Old Leigh Strand Wharf...back to the future
	8:52am Fri 16 May 08
	AFTER many years of delays, Strand Wharf, in Leigh Old Town, finally appears poised to take a bold step forward - with one eye firmly on its past.
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Westcliff puts art on show

1:12am Friday 16th May 2008

GET on track to discovering the work of Westcliff's talented artists at the town's art trail.

	Jenny quips for an old age fund
	5:27am Wed 14 May 08
	SHE has ditched her grumpy sidekicks and is striking out alone once again in a bid to secure a retirement fund.

	Raising the stakes, my masterclass in poker
	11:08am Tue 13 May 08
	IT began with a tingle, grew to a shiver, then became fully fledged bubble of excitement as the cards turned over.

	Crooner Jack's soft spot for Southend
	11:02am Tue 13 May 08
	HE may have graced the world's greatest stages but Southend will always have a special place in Jack Jones' heart.

	Finale marks the end of Mr Music’s career
	2:44am Thu 8 May 08
	AT the age of 70, Michael Crabb, one of the most famous names on the Essex music scene, has announced his departure from the conductor's podium.

	Covering the waterfront...
	1:52am Thu 1 May 08
	FIGHTING terrorism, river rescues, escorting warships, searching for missing people and reining in reckless jetskiers... it's all in a day's work for marine police officers working in Essex.

	The battle is won
	11:44pm Wed 30 Apr 08
	DESPITE a four whole days to get used to it, Essex Battle of the Bands victors Caleb are still reeling from their win.

	Hot Rod revival
	1:52pm Wed 30 Apr 08
	EDDIE and the Hot Rods are undergoing an internet revival on the other side of the pond.
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	A night to remember for the many old Crocs
	3:55am Tue 29 Apr 08
	STEVE Strange should be a national treasure. One of the great music industry icons, the flamboyant pioneer of the Eighties New Romantic scene - dubbed the Peacock Prince - rose to fame running the legendary Blitz club, in London, and fronting his own band Visage.

	I got on my bike to mend my mind
	11:54pm Mon 28 Apr 08
	BERNIE Friend is anxious. Not in a regular nagging did I leave the iron on kind of way', his anxiety is much bigger and better than that.

	Could Bernie be lord of the dance?
	11:44am Mon 28 Apr 08
	IT FELT like I had beamed down into a real life version of Cocoon - the Eighties film were a group of elderly people were rejuvenated by aliens.

	Old school pals sign four-year record deal
	11:31am Mon 28 Apr 08
	TWO Southend lads have taken their unique brand of hip-hop and RnB from the playground to the recording studio.
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	I'm heading to the bird murder capital
	2:35am Thu 24 Apr 08
	ORNITHOLOGIST Fiona Hazelton, 30, spends much of her life looking at birds in the sky, but this week she has flown off on an adventure of her own.

	Musical help for Africa
	Thu 24 Apr 08
	MUSIC is providing therapy and helping children and young people in war torn parts of Africa, thanks to a project started in Westcliff.

	Music and the salvationist
	10:41am Tue 22 Apr 08
	A COMPOSER whose musicals are always guaranteed a happy ending is set to lead a concert in Hadleigh.

Fundraising gig tribute to heart victim

10:30am Tuesday 22nd April 2008

GET ready to rock with Essex band Glasshouse who, for the third year running, are staging a charity gig to raise money for the Cardiomyopathy Association.

	Craig's dream will do as well as Lee's
	2:33pm Sun 20 Apr 08
	THE phrase there can only be one winner, certainly doesn't apply to the finalists on talent search Any Dream Will Do.
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Proud Essex girl publishes latest novel

9:07pm Saturday 19th April 2008

AUTHOR Patricia Burns is an Essex girl through and through - and damn proud of it!

	Our park's gone to the dogs!
	8:40pm Fri 18 Apr 08
	PEOPLE are always saying the country is going to the dogs. They are absolutely and literally right. The dogs are taking over.
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	Who do we think they are?
	4:37am Fri 18 Apr 08
	How well known are our area’s politicians? We decided to find out
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	Hungry to be a star in his own right
	2:02am Thu 17 Apr 08
	ERIC Clapton and Roger Waters, two of the biggest rock stars in the musical universe, are considered to be his friends.

	Our island's online archive goes live
	3:17pm Tue 15 Apr 08
	THE stories and memories peppering Canvey's past have been saved for future generations on a new online archive charting the history of the island.

Mum shares her care for Ruby in new book

2:36pm Monday 14th April 2008

WHAT does home mean to you? For most of us, it's a place to share with family and a sanctuary to relax at the end of the day.

	I want to have the last laugh and die on stage
	4:40pm Fri 11 Apr 08
	VETERAN comic Jimmy Jones admits he is relieved to be a lot closer to the exit door, than attempting to start climbing the slippery career ladder all over again.

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