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• Soccer: Robson - We need to work

  Southend United's caretaker chief Stewart Robson said his side's failure to match promotion chasing York City's work-rate was the main reason behind Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Bootham Crescent. read more

• Basildon: Help to catch three brutal store robbers

  These CCTV stills from a Basildon convenience store capture the moment raiders brutally assaulted staff before robbing them. read more

• Tendring: New trains 'should improve services'

  Rail users have welcomed the introduction of new trains which should improve services for travellers read more

• Wickford: Spate of car crime

  Police are urging motorists in Wickford to be on their guard against car crime. read more

• Colchester: Mum - next time it could be tragedy

  A mum is demanding action after her son was hurt on a "danger" junction just yards from the family's home. read more

• Clacton: Sisters get in on royal act for carnival's 50th birthday

  Everyone is a winner when it comes to sibling rivalry in the Montgomery household. read more

• Tolleshunt D'Arcy: New appeal to keep village service

  The race is on to find a new subpostmaster to save the service in a village near Maldon. read more

• Soccer: Ryman League Round-Up (Division One North)

  Harlow slipped up again in their pursuit of promotion to the Ryman Premier, losing 1-0 at Barton Rovers. read more

• Hadleigh: George is a perfect present

  Delighted Samantha Hanlon was given the best ever Mother's Day present - a son. read more

• South Essex: Deaths on A127 spark warning

  Stark signs warning people not to cross the A127 in Basildon will provide a sombre reminder of the place where two women died. read more

• Basildon: Special school to be model for future

  Special youngsters will be receiving even more support in the struggle for social inclusion when two schools merge to become the first new model special school in the county. read more

• Hadleigh: New signs and bins for town

  Hadleigh residents were celebrating today after plans to spend nearly £7,000 improving the town were given the go-ahead. read more

• Yachting: Skipper Sam quits clipper race

  Round-the-world skipper Sam Fuller, of Colchester, is standing down after the first half of the 11-month Clipper 2002 race. read more

• Tilbury: Police's plea after house raid terror

  Police are appealing for help after a south Essex family were subjected to a terrifying attack. read more

• Essex: Rail security tightened

  Security is being stepped up at rail stations after firebugs brought the network to a standstill earlier this month. read more

• Soccer: Great Wakering Rovers 3-2 Wivenhoe Town (Ryman One North)

  Wakering made hard work of getting three points from a game that they looked to have sewn up at half-time as they continued their bid for a top half finishing position in Ryman Division One North. read more

• Basildon: Man dies in A13 crash

  A driver died of severe head injuries after his car hit an articulated lorry parked in a lay-by on the A13. read more

• Soccer: Colchester 1-0 Swindon Town (Nationwide League Division Two)

  Colchester United will almost certainly be playing Division Two football again next season as the premier club in the county after this hard fought win over mid-table rivals Swindon read more

• Tiptree: Alsatian spared by court

  Elle the Alsatian faced a possible death sentence for biting a woman's stomach in Tiptree. read more

• Soccer: AFC Sudbury 2-0 Maldon Town (FA Vase semi-final second leg)

  Andrew Claydon's two goals in the second half put the brakes on what Maldon player Nicky Smith had gleefully described as the "Maldon Express" on the coach back from the team's 3-2 victory over Lowestoft in the fifth round. read more

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