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Canvey's dream of fairytale FA Cup tie against Preston is ended by Havant & Waterlooville
CANVEY Island’s dream of landing a plum FA Cup First Round tie against League One giants Preston North End died on the south coast. Danny Heale’s men were beaten 3-0 by Havant & Waterlooville. It was always going to be a tough ask for the
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Southend United beaten 4-2 by Harlow Town in Essex Senior Cup
SOUTHEND United were embarrassed in the Essex Senior Cup tonight, losing 4-2 against Ryman Division One North leaders Harlow Town at Roots Hall. The Shrimpers led 2-1 with 20 minutes of the third round tie remaining, thanks to strikes from Jack
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Hot-shot striker Paul Wignall firing Southfields up the table with 15 goals in five games
Each week throughout the football season we will be catching up with the action in one of the many amateur leagues in south Essex. This week we review the first month of the Basildon Sunday League season. SOUTHFIELDS striker Paul Wignall says he
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Fire crews tackle shed and garage blaze
FIREFIGHTERS battled a shed and garage fire behind a house in Billericay. Crews from Basildon and Rayleigh Weir were called to the house in Noak Hill Road at about 7.30pm on Tuesday. Outbuildings were said to be alight to the rear of the house
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Beachboys are spot on after beating Colchester United on penalties in Essex Senior Cup
Holders Concord Rangers progressed to the Essex Senior Cup fourth round after a penalty shoot-out win over League One side Colchester United. The Beachboys won 4-2 on spot-kicks following a 3-3 draw after 90 minutes, where a brace from skipper
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Families still living in tower block ten months after council ruled it unsuitable
FAMILIES are still living in a notorious tower block...ten months after Basildon Council deemed it unsuitable for young children. In January, a new housing policy was set up for Brooke House after a council study of the Sixties’ block in Town Square
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Southend Pier fire
EMERGENCY services were called to Southend Pier after a blaze broke out this evening. Southend firefighters are at the shore-end of the pier after a fire broke out on the walkway. Three fire engines were seen on the road outside the main
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Councillors scoffed £20k of food
ESSEX County councillors scoffed their way through more than £20,000 worth of free food at County Hall last year, new figures have shown. The county council has released an individual breakdown of the cost of food eaten per councillor for 2013/
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Who can stop lorries driving up our road?
FED-UP residents are calling for action against lorries being driven up their road. Lorry drivers who use Church Road, in Benfleet, commonly known as Church Hill, are ignoring the 7.5 tonne weight limit. It is believed about 100 HGVs a week
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Saracens legend and Southend Saxons skipper Kris Chesney with his weekly Echo column
I THINK it was a good scalp for us at Southend Saxons to beat Worthing and make it back-to-back wins at the weekend. Worthing were in a league above us last season and, even though they have lost a few players since then, I thought we did really
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Man's ear bitten off in 'random' town centre attack
A MAN had part of his ear bitten off when he was attacked in Southend High Street, a court heard. Six men have appeared in court, charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Hashim Shariff during the incident. Mr Shariff was punched, kicked
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Drunk yobs threaten pensioner in bus station
A 73-YEAR-OLD man who was threatened by drunken yobs at Southend’s town centre bus station has called for more police action. A drunk threatened to stub out a cigarette on Arthur Woodward’s neck after he asked the man to stop smoking in the travel
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Canvey Island Rugby Club get back on track by beating Maldon
CANVEY Island bounced back from two successive defeats to win 35-29 at Maldon. Canvey opened the scoring with a penalty from the boot of fly half Tom Lister before Maldon levelled things up with a kick of their own. Maldon then added a converted
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Westcliff left gutted after letting lead slip in last minute
STRUGGLING Westcliff suffered more National Three London & SE heartbreak as they sunk to a dramatic 26-24 defeat at CS Rugby 1863. Westcliff led until the 79th minute and also missed a last-gasp penalty which would have secured just their second
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Council spends £2.6million on new streetlights
SOUTHEND Council is to spend £2.65million replacing the borough's streetlights with brighter LED lighting – while the rest of the county remains in darkness. The five-year plan to replace all 14,000 of the borough’s lights with the energy efficient
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More than 3,000 shed from council house waiting list
BASILDON Council has shed more than 3,000 people from its social housing waiting list after tightening up its eligibility for homes. The council has slashed his housing register from about 5,500 to just around 2,110 in the space of a few weeks
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Strip club for town centre?
A new strip club could open in Southend town centre. Steven Laidlaw, 50, from Southend, wants to open up the gentlemen’s club called Entice in the former Bar Luna nightclub, in Warrior House, in Southchurch Road. Mr Laidlaw, who was born in
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Freemasons stage an open day at their HQ to prove they have nothing to hide
THE Freemasons have been the subject of plenty of conspiracy theories over the years. The Masons may be widely regarded as an organisationof secret handshakes and mysterious rituals behind closed doors, but Southend’s Freemasons seem determined
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Fishermen to bid for £1.5m of EU funding
A GROUP of fishermen are trying to secure £1.5million of funding to make old Leigh a viable fishing village for the next 50 years. The Leigh Port Partnership, a group set up by fishermen to apply for the European funding, wants to dredge silt from
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Norwich end Rochford Hundred's winning run
ROCHFORD Hundred’s five-match winning run was ended by Norwich who scored a late try to triumph 18-15 at Magnolia Road. Rochford had led for most of the match. And their first team manager Graham Pratt was disappointed not to have come out
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Man arrested for threats to kill in Pitsea
Police have arrested a man from Basildon on suspicion of threats to kill and assault after an incident in Tyefields, Pitsea. The 61-year-old man from Pitsea was arrested following an argument in the street on the evening of Friday, October 24.
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Airshow set to go ahead next year
AN airshow is set to return to the skies above Southend next September. The inaugural Southend Airshow & Military Festival is set to take place on September 12 and 13, 2015. It had been hoped to bring back the show this year, but the Southend
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How my son and I solved a crumble disaster
How does it go again? “If you can meet with triumph and disaster. And treat those two impostors just the same”. That often-quoted line from the poem by Rudyard Kipling was ringing in my ears this week when the Big Boy returned from school looking
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Man calls 999 and says: ‘I’ve a gun and I’m going to shoot someone’
A MAN called 999 saying he had a gun and was going to shoot someone during an alleged attack on two women. Barry White, 47, of Clifton Avenue, Benfleet, admitted making the threat outside a property in Kursaal Way, Southend, in a phone call to
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Southend Saxons beat Worthing Raiders to make it two wins on the bounce
SOUTHEND Saxons’ director of rugby Chris Green feels his side are slowly getting back to their best after beating Worthing Raiders 23-14 at Warners Bridge in National Two South on Saturday. The victory secured back-to-back wins for Southend for
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£3million ambulances join Island's fleet
THAMES Ambulance Service celebrated a £3million investment with the launch of six new ambulances. The keys were handed over to the new fleet of vehicles by Tory MP for Castle Point, Rebecca Harris. David Jones, deputy director of operations
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Holders Concord Rangers face Colchester United test in Essex Senior Cup
HOLDERS Concord Rangers host League One Colchester United in the pick of the Essex Senior Cup games tonight. Fresh from making history at the weekend by reaching the FA Cup First Round for the first time, the Beachboys take on the in-form U’s at
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Mason Law hopes dark nights in Essex will help him under Qatar floodlights
BENFLEET’s Mason Law is ready to make his Qatar floodlight debut on Sunday – and he thinks that Essex’s gloomy autumnal evenings may help him out. He’s been called up for the Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki World Supersport Team for the series final
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Bailey is dancing his way to the top
A TALENTED youngster is body popping his way to the top after competing in an international hip-hop competition. Bailey Ereira, 12, of Cobden Walk, Pitsea, wowed the judges at the Ido Ido Hip Hop and Electric Boogie World Championships in Germany
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Southend United manager Phil Brown tells players: Use Essex Senior Cup game to get back in my plans
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown has urged his out of favour players to show they should be back in his first team when they line up against Harlow Town in the third round of the Essex Senior Cup tonight. Cian Bolger, Conor Clifford, Jack Payne
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'Hand grenade' sighting closes major road junction
A MAJOR junction was closed after a suspected hand grenade was found on a roundabout. Police closed the junction for an hour at: The A127 at its junction with the A129 Sadlers Farm to the A130 The A13 underpass to Sadlers Farm The A130
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Man facing nine charges ‘frightened neighbours with stolen guns’
A MAN has been accused of stealing guns from a house, then frightening his neighbours by walking about with the weapons in the street. Micky Scott, of East Crescent, Canvey, is alleged to have stolen the guns and other items from a house in Woodlands
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Today's Echo: Watch the moment zombies take over Southend Pier
A CROWD of the undead were spotted on Southend Pier. The “ghouls” were taking part in the annual Zombie fancy dress competition at The Royal Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. The competition, saw prizes for the best dressed man, woman, couple &
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More time to claim for flood tax returns
THE deadline for flood victims to apply for council tax refunds has been extended for a month. Taxpayers affected by the floods on Sunday, July 20, can now claim until Sunday, November 30. Colin Riley, leader of Castle Point Council, requested
