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  • Braintree: Pupils singing for England ... and charity

    A whole year group were today due to be singing on this year's charity World Cup single. Chant - pupils at Notley High School, Braintree. Picture: ADRIAN RUSHTON (47958-3) Year seven at Notley High School in Braintree were due to record the outro to the

  • Soccer: D-Day for U's stadium deal

    A multi-million pound redevelopment of north Colchester is set to get the go-ahead today. The redevelopment of Severalls Hospital and Cuckoo Farm, including a 10,000-seater community stadium, 1,500 homes and a new A12 junction, is due to get the nod from

  • Marathon for the RNLI

    A Maldon woman is running her first London marathon to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Jenny Sjollema, aged 32, is office manager at sports marketing agency 'Creating Excellence' in South Woodham Ferrers. She is pulling on her

  • Clacton: Thanks, my 'angel in disguise'

    A pensioner has told how "an angel in disguise" came to her assistance after she had her purse stolen by thieves. Joan Easter, 86, was shopping in Clacton town centre when the purse was snatched from her bag in Marks and Spencer. She only discovered the

  • Soccer: Aidan delays big decision

    Colchester United favourite Aidan Davison will not make a decision about his future until the end of the season. Heroic - Aidan Davison is going to wait before deciding on his next move. Picture: STEVE BRADING (48000-39) The much-travelled U's goalkeeper

  • Colchester: Passenger hurt in firework attack

    A firework was thrown through the open window of a car in a drive-by attack. The front seat passenger of the vehicle sustained very "nasty" hand injuries following last night's ambush. It was carried out at the Clingoe Hill traffic lights on the A133

  • Lee lands a great quintet

    LEE Emery won the Gloucester Park Open with another good carp haul. The Basildon angler landed five fish for 51lb 11oz to add to a brace of almost 40lb he took at Northlands Park the previous week. Lee fished the end of the cockle bank where he presented

  • Southend: Southend lifeboats saved 130 lives

    LIFEBOAT crews in Southend had their work cut out last year, saving the lives of more than 130 people. Using the hovercraft to rescue people stuck in the mud and ferrying firefighters to the end of Southend Pier during the October fire at the landmark

  • Southend: Asda George store set for old Odeon site

    SUPERMARKET giant Asda is just days away from sealing a deal that would see them open a clothing store on the site of the old Odeon cinema, in Southend High Street. The firm is locked in talks with the University of Essex Southend to use the ground floor

  • Soccer: Jay is on way back

    Jay McEveley could be back in action for Ipswich Town before the end of March. The Blackburn Rovers defender is on a season-long loan with the Blues, but returned to his home club after suffering medial ligament damage in Town's match at Cardiff in November

  • Witham: Support for third youth shelter

    Councillors have thrown their support behind an idea to build a youth shelter to combat antisocial behaviour. Witham Town Council's policies and resources committee agreed last night to support in principle building another shelter in the town, possibly

  • Great Notley: Graffiti strike at centre

    Vandals scrawled graffiti over a village community centre in the latest of several acts of "mindless" vandalism over the past few years. Words written in a white, sugary-like substance were found daubed on a window, door and fence at Great Notley Community

  • Essex: Rettendon killers lose appeal

    The Rettendon killers will remain behind bars after an appeal against their convictions was rejected at the Royal Courts of Justice. Their lawyers have indicated they will now push for leave to appeal to the House of Lords. Michael Steele, 63, of Great

  • Rowing: Determined Ceri sets his sights on world crown

    Witham rower Ceri Evans will be going for gold on Sunday when he competes at the World Indoor Rowing Championship in the United States. Evans is one of five Essex rowers who will travel to Boston to take part in the annual event, against more than 2,000

  • Billericay: Kids learn about the world

    NURSERY nurse Sarah Tayler donned strides of stars and stripes to help pupils and staff enjoy a multicultural day at a Billericay nursery. She was joined by sari-wearing colleague Michelle McKee as around a dozen children at Dizzy Ducks nursery dressed

  • Westcliff: £2,000 spell cheque

    YOUNGSTERS at Crowstone Preparatory School, Westcliff, raised £2,000 during a spellathon. The youngsters put their brain power to the test to raise cash for the NSPCC. Charity representative Janet Slark collected the money at a special assembly which

  • Defeat for Fleet but Lee ends drought

    St Albans 3, Thurrock 2 THURROCK suffered their seventh straight defeat on Tuesday night and also suffered the indignity of seeing Steve Heffer sent off. However there was some small consolation for Fleet fans as Kris Lee led a fightback that saw him

  • New boss at Ford

    There is a new boss at Essex based Ford motor company. Dutchman Roelant de Waard, aged 43, has been appointed chairman and managing director of Ford of Britain at the Brentwood UK headquarters of the US car giant. Mr de Waard has previously worked for

  • Westcliff: Tom gets a helping hand with installations

    A Westcliff artist has been selected for a scheme which supports the East of England's most promising artists. Sculptor and installation artist Tom Cox-Bisham, 29, from Pembury Road, is one of just 14 artists who will benefit from the Escalator Visual

  • Southend: Seafront developer buys club

    THE entrepreneur behind multimillion-pound plans for Southend seafront has bought up the town's oldest nightclub. Lou Manzi, 60, owner of Talk nightclub, in Lucy Road, has agreed to sell the nightspot and neighbouring Bar Bluu to property developer John

  • Leigh: Toddlers get into baby talk

    TODDLERS in Leigh chattered to their hearts' content and joined in with their favourite nursery rhymes. It was all part of the Chatterbox Challenge, a campaign run by charity ICAN, to raise awareness of the one in ten children who cope with a communication

  • Braintree: Learning at the library for new parents

    A wealth of information was available to parents visiting Braintree library with their children. Goody bags -Kay Beighton shows the cloth nappies to Lisa Morris and Emily. Picture: ADRIAN RUSHTON (47899-2) A special early years roadshow took place at

  • Daniel calls for help on the seas

    SAILOR Daniel Henderson has set a course for the 2012 Olympics but is looking for a bit of help getting there. The promising Benfleet yachtmen has caught the eye of Royal Yachting Association team selectors and is currently in the national squad for the

  • Clacton, Frinton: Missing man, 53, found

    A man whose disappearance prompted a major police search has been found safe and well. Frank Cattell's clothes and mobile phone were discovered in a bag in a seafront shelter. They were found along with some tablets by a member of the public at The Esplanade

  • Grays: Man knifed in road rage attack

    A YOUNG man was today recovering after being knifed in a suspected road rage attack. Police and ambulance crews were called to the taxi rank near Grays High Street just before 2.30pm yesterday after the 21-year-old man from Purfleet had been attacked.

  • Dockers held at wet Waltham

    Waltham Abbey 0 Tilbury 0 TILBURY really needed the three points from Tuesday night's Essex Senior League clash at third placed Abbey but in the end had to settle for one, though right at the death Simon Deakin was inches away from getting the goal that

  • Maldon marine directory launched

    A new marine directory has been launched by Maldon district council to promote one of the area's longest established industries. Well known for its traditional sailing barges and bordered by the river estuaries of the Blackwater and Crouch, the Maldon

  • Essex: Zero tolerance on our roads

    Police chiefs have vowed to show zero-tolerance in a bid to slash the number of deaths and horrific injuries on Essex roads. They have pledged to cut the spiralling carnage which has already claimed 16 lives this year. The news came just hours after the

  • Mersea: Air-raid sirens to whine again?

    Air-raid sirens or gas-powered bird scarers could be introduced to announce the launch of lifeboats. But concerns have been raised by West Mersea's lifeboat crew that they would be a poor replacement for the traditional maroons, which the RNLI considers

  • King remains upbeat despite Stevenage defeat

    DESPITE continuing their Conference woes with a 3-0 defeat at play-off chasing Stevenage last night, Canvey boss Jeff King was in bullish mood. "I'm not dispirited and neither are the players," was his immediate response to a score-line that flattered

  • Tiptree: Michael gets no benefit from mix-up

    A man was left flabbergasted after a Giro meant for a woman in Plymouth landed through his letterbox. Mix-up - Michael Findlay shows off the Giro cheque which was sent to him but should have gone to Plymouth. Picture: NICK OBANK (47929-3) Michael Findlay

  • Laindon: Give us the money to stop the yobs

    A TORY councillor has accused his own party of scrimping in the battle against antisocial behaviour by not providing cash for extra staff. Laindon park councillor Frank Tomlin is demanding the Conservative administration stumps up enough money for an

  • Frinton: PC spent cash on debts, jury told

    A police officer shipped a "frail and confused" pensioner off to a care home, sold her house and used some of the proceeds to pay off his credit cards, a court heard. John Morgan used £10,000 from the total of more than £200,000 to pay off his two debts

  • Little Dunmow: Tom recovering after burns

    A teenager who suffered 25 per cent burns when his petrol-soaked clothes caught alight continues to make progress in hospital. Tom Ramsay, of Baynards Avenue, Little Dunmow, suffered injuries to his face, chest, hands and right leg when a lighter was

  • Triathlon: Dennis's sporting appeal

    A keen sportsman is hoping to get the whole community involved in the first triathlon event for the area. Sport appeal - Dennis Warner. Picture: NIGEL BROWN (47795-2) Dennis Warner, Beech Grove, Little Oakley, is planning the event for June 25. Mr Warner

  • Eastwood: Clock stolen in £7,000 burglary

    BURGLARS have stolen £7,000 worth of goods from a home in Eastwood. The raiders who broke into the home in Kendal Way made off with the face and workings of a grandfather clock - leaving only the wooden casing. Some Royal Doulton figurines, a laptop computer

  • Best family run business

    An Essex Boatyard is up for an award as best family run business in the country. Essex Boatyards of Wallasea island has been nominated for the award in a competition to find the overall best run family business in England and Wales. The awards are organised

  • Billericay: Lions' wishing well coins it

    KIND-HEARTED drinkers at a Billericay pub have thrown away more than £270. Luckily, the money was thrown in to the King's Head's Billericay Lions Wishing Well, and has now been collected up to be distributed to local charities. Lions spokesman Stan Harrison

  • Stimmo: We got what we deserved

    GRAYS Athletic boss Mark Stimson kept his players in the dressing room for a long time after the final whistle following their 4-0 home hiding to Dagenham and Redbridge last night. When he emerged Stimson conceded his side had got exactly what they deserved

  • Stansted check-in queues for the chop

    Lengthy check-in queues at Stansted airport could be a thing of the past thanks to the introduction of internet barcode technology. Passengers will be able to print their boarding cards at home from the web sites of airport airlines, avoiding the need

  • Castle Point: Residents asked to decide their future

    RESIDENTS in Castle Point will be asked by the council to decide between building up towns or green spaces in the future. The authority has been told by the Government it has to provide 4,000 new homes and 2,000 new jobs before 2021, but the council is