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• Soccer: Newman closing in on loan signings

  Southend United chief Rob Newman will step up his hunt for new blood today. read more

• Darts: Neary aiming for big time

  Leigh Neary will soon need a bigger mantelpiece, more wall space and a larger display cabinet. read more

• Castle Point: Council rejects airport plan

  Plans for an international airport at Cliffe have been dealt a further blow after Castle Point Council's planning committee rejected the proposal. read more

• Soccer: Royle feels UEFA burden

  Joe Royle admits he can feel the 'burden' of Ipswich Town's extraordinary home record in Europe. read more

• Colchester: Residents ready to fight Tesco

  Determined residents are ready for a David and Goliath-style struggle against supermarket giant Tesco. read more

• Southend: Bindya opens Indian festival

  Eastenders star Bindya Solanki launched an Indian festival in Southend to raise cash for local charities. read more

• South Essex: Smoke evidence a first

  The jury trying Ian Jarvis for the murder of Ann Marie Couldridge heard this is the only case in which pioneering scientific tests on the smell of smoke have been used. read more

• Southend: Freight train causes delay

  First Great Eastern train services between Southend Victoria and Liverpool Street were delayed by up to 20 minutes this morning because of a "slow-moving freight train". read more

• South Essex: Couple saw tearful girl, court hears

  A couple out walking their dog have told a court they saw a tearful girl matching Danielle Jones's description sitting in the passenger seat of a blue van on the morning of her disappearance. read more

• Canvey: Conmen blow in with storm

  Police today warned Canvey residents to watch out for con artists pretending to be repairmen in the wake of the weekend's storm. read more

• Soccer: Matt - We will show them

  Matt Holland admits he and his team-mates have an extra incentive ahead of tonight's showdown with Slovan Liberec. read more

• Soccer: Stockley to sign for U's

  Sam Stockley says he wants to carve out a new life for himself at Colchester United when he finally completes his free transfer from Oxford United today. read more

• Wickford: Blaze at school farm

  A quick-thinking caretaker's son stopped a severe blaze at a Wickford school farm turning into a barbecue. read more

• Southend: Attack victim speaks out

  A man who was injured in a motiveless nightclub attack said today that Southend has become so violent he will never go out in the town again. read more

• Southend: 'We will always love you Brian' says sad sister

  The heartbroken family of a young boy killed in a car accident, today paid tribute to his memory. read more

• Braintree: Garage repairs concern

  Braintree Council has said it will look into the problem of funding repairs for rented garages. read more

• Colchester: Halloween crook tries to rob till

  A Halloween robber struck in Colchester, wearing a sinister "old man mask" and wielding two weapons. read more

• Soccer: No fooling as Tilson sets tribute date

  Southend United favourite Steve Tilson will finally get his long-awaited Roots Hall testimonial on Tuesday, April 1, 2003. read more

• Yachting: Full marks for Endeavour

  With six nationals among the club's ranks, it is no surprise that Stone Sailing Club have a representative in this weekend's Endeavour Trophy, the annual champion of champions event organised each year by Royal Corinthian Yacht Club. read more

• Colchester: Trick-treat kidnap risk

  Children run the risk of abduction if they go trick or treating unsupervised, Colchester police have warned. read more

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