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• Essex: Students building links

  Students at Mayflower High School are continuing to build on links with a school in India which shares its name. read more

• Golf: Prendergast's ten-trophy swoop

  The women's awards at Basildon Golf Club's presentation evening were dominated by lady captain Eileen Prendergast, who won ten of the events. read more

• Thurrock: Stamp duty abolished for some

  Stamp duty is to be abolished on the sale of both domestic and commercial properties worth up to £150,000 in some of the country's most disadvantages areas, including some in Thurrock. read more

• Colchester: Parking dispute led to £3,000 damage

  A parking dispute led a man to cause more than £3,000 damage to a car which was blocking his route. read more

• Colchester: Residents' fears over new scheme

  Residents are split over an ambitious development plan in Colchester. read more

• Basildon: Councillors back new multi-party cabinet system

  Sweeping reforms of Basildon Council were today revealed to thrust decision-making into the 21st century. read more

• Southend: Clampdown on cruisers

  A tough new clampdown on Southend seafront cruisers is to be launched following a disturbing catalogue of intimidating incidents. read more

• Witham: 'No' to bus passes in schools mix-up

  Some pupils have been refused bus passes because of a county council mix-up over catchment areas. read more

• Southend: Charley, 11, has S Club7 dream date

  Eleven-year-old Charley Lewis had her dreams come true when she met chart-topping group S Club 7 for a TV show. read more

• Cricket: Essex return for Foster

  Neil Foster, one of English cricket's greatest strike bowlers, is returning to Essex. read more

• Braintree: Couple killed in smash

  A couple died following a road accident during a three-month holiday in Alicante, Spain, an inquest heard. read more

• Castle Point: Rubbish bag which leaves no waste

  Green locals could soon be using environmentally friendly rubbish bags -- which degrade leaving no waste. read more

• Museum loses 'national' tag

  The National Motorboat Museum at Wat Tyler Park is to lose part of its name as it no longer fits a necessary criteria. read more

• Thurrock: Courts could stay

  Negotiations between Thurrock Council and the Essex Magistrates' Court Committee may lead to courts remaining in Thurrock. read more

• Tilbury: Parent angry over school closure

  After a meeting at Jack Lobley school on Wednesday one of the parents said she was disgusted that the council had made the decision to close it without any consultation. read more

• Brentwood: Record results for Countryside

  A towering economic performance by Brentwood-based construction company Countryside Properties has been hailed as a success story for the town. read more

• Matching: High Court looms in school battle

  Campaigners battling the proposed closure of Matching Green Primary School have this week signalled that they are prepared to take their fight to the High Court if necessary. read more

• Thundersley: Vandals a threat to college's future

  A university could pull the plug on its Thundersley campus because staff feel "under siege" from vandalism and intimidation. read more

• Essex: County-wide solution to car wrecks

  A unified approach to dealing with the growing problem of abandoned cars across Essex is being sought by county councillors. read more

• Soccer: Burley - 'Blessing in disguise'

  George Burley admitted Ipswich's Worthington Cup exit could be a 'blessing in disguise'. read more

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