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• Silver End: Bands raise £1,300

  A fundraising gig has raised more than £1,000 towards a dream holiday for a man paralysed in a car crash. read more

• Basildon: Hospital notes found

  HUNDREDS of missing medical notes from Basildon Hospital have finally been found - locked in a secure cupboard in the hospital. read more

• Football: No end yet to Campbell-Ryce fiasco

  THE Football League have yet to decide whether they have the power to step in and sort out Jamal Campbell-Ryce's future. read more

• Soccer: Bowditch staying put

  Ipswich Town striker Dean Bowditch will remain at Coca-Cola League Two club Wycombe Wanderers for another month. read more

• Frinton: Gang of yobs tried to gatecrash party

  A gang of yobs threatened a war veterans' fundraiser and a teenager's party when they tried to force their way into a community centre. read more

• Soccer: Extra police at big match

  Extra police and increased security will be in place to prevent trouble as Braintree Town FC expect their biggest home crowd for years. read more

• Boxing: Glorious victory is a thrill for Shanee

  Shanee Martin is on the glory trail again, and the all-action Colchester boxer couldn't be more happy about it. read more

• Pitsea: Town enjoys a laugh

  SOUTH Essex people must have smiles planted firmly on their faces. read more

• Basildon: Taxi service set for major boost

  TAXI users will be able to wait for their rides in more comfort and safety and may soon be travelling in bus lanes. read more

• Soccer: Time to work hard, says Elokobi

  George Elokobi has called on his Colchester United teammates to recapture the sort of form which has helped them challenge for promotion. read more

• Southend: Protesters to set up visitors' centre

  LIVE-IN protesters who claim widening a Southend road will irreparably damage the environment are opening a visitors' centre. read more

• Clacton: Classroom blaze pair locked up

  Two teenagers have been locked up for setting fire to a Clacton school. read more

• Football: Win for Ward's 400th game

  CANVEY defensive stalwart Steve Ward admitted his delight at the club ending their eight-match run without a win on the day he celebrated his 400th appearance. read more

• Athletics: Hickey takes English silver

  SOUTHEND AC international Adam Hickey took an individual silver medal in in the English National Cross Country Championships at London's Parliament Hill Fields. read more

• Jaywick: Facing the bulldozer?

  An entire estate in Jaywick could be bulldozed in a bid to boost the ailing resort. read more

• Cricket: Duo are hoping to sample the action

  There could be two Essex youngsters getting a taste of international cricket in the next few weeks after Ravinder Bopara joined Alastair Cook in being called-up for England duty. read more

• Great Horkesley: China link to Constable heritage centre 'untrue'

  Backers of a controversial John Constable heritage centre have rejected as "completely untrue" a link with a Far Eastern firm. read more

• Westcliff: Farewell Pat - a great lady

  ONE of Southend's "great ladies" has died after a lengthy illness. read more

• Alresford: Bird-brained!

  A poultry-keeper has slammed "bureaucratic bungling" after he tried to seek advice from Government experts over bird flu. read more

• Colchester: Knife threat to student

  Police were today hunting a "brazen" robber believed to have struck twice in broad daylight within hours. read more

On this day: Essex Archive