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Soccer: U's hoping for FA Cup glory
Phil Parkinson is aiming to write a new chapter in the history of Colchester United. Phil Parkinson wants his travelling supporters to be proud of the team tomorrow. 40628-2 The U's supremo is focusing on causing an upset at Blackburn Rovers in the FA
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Maldon: Elaine's fundraiser to help care centre
A mother living with ovarian cancer is using her experiences with the illness to help hold a fundraising event for other sufferers. Helping out - cancer victim Elaine Hemsworth, with friends Glenda Winter, Brenda Neal and Sylvia Harden, who are holding
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Holland-on-Sea: Urgent action to save crumbling sea wall
An urgent scheme to protect crumbling sea defences at Holland-on-Sea could begin within weeks. A major project to tackle a long stretch of the Clacton coastline has been delayed due to the Government pulling the plug on the cash to pay for it. But Tendring
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Basildon: 100 jobs to go at BAE
More than 100 workers in Basildon are set to lose their jobs as part of cuts by engineering giant BAE Systems, it was revealed today. Falling workloads has forced the company to axe 1,500 jobs across its 13 sites, including up to 108 posts from its avionics
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Colchester: Man rescued from railings
Rescuers were called out to save a man who had got stuck on the top of 7ft railings. Firefighters and paramedics were sent to St Julian Grove, Colchester, at 5.45am today when a woman living nearby called 999 after hearing screams. The man, thought to
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Soccer: U's hoping for FA Cup glory
Phil Parkinson is aiming to write a new chapter in the history of Colchester United. Phil Parkinson wants his travelling supporters to be proud of the team tomorrow. 40628-2 The U's supremo is focusing on causing an upset at Blackburn Rovers in the FA
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North Essex: Traffic off track
Traffic was in chaos when a Land Rover overturned as it towed a trailer-load of tank tracks weighing two tons down the A12. The non-military vehicle knocked over an SOS telephone as it came to rest, blocking the outside lane northbound between the Stanway
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Essex Chambers has announced that it has been successful in gaining funding from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) to support a rural e-Business Club across Essex. The Rural e-Business Club will raise awareness of the benefits of using e-commerce
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Essex Chambers has announced that it has been successful in gaining funding from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) to support a rural e-Business Club across Essex. The Rural e-Business Club will raise awareness of the benefits of using e-commerce
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Southend: Traders want "ten-point" future regeneration plan
Traders in Southend's York Road market are calling on the council to guarantee their future by implementing a ten-point plan for its future regeneration. The move follows a meeting between the traders and council members to air their worries over the
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Frinton: Pub given licence despite concerns
A pub landlord was today celebrating winning his battle for a music and dance licence - despite strong objections from more than 600 residents. They fear there will be increased noise, disturbance and anti-social behaviour around their homes in Frinton
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Football: Don't write off Gulls yet
Canvey soccer boss Jeff King looks set to be in the rare position of naming virtually an unchanged squad for tomorrow's Nationwide Conference visit to Crawley Town. Gulls' line-up from last week's 3-0 home success over Stevenage - which completed their
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Chelmsford: Indecent attack on woman
A woman has been left "extremely shocked" after being indecently assaulted. The attack happened as the 33-year-old was walking home in the early hours of Wednesday in the Chelmer Village area of Chelmsford. An Essex Police spokesman said she was returning
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Soccer: Parky out for Premiership scalp
Phil Parkinson has warned Blackburn Rovers that his Colchester United team are not going to Ewood Park just to make up the numbers. The U's take on Mark Hughes' Rovers side tomorrow in the FA Cup fourth round and Parkinson is looking to give the Lancashire
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Essex: Reduction in deaths of deer
Specially installed fencing, underpasses and bridges over motorways and busy trunk roads in Essex are helping to reduce deer collisions. Dr Jochen Langbein, Project Director working for Deer Initiative recently saw how a special motorway bridge over the
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Colchester-based PR and media training agency Mosaic Publicity has started the new year with a double celebration. The company has been awarded two accolades - recognition as an Investor in People and full accreditation from the UK's leading public relations
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Essex Chambers has announced that it has been successful in gaining funding from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) to support a rural e-Business Club across Essex. The Rural e-Business Club will raise awareness of the benefits of using e-commerce
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Essex Chambers has announced that it has been successful in gaining funding from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) to support a rural e-Business Club across Essex. The Rural e-Business Club will raise awareness of the benefits of using e-commerce
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Manningtree: Fire engine breaks down
Firefighters were relieved to find a blaze already out after their engine broke down on its way to the call. Manningtree Fire and Rescue Service responded at 8.30am yesterday to reports of a kitchen blaze. However, problems developed as the firefighters
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Fear for Martyn
THURROCK may be without one of their most versatile players for the next few weeks. Midfielder Martyn Lawrence may have broken his ankle at Tuesday night's game against Redbridge. The travelling Ship Laners won the encounter 1-2. But Lawrence - who can
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Colchester-based PR and media training agency Mosaic Publicity has started the new year with a double celebration. The company has been awarded two accolades - recognition as an Investor in People and full accreditation from the UK's leading public relations
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Southend: Would-be MP backs free runners
A would-be MP has come out in support of controversial free runners practising their sport at Pier Hill. Rochford and Southend East Tory parliamentary candidate James Duddridge praised the extreme activity as good exercise that kept youngsters out of
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Athletics: Dash for cash raises £450
The charity relay staged by Basildon AC for the Tsunami Appeal raised more than £450. The brainchild of Bill Metcalfe, the event, billed "Four Minutes Four Life", saw teams of any numbers try and beat the four-minute barrier in a relay. The four minutes
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Colchester-based PR and media training agency Mosaic Publicity has started the new year with a double celebration. The company has been awarded two accolades - recognition as an Investor in People and full accreditation from the UK's leading public relations
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Essex: Cable damage cuts off phones
Residents across parts of mid and north Essex were left without phones for up to three days at a time on two separate occasions. About 300 residents across the Coggeshall area, including Langley Green, near Feering, and a business park in Salmon's Lane
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Colchester-based PR and media training agency Mosaic Publicity has started the new year with a double celebration. The company has been awarded two accolades - recognition as an Investor in People and full accreditation from the UK's leading public relations
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Brantham: Pub plans proposed
A significant investment is set for a village pub if plans are approved. Two applications have been made for the Bull Inn, in The Street, Brantham, for a single-storey extension at the back and alterations to the main building. A spokesman for Punch Taverns
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Stebbing: Bunker up for £10k
A disused nuclear bunker which dates back to the height of the cold war was today up for sale for £10,000. The shelter, which measures 15ft by 7ft 4ins, is the smallest property estate agent Mullucks Wells has ever sold. Lying in the corner of a farmer's
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Canvey: Two "super" clinics to be backed by council
Plans to transform healthcare facilities on Canvey with two new super-clinics are set to be backed by Castle Point Council next week. Castle Point Council's policy and resources committee is recommended to approve proposals to create the two clinics on
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Colchester-based PR and media training agency Mosaic Publicity has started the new year with a double celebration. The company has been awarded two accolades - recognition as an Investor in People and full accreditation from the UK's leading public relations
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Stansted: Airport holds jobs show
Job-hunters are being given a flying start at the 2005 Stansted Aiport jobsfair. Organised jointly by BAA Stansted and JobcentrePlus, it is now an annual event attracting record numbers of airport employers and prospective employees. Stansted currently
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Chelmsford: Jobs shock as firm axes 60
A major mid Essex company has announced 60 staff are to be made redundant. AMS (Alenia Marconi Systems) in Chelmsford says it needs to cut jobs in order to secure its future. A total of 340 jobs are to go at its sites in Chelmsford, Christchurch, Cowes
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Harwich: Priest admits to possessing drug
A Rastafarian priest caught with a kilo of cannabis claimed he had the drug for spiritual purposes. Awaiting sentence - Pablo Romeo Kensmil at Colchester Magistrates' Court 40748-2 Pablo Romeo Kensmil, 43, admitted possessing £2,600 of herbal cannabis
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North Essex: Shock new A120 route
Highways bosses have opted for a new dual carriageway between Braintree and the A12, rather than upgrading the existing A120. Details of the proposals for the £220 million scheme - known as the southern route - will go on show to the public at a series
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North Essex: Debra's killer's sentence cut
A Braintree murderer has won a cut in her prison sentence which the Appeal Court ruled had been "excessive." A jury last year heard how Emma Last boasted in prison that she sang "Burn, baby burn" after setting fire to Debra Carne's body. But in an important
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Thorpe: Crews called to blaze
Firefighters were called when a wooden conservatory attached to a cottage caught fire. Aftermath - the conservatory in Frinton Road which was the scene of a fire yesterday. Picture: TERRY WEEDEN 40732-2 The fire, in Frinton Road, Thorpe, was reported
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Southend: Hotel boss's classic car destroyed
Police are investigating an arson attack which gutted a classic MGB sport car owned by a Southend hotel owner. Ron Fidgeon's pride and joy went up in smoke after a crook torched the car parked outside the Regency Hotel gates. The arsonist was captured
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Basildon: Residents to air views on town centre's future
Residents are invited to have their say on how to improve the town centre at the Eastgate Centre today (Friday) and tomorrow. The Basildon Renaissance Partnership will be asking residents for the views and suggestions on the redevelopment of Basildon
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Football: Responsibility sits with Hammers players
West Ham midfielder Carl Fletcher is calling on his team-mates to take responsibility for easing the pressure on manager Alan Pardew. The Welsh international was signed by Pardew from Bournemouth earlier this season and is keen to repay the faith shown
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Soccer: Parky out for Premiership scalp
Phil Parkinson has warned Blackburn Rovers that his Colchester United team are not going to Ewood Park just to make up the numbers. The U's take on Mark Hughes' Rovers side tomorrow in the FA Cup fourth round and Parkinson is looking to give the Lancashire
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Colchester: Ladder man alert
Police have warned of two suspicious incidents in Colchester involving a man with a van and a ladder. In the first, a woman found a suspicious person on a ladder looking into her bedroom window at about 2pm on Wednesday in Magnolia Drive, Colchester.
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Rugby: Southend aim to bounce back
Southend's director of rugby Kevin Harman is hoping to see a big improvement from his side as they host Old Patesians at Warner's Bridge tomorrow. The two teams are currently locked level on 29 points in mid-table. And Harman is fully aware the Seasiders
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Soccer: Swifts '100 per cent behind' Statham
Brian Statham has the full backing of everyone at Heybridge Swifts, according to long-serving committee member Mick Gibson. The former Tottenham Hotspur professional took his first training session yesterday since becoming first-team boss and Gibson said
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Colchester: Variety show tops target
A variety show organised by the Chamber in Colchester in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre (MRSC) has beaten its £5,000 target. More than 40 local business people took part in the show at the Mercury Theatre in November, providing a night
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Colchester-based PR and media training agency Mosaic Publicity has started the new year with a double celebration. The company has been awarded two accolades - recognition as an Investor in People and full accreditation from the UK's leading public relations
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Basildon: Family's pain over funeral fiasco
A grieving family was left devastated after bungling cemetery staff turned the burial of a grandfather into a nightmare. Pat Cooper, of Pattocks, Basildon, family and friends were shocked to find the plot they had requested to lay Leonard Francis to rest
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Soccer: Greg's out to impress
Greg Halford is the man of the moment at Colchester United. Rising star - Greg Halford And the rising star wants to rocket his name back into the headlines tomorrow by helping claim the prize scalp of Blackburn Rovers. The U's are plotting a fourth-round
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Canvey: Two driver's "lucky" to escape serious injury
Two drivers escaped serious injury when a truck carrying bricks overturned on one of the busiest roads onto Canvey. The pick-up truck rolled over in an accident with a blue Ford Mondeo on Canvey Way at 2pm yesterday, scattering bricks onto the road. The
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Colchester-based PR and media training agency Mosaic Publicity has started the new year with a double celebration. The company has been awarded two accolades - recognition as an Investor in People and full accreditation from the UK's leading public relations
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Athletics: Jamie targets defence success
Grays-based runner Jamie Seamark aims to defend his Benfleet 15 title this weekend. The Thurrock Harrier will take on one of the toughest courses in Essex long distance running. The 15-miler takes competitors from Canvey Ruby Club, over Benfleet Downs
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Colchester-based PR and media training agency Mosaic Publicity has started the new year with a double celebration. The company has been awarded two accolades - recognition as an Investor in People and full accreditation from the UK's leading public relations
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Karate: Manning in search of European title
Karate ace Lauren Manning has been picked to represent England at next month's European Championships. Greek odyssey - Lauren Manning is heading to Athens to represent England in the European Championships. Picture: STEVE ARGENT 40494-1 The 17-year-old
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Colchester: £800,000 plan for keyhole surgery
A world-class keyhole surgery unit could soon be set up in Colchester. The facility should lead to shorter waiting lists and mean more patients can be dealt with as day cases and will not need to stay in hospital so long. Plans for two extra laparoscopic
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Colchester: Under-age drinkers 'recruiting' adults
Fed-up off-licence workers have turned detective in a bid to stop adults buying booze for under-age drinkers. Staff at Bottoms Up, in Colchester High Street, have been plagued by teens who recruit over-18s to buy their supplies. Boss Gavin Harris told
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Chance to govern
IF you want to have a real say about how hospital health care is delivered in Thurrock then you may get the chance soon. Becoming a governor of the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the way to be heard and next month elections
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Southend: Murdered Sally's mum demands answers
The grieving mother of murdered student Sally Geeson is pushing for an inquiry into why her daughter's killer was allowed back into the Army after abducting another woman. Sue Geeson, 46, will write to Rochford and Southend East MP Sir Teddy Taylor to
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Laindon: Mystery over "missing" man
Police were today attempting to get to the bottom of the disappearance of a 23-year-old man who friends feared was in "grave danger". Martin Trussler, of Wayletts, Laindon, was originally reported missing by a friend who claimed he had seemed distressed
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Braintree: Final bit of A120 works
Commuters on the A120 could face more delays as one lane of the dual carriageway is closed. The inside lane of the road's eastbound carriageway, about two miles ahead of Panners Junction, Braintree, will be closed for up to three weeks from next Monday
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Home joy for six
SIX young men from Thurrock have achieved their dream of building their own homes thanks to an innovative scheme. The group of youngsters, who are all between 16 and 20 years old and are trying to get back into the community, have been helping to build
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Soccer: Greg's out to impress
Greg Halford is the man of the moment at Colchester United. Rising star - Greg Halford And the rising star wants to rocket his name back into the headlines tomorrow by helping claim the prize scalp of Blackburn Rovers. The U's are plotting a fourth-round
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Mersea: Medics in baby drama
Paramedics rushed to the aid of a one-year-old baby in West Mersea - as the rising tide threatened to block their route back to the mainland. Essex Ambulance Service dispatched a rapid response vehicle to Trinity Close at 12.11am on Tuesday, after the
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North Essex: School bus hit by rock vandal
Youngsters were shocked and angry after a vandal threw a rock at their school bus, hitting a girl on the head. The incident happened on the A133 at Frating yesterday afternoon, just before 4.30pm. The double decker Cedric's bus had collected pupils from
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Football: Dudfield wants Darlo goals
Southend United striker Lawrie Dudfield is determined to fire the Shrimpers to victory over Darlington at Roots Hall tomorrow. The former Hull City forward looked lively during Tuesday night's 2-0 triumph over Swindon Town, scoring the opening goal, and
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Dovercourt: Trader's plea to vandals
A shop owner is pleading for an end to a spate of vandalism after three attacks in the space of a week. Targeted - Housepets store owner Gary Jeeves clears up the latest attack on his shop. Picture: TERRY WEEDEN 40729-2 Gary Jeeves, who runs House Pets
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Stanway: Staff left in shock after armed raid
Masked armed raiders left staff traumatised after trying to rob a post office with a gun and pickaxe. Victim - Graham Baxter was held against a counter by raiders in the attempted robbery at Lexden Heath post office in London Road, Stanway. Picture: SEANA
