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Shoebury, Maldon: Council fined over lake death
A council has been ordered to pay £200,000 for breaking health and safety rules at a popular swimming lake where a Shoebury man died. Father-of-two Kevin Gay, 47, hit his head on a submerged post and later died after taking a swim in the marine lake in
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Harwich: Dog attacks girl, five
Police are appealing for witnesses after a five-year-old girl was attacked by a dog being walked by two youngsters. The victim was left frightened and suffered two-inch long scratches on her back and bruising. Police said the attack happened on Tuesday
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County Colts in league triumph
ESSEX Colts have completed a great year for the county by winning the northern section of the South-eastern Golf League. Their success was confirmed at Boyce Hill when they triumphed 6.5 - 5.5 over Bedfordshire. With the senior team having already won
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Centenary plans under way
SOUTHEND United have begun planning their centenary celebrations, which will take place in 2006. A committee has been formed featuring members of the club and the Shrimpers Trust, who have already discussed a number of possible ideas. "We had our first
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Golf: County Colts in league triumph
Essex Colts have completed a great year for the county by winning the northern section of the South-eastern Golf League. Their success was confirmed at Boyce Hill when they triumphed 6.5 - 5.5 over Bedfordshire. With the senior team having already won
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Colchester: Knife ordeal at takeaway
A robbery victim has told how his wife was held at knife-point during a raid at their takeaway. Kamwah and Piukin Lau were closing their shop in Colchester for the night when a man grabbed Mrs Lau and demanded money. Mr Lau, 52, said: "He had a knife
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Meadow points harvest is vital
SOUTHEND United skipper Kevin Maher is urging the Shrimpers to kick start their stuttering season at Notts County this weekend. The former Tottenham Hotspur trainee missed Saturday's undeserved 2-1 defeat against Wycombe Wanderers with a one-match ban
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Witham: Bubbly and cake at market
A farmers' market celebrated its fifth birthday in style. Happy birthday - the farmer's market is celebrating its fifth anniversary Champagne and birthday cake was the order of the day as shoppers and stallholders joined in the celebrations. Nine stalls
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Chelmsford: Approval for hospital car park
A new 700 space multi-storey car park for Broomfield Hospital looks set to ease parking pressure for patients and visitors to the site. The car park will be built next to the Linden Centre mental health unit on ground currently occupied by 12 staff houses
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Athletics: Paralympians aiming for medals in Athens
Paralympic hopefuls are getting ready to start the final leg of their sporting dream. The curtain comes up on the most prestigious disabled sporting event in the world tomorrow and Essex is well represented at the event. Hannah Stodel, who was born without
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Essex: New call centre for police
Essex Police Authority has agreed to build a call centre capable of employing 150 people in the Chelmsford area. The £20m development would cost £8.5m a year to run and would deal with all non-emergency calls in the county. The call centre would be built
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Harwich: Hunt vote delights animal campaigner
An animal rights campaigner has described his delight after a ban on fox hunting moved a step closer this week. The House of Commons voted for the Hunting Bill as thousands of pro-hunt protesters demonstrated outside Parliament yesterday. Harwich town
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Maldon: Lake death leads to £200,000 fine
A council has been told to pay £200,000 for failing to take precautions at a popular swimming lake where a man died. Kevin Gay, 47, hit his head on a submerged post as he was swimming in the marine lake in Maldon's Promenade Park. A court heard how the
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Braintree: Oh bollards! Residents' emergency access fear
Elderly residents in a Braintree village were amazed to see a row of concrete bollards being put up outside their bungalows restricting access to the front of their homes. The bollards were installed by Braintree Council on Monday, between a parking area
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Essex: Police could soon be using shock tactics
Essex Police firearms teams could soon be using 50,000-volt shocks to render criminals helpless. The force plans to buy Taser guns after the Home Office approved their use across the country. The Government decision came after trials in other areas found
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Leigh: New fight for flats plan
Defiant developers have sparked fury by resubmitting plans for 17 flats at a landmark site in Leigh rejected by councillors just weeks ago. The scheme to build 17 flats at the Midel building in Leigh Broadway received huge opposition from residents associations
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General: 130 turn out for disabled fun day
Basildon Disabled Sports Club held their annual sports day at their Markhams Chase base on Sunday. More than 130 competitors took part and the club's Ralph Dennerley was delighted at the impressive turn out. "It was a great day," he said. "Angela Smith
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Essex: Recruitment success for drivers association
A group which steers the motorists of Essex towards better driving techniques has chalked up an excellent record of success since it first hit the road a year ago. The North East Thames RoSPA Advanced Drivers Association (NET RoADA) has recruited more
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Clacton: 'Time to ban the boozing'
Fed-up traders have called for a zero-tolerance booze ban on the streets of Clacton in a bid to cut crime. Bad image - chamber of trade chairman Pierre Oxley says there are "far too many drunks on the seafront and in the town". The move would see outdoor
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Essex: A12 roadworks to start next week
Major roadworks are due to start on the A12 next week. The Highways Agency is embarking on a £9 million, three-month project to strengthen and resurface three miles of carriageway between Kelvedon and Marks Tey. The scheme is part of a ten-year rolling
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Cricket: Ronnie backs Gough
Ronnie Irani today welcomed the prospect of England hero Darren Gough being named as his new Essex vice-captain for next season. The new Essex vice-captain? Strike bowler Darren Gough The County Ground skipper said: "If Goughie wants to be my new number
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Chelmsford: Hospital traffic worries
Broomfield Hospital's £120 million redevelopment is not dealing with the traffic congestion it will create. That is the claim of a Chelmsford councillor, who raised his concerns during a planning meeting discussing a proposal for a multi-storey car park
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Colchester: School put in special measures
A school for children with learning difficulties has been severely criticised and branded ineffective by Ofsted inspectors in a damning report. Lexden Springs School, in Halstead Road, Colchester, has been placed in special measures following the inspection
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Little Oakley: Work on school starts in two weeks
Long-awaited building work on a new primary school will start within the next two weeks, ending years of delays. The £3 million project for Two Village Primary School, which currently operates from split sites in Ramsey and Little Oakley, will begin on
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North Essex: E-commerce lunch boost for business
A lunch to encourage more companies in Essex to embrace e-commerce is being held today. The North Essex Chambers of Commerce networking lunch is being held at The Kingsford Park Hotel, Layer Road, Colchester at 12:30 on September 16. The event is jointly
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Colchester: Men caught mixing refuse get sack
Rogue refuse collectors who mixed sorted recyclable items with rubbish are no longer being employed by Colchester Council. The binmen were caught throwing the sorted items left for collection at the kerbside into refuse vehicles with black bags - ruining
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Colchester: Three down - hopes to be a winner
One man hoping he knows his nine downs from his three acrosses is Sam Glen. Clue solver - crossword finalist Sam Glen. On Saturday he will be one of 100 finalists taking part in the Bert Danher Prize Crossword Competition organised by The Daily Telegraph
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Kirby: Vandals trash garden built by school pupils
Mean vandals trashed a children's garden and wendy house causing hundreds of pounds in damage. heartbroken - pupils george Littlechild, Edward Ablett and Eleanor Buxton, all 5, with the broken wendy house and smashed pumpkins Youngsters at Kirby Primary
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Colchester: Card theft victim foils conmen's trickery
Conmen tried to trick the owner of a stolen credit card into giving them his pin number by ringing him up and saying they had caught the thief. But the victim, from Colchester, was not tricked by the scam and reported it to police who are now warning
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Dovercourt: Mums save toddler group
Two determined women have won their battle to save a mother and toddler group. Determined - Carlene Stevens and Chris Fookes help Ellie Bould, 2, Amy Norris, 3, and Owen Fookes, 3, to play at the new Long Meadows Mother and Toddler Group Carlene Stevens
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Basildon: MP Smith delighted at hunt ban
Basildon MP Angela Smith has hailed the Government's bid to ban hunting with dogs after years of campaigning. Mrs Smith, a long-term champion of animal rights, said she had been frustrated by the House of Lords which had repeatedly wrecked the Government's
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Rochford: Council's dismay at 'weak' rating
Angry Rochford district councillors have dismissed a Government report which branded their council as "weak". The council's comprehensive performance assessment acknowledged Rochford District Council provided good quality services and public satisfaction
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Colchester: Gallery architect welcomes debate
The architect of Colchester's new £15 million art gallery has welcomed criticism of the proposed project, saying it is a valuable part of the consultation programme. Welcoming criticism - Rafael Vinoly Rafael Vinoly was in Colchester to take part in a
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Billericay: Man fractures back in three places after falling from tree
Energetic Terry Stannard sprung into action to show his godson how to climb trees but fell 13ft fracturing his back in three places. Terry, 50, of Bootham Road, Billericay, suffered severe back injuries during the accident in Epsom Woods in Surrey. His
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130 turn out for disabled fun day
BASILDON Disabled Sports Club held their annual sports day at their Markhams Chase base on Sunday. More than 130 competitors took part and the club's Ralph Dennerley was delighted at the impressive turn out. "It was a great day," he said. "Angela Smith
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Soccer: Stevenage Borough 0-3 Colchester United Reserves (Pontins Holiday Combination League)
Colchester United Reserves were denied the chance to go top of the Pontins Holiday Combination League when they were soundly beaten 3-0 at non-league Stevenage Borough. The side - which included first-team squad members Pat Baldwin, Ben Bowditch, John
