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Basildon: Halt to green waste service
BASILDON'S green waste collection service will go into hibernation today for the whole of the winter season. As many as 45,000 households across the district use the service to fill white biodegradable sacks with grass cuttings, plants, weeds, shrubs,
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No time for 'sorries'
DESPITE losing their unbeaten record to Accrington Stanley last weekend Grays Athletic have had no time to feel sorry for themselves with the prospect of tomorrow's table-topping clash with Exeter City enough to keep everyone on their toes. Manager, Mark
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Southend: Arson stop checks
POLICE carried out stop checks this morning exactly a week after Andrea Daly was killed in an arson attack on her home. The mum-of-two died of smoke inhalation at her house in Rochford Road, Southend, after becoming trapped in her bedroom at around 3.30am
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Rocks look to bounce back
EAST Thurrock United manager Lee Patterson read the riot act after his side's 7-0 humiliation in the Essex Senior Cup at Thurrock on Monday and will be hoping his words bear fruit against Leyton on Saturday. Last Saturday Rocks beat their fellow Ryman
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Louisa targets games call up
THUNDERSLEY'S Louisa Brownfield is jetting off to South Africa today - and hopes to keep racking up the air miles to get her to Melbourne next year. The netball star is back in England's first team squad for a three-test tour of South Africa and knows
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Anchorman Andy keeps Blues set fair
OUTHEND United have been riding high on a crest of a wave so far this season and defender Andy Edwards is now hoping for more of the same off the pitch too. For the experienced defender, who has re-established himself as a regular in the Shrimpers starting
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Billericay: Fury greets decision to move senior cop
RESIDENTS and politicians have expressed anger and concern after Billericay's senior policeman was moved to a new beat. Insp Richard Croft, who has been the town's leading officer since 2001, has been moved to a similar position in Laindon as part of
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Canvey Gull needs name
CANVEY Island Football Club's brand new signing will be flying high for the first time in Saturday's Nationwide Conference home game with Tamworth. But just one thing has been clipping the wings of the Park Lane club's giant 6ft 6in gull mascot -- they're
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Basildon: Doctor struck off after patient death
A FORMER Basildon Hospital consultant anaesthetist once suspected of carrying out 40 mercy killings was struck off the medical register for removing a patient's ventilator tube without the consent of his family. Dr Ann David, 45, of Station Crescent,
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Billericay: Cabbies' outrage at flood of new drivers
WICKFORD taxi drivers are being forced out of business by a flooded market and a council that does not care about them, three disgruntled cabbies have claimed. Mark Everett, Mark Shortt and Dean Philpot, who have more than 16 years' experience between
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Hadleigh: Fire station's move verdict on the cards
A DECISION about the future of Hadleigh fire station and an Essex Ford showroom is expected within weeks. Following a public inquiry in August, a Government inspector is currently considering an application to relocate the station to Stadium Way, in Thundersley
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Rayleigh: Plug is pulled on Christmas lights
RESIDENTS in a cul-de-sac have pulled the plug on their popular charity Christmas lights display after complaints from neighbours. The annual 200,000 light extravaganza in Lodge Close, Rayleigh, is so spectacular it attracts visitors, including coach
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Rochford: Norah: Justice at last
A BUILDER today started a life sentence for the brutal murder and rape of a boutique owner 27 years ago. Wayne Doherty, 50, will serve a minimum of 23 years behind bars. Judge Philip Clegg said Doherty had robbed Norah Trott, 63, of life "in the most
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McEvoy revs up for Volvo start
WITH Shoebury golf professional Richard McEvoy having won back his card for the coming campaign, there's special interest in the 2005/06 European Golf Tour. McEvoy, 26, currently holidaying in Cape Town, will be starting his season next Thursday when
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Millers at home
AVELEY caretaker boss Keith Day has had a ten day lay-off to invigorate his squad after their heavy defeat at Dartford and Essex Senior Cup beating by Waltham Forest. Millers return to Southern league Division One East action at home to Sittingbourne
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Dockers ride in hope of Vase success
TILBURY will be hoping to make progress in the FA Vase at the expense of Newmarket on Saturday. Dockers travel to meet the Jockeys and are likely to be boosted by the return of the Essex Senior league's top scorer Paul Cobb. He missed last Saturday's
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Westcliff: Stepping out to adopt a pier plank
BROWNIES and Guides raised about £400 through a sponsored walk to support repair work on Southend Pier. The Eighth Westcliff Rainbows and Guide group were joined by family members and friends on a 2.6-mile walk along the seafront in an effort to raise
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Westcliff: Fancy dress saviours
A CAR crash victim has been reunited with a couple who helped him while on their way to a fancy dress party, thanks to an Echo appeal. Mark Lawson, 39, of North Road, Westcliff, was thrown from his Chevrolet truck during the crash in Manners Way, Southend
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Basildon: Pupils hit the yellow brick road
PUPILS at a Basildon school are following the yellow brick road after a six-week art project has seen them recreate scenes from classic film the Wizard of Oz. As part of the project, called There's No Place Like..., students from Kingswood Junior School
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Blue lamp alight for 24 hours
A POLICE shake-up will see Corringham and South Ockendon stations manned for 24 hours a day with more than 20 response officers as of Monday, November 21. The aim, by new Chief Supt Simon Coxall, is to see antisocial behaviour and yob criminality tackled
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Pile the pressure on Forest
HOWEVER much Southend United need the points to sustain their promotion push, midfielder Luke Guttridge insists the pressure will be off when they play at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Steve Tilson's side want to prove their defeat at home to Swansea
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Speed victory at last
AFTER over a decade of campaigning for something to be done about heavy-duty lorries speeding outside their homes, residents on a South Ockendon street have finally made a breakthrough. Thurrock Council has agreed to install a speed indicator device on
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Fleet's hopes on the up
THURROCK recovered impressively from their drubbing at Cambridge City with a 4-1 win over Basingstoke Town last Saturday and then thrashed East Thurrock 7-0 in the Essex Senior Cup on Tuesday. Fleet will be looking to continue on an upward curve when