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Witham: Lions donate monitor
Grateful staff at Broomfield Hospital accepted a valuable piece of equipment donated by the Witham Lions' Club. At a special presentation held yesterday, staff at the cardiac department at the Chelmsford hospital were given a new £2,000 cardiac monitor
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Brentwood: Flag to keep flying
The Union flag will be flying in front of the town hall everyday of the year after councillors agreed to abandon long established custom. Council leader, Cllr Brandon Lewis, said the annual £2,000 cost of flying the Union flag throughout the year alongside
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Soccer: Bowditch signs for the U's
Colchester United have secured the signing of Ben Bowditch. The former Tottenham Hotspur trainee has been on trial at the club since the start of pre-season and has finally landed a deal with the Layer Road side. U's boss Phil Parkinson said: "Ben has
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Soccer: Forget Carrick and focus on Foxes
West Ham boss Alan Pardew is confident his side can put the transfer speculation surrounding Michael Carrick to one side when the season starts tomorrow. And the midfielder, said to be courted by Portsmouth, Everton and Middlesbrough, may yet feature
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Golf: Stones makes his Mark as champ
Mark Stones is the new club champion at Boyce Hill Golf Club after ending the reign of 2003 winner Matt Jones. Stones had two rounds of 69 for an excellent 138 total to beat Jones (71 & 69) by two shots. The championship at the Benfleet club was held
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Hullbridge: Asthma tragedy of dad Carl, 24
Family members have paid tribute to a young dad and popular local figure who died after suffering a severe asthma attack. Friendship - a glass of beer in flowers, above, was among memorial tributes Picture: ROBIN WOOSEY They said Carl Miller, 24, of Ashdene
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Southend: Big guns out in fight against gum spitters
A leading councillor today backed £50 on-the-spot fines for people who spit their chewing gum out on the pavement. Police community support officers will be given permission to hand out the £50 fines and smokers should also beware because the new penalties
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Rugby Union: French ace in Benfleet
French rugby star Thomas Castaignede will be touching down at Benfleet's King John school later this month. The Saracens fly-half, who has 43 caps for his country, is the special guest of the O2 Rugbyclass summer training camp for youngsters, which is
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Shenfield: Couple take to the high seas in charity adventure
Adventure on the high seas beckons for an intrepid Shenfield couple who will be sailing across the treacherous Bay of Biscay for charity. Melanie Reynolds, 33 and Neal Rayner, 35 of Great Oaks, will be part of a crew of 12 raising cash for Habitat for
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Soccer: Moses can end football exile
New West Ham signing Moses Ashikodi is in with a chance of breaking into the first-team squad, according to manager Alan Pardew. The young striker has been cast out of the professional game after allegations of a training ground assault at his previous
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Colchester: Developers latch on to planning loophole
Developers are using a loophole to take planners for a ride, it has been claimed. Colchester councillor Anne Turrell said firms were luring the authority into agreeing applications by promising cheap housing which never materialised. Under council policy
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Chelmsford: Sniffer dogs on festival patrol
Sniffer dogs will be part of high-profile policing to reassure visitors to Chelmsford's V Festival it is a clean event. Small amounts of drugs have been discovered in the past but police stress Chelmsford's V at Hylands Park is always one of the most
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Clacton: Pensioner collapses
Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the collapse of an 84-year-old woman in her Clacton home. Gas had been smelt coming from the house, but when firefighters arrived it appeared the property had been ransacked. They alerted police and paramedics
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Wickford: Yobs set fire to park equipment
Parents today told of their disgust after children's play equipment at a Wickford park was destroyed by vandals. Destruction - graffiti on the park cabins The wooden playground equipment at Queens Park memorial ground in Shotgate, was burnt so badly that
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Basildon: We'll cruise with Brad
Basildon holiday-makers would most like to share a cruise with Brad Pitt or David Beckham - while those in Wickford would opt for Alfie Moon! People would least like to go away with Prime Minister Tony Blair, according to a survey by travel agents First
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Castle Point: Skate park slides back for summer
A mobile skate park is set to return following its success in getting youngsters off the streets of Castle Point. Castle Point Council together and the crime and disorder reduction partnership is providing the mobile facilities, which included a selection
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Wivenhoe: Fatal collision witness appeal
Police were today trying to unravel the mystery of a woman's death on an Essex road. Crash scene - the site of the fatal accident on the Wivenhoe Road, close to the university entrance. Picture: TERRY WEEDEN The victim was in the road when she was involved
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Dunmow: Hotel plans get council backing
Plans to turn a former pub into a hotel despite concerns over the use of the building, car parking, privacy and noise have been recommended by Uttlesford District Council. The old site of the Kings Head pub, in North Street, Great Dunmow, would be revamped
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Braintree: Motorised wheelchair recovered
A motorised wheelchair stolen from outside a disabled woman's Braintree home has been found. The £1,000 wheelchair was recovered after an appeal was launched in the Essex Chronicle last week to help buy a new one. Diane Dewing, 61, is crippled with arthritis
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Shenfield: Couple take to the high seas in charity adventure
Adventure on the high seas beckons for an intrepid Shenfield couple who will be sailing across the treacherous Bay of Biscay for charity. Melanie Reynolds, 33 and Neal Rayner, 35 of Great Oaks, will be part of a crew of 12 raising cash for Habitat for
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Southend: Booze busts are working - police
A tough crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence in Southend has claimed major successes in its first month, police said today. Just three out of 40 off-licences targeted in sting operations in the past four weeks sold alcohol to under 18s because they were
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Writtle: Thefts top £2,500
Writtle has been hit by a mini-crime wave, with goods worth a total of nearly £2,500 stolen and hundreds of pounds' worth of property damage. There were thefts from homes in Longmeads Close and Bruce Road, Writtle College and a car left outside Hylands
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Southend: We won't end up in sludge
Southend has escaped the effects of raw sewage that killed thousands of fish in the Thames earlier this week. Southend Council has reassured tourism in the town won't be affected by the sewage outfall in the Thames caused by storms on Tuesday, and sun-seekers
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South Woodham Ferrers: Jail for motorist in head-on crash
A South Woodham Ferrers motorist who inflicted "devastating injuries" on a female driver during a head-on collision has been jailed for six months. David Howard, 37, of Littlecroft, South Woodham Ferrers, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at Chelmsford
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Cricket: Irani's men destroy Hants and records
Essex gained their second win of the season in the County Championship when they beat Hampshire by 384 runs at Southampton. The victory set a new county record and beat the previous highest winning runs margin of 350 set in 1991 against Cambridge University
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Southend: Brutal murder mystery of Anna
The brutal murder of a 25-year-old Southend girl in India remains unsolved despite ten months of investigations, it has been revealed. Anna Bartlett, of Sandringham Road, who had a history of problems with drugs, was found dead in the east Indian town
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Harwich: Row erupts over foreign workers
A row has erupted over speculation that an Essex docks is considering hiring workers from eastern Europe rather than using local people The Evening Gazette has been told that the Harwich Dock Company, based at the Navyard Wharf, is considering hiring
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Soccer: New sponsor for the U's
Colchester United's new main sponsors are ICS Triplex. Colchester United have revealed their new sponsor is ICS Triplex U's Chief Executive Marie Partner said: "We are delighted that a local company - one with international renown in its field - has decided
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Soccer: Wayne out to reign on debut
Southend United striker Wayne Gray is aiming to start his Shrimpers career in style tomorrow afternoon as Cheltenham Town visit Roots Hall for the opening game of the new League Two campaign. The 23-year-old, who signed from Wimbledon during the summer
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Canvey: Cash crisis fears as work on drains stops
Vital work to fix flooding drains finally began after a six- year wait, but suddenly stopped due to an apparent cash crisis. Worries - Shirley and Len Stillwell with neighbours Yvonne Jenkins and Pauline Smith Dismayed residents of Beach Road, Canvey,
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Southend: Uh-huh, how many Elvises?
Regulars at a Southend pub did not feel lonesome last night when a host of Elvises helped promote its new carwash night. King done up - Helen Misher, Andy Shannon, Jo Hobbs and pub manager Vicki Stansfield at the Alex Picture: STEVE O'CONNELL Even the
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Basildon: Two storeys an option for hospital car park
Bosses at Basildon Hospital are considering making the main car park two storeys high, it was revealed today. The hospital's director of projects and facilities Jenny Galpin said putting an extra deck on top of the current car park was an option to cope
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Athletics: Points bonanza for Southend AC
A force to be reckoned with - that was Southend-AC last weekend. Runner-up - Adam Hickey came second in both the shot and discus Picture: LUAN MARSHALL As the men out-manoeuvred the opposition to finish with a 26 point margin on Saturday, so the young
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Soccer: Ben banks on bringing more joy to Canvey
Canvey Island new-boy Ben Sedgemore hopes to write another chapter in the long-running Park Lane success story. New boy - Ben Sedgemore in action for Canvey against Charlton this week after agreeing a two-year contract with the Gulls Picture: ROBIN WOOSEY
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Southend: Bootleg DVDs seized on seafront
Trading standards officers seized up to 300 bootleg DVDs from men selling them along Southend seafront. A member of the public tipped off police after being offered a film by two men touting for sale outside the Minerva pub in Marine Parade at 3pm on
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Witham: Fine and ban for driver
A passenger in the back of a Ford Escort van was killed when the vehicle ran into the back of a stationary transit van on the A12 Witham bypass, a court heard last Thursday. The victim, 23-year-old Nirpal Singh, was in the back of the van where there
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Canvey: Dancing Danielle is MTV star
Delighted Danielle Coulson is now on tenterhooks waiting for details of a possible video shoot after being spotted at a dance contest. Breakin' - champ Danielle Coulson, 11 Picture: MAXINE CLARKE Danielle, 11, of The Avenue, Canvey, came third in the
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Judo: Fallon wants firm grip on medal
Tilbury-based judo ace Craig Fallon flys out to Cyprus tomorrow for a week of intensive training in preparation for Athens' Olympic Games. The Great Britain athlete wants to be the first man to win a medal in one of the toughest sports at the competition
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Brentwood: Bunker features in TV show
One of Brentwood's most popular attractions has featured on the silver screen after a visit by eccentric aristocrat broadcaster, Lucinda Lambton. The scene of Thursday's edition of ITV show Sublime Suburbia is the Secret Nuclear Bunker in Kelvedon and
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Diving: British divers prepared
British diving chief Steve Foley believes his Athens-bound squad is the "best prepared" team of divers the country has ever fielded at an Olympic Games - including newcomer, Tracey Richardson, 21, of Southend swimming club. "They started getting ready
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Cricket: Westcliff out to increase Premier comfort zone
Westcliff-on-Sea will be aiming to put some more daylight between themselves and Gidea Park & Romford tomorrow. The Romford club sit one place and 10 points below sixth-placed Westcliff having one three games to the Chalkwell Park side's four. Westcliff
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Cricket: Seasiders plot for 2005 promotion push
Southend skipper Wayne Spear is planning a winter rebuild in a bid to get the seasiders promoted next season. The Southchurch Park club's first XI were relegated from Division Two of the Shepherd Neame Essex League last year. They have suffered an indifferent
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Soccer: Amputee Blues ready for action
Southend United's amputee team are busy preparing for a new season of football. The club, which plays games in a national league, trains at Wickford's Memorial Park at 10.30am on Saturday mornings and new players are always welcome to come and join in
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Bowls: Group Six out to end 35-year Ashford wait
It may not be quite the same as England's 38 years of World Cup hurt but for south-east Essex the Ashford Cup is the closest thing they have got. England won the coveted world crown in 1966 and the Group Six bowlers took the county equivalent three years
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Shoebury: Law firm forced to close
Shoebury solicitor Peter Michael Warner has vowed to fight the closure of his legal firm. The Law Society forced the closure of solicitors firm Peter Warner & Company in St Andrews Road, Shoebury, on Tuesday, because of "serious concerns". The society
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Soccer: Diallo is a man on a mission at Town
Drissa Diallo wants to make up for lost time when he runs out for Ipswich Town in tomorrow's Coca-Cola Championship opener against Gillingham. By his own admission, the defender had a forgettable season last campaign. Injured for four months, he struggled
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Southend: A spot of pond life livens up holiday
There was no need to scrape the bottom of the barrel to keep school pupils out of trouble during the summer holidays. Discovery time - Ashley Fordham, from Southend, caught water bugs Picture: ANNA LUKALA Parents and children alike instead plumbed the
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Rayleigh: Field fire threat to wood
A blaze in a wheat field in Rayleigh could have spread to Hockley woods had there been more of a breeze last night, firefighters have revealed. The fire, at Stevens Farm, in Bull Lane, was the second blaze in two days and has left a large proportion of
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Frinton: Hotel bid refused
A bid to turn one of Frinton's former hotels into luxury apartments has been thrown out. The application to knock down the Glencoe Hotel and put ten flats in its place was refused by Tendring Council. An appeal into the decision has been dismissed and
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West Mersea: Explorers have world in sights
Intrepid explorers are setting off on a one-and-a-half-year adventure, sailing from Mersea to New Zealand studying coral reefs on the way. Well prepared - Paul Kingston and Lily Kozmian-Ledward get ready for their trip of a lifetime. Picture: TERRY WEEDEN