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Tanya the face and body of Wonderbra
4:20pm Friday 18th July 2008
THE new face and body of lingerie giants Wonderbra is a Southend girl.
Comments (0)Tanya is the new face and body of Wonderbra
4:20pm Friday 18th July 2008
THE new face and body of lingerie giants Wonderbra is a Southend girl.
It's the homeless couch generation
8:30am Friday 18th July 2008
WHAT does the word homelessness mean to you? For most people, the image of a rough-looking person in a sleeping bag begging for change on the streets springs to mind. Yet the vast majority of homeless people are actually sleeping on friends or relatives’ couches without a permanent home to call their own.
ELO back on the road... sort of
10:56am Thursday 17th July 2008
HAVING earnt their place in music’s hall of fame by clocking up over 100 million album sales, the Electric Light Orchestra are back on the road, with two chances to see them in South Essex.
£1m wooden powerboat is taking shape
6:26pm Wednesday 16th July 2008
A £1MILLION wooden luxury powerboat is being built at the restored Seaking Boatyard, in the heart of old Leigh fishing village.
Forget the magic, its all about sex appeal
8:52am Wednesday 16th July 2008
PAUL Daniels is known best for his work as a magician and game show host, but puts his enduring success down to sex appeal.
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Cavendish claims fourth stage win
Updated 5:57pm Friday 18th July 2008
Mark Cavendish continued to enhance his reputation as cycling's new sprint king with a fourth stage win in the 2008 Tour de France.
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Family pay tribute to Benfleet biker
THE FAMILY of a motorcyclist killed after a horror crash on the A13 have paid a moving tribute to his “warm” and “loving” nature. Richard Amos, 47, from Benfleet, died from his injuries after crashing on the London-bound carriageway near Fobbing on Monday, June 30. Pedestrian Daniel Missons, 44, from Dickens Avenue, Tilbury, was killed at the scene.
c2c commuters call for Benfleet station cafe to reopen
AN ONGOING row over a lease has left a platform cafe at Benfleet station boarded up – and some commuters unhappy they can no longer get breakfast.
Celebrities sign up for TV dog show
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BB housemates enjoy muck-spreading
Some of the Big Brother housemates received an unwelcome distraction from Friday's eviction as they held their noses and put their backs into a filthy task - shovelling manure.
It's the homeless couch generation
WHAT does the word homelessness mean to you? For most people, the image of a rough-looking person in a sleeping bag begging for change on the streets springs to mind. Yet the vast majority of homeless people are actually sleeping on friends or relatives’ couches without a permanent home to call their own.
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