Stories for 11 February 2008
Braintree And Witham Times Sport
Witham Town lost their fifth successive game in Ryman League division north after being thrashed 5-0 at Great Wakering Rovers.
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Braintree Town manager Lee Patterson was determined to take the positives from his side's 0-0 draw with Bath City.
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Brentwood Weekly News News
A PLAN has been submitted to replace existing buildings in South Weald with 11 new business and industrial units.
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A GROUP of children will benefit from a project set up jointly by Brentwood Council and Essex County Council.
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Chelmsford Weekly News News
A SCHOOL will host top music talent fighting to become the next big thing.
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A MAN who died after a tractor he was driving collided with a wall, has been named.
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HOSPITAL Radio Chelmsford has once again got a handful of nominations for the National Hospital Radio Awards.
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A COMPANY saw off international competition to win a top industry award.
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Chelmsford Weekly News Sport
Ryman League Premier Division
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Clacton And Frinton Gazette News
Generous Gazette readers raised a whopping £1,000 in just two days for little Joshua Borley.
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Echo News
GRAFFITI vandals went on the rampage, causing thousands of pounds of damage to cars, vans and walls.
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FORCED evictions could be a thing of the past, a top judge warned during day one of Basildon Council's High Court showdown with Irish travellers.
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FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at an MOT centre on Christchurch Road, Southend.
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EAT your heart out National Gallery, Basildon is set to construct a new art gallery with a guaranteed 100,000 visitors a week.
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THERE has been a multi-car pile-up on the south-bound carriageway of the A130.
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DAME Helen Mirren has joined the fight to save services from being cut at the cash-strapped Fair Havens Hospice in Westcliff.
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A CARER for sick children is among many kind-hearted staff at a hospice who are giving up their wages to save vital services from being cut.
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A COMPANY has apologised to its contractors for repeatedly leaving them out of pocket.
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A MAN walked free from court after being cleared of setting fire to the warehouse where he worked.
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PUPILS and their parents listened to the magic moments of a famous photographer during a special talk.
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A SHOPPER who got a parking ticket for leaving a "For Sale" sign in her car window has won her battle to get the charge ditched.
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BASILDON Council tenants face hefty rent rises from April - and they'll get less for their money.
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MP John Baron has thrown his weight behind a campaign to stop part of Burstead Golf Course being developed.
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A MAN told how his friend was put in a coma following an unprovoked attack outside a lapdancing club.
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MOST people take on a sponsored run or a bike ride when they want to raise money for charity - but not these Billericay black belts.
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BILLERICAY councillors are divided over whether to accept the return of a piece of their town's heritage - because they are worried how much it may cost to maintain.
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A ROW has broken out between Tories and Liberal Democrats in a marginal Southend ward over a possible traveller site.
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POLICE are stepping up patrols in the King George playing fields on Canvey after a spate of complaints about antisocial behaviour.
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A LIFE-SIZED cardboard cut-out of a nurse is greeting visitors to Southend Hospital - and reminding them to wash their hands.
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METAL thieves have landed two householders with repair bills totalling more than £5,000.
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A RACE night is being organised to raise money to send almost 30 families to Disneyland, Paris.
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thieves stolen money from a bus carrying children on a school trip and stole their money.
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MOTORISTS faced traffic chaos this morning after a crash on the A13.
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STARTLING figures have revealed the number of homes repossessed last year soared by 21 per cent to an eight-year high.
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PROPOSALS for an airport in the Thames Estuary have been widely dismissed by community leaders - with one MP calling them "monstrous".
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A FORMER boy band star has opened a new shop selling celebrity memorabilia.
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A WOMAN was killed instantly in the fog after being hit by a lorry in a rush-hour horror smash.
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TWO men arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash killed two teenage girls have both been released on bail.
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MOTORISTS were left facing delays after an eight-car pile-up on the M25.
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THE man responsible for cancelling a production of Annie said the musical had to be called off because of personal difficulties.
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CARJACKERS sped off in a BMW worth more than £20,000 after punching the driver and forcing him out of the car.
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Echo Sport
ALASTAIR Cook and Ravi Bopara look set to keep their places in the England team for tomorrow's second One-Day International against New Zealand in Hamilton.
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Gazette Features
Name any sport and Nikki Richardson will have been there, done that and, more often than not, got the T-shirt.
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Gazette News
Love books? Well read this!
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A pregnant woman who tried to sell stolen jumpers on e-bay has been spared a jail sentence.
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A school has said a fond farewell to a long-serving member of staff after more than a quarter of a century.
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A COMMITTEE of MPs has described a post office closure programme which saw four branches in Colchester close as "rushed".
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A COMMITTEE of MPs has described a post office closure programme which saw four branches in Colchester close as "rushed".
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A residential special school could be closed amid concerns that it has "inadequate capacity to improve".
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A youth who set fire to a bin will be taken to the small claims court by a parish council unless he pays up.
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A father-of-three died after falling and hitting his head.
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A man has been charged following a disturbance at a funeral wake.
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Vandals set light to a tree.
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A Colchester street will close for three days while a new water supply is connected.
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A man was found dead in a hotel room in Colchester.
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Callous thieves have broken into flats which have been empty since a fire last year.
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Red, white and blue were the order of the day for youngsters at a Colchester school.
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A man who robbed a pensioner was in jail today after he was cornered in a pub toilet by a man pretending to be a policeman.
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A 71-year-old Alzheimer's sufferer reported missing to police has been found safe and well.
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Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor at the Baftas, but an Essex film-maker missed out on a prize.
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ONE in six people of working age in Essex experience mental health problems, according to new figures.
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A carer has been praised after battling a fire in a mental health unit.
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SMOKERS who want to quit will soon be able to get help along with their elevenses.
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A legal agreement is holding up the construction of a new 64-bed residential care home on the site of a former Thorrington motel.
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A headteacher is bidding a fond farewell to his students before becoming the fifth head in just over two years to take on his new role.
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RESIDENTS will be given the first opportunity to see plans for onshore works for a wind farm off Clacton.
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A LOAD of old rubbish creates a visually stunning exhibition in Clacton this month.
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NORTH Essex could share in a £26.8 million Government windfall to help tackle teenage pregnancies.
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An alcoholic died after choking on his own vomit.
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Generous Gazette readers raised an amazing £1,000 in just two days for little Joshua Borley.
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A PLEA has again gone out to young men to take responsibility for their girlfriend this Valentine's Day.
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FIREFIGHTERS in the county are not meeting "challenging" targets.
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A family today told of their frustration after the fourth fire on their land in two years.
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Halstead Gazette News
A collector of police artefacts is looking to re-home several foreign uniforms.
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Halstead Gazette Sport
Halstead Town's promotion hopes suffered a blow when they were held to a goal-less draw at home to lowly Cornard.
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Harwich And Manningtree Standard News
OBJECTIONS to proposals to install yellow lines on a road in Mistley have been thrown out.
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A NEW racing craze is sweeping Tendring.
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A DAD'S day at Harwich Library went down a storm with fathers and their children.
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Maldon And Burnham Standard News
A FORMER tourist information centre will now be sold to the highest bidder.
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HIGH street stores in Maldon have been targeted by vandals throwing missiles through shop windows.
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BURGLARS got away with a substantial haul when they broke into a house in Hoyners, Danbury, and then drove off in the owners car.
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A FAILED burglary attempt at a shop in Southminster still left the owner with a damaged door.
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THIEVES got away with a four-figure haul when they raided a garden in Heybridge.
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YOBS hurled a brick through the window of a house in Maldon.
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FRESH and local produce is available at the Farmers' Market in Burnham this Sunday.
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A VAN has been damaged on Station Road, Burnham.
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SUPER strength or mindless vandalism?
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THE wing mirrors of a Ford Puma parked in Wantz Road, Maldon, were damaged on the evening of Friday February 8 or the morning of Saturday February 9, with £250 damage.
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YOBS have damaged a length of privet hedge by jumping and bouncing along it.
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A MOBILE phone was stolen from a jacket at Scraley Road - home of Heybridge Swifts FC.
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A VAN has been stolen from Hamberts Road in South Woodham Ferrers.
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Thurrock Gazette News
SAFETY checks are to be carried out on gravestones in Thurrock.
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SPORTS Relief is coming to Thurrock and local people will have a chance to raise funds at the Belhus Park Golf and Country Club.
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MOTORISTS faced traffic chaos this morning after a crash on the A13.
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TWO Thurrock schools have been invited to the Royal Opera House to take part in workshops.
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A CAMPAIGNING doctor has told of his delight at plans for a new health centre in Tilbury.
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EAST Thurrock MP Angela Smith joined a cross-party delegation of MPs representing police forces surrounding the Metropolitan Police area to press for action to stem the transfer of both experienced and recently-trained police officers into London from Essex.
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DENSE fog and an eight-vehicle pile-up caused traffic delays for this morning's rush hour all over the borough.
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses to this morning's fatal four vehicle crash on the A13 which claimed the life of a woman.
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AN East Tilbury Church is set to host a homemade cake sale on Saturday March 1.
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WHEN patient Terry Bradford was asked to describe the health worker he is nominating for the Local Health Hero Award, he simply said 'how do you describe an angel'?
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THURROCK MP Andrew Mackinlay has welcomed the news that money has been allocated to solve the long standing access problems at Tilbury Town station.
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Thurrock Gazette Sport
SPORTS Relief is coming to Thurrock and local people will have a chance to raise funds at the Belhus Park Golf and Country Club.
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A PIVOTAL game such as Saturday's clash v York City deserves a proper analysis, so that in the depths of February, fans can assess where their team stands in the context of the rest of the season, the rest of 2008 and beyond.
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