Shops planned on rat-infested land
	7:38am Fri 9 May 08
	NEW shops and homes are being planned for rat-infested wasteland in Pitsea, linking Tesco Extra to the main town.

Travellers in call for more legal pitches

6:00am Friday 9th May 2008

TRAVELLERS have called for more caravan pitches to be built in Basildon.

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Churches try mediation between travellers and locals

6:00am Friday 9th May 2008

CHURCH leaders will today thrash out how to improve relations between travellers and the settled community.

	We all feel included
	6:00am Fri 9 May 08
	A PRIMARY school has been awarded for the importance it places on its children.

	Cash to brighten the lives of soccer kids
	1:05am Fri 9 May 08
	A FOOTBALL club for children with special needs has netted a £1,000 community grant.

	Updated: Home Secretary praises Vange police operation
	7:53am Thu 8 May 08
	HOME Secretary Jacqui smith today praised a revolutionary police operation to cut crime on a south Essex estate.
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	Dream wedding has become a nightmare
	3:51pm Thu 8 May 08
	BASILDON brides-to-be are sweating over their big days after a wedding shop went out of business.
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Fire strike over pensions moves a step closer

7:44pm Thursday 8th May 2008

FIREFIGHTERS moved a step closer to going on strike, after their union failed to reach agreement over pensions.

‘No incinerator’ pledge by County Hall

12:55pm Thursday 8th May 2008

NO incineration will take place at a waste site planned for Basildon, the leader of Essex County Council has promised.

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	Have you lost box of gems?
	5:18pm Thu 8 May 08
	DETECTIVES are trying to reunite a stolen jewellery box containing trinkets and family photos with its owner.

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