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Tile Wood saved by people power
6:00pm Monday 8th February 2010
AN ANCIENT woodland has been saved from development after locals chipped in to help raise £50,000.
Leigh Indian restaurant owner fined for filthy kitchen
6:06pm Monday 8th February 2010
THE owner of a Leigh restaurant which had a cockroach-infested kitchen has been fined more than £4,000 and ordered to pay £1,300 costs.
Gritters out in force in Essex as cold snap hits
5:58pm Monday 8th February 2010
GRITTERS will be a common sight in the coming days as icy conditions return to Essex.
Man arrested on suspicion of Leigh jewellers theft
5:30pm Monday 8th February 2010
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of a theft from a Leigh jewellers in which a single cufflink was taken.
Palm seafront revamp set to cost £150,000
4:40pm Monday 8th February 2010
THE cost of a makeover for Southend seafront, which involves planting 100 palm trees, has been revealed as £150,000.
Thundersley wood saved by people power
4:00pm Monday 8th February 2010
AN ANCIENT woodland has been saved from development after locals chipped in to help raise £50,000.
Burglaries halved in Leigh
3:36pm Monday 8th February 2010
BURGLARIES have almost halved in Leigh following the launch of an operation to tackle the problem.
Student suffers head injury in incident at Southend college
2:55pm Monday 8th February 2010
A STUDENT has suspected head injuries following an incident outside South Essex College in Southend. FULL REPORT IN TUESDAY'S ECHO
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