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Harold Hill: £125,000 handout to help pupils
Schools in Harold Hill will receive a £125,000 cash boost to help them get the very best out of their pupils. The money is part of a £500,000 windfall for schools across the borough. It was raised by the Havering Business and Education Partnership, which
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Chigwell: Care worker, 28, awarded for dramatic capture of two thieves
Have-a-go hero Sylvia Seago on Wednesday picked up a prestigious commendation from Havering Police for her bravery in tackling two pickpockets in Romford last year. The 28-year-old care assistant from Harold Hill received the award at a special ceremony
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Essex Plan is threat to businesses claim
The Housebuilders' Federation claims the Essex County Structure Plan, if approved in its present form, will damage business and make it more expensive for housebuyers. The Federation warns that if there is no policy change there will be building in the
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Cricket: Billericay close on the leaders
LOUGHTON I ..........................174 all out BILLERICAY I..................................175-1 (Billericay won by nine wickets) (Shepherd Neme Essex League) Billericay strengthened their position in the upper reaches of the Shepherd Neame Essex
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Woodham: Fed-up families to buy own health facilities
Families in South Woodham Ferrers are so fed up with the town's lack of health facilities they are saving up to buy their own. Campaigners are furious amid claims they have been neglected by the powers-that-be and have now made their first target a £12,000
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Southend: Bingo pals say goodbye to 'Mama Mecca'
A lifelong bingo fan paid one last visit to her second home. Friends said their farewells to Dolly Johnson as the 86-year-old's funeral cortege pulled up outside the Mecca bingo hall in Southend. It was Dolly's dying wish - to say goodbye to the home
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Soccer: No Colchester bid to bring in Brad
Colchester United will not make new moves to bring free agent Bradley Allen back to Layer Road. The striker, who was on loan at the U's last season, has just been released by Charlton and is currently interesting Peterborough, Walsall and Grimsby. But
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Cricket: No more sides left unbeaten
There are no longer any teams cherishing an unbeaten record in the Osborne League. The last three were sent tumbling at the weekend with defeats for Cressing in division three, Hatfield Peverel in division four and fifth division Real Oddies. What's more
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Cricket: Leaders inflict heavy defeat
Colchester and East Essex slipped to fourth place in the Shepherd Neame Essex League first division after a heavy defeat at the hands of leaders Chelmsford. They were put into bat on a wicket of uneven bounce. However, both Simon Wild (42) and John Butcher
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North Weald: Council throws down the gauntlet
People of North Weald and the surrounding area are to be given the chance to decide for themselves the destiny of the airfield that dominates the village. They will not only be consulted over plans for the former Battle of Britain HQ but will also be
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Mundon: Man and dog die in crash
An elderly man died and another was seriously injured in a road smash. A dog was also killed in the crash which happened shortly after 11pm on Wednesday night near Maldon. Police and fire crews from Maldon, Chelmsford and a rescue vehicle from Leigh-on-Sea
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Essex fans in line for Star Wars
As Hollywood blockbusters go, they don't come bigger than this. Star Wars - the Phantom Menace finally opens in Britain in two weeks' time, and excitement for the most hyped film in cinema history has firmly set in. The 80 or so fans who stood patiently
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Brentwood: Teenager in fatal crash
Friends and family this week paid tribute to a "quiet, gentle" teenager who was killed in a tragic road accident in Gubbins Lane on Friday morning. Eighteen-year-old Chris Speller, of Hutton, was returning home on his moped after spending the night at
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Brentwood: High Street bid sparks fury
Furious Tories claim the council should "come clean" on town centre plans which they believe could amount to nothing less than pedestrianisation and a dreaded ring road. They stormed out of last week's council meeting in a bitter row over proposals for
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Billericay: Anger at plan to spend £25,000 on town statue
Billericay and Wickford councillors have launched a stinging attack on plans to lavish £25,000 on a statue for Basildon town centre. The scheme won the backing of the committee's Labour and Liberal Democrat members, but Billericay and Wickford's Conservative
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Billericay, Wickford: Advice centres under threat
Billericay and Wickford's citizens advice bureaux have been plunged into crisis after their Basildon rival reneged on a funding deal and demanded a bigger slice of the available cash. Both are facing the possibility of major cutbacks after an agreement
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Cricket round-up: Halstead rattle up new record score
Halstead racked up a new record score for the league when they smashed an almighty total of 441 for five off 45 overs in their 1st XI League Cup clash against nine-man Achilles. The cup holders, whose top side now play in the East Anglian Premier League
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Cricket: Brittle batting to blame
Halstead suffered their first defeat in the East Anglian Premier League away to title contenders Cambridge St Giles. Brittle batting was the reason for Halstead's downfall and St Giles are now threatening to turn the championship chase into a two-horse
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Soccer: Noble act for Maldon
Maldon Town's leading goalscorer last season Tommy Noble has signed a new one-year deal with the club. Delighted manager Ben Embery said: "I'm very happy Tommy has signed. It's a big, big plus for us. "He scored something like 27 goals last season and