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  • Lifeboat rescues marooned boat

    SOUTHEND lifeboat rescued a motorboat which ran aground at the Maplin Sands. The 23 ft boat became stuck this morning at about 8am, but both passengers were unhurt. The vessel, named Robinson, was recovered by the RNLI Atlantic 75 lifeboat, which

  • I paid up to have my wall cleaned – Anna

    A SOUTHEND councillor has angrily denied it was wrong to use Southend Council workers to clean graffiti from her garden wall, despite her living outside the borough. Shortly before the elections on May 6, Conservative councillor Anna Waite had “Vote

  • Paris joins race for nan’s friend

    A WOMAN fighting breast cancer has inspired her best friend’s grand-daughter to take part in the Basildon Race for Life event next weekend. Caroline Edwards, 51, from Pitsea, was diagnosed with cancer after finding a lump on her breast back in February

  • Council chiefs face massive cuts in salaries

    HIGHLY-PAID Essex council officials could face huge wage cuts as the new Government starts a review of “exorbitant” pay deals. Coalition ministers say six-figure salaries for local authority chief executives have not been matched by improvements in performance