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Maldon: Youngsters tell council what they want
Children have been telling Maldon District Council exactly what they want. Youngsters were waiting at the door of Maldon Town Football Club for the district council's consultation on new play equipment to begin. A steady stream of visitors attended the
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Chelmsford: Congestion busting cash
A dynamic programme of congestion-busting measures are planned for Chelmsford as part of a multi-million pound package of road improvements for Essex. The town's new traffic network manager, Brian Goodwin has announced his next phase of ideas to ease
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Maldon: Drivers warned - use mobile at your peril
Maldon motorists who continue to break the law by using their hand-held mobile phones while driving are warned they face bigger fixed penalty fines and three penalty points on their licences. Sgt Richard Miller, of Maldon police, issued his warning after
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St Osyth: Balcony plunge woman critical
A young woman is in the intensive care ward of a Greek hospital after falling three storeys from a balcony. Danielle Oakley, 21, of St Osyth, suffered multiple injuries following the accident while she was on holiday in Kos with a group of friends from
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Canvey: Leisure group in bid for sites
Prime leisure sites on Canvey may be sold as Castle Point Council weighs up its options. The move comes after one of the largest leisure groups on the Island, Monico Leisure, put in a bid to buy the plots, which it rents. It wants to buy Kiddies Corner
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Soccer: Teddy ready for 90-minute action
West Ham new boy Teddy Sheringham is not content to be a bit part player at Upton Park this season. The return - Mattie Etherington is looking forward to going back to his former club Picture: LUAN MARSHALL The former Millwall and Spurs man is in line
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Soccer: New signings get home debut
Ipswich Town fans will get their first opportunity to run the rule over the Championship side's two new-signings at Portman Road tomorrow. Kevin Horlock and Jason De Vos have both been named in the 17-man squad to face Crystal Palace (12pm kick-off).
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Benfleet: Darren's football pitch is wrecked
Vandals have demolished part of a football pitch created in memory of Darren Graves, who died of meningitis six years ago. Disgrace - the football pitch for Darren Graves has been wrecked Picture: MAXINE CLARKE A 20ft section of the concrete fencing surrounding
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Castle Point: Don't put blame on us for bad audit
Fury today erupted over claims that the former ruling Labour group was mainly responsible for a damning audit report on Castle Point council. Tory council leader Pam Challis laid the blame for the "poor" rating - the lowest possible - squarely at the
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Dunmow: Council rejects development plans
Councillors have stood firm against pressure to increase development around Dunmow. A proposal to build a hotel and fast food restaurant and a housing development were both refused by Uttlesford councillors this week. Chairman of the development control
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Brentwood: Longer pub hours fear
An influx of applications for longer opening times is expected from pubs and restaurants in Brentwood when the council takes over responsibility for licensing at the beginning of next year. Crucial discussions on the council's future licensing policy
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Brentwood: Leisure complex moves closer to reality
A long-awaited hotel, leisure centre and restaurant complex is a step closer to becoming a reality now that the owners of the site have submitted details of a proposed new access road. The Carroll Group, which owns the former Mountnessing scrapyard site
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Colchester: U's ground site for mobile phone mast
Mobile phone giant O2 could put up transmitters at the home of Colchester United. The U's have given the firm permission to check whether their Layer Road ground would be suitable to house a new mobile radio base station, needed to improve coverage for
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Cricket: Dominant Essex hold the upper hand
Essex finished the second day of their match with Leicestershire at Grace Road in a dominant position holding a lead of 210 runs with nine wickets in hand. Darren Gough returned figures of 4-55 as the visitors gained a first innings lead of 185 before
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Athletics: Southend soak up the experience
Having earned a place in the semi-final of the BAL Golden Jubilee Cup for the first time after winning the opening round last month, Southend AC were not looking so much for a win as for the experience of this level of competition and to enjoy the day
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Cricket: Westcliff look for winning feeling
Westcliff, beaten off the last ball in their previous game, will hope to give their precarious Premier Division position a lift tomorrow. They host fellow strugglers, bottom club Fives and Heronians, with a win a must to boost their survival hopes. Currently
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Braintree, Witham: MP's call to leave faith schools alone
An Essex MP has spoken out against possible changes to the law on faith schools. Speaking in a Commons' debate on denominational school, Braintree and Witham MP Alan Hurst criticised proposals for faith schools to have to take in a percentage of pupils
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Basildon: £1m for brave widower
A judge praised the courage of Ranjana Suraweera of Fobbing Farm Close, Nethermayne, Basildon, whose wife bled to death following the birth of their twins before awarding him £1m. Sitting at the High Court, Mr Justice Astill praised widower for bringing
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St Osyth: It's just cricket!
It's what English village life is all about - the sound of leather on willow and the community coming together to celebrate. Keeping tabs - Sam Hennessy, James Handscombe, James Bean and Nick De'ath, under-13 Colts team members, look after the scoreboard
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Cricket: Bowling the maidens over
The first overs have bowled at Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club's cricket week. Drinks break - Colchester player Matt Austin with Caroline Woodcock and Rebecca Edwards Picture: ADRIAN RUSHTON The team took on the Gentlemen of Essex, and the ladies
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Benfleet: School's student business success
Budding businessmen and businesswomen at a Benfleet school spent a year developing and running a company, only to give away all their profit to charity. Cash handover - Lucy Robins, of Business Opportunities for the Physically Handicapped, on Canvey,
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Hockley: Mothers'play area plea to vandals
Mothers and children are pleading for vandals to stop ruining their playground. Spelling it out - Orkney Brown, Jade Sparkes, Liberty Brown, Bradley Bryant, Harry Sparkes and Harry Snell Hockley Parish Council has £10,000 for improvements to Plumberow
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Harold Hill: School's battle plan
Battle plans have been drawn by King's Wood School in Harold Hill to help carry it to a brighter future after it was placed in special measures by Government inspectors. Staff, pupils and parents were rocked by the 'disappointing' news in May that the
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Athletics: Basildon remain top of the league
The youngsters from Basildon AC consolidated their position at the top of the UK Young Athletes League Division One and enjoyed yet more success. They and two other local rivals, Southend AC and Thurrock Harriers, travelled south to compete in the fourth
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Basildon: Change at top for council, and that includes job title
Bala Mahendran has been confirmed as Basildon Council's new managing director. He will replace John Robb sometime before March 2004, filling the role previously known as chief executive. He is currently the council's executive officer for housing and
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Essex: Teachers unhappy at exam marking
Poor marking of school English exam papers has led to fresh calls for them to be scrapped. Teachers in Essex have said they are fed up with inexperienced examiners giving pupils inaccurate grades in the run-up to taking GCSEs. Schools in Colchester have
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Brentwood: No pedestrianisation plans for High Street
The months of waiting are over for Brentwood residents after the county's highways chief, Cllr Rodney Bass, finally announced on Tuesday his decision on the future of the High Street. The £4m scheme should get underway in early 2006 and as expected pedestrianisation
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Shenfield: Crossrail gets green light
The long-awaited £10bn Crossrail project, which will link Shenfield directly with West London, has been given the go-ahead by the Government. Transport secretary Alistair Darling announced on Tuesday that a Crossrail bill will be introduced into Parliament
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Canvey: Hunt on for road rage rider
Police were today urgently appealing for witnesses to a road rage attack on Canvey. A mother and daughter in a silver convertible BMW with its roof down, were chased and targeted by the violent rider of a Vespa-type moped. The incident happened in Long
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Brentwood: Jody returns to run fitness business
An American woman who believes Brentwood is as nice as apple pie is to bring a slice of the States to her adopted home town. Last year Michigan bride Jody Tull extolled Brentwood The Beautiful in a farewell letter to The Brentwood Gazette when she returned
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Havering-atte-Bower: Balloons to mark hospice anniversary
A thousand blue and white balloons will be released on Saturday to celebrate 20 years of caring at Saint Francis Hospice. The helium filled "tribute" balloons will mark the conclusion of two days of special events to commemorate the hospice's big birthday
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Soccer: Springett's defiant after duo quit club
Harwich and Parkeston chief Mitchell Springett has shrugged off the departures of duo Matt Carmichael and Martin Calver and insists that 'they can be replaced.' Goal-getter Carmichael hit the net 36 times in all competitions for the Shrimpers last season
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Cricket: Essex search for Festival flourish
Essex will be attempting to end a depressing sequence of five successive one-day defeats when they embark upon their Southend Festival Week in a Totesport League clash against Northants on Sunday. Sandwiched between three Twenty20 Cup reverses were league
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Soccer: Wayne looks to add to goal tally
Wayne Andrews is 'buzzing' after his double-header of pre-season goals and would love to add to his tally in tomorrow's eagerly-awaited friendly against Watford. The Colchester United striker was on target in the 2-1 success at Grays Athletic on Saturday
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Tennis: Battling girls lose in semis
The Thorpe Bay girls first team of Sara Needham, Ashlee Tyrrell and Sarah Naylor were narrowly beaten in the regional semi finals of the National Junior Club League, going down to East Anglia Tennis and Squash Club from Norwich. Thorpe Bay led after the
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Colchester: Bypass is top of the list
A freelance trouble-shooter has been drafted in to make the western relief road happen - 16 years after it was first mooted. Neil Taylor has been working with Colchester Council since February to look at why so many of its major projects were "bottle-necking
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Clacton: Club rocked by death of new player
Clacton Town footballer Aaron Gardiner has died after suffering a suspected heart attack The 33-year-old father-of-three collapsed at home after he had been out jogging, preparing for the new season. He had just signed for the Seasiders and was looking
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Rayleigh: Sainsbury's armed raid
Three armed raiders robbed a security van of cash today outside the Sainsbury superstore at Rayleigh Weir. The men, at least one of whom was brandishing a handgun, struck at 9.37am at the store in Stadium Way. They escaped with an unknown amount of cash
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Colchester: Bus users angry
Electronic bus signs are still failing, leaving bus passengers in the dark about departure times. The signs at Colchester bus station have repeatedly broken down in recent months, and Essex County Council is to be ordered to solve the problem. Colchester
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Southend: Carnival Rio-style
For the first time ever, Southend Carnival next month is including a Brazilian club night in its week of festivities. Billed as the "official carnival drum 'n' bass party", the event is being organised by Kevin Malloy, of Merryfield Approach, Leigh, and
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Kelvedon: Five-car smash closes main road
Two people were taken to hospital after a five-car pile-up in Kelvedon, which shut the main road through the village for over an hour. The accident happened in High Street, Kelvedon, in the Colchester direction, at about 11.45am yesterday. Vehicles caught
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Leigh: Gourmet dinner boosts Daisy's
A Leigh family has shown the way to fundraisers hearts is via their stomachs. Devoted - Matthew and Daisy Picture: MIKE MINERS Matthew and Georgina Locker, of Leighfields Avenue, organised an eight-course gourmet meal to raise money for cancer support
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Golf: Paul has Essex team Ring of confidence
Boyce Hill's Paul Ring and Steve McAnally (Orsett) are in the Essex team to take on Herts at Thorndon Park on Sunday week in the northern section of the South-Eastern Golf League. Rochford's Jimmy Dale was unlucky to miss out, but has been named as one
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Southend: Rats eat our leftovers
The wet summer weather has caused an increase in rat sightings as the rodents look for higher land to make their home. Tony Stevens, spokesman for Rentokil Pest Control, said: "We are seeing more incidents of people coming face to face with rats. The
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Colchester: 'No plans to close centre'
A plumbing company is to shake up the way it runs its business in Colchester, it has been revealed. Plumbase, which has 140 branches across the UK, is to withdraw its in-house distribution in the eastern region, which covers East Anglia and Essex. A spokesman
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Athletics: Bright display in Surrey
There were a number of highlights for the Southend AC girls in the UK Young Athletes League match at Croydon. After team-mate Leah Darby had been nominated athlete of the match in the previous meeting, this time the honour went to Southend's Alice Nutman
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Cricket: Skipper focused on glory
Senior Cup holders Mistley must overcome high-quality opposition in East Anglian Premier League outfit Maldon if they are to retain their treasured silverware. The Marshall Hatchick Two Counties division one side entertain Maldon in the semi-final on
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Pitsea: Police move into new home
Police reaffirmed their commitment to community law enforcement and sensitivity to vulnerable victims at the opening of a new £500,000 police station in Pitsea. New start - council chairman Sandra Hiller and chief constable David Stevens at the opening
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Soccer: Justin targets defender
Billericay Town boss Justin Edinburgh is hopeful that former Southend United defender David McSweeney will sign at New Lodge. Defender McSweeney, 22, is a local boy and was released from Roots Hall at the end of last season. He has also been linked with
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Soccer: No return for injured Bentley
Southend United midfielder Mark Bentley will not figure against his former side Dagenham and Redbridge tomorrow as the Shrimpers continue their pre-season preparations at Victoria Road. The hard-working 26-year-old, who joined Blues from Daggers in January
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Canvey: Sister is top tot too
Bonny toddler Charlotte Hills has won through to the final ten in a top of the tots contest, following in the footsteps of her award-winning sister. Seventeen-month-old Charlotte, of Norton Road, Canvey, was entered into the national Sunbeam competition