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• School run mums to spark Hadleigh probe

  Parents are clogging the car park at a Hadleigh sheltered housing complex to drop off their children at school. read more

• Report slates "bland" Brentwood High Street

  "Colourless and mediocre." read more

• MPs call for volunteers to help health staff

  Two women MPs put aside their political differences and joined forces to launch a major new volunteer project in Billericay. read more

• Soccer: Berquez gets his chance for Chelmsford

  After a frustrating week with two games lost because of the weather, Chelmsford City hope to return to action tomorrow and pick-up three points at home against Cirencester Town (kick off 3pm) which could push them up into fourth place if other results go their way. read more

• Foulness windfarm: green success or birdlife disaster?

  National Wind Power wants to turn 1,000 acres of Foulness Island into a wind farm, generating electricity to power 60,000 homes around Southend. read more

• Brentwood set to make buses more attractive

  A new travel experience is on the cards for the people of Brentwood to encourage them to leave their cars at home and take the bus instead. read more

• Police probe Silver End incident

  Police are appealing for information after a young girl provided a tip-off about an alleged theft and harassment in Silver End, near Witham. read more

• Glazing boost for Basildon council homes

  Double glazing worth £3.75m is to be put in Basildon area council homes before March after councillors agreed to step up their installation programme. read more

• New cabs ease Basildon taxi troubles

  Basildon's taxi crisis looks set to be eased with a flotilla of new cabs lined up for the district. read more

• Soccer: Blues hope for Darlington booster

  Southend United boss Alvin Martin hopes the chance to bring down one of the Third Division high-flyers will be just the incentive his men desperately need for tomorrow's home clash with Darlington. read more

• Mystery meter reader calls on woman

  Detectives are hunting a man who posed as an electricity worker to gain entry to a woman's home. read more

• Fat boy piles on pounds for scanner

  Staff at Metro Records in Southend have received so many inquiries about the latest member of their team they have decided to raffle him off for charity. read more

• Coulson goes goal crazy for Shoebury in Junior League

  Inidividual scoring honours in the Southend Junior League Under-13 Cup went to Coulson. read more

• Soccer: Disappointing exit for Billericay

  With injury-related problems both before and during this Umbro FA Trophy tie, it is little wonder that Town failed to put in a match winning performance away in wet Worcester. read more

• Rugby: Eastern Counties call up for Clare

  Essex's Clare McCrory has only been playing rugby for two years, but in a short period, has become a regular member of the Chelmsford Ladies Rugby Club team and this week was selected for the Eastern Counties squad. read more

• A120 crash: dead man named

  Police today named the man who died in a horrific five-vehicle crash which closed the A120 near Braintree for several hours. read more

• Elderly warned after raiders burgle Braintree homes

  Police in Braintree are warning elderly people to be vigilant after two women were burgled in their homes. read more

• Sledgehammer man attacked wife

  A drunk husband has been found guilty of assaulting his wife after he swung a sledgehammer at her. read more

• Police dog case: instructor vows to 'never ever again' order cruelty to dogs

  A police dog instructor told a court he would "never ever" again tell another officer to suspend a dog from a fence and strike it. read more

• Furniture wrangle leaves couple without £2,000 wedding gifts

  A newly-married couple were today anxiously waiting for news of £2,000 of wedding gifts after trouble-hit Essex Furniture went into administration. read more

On this day: Essex Archive