A rampant Rochford Hundred have stormed into the semi-finals of two major Essex competitions - the Thornton Cup and Over-55s championship. The Thornton heroes crushed Thorndon Park 11-4 at the neutral Enfield course, while the veterans eased in 7-4 at
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Benfleet: New manager gives postal service hope
Residents may look forward to receiving their mail on time with a recent management change at the embattled Benfleet sorting office. The sorting office had been the target of much criticism in recent months, following the implementation of a single-service
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Soccer: Halstead Town 1-1 Colchester United (Friendly)
Geraint Williams today declared himself 'a happy man' after Colchester United maintained their unbeaten pre-season run. The U's assistant manager was delighted to see a strike from substitute Jamie Guy salvage a 1-1 draw at Ridgeons League side Halstead
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West Thurrock: Woman saved from river mud
A woman was at the centre of a dramatic rescue operation yesterday after she became struck in river mud off south Essex. The 38-year-old, believed to be from Latvia, was up to her knees in a muddy Thames bank about 30 metres from the shore. She was discovered
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Leigh: Broadway flats plan shelved
A controversial bid to build flats in Leigh Broadway has been put on ice after a committee looking at the plans descended into a "shambles". Southend Council's development control committee met yesterday to consider the proposals for a block of flats
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Bowls: Hough battle for triples triumph
The 59th Southend Ladies Bowls Tournament got underway at Priory Park yesterday with the Hough family repeating their 2002 triumph in the two-wood triples. Roll over - another wood is sent towards its target Mum Win and twin daughters Pat and Jean, representing
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Tennis: Teenager out for glory at Wimbledon
Sarah Naylor is gunning for tennis glory at Wimbledon after winning the county final at Redbridge last weekend. Reaching for the top - Sarah Naylor is targetting Wimbledon success Picture: MAXINE CLARKE The 14-year-old King Edmund pupil will travel to
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Braintree: Pupils have designs on town's future
A glimpse into the future was the result of a science competition run for mid-Essex primary schools. Snap - competition winners Charlotte Lister, David Boylett and Harry Nield with the digital camera prize. Picture: STEVE BAINBRIDGE To mark National Science
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Dovercourt: Neighbours in campaign to cut speed
An anxious resident wants to cut speeds on a road used by up to 1,500 schoolchildren. Mary Stevens, of Wick Lane, Dovercourt, said she has seen an increasing number of vehicles in the middle part of her street, many exceeding the 30mph limit. The Harwich
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Colchester: Flower judges arrive in town
Judges were today due to view Colchester's floral splendour as the town makes its first entry in the Anglia in Bloom competition. The bid has been made by the In Bloom Action Team, led by the Colchester Town Partnership. The judges will be taken on a
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Tennis: Thorpe Bay take first men's title
Thorpe Bay have won the men's Division One title for the first time in their history -- pipping Rayleigh to first place by just three points. Westcliff Lawn, under the wing of Geoff Spillett, will join Thorpe Bay next season after winning Division Two
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Soccer: Southend United 0-2 Millwall (Friendly)
Southend United suffered their first pre-season defeat of the year at Roots Hall last night as a goal in each half from Paul Ifill and new-boy Jody Morris handed Millwall a well deserved 2-0 win. Eyes down - Tes Bramble shields the ball from his marker
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Stanway: Man grabs boy in street
Police are trying to trace a man who grabbed a 12-year-old boy in the street. The white man, in his late 20s, approached the youngster in London Road, Stanway, at 10.20pm last night. He said he had seen something fall from the boy's pocket and took hold
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Rugby Union: International honour for James
A young Colchester rugby player has won international honours at youth level playing for Nigeria. James Sarek, 16, flew to Nigeria to take part in a training camp before travelling with the team to play in an under-18 World Cup qualifying tournament in
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Ashingdon: Drug plan anger grows
Plans for a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts and alcoholics in the Ashingdon Hall community building in Church Road, Ashingdon, have been recommended for approval, angering nearby residents. Hundreds have spoken out against them. Published Thursday
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South Woodham Ferrers: Police monitoring warning to troublemakers
Police have challenged troublemakers to behave or risk constant monitoring after violence erupted in South Woodham Ferrers at the weekend. Drunken revellers brawled in the town centre in the early hours and a 26-year-old man was assaulted, suffering broken
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Golf: Clacton denied by Enfield
Clacton's golfers were shot down by Enfield as they failed in their bid to reach the semi-finals of the county's premier team competition. It was a valiant effort by the Seasiders, who were taking on a side that had won the Thornton Challenge Cup on no
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Benfleet: Sanctuary in flap from birds
Volunteers at a wildlife centre are getting into a flap thanks to over zealous residents bringing them hundreds of fledglings. An RSPCA visitor left the Benfleet Wildlife Sanctuary, in Watlington Road, was astounded after six birds were dropped off in
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Speedway: Wolves given mauling
Injury hit Arena Essex shook off their problems to beat Wolverhampton 51-44 in their Elite League clash at the Purfleet Raceway last night. Already missing Josh Larsen, out after breaking three bones in his right ankle at Coventry, Hammers were further
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Essex: The great escape
Rail passengers and a van driver had an amazing escape after his vehicle crashed on to the main Colchester to London line. Police have said they do not know what would have happened if a train had been passing. They have also praised the actions of a
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Shooting: Sure-shot Bryan hits gold standard
69-year-old shooter Bryan Farr has enjoyed a remarkable couple of weeks -- claiming gold medals at both the Home Internationals Meeting and the World Championships. Gunning for gold - Bryan Farr takes aim Picture: ROBIN WOOSEY Competing in the veterans
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Wickford: Iron bar yobs rob Flo, 92, at home
A partially blind 92-year-old woman was duped on her doorstep by a gang of thieves who stole her holiday money. Robbed - partially blind Florence Brooks recovers at home after the theft Picture: ROB BROWNE Five boys, aged between ten and 15, meet Florence
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Witham: Grant is served up for club relaunch
Peckish pensioners need be hungry no longer. Witham's luncheon club, which provided modestly-priced lunches to elderly residents until its closure two years ago, is to be relaunched. Peckish no longer - Peter Latchford, mayor Jakie Martin and Philip Tucker
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Golf: Graham's senior call
Boyce Hill's Graham Burroughs shot a 73 in the qualifying round at Valley Links . He will now join Wickford's Bill Longmuir in the strong field for the four-round Senior British Open Championship. The tournament started today and is being staged in Portrush
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South Essex: 16 held in 'sex slave' crackdown
Three people were today being quizzed by police following raids in Leigh and Rochford in a crackdown on the UK's growing sex slave trade. A total of 16 people were arrested in the operation in Essex and East London which was carried out by the Metropolitan
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Basildon: £1m payout for father
A father is set for a £1m compensation after his wife bled to death following the birth of twins. The High Court was expected to award the sum today to Ranjana Suraweera two months after Basildon Hospital admitted liability for the death of Dr Sandhya
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Pitsea: Karate's calming for mum
As a mother of two, Jane Naylor-Jones feared for her children when she read reports of abductions, attacks and murders. Fighting fit - Jack Palfrey and Tom Parkinson in action at S Margaret's School, Pitsea Picture: ROB BROWNE But instead of worrying,
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Essex: Crime rise for county
Crime is increasing in Essex. New Government figures show all major categories of crime, except fraud and burglary, were more common in 2003/4 than in 2002/3. And violent crimes, excluding sexual assaults and robbery, have rocketed by 18 per cent. But
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Soccer: It's Great at new look Wakering
Great Wakering Rovers chairman Roy Kettridge is extremely optimistic about the coming season. Rovers face a new challenge as the non-league reshuffle puts them into the Southern League for the first time, and Ettridge can't wait. "The chance to play against
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Bradwell: N-site operations brought to halt
Operations at Bradwell Nuclear Power Station have been temporarily suspended. Although defuelling is currently ahead of schedule and exceeding targets, Bradwell's new manager Ray Jepps has made it one of his priorities to examine how defuelling operations
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Chelmsford: All change for conservation area?
Parts of the present Chelmsford West End conservation area could be deleted, and others added, if proposals being put forward by the council finally go ahead. A draft appraisal of the area, originally designated a conservation zone in 1988, was approved
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Corringham: Broken wrist boy sent back to his lessons
An angry mum has hit out at a Corringham school after staff failed to detect that her son had broken his wrist and sent him back to class. Seven-year-old Beau Holland, who attends Giffards Infants School, was playing with friends in the playground during
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Triathlon: Records tumble at Grays
The annual Grays Triathlon produced excellent results, with several course records tumbling. First male was Jon Saunders of Tri Sport Epping, completing the course in 55 mins. 26 secs, which included a course record bike time of 31:06. Another course
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Southend: Hospital ward in fire alert
Firefighters were called to Southend Hospital yesterdayafter a light fitting caught fire. Crews from Leigh and Southend went to Edmund Stone Ward at 10.40am after smoke in a treatment room set off the fire alarm. Patients were able to remain on the main
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Canvey: How's this for a 100 per cent attendance record?
A record ten youngsters achieved 100 per cent attendance at St Katherine's Primary School, in Canvey, this year. Picture: ROBIN WOOSEY This was the first time so many students, aged between three and 11, managed to spend every day they were supposed to
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Southend: Learning disability move
A new scheme is being set up in Southend to encourage more people to provide support and services to adults with learning disabilities. The adult placement project will offer accommodation to people who are eligible for services from the social care department
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Corringham: New row over broken arm after school fall
Another furious mum has slammed a school which failed to spot her son had fractured his wrist. Michelle Ruby, of Nottage Close, Corringham, was shocked when she read in the Evening Echo about Beau Holland, a pupil of Giffards Infant School, who was sent
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Southend: Town is hoping to be top bloomer
Southend Council is hoping it will once again win an award in the Anglia in Bloom competition after judges visited the town on Friday. On tour - judges George Dawson and Sue Hacon check out Southend with the town's horticultural officer, Adrian Culling
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Maldon: John is new chief executive
Maldon District Council has appointed John Delwyn Burbidge as its new chief executive. Mr Burbidge, currently chief executive of Melton Borough Council in Leicestershire, received unanimous support from councillors at a full council meeting on Tuesday
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Langham, Burnham: Girder partially severs hand
A man was airlifted to hospital for emergency surgery after partially severing his hand in a freak industrial accident. Peter Downs, 42, of Langham was working at Hood Yachts Spars in Wick Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, on Monday, when he fell from his lorry
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Aveley: Gunmen rob bet shop
Police are appealing for witnesses after armed gunmen robbed the William Hill betting shop in High Street, Aveley. The robbers, aged between 16 and 20, wore stocking masks and blue tracksuits. They entered the shop at 4.30pm on Tuesday. One pointed a
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Braintree: Homes standing empty
More than 2,000 homes are standing empty in the Braintree district at a time when thousands of young couples are desperate for a place of their own. With new building going on all around, 539 properties, mostly privately owned, have been empty for more
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Bowls: County night of success
Essex County bowls club enjoyed a successful night in their Group Six matches. In Division One the Westcliff based club's A team took on Runwell A at home and triumphed on both rinks with R Benge winning 21-16 and R Jones winning 21-15. They took all
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Rayleigh: Three weeks to find new home for boxers
A Rayleigh mother is trying to find new premises for her boxing sons and their clubmates after a falling tree destroyed the club house. Flashback - boxing club trainer Cliff Wright surveys the damage after the tree collapsed on to the roof Claire Mann
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Cricket: Adams makes perfect start for Essex
Andre Adams made a dazzling start to his County Cricket career -- and promised there would be more to come. Adams hit a sparkling century to rescue Essex on the opening day of their County Championship match at Leicester to put the memory of Monday night's