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• Southend: Arrest after road crash

  A MAN was appearing in court today following a road crash which left a family needing medical treatment. read more

• Wickford: Playtime's more fun with new equipment

  YOUNGSTERS at a Wickford primary school are celebrating after £15,000 of new play equipment was installed in their school. read more

• Tilson scotches rumours

  BLUES boss Steve Tilson has hit out at reports linking star striker Freddy Eastwood with a move away from Roots Hall. read more

• Soccer: Time out was a real boost

  Kevin Watson believes that his time on the sidelines this season has been the catalyst for his match-winning performances. read more

• BNP join election battle

  THE British National Party (BNP) have made a late move to win council seats in Thurrock by putting candidates forward for the two forthcoming by-elections in the borough on Thursday, December 1. read more

• Colchester: Crews battle hospital inferno

  An inferno at a derelict hospital was tackled by fire crews from all over north-east Essex. read more

• Westcliff: I'm a football coach at just 16

  WHITNEY Walsh might be only 16, but she has shown she is on the ball by becoming one of the country's youngest ever football coaches. read more

• Noak Bridge: Three hurt as Merc and Jeep crash

  THREE men were injured after a road smash in Noak Bridge last night. The incident happened at 7.10pm in Wash Road at the roundabout junction with Barleylands Road. read more

• Eastwood: Drug gang jailed for a total of 12 years

  A GANG which flooded south Essex with cocaine and ecstasy has been jailed for a total of 12 years. read more

• Walton: Teenager loses finger in fight

  A teenager had a finger cut off and another man suffered a stab wound in a fight in Walton. read more

• Colchester: Girl, 13, savaged by dog at home

  A 13-year-old girl was seriously injured after she was attacked by the family dog in her home. read more

• Clacton: Inquiry is launched after death in police custody

  A major investigation has been launched after a man died in police custody. read more

• Bowls: Birthday treat for Seasiders

  Clacton Indoor Bowls Club marked their 70th anniversary with a special visit from the English Indoor Bowling Association. read more

• Essex: Young and old recall fallen

  In scenes repeated across the county, thousands of people turned out for one of the best-attended Colchester Remembrance Sunday services in memory. read more

• Thorrington: Homeless and heartbroken

  Friends of the family of five-year-old blaze victim Courtney Bristow today revealed her grieving mother and siblings have nowhere to live after Colchester Council, which placed her in a chalet, said it had no home for her. read more

• Kev: keep your chin up

  HE may have been left cut, battered, bruised and disappointed by Southend United's 2-1 defeat against Swansea City at Roots Hall on Saturday, but skipper Kevin Maher still insisted his side had plenty to smile about. read more

• Soccer: Rotherham United 1-2 Colchester United (Coca-Cola League One)

  Colchester United are starting to become something very special. read more

• Canvey: Man on abduction charge

  A MAN has been remanded in custody charged with abduction and grooming a child for sex after he went missing with a teenager he met on the internet. read more

• Billericay: Ian kicks off fundraiser

  FOOTBALL star Ian Hendon was at a charity night to officially kick-off festive shopping at Barleylands Craft Village. read more

• Schools future in limbo

  THE future of special needs education in the borough is still in limbo two weeks after Thurrock councillors vetoed plans to build two schools on greenbelt land in Grays. read more

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