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  • Police trace M25 crash witness

    Police officers who sent out letters to 1,700 Audi car owners have traced a woman who witnessed a fatal smash on the M25 in Essex. The woman, from Bedfordshire, came forward after receiving a letter from Essex Police asking drivers if they had seen the

  • Peace at last! Noisy A12 road set to be resurfaced

    The noise nightmare for people living next to the busy A12 road is over. The Highways Agency said today that the notoriously noisy stretch of the A12 between Lexden and Stanway in Colchester is scheduled to be resurfaced in the next financial year. The

  • Martin: I'll quit if we can't stop the rot by Christmas

    Despondent Southend United boss Alvin Martin last night threatened to quit if his team are not in the promotion chase by Christmas. The Blues chief emerged after an hour-long dressing room inquest following a disastrous 2-1 home defeat at the hands of

  • Fingernail in yoghurt made my Thomas choke, claims mum

    A dairy firm has acted immediately after a mother claimed her two-year-old almost choked on a fingernail in a yoghurt. Mum Donna Walkerdine spoke of the horror of seeing toddler Thomas splutter on the fingernail as he ate his pudding. Now manufacturers

  • Soccer: United in victory

    Untied continued their improvement and recorded a comprehensive win over Milan to earn their first victory of the season. The visitors' line up had a more familiar and solid look with the return of Ian Willis to the centre of the defence. Milan's Keith

  • Soccer: Iron in cup exit

    Yet another of their notorious lacklustre displays on Saturday saw Braintree make a sad exit when they had every opportunity of grabbing a slice of FA Cup limelight. The luck of the draw had been with them this season, but once again when it came to the

  • Soccer: Out but not down for plucky Swifts

    Swifts were unlucky to be knocked out of this season's Axa FA Cup by Conference side Farnborough on Saturday. With Steve Ball having moved to take up a coaching role at Stanway and Tony English injured, Swifts manager Robbie Nihill recalled Liam Cutbush

  • Hockey: Maldon win well

    Maldon attacked from the first whistle and were unlucky not to establish a lead early on. Continued pressure on the Redbridge defence from forwards Carol Martin and Nicola Gardiner forced numerous short corners throughout the first half. The first goal

  • Model-girl Sam swaps frying fat for showing thin

    Teenage student Sammy Loudon swapped the grease of the chip pan for the glamour of the catwalk as she strutted her stuff during London Fashion Week. Sammy, 16, of Oakleigh Road, Great Clacton, can usually be found behind the counter of the Lemon Wedge

  • School leads way with five-term year

    Pupils at an Essex school are set to lead the way with a proposal for a revolutionary revamp of their term times. If agreed, the major shake-up will make the Greensward School, Hockley, the first secondary school nationally to have its academic year divided

  • Arson deaths: boy is not charged

    Police have not charged a teenager arrested in connection with an arson attack which killed two people. A 16-year-old was arrested and quizzed over the fire at a house in Church Crescent, Clacton, on July 27 which claimed the lives of five-year-old Anthony

  • Bowls: Essex open with success

    Essex sides notched up victories against London in the opening stages of this year's winter season. The premier team won by 190 shots to 139, with only the singles clash giving Essex any cause for concern. Both Canvey's Alan Jones and Corringham's Stuart

  • Rugby: Burnham lose a close contest

    Burnham made the long journey to Cuffley with high hopes and started the game with the wind in their faces and for the most part this Tetley Vase game was a struggle between two evenly matched sides. Most of Burnham's useful possession came from line