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Bocking, Stansted: Project winner Clair set for trip to States
A woman's trip to watch a TV show being filmed looks set to take her several thousand miles farther than she expected. Clair Farthing, 25, of Church Street, Bocking, won a two-week trip to America when she appeared in the audience of Channel 4's new late-night
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Soccer: Back line points to brighter future for Hammers
WEST Ham boss Alan Pardew is looking to a consistent back four as he bids for a third successive league win tonight. Hammers travel to struggling Gillingham looking to build on Saturday's emphatic win over Plymouth Argyle. And, with a settled back line
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Soccer: U's kick off Marie Curie cancer care appeal
Colchester United kicked off this year's Great Daffodil Appeal for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Kick-off - Karen Chesney, left, and Nicky Jackson, of Marie Curie cancer care, launch the Daffodil Appeal at Layer Road with U's players Greg Halford, Pat Baldwin
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Colchester: Storm rages over bus station plans
Controversial plans to move Colchester's bus station led to a motion calling on councillors to resign being passed at a public meeting. The scheme faced overwhelming opposition when 60 people gathered at the event organised by the Save Our Bus Station
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South Essex: Snow showers on the way
Motorists were today warned to brace themselves for further snow showers after south Essex woke up to a winter wonderland. There were several short sharp snow storms across the region, during yesterday afternoon and evening but it did not settle enough
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Essex: Mums ready to celebrate
Victory could be in sight in the long-running battle for improved maternity services in Braintree. Up to 40 more midwives for mid Essex and two extra consultants are on the cards following an independent review of maternity services throughout the region
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Essex: Good advice given
Essex-based solicitors Thompson Smith & Puxon has helped a global company to make a UK acquisition. It has advised a UK group member of global aluminium foils and cling film manufacturer SP Metal SA on the acquisition of the wraps division of Chilwood
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Maldon: Four months prison for drink-driver
A man has been jailed for four months after driving home in his car at more than twice the legal drink-drive limit. Chelmsford Magistrates' Court heard yesterday how Anthony Crumlish, 47, of Warwick Drive, Maldon, had admitted a charge of driving with
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Kirby-le-Soken: Village pub wins coveted title
Cheers! A village pub has beaten off competition from about 400 other hostelries across Colchester and north-east Essex to win a coveted title. Success - Steve Munn, landlord of the Red Lion, with bar worker Laura Long. Picture: ADRIAN RUSHTON 41153-2
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Southend: Traffic choas caused by overturned van
Traffic was brought to a standstill for more than an hour approaching Southend along the A127 because of an overturned van. The driver and a passenger were taken to Basildon Hospital with suspected minor injuries, after a red Mercedes van overturned in
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Basketball: Double joy for Swifts girls
SOUTHEND Swifts females hosted two basketball matches at Hockley's Greensward College - and emerged victorious in both. First in action were the senior women in Division Two South of the National League and they triumphed 73-47 over Plymouth Racers. Swifts
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Soccer: Maldon out to extend winning streak
Maldon Town are bidding to extend their run of wins to a staggering 15 tonight. The Park Drive club have won 13 Southern League division one east matches in a row and their last Southern League Cup match. Tonight that run is on the line as they face East
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Great Totham: Fears for driver who fled crash scene
Police are concerned for the welfare of a motorist who fled the scene of a crash. Officers believe the unidentified driver might have sustained head injuries in the two-car collision at Great Totham. Emergency crews were alerted by a passer-by to the
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Colchester: Sex assault man avoids jail term
A "loner" has escaped jail after admitting "absent-mindedly" indecently assaulting a teenage boy Philip Elwell, 33, was told by a Chelmsford Crown Court judge he had violated the trust of a youngster "powerless to resist his advances" Judge Chris Ball
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Little Totham: Pancake event proves a real cracker
Four legs are better than two legs when it comes to winning races. Flip - Lily Phillips and brother Freddy take part in the annual Little Totham pancake races. Picture: NICK OBANK 41057-3 Jack russell dog Cracker wasn't carrying a pan when he won the
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Southend United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
FOURTEEN-goal top scorer Freddy Eastwood stretched Southend's unbeaten league run to seven games at a snowy Roots Hall tonight. The Shrimpers dominated the match but looked like they would be unable to find a way past Shrews goalkeeper Scott Howie. The
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Ashingdon: Plan for Travellers' camp in graveyard
A Travellers' encampment with 35 caravans could be set up on part of a cemetery. Rochford District Council is to consider proposals for the Thornton Meadows Wildflower Cemetery in Canewdon Road, Ashingdon. Owner Sandra Harper, of nearby Glazebook Farm
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Braintree: Painter's ladder plunge
A decorator fell from a ladder while painting windows on a county council building in Braintree. The man fell from the last three rungs of a ladder while he was painting windows on Tabor House, a social services building in Coggeshall Road, at 12.15pm
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Clacton: Firm tied into food scare
A Clacton firm is among those at the centre of a nationwide health scare involving a cancer-causing food dye. East Anglian Food Products has been named as one possible source for the dye, known as Sudan 1, which has been added to chilli powder. A full
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South Essex: Lights go out in thousands of homes
Thousands of homes across south Essex were plunged into darkness because of a power cut which followed a thunder bolt. EDF electricity launched an investigation following the power blackout which affected several thousand customers across Thundersley,
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Maldon: Crash shuts bypass
A crash between two cars during Maldon's first heavy snow flurry closed the town's bypass in both directions. A police spokesman said there were no serious injuries in the collision, at the junction of Limebrook Way and Keeble Park at 1.40pm yesterda
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Braintree: Gunman search - new plea for help
Police today launched a fresh appeal to find a dangerous gunman on the loose in Essex. Flashback - police at the scene after the shooting in Elliot Drive, on the Springwood Industrial Estate, Braintree. 34039-4 A Braintree man was shot at his place of
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Coggeshall: Truck fall man injured
A 21-year-old man has escaped serious injury after falling off a dumper truck. The man fell just before 9am on a building site in Colchester Road, Coggeshall, yesterda He suffered a fractured femur and was flown by the air ambulance to Colchester General
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Soccer: Parky denies rift rumours
Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson has denied there is any tension between him and his playing staff. Saying their piece - U's boss Phil Parkinson and assistant manager Geraint Williams had some frank opinions to share after the U's defeat to Bristol
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Southend: Store set for £85,000 expansion
A leading Southend store which has been looking after the needs of Essex gentlemen since 1897 is branching out to develop its feminine side with an £85,000 expansion. Ravens in Clifftown started to experiment with ladies wear in 2002 and the move has
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Dovercourt: Traffic chaos forces road to re-open
A road was forced to re-open because of traffic chaos - just hours after being closed Contractors shut off a stretch of Main Road, in Dovercourt, yesterday so vital work could be carried out on the building of Harwich's new hospital. But tempers started
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Rugby Union: Southend 45-14 Haywards Heath
JACO du Toit went on a points spree against Haywards Heath to put more breathing space between Southend and the relegation zone at Warner's Bridge on Saturday. The South African winger clocked up 25 of the Seasiders' grand total, as Kevin Harman's team
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Basildon: Drink-drive cabbie stripped of licence
A cabbie has been stripped of his taxi licence after being found guilty of drink driving. Basildon Council has banned Stephen Howe, 53, of Porchester Road, Billericay, of holding his Hackney Carriage drivers' licence as a result of the conviction. He
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Tendring: Pensioners get cash surprise
More than 1,000 pensioners across Tendring are in for a cash windfall which could amount to several hundred pounds each. The money has been identifed in unclaimed council tax discounts. The discovery that about 1,500 pensioners have not taken up the chance
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Brightlingsea: Burials fight to continue
After spending thousands of pounds on a lost battle for burials in Brightlingsea, the town council is to badger on for a result. Members have already taken more than £12,000 from the reserve funds to finance representation at a consistory court hearing
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Soccer: Len forges on with retirement
THE final whistle has been sounded on one of the great soccer "matches" - after 68 years. Top administrator and referee Len Forge, who rightly earned the title "Mr Soccer" during a lifetime dedicated to the game in Southend, is moving to France with his
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Soccer: U's kick off Marie Curie cancer care appeal
Colchester United kicked off this year's Great Daffodil Appeal for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Kick-off - Karen Chesney, left, and Nicky Jackson, of Marie Curie cancer care, launch the Daffodil Appeal at Layer Road with U's players Greg Halford, Pat Baldwin
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Colchester: £90,000 to replace battered bollards
Council chiefs are spending almost £90,000 replacing accident-prone traffic bollards - because they keep getting battered by vehicles. Broken - one of the 60 custom-made granite bollards that are about to be replaced. 23522-b About 60 custom-made bollards
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Colchester: PC Lee scoops prestigious Thieves Award at bash
Donations and awards have been handed out at the annual dinner held by the crime prevention supporters, called Thieves. Winner - PC Lee Wilkinson gets his Thieves Award from Chief Supt Dave Murthwaite, Thieves secretary Jim Wellerd and Thieves chairman
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Soccer: Parky denies rift rumours
Colchester United boss Phil Parkinson has denied there is any tension between him and his playing staff. Saying their piece - U's boss Phil Parkinson and assistant manager Geraint Williams had some frank opinions to share after the U's defeat to Bristol
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Witham: Appeal after trio steal £700 from pensioner
Police are appealing for help in tracing three men who stole £700 from a pensioner after claiming to be from the water board. The theft happened at 1.30pm yesterday, when a man called at a house in Laurence Avenue, Witham, claiming a truck had driven
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Cricket: Sorrow at death of Benfleet stalwart
Benfleet Cricket Club are mourning the passing of one of their most enthusiatic members, Peter Kaufman, who has died after a long fight against illness at the age of 60. Peter first joined the club back in 1958 and from 1966, when records were first kept
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Dovercourt: Nursery to expand for older children
A nursery is looking to expand to keep on children who have grown too old for it. Buckets and Spades Nursery, based in Dovercourt, already has about 60 children who are looked after outside of school hours. But now it wants to increase capacity to 100
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Soccer: Unsworth wary of Hornets' sting
David Unsworth will be making sure more than most that Watford are not taken lightly tonight. The Ipswich Town defender will line-up against the lowly Coca-Cola Championship side in their League clash at Portman Road but Unsworth is well aware of the
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Basildon: Flats planned for schoolgirl mums
Flats for schoolgirl single mums are set to become part of a new housing complex. Eight apartments for young teen mothers are earmarked to be built on land at Mellow Purgess End, Laindon, as part of a mini-estate. Basildon Community Housing Association
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Colchester: Mum's £1,000 of drugs
A single mother-of-six claiming benefits had cannabis worth more than £1,000 at her Colchester home. Police found the drugs at Melanie Gibson's house in Hatcher Crescent on November 12, a court heard. She said she bought the haul for £260 to share with
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Witham: Station woman hits out over fall
A woman who received 11 stitches in a head wound after a fall at Witham railway station has hit out at the lack of staff trained in first aid. Treated - Christine Monks has criticised the lack of first aid training among staff at Witham railway station
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Clacton: Access campaign calls for seafront access
A community watchdog group is calling for a seafront access to be created for the disabled, elderly and families with pushchairs. We want to get to the beach - Monica and Russell Butcher, of Clacton, campaign for a ramp to be installed at Selsey Avenue
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Soccer: Chairman pleased at Ipswich's resilience
David Sheepshanks hailed the resilience of his Ipswich Town side after watching them scrap a point at Preston. The Blues were below par but still fought back from behind to sneak a 1-1 draw in Friday's Coca-Cola Championship clash at Deepdale. And Blues
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Basildon: Tenants urged to buy "half" a home
Basildon Council has come up with a perfect solution for people who can't afford to buy their own home - buy half of it. Councillors hope that by getting tenants to take shared ownership of their homes under the right-to-buy scheme, the council's repairs
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Athletics: Colchester boys make their mark
Colchester and Tendring Athletics Club's under-15 boys made their mark on the national scene by finishing sixth at the championships in Cofton Park, Birmingham. Ollie Jennings has been an inspiration to the team this season and he once again showed his
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Rugby Union: Mersea Island 5-0 Beccles (Powergen London League Division Four NE)
Mersea Island boosted their hopes of staying in division four with a vital 5-0 victory over Beccles plunging their opponents into relegation trouble. The match was played in very strong winds and the difficult conditions dictated the limited style of
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Mid-Essex: Flitch Way is closed
A section of the Flitch Way running from Braintree to Rayne will be closed to the public for safety reasons until April. Work on the 3.5km Braintree Station to Warner Close, Rayne section begins today and will include improvements to drainage, surfacing
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Braintree: Scheme to build low-cost housing
Plans have been lodged to demolish a former vets' practice and build low-cost housing in Braintree. First Line Cars, which operates mainly as a taxi business, has applied to Braintree Council to demolish the site of the former veterinary practice in Coggeshall
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Colchester: Man knocked out by wallet robbers
Robbers attacked a man in his 50s, hitting him on the head and knocking him out. The victim woke up on the ground, tried to crawl to his car and was found by a member of the public and taken to hospital. It happened in an alleyway in Hawkins Road, in
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Dovercourt: Clean-up success of rubbish day
Hardy volunteers mucked in to clean out two popular seafront attractions. Sprucing-up the boating lake and model yacht pond - Eileen Tyrer and Ken Silburn, of Harwich Environmental Action Team, put their backs into the job at hand. Picture: STEVE BRADING
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Colchester: Aimee thanks fire action hero boys
Keen-eyed children have been thanked by a neighbour for raising the alarm when they spotted a fire in her house. Thanks - Aimee Rickman with the faulty kettle thanks Ben Wright, Alan Smith and Daniel Ward, who spotted the fire. Picture: SEANA HUGHES 41146
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Soccer: Taming Shrews will be tough
SOUTHEND United centre back Spencer Prior has warned his Shrimpers team mates to expect a stern test from Shrewsbury Town at Roots Hall tonight. Blues thrashed the Shrews 4-1 in the LDV Vans Trophy back in November, but the experienced defender is predicting
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Frinton: Man escapes jail for jewellery raid
A man who committed a "nasty" jewellery theft in Frinton has escaped a prison sentence. Theft - Tony Allan, of Stratford, London, before his Colchester Magistrates' Court appearance. 41137-2 Tony Allan's friends took him to the coastal resort for a break
