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Basildon,Brentwood,Essex News

Billericay: Travellers appeal against eviction

Travellers at site in Billericay have appealed against council efforts to evict them from a Green Belt site.   more...

Basildon,Essex News

Pitsea: Banned driver was over the limit

Banned driver Darren Estabrooke was in no mood to walk home after a boozy pub session.   more...

Canvey: Don't smoke in bed

Having that last cigarette before turning in for the night is a habit that Canvey firefighters are urging people to kick.   more...

Basildon: Woman found dead in flat

Police have launched a major investigation after the body of a young woman was found dead in a block of flats.   more...

Basildon: Good Samaritan killed at crash site

A Good Samaritan has died after being hit by a car as he rushed to help the occupants of two crashed vehicles.   more...

Canvey: Alcohol blamed for a New Year crime spree

Vandals and thieves left a trail of destruction in their wake after a New Year's Day rampage.   more...

Basildon: MP defends her low attendance record

Basildon MP Angela Smith turned up to only a third of Commons votes in the last parliamentary session, but today defended herself by saying that her constituency and ministerial work come first.   more...

Basildon: Woman found dead in flat

Police have launched a major investigation after the body of a young woman was found dead in a block of flats.   more...

Brentwood,Essex News

Hutton: Thanks from mother and daughter in cancer fight

A courageous 14-year-old Hutton girl and her mother have said a huge thank you to friends, family and neighbours who have rallied round to help while she has been receiving treatment for cancer.   more...

Brentwood: Call for toilets

A concerned Brentwood borough councillor is calling for a disabled toilet and adjacent men's toilet at Shenfield railway station to be re-opened as soon as possible.   more...

Chelmsford,Essex Sport

Soccer: Hinckley United 1-2 Chelmsford City (Dr Martens Premier Division)

Chelmsford City moved further away from the bottom of the Dr Martens Premier on Saturday with an impressive win at high-flying Hinckley United.   more...

Colchester,Essex News

Colchester: Intruder at children's ward

An investigation was launched today after a man got into a hospital children's ward and touched patients.   more...

Marks Tey: Fire destroys family's home

A family has been left with little more than the clothes they stand up in after a fire ripped through their home.   more...

Colchester: Bird hunt ruffles owner's feathers

A fugitive falcon which went on the run has found itself at the centre of a bizarre legal wrangle.   more...

Colchester,Essex Sport

Soccer: Accrington Stanley 0 - 0 Colchester United (FA Cup Third Round)

Could have won - should have lost - but in the end they were prevented from slipping up on another non-league banana skin by a herioc man-of-the-match goalkeeping display from Simon Brown.   more...

Soccer: Ipswich Town 3-0 Derby County (FA Cup Third Round)

Joe Royle would have been content if just one of his second-half substitutions paid dividends.   more...

Soccer: U's will end Stanley run

Colchester United's FA Cup hero Simon Brown says Accrington Stanley's giant-killing run is all but over.   more...

Colchester,Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Possible glamour tie for Blues

The FA Cup Fourth Round draw has thrown up the possibility of a lucrative home clash for Southend United against Premiership giants Chelsea.   more...

Soccer: Possible glamour tie for Blues

The FA Cup Fourth Round draw has thrown up the possibility of a lucrative home clash for Southend United against Premiership giants Chelsea.   more...

Soccer: Possible glamour tie for Blues

The FA Cup Fourth Round draw has thrown up the possibility of a lucrative home clash for Southend United against Premiership giants Chelsea.   more...

Soccer: Possible glamour tie for Blues

The FA Cup Fourth Round draw has thrown up the possibility of a lucrative home clash for Southend United against Premiership giants Chelsea.   more...

Essex Business

Southend: Coach firms hit by blaze

Two Southend coach companies face massive repair bills after a blaze ripped through their fleets.   more...

Canvey: More car tax outlets plea

Canvey businesses are losing out because only one post office on the island can issue road tax discs, it has been claimed.   more...

Little Clacton: Shop workers raise cash for brave Alex

Generous staff and customers at a supermarket have raised cash to help a little boy with brain damage.   more...

Brentwood: New consultations on High Street

The New Year will bring fresh consultations on the future of Brentwood High Street.   more...

Benfleet:

Jubilant councillors today spoke of their relief as supermarket giant Tesco gave up the fight for a new store in Benfleet.   more...

Benfleet: Tesco's plan gets the boot

Jubilant councillors today spoke of their relief as supermarket giant Tesco gave up the fight for a new store in Benfleet.   more...

Essex News

Essex: Shoppers warned of internet auctions

Consumer watchdogs have urged shoppers to take care buying bargains on internet auction sites.   more...

Dovercourt, Clacton: Wildlife experts fear another eco-tragedy may strike coast

Environmentalists were today fearing another wildlife tragedy after oiled birds were washed up on the Essex coastline.   more...

Benfleet: 'Get a move on' plea to skatepark lawyers

A long-awaited BMX and skate park has been held up by red tape.   more...

Braintree: Display has no strings attached

A ventriloquist and puppet collector is to put her rare collection on display.   more...

Braintree: Karl-Werner's book gets royal seal of approval

Thanks for the book! That was the message a Braintree writer got from the Queen after sending her a copy of his latest book.   more...

Benfleet: Knife raid victims tell of terror ordeal

The victim of a terrifying robbery in which thugs threatened her with kitchen knives has spoken of her ordeal for the first time today.   more...

Braintree: Boys hit car with stones

Police were hunting two youngsters who startled motorists after they threw stones at passing cars in a busy road.   more...

Braintree: Display has no strings attached

A ventriloquist and puppet collector is to put her rare collection on display.   more...

Braintree: Warning over occupational therapist caller

Doctors in Braintree are warning elderly people to be on their guard after a man claiming to be from occupational therapy called at the home of a couple in their 90s and tried to sell them an orthopaedic bed for £3,000.   more...

Clacton: Vandals smash up digger in work site

Vandals have been on the rampage in Tendring.   more...

Essex Sport

Soccer: Etherington chuffed as Irons show bot

West Ham winger Matthew Etherington hopes that a hard-fought cup win will be the tonic his side need to kick-start their promotion campaign.   more...

Soccer: Wigan Athletic 1-2 West Ham United (FA Cup Third Round)

West Ham left it late before booking their place in round four with a scrappy win over First Division promotion rivals Wigan.   more...

Essex,Southend News

Southend: Woman conned out of £27,000

A woman in her seventies lost £27,000 worth of cash and jewellery when bogus callers conned their way into her home.   more...

Leigh: Designs wanted for skateboard park plan

Planning has started for a new state-of-the-art skateboard park in Leigh - complete with basketball court, football goal and sitting areas.   more...

Southend: 1,000 empty homes is a scandal says Reg

Southend Council could be brought into "disrepute" if it does not reassess the use of 1,000 empty homes according to veteran politician Reg Copley.   more...

Essex,Southend Sport

Soccer: Southend Utd 1-1 Scarborough (FA Cup Third Round)

Caretaker manager Steve Tilson was not a happy man after seeing Scarborough earn a replay in their third round FA Cup tie with Southend.   more...

Soccer: Smith's crisp Blues criticism

Southend United and Scarborough will both be in the hat for today's FA Cup fourth round draw following a hard-fought 1-1 stalemate at Roots Hall on Saturday.   more...

Triathlon: Viper mark 2003 success

Members of Southend's Team Viper triathlon squad gathered for their annual prizegiving at Thundersley's King John School and marked a successful year.   more...

Essex,Thurrock Sport

Soccer: Aveley 0-5 Hornchurch (Bryco Cup)

Hornchurch put an end to Aveley's Bryco Cup ambitions at Mill Field on Saturday.   more...

Soccer: Thurrock 1-0 Kingstonian (Bryco Cup)

Dave Collis' 70th-minute free-kick ensured Thurrock a place in the Bryco Cup last 16 with their second win in three weeks over Ryman Premier rivals Kingstonian at the Ship Hotel.   more...

Darts: Artist shocked by The Power

Essex star Kevin "The Artist" Painter came up just short in a masterpiece Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship final in Purfleet last night.   more...

  
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