Old Leigh Strand Wharf...back to the future
	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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	Leigh Music Festival under way on a high note
	CLARINETS, recorders and brass instruments wafted notes into the air as the Leigh Music Festival got under way.

	I'm heading to the bird murder capital
	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.

Return to psychedelia

HE spearheaded the eighties psychedelic renaissance with legendary Southend band, Le Mat, now guitarist Pete Helmer is back in Essex with his new outfit self procliamed quintissentialy English' Reilly Peacock.

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	Is this the future of local health care?
	LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE OPENS
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Leigh Folk Festival line-up

PLANNING for the 17th Leigh Folk Festival is already well advanced, with many musical acts confirmed for the annual-four day celebration of the folk arts.

Charity jazz night

SINGER and pianist Liane Carroll headlines a charity night at the Olde Smack, Leigh, on Tuesday.

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	Great grammar debate rumbles on
	BELFAIRS head says scrapping grammars would cure the problems faced by comprehensive schools overnight GRAMMAR school head defends selective system
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	Fashion design test for Southend students
	SOUTHEND fashion students created a range of hypothetical ideas and products for high street clothes shops.

	Felicia, 10, may need pioneering cancer treatment
	CUTTING-EDGE stem cell treatment could be one option available to help young Felicia Cantone battle cancer.
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	Will tap dances to 80th birthday bash
	WILL Gaines is finalising plans for his 80th birthday celebrations.
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	British Sea Power's island fixtures
	RISING stars British Sea Power enjoyed a kickabout with players from Canvey Island FC before taking to the stage for a one-off gig.
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	Brave Felicia an inspiration to all
	A BRAVE girl returned to school just two days after she had her leg amputated to prevent the spead of bone cancer.
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	A role model for the future of healthcare?
	FOR a place which comes into contact with so many different ailments, the new One.Day medical centre in London Road, Leigh, looks in remarkably fine shape itself.
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	Festive ways to fill up the pews
	ROCK music, fancy clothes and puppets are among the devices adopted by churches in an effort to make Christmas more exciting and relevant for younger people.
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Evelyn is a Southend charity legend

MEET the oldest Oxfam volunteer in the south east who can sell anything to anyone - even a canary and a car.

	Keeping rough sleepers off streets
	Army of volunteers makes sure help is available at Christmas
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	Dine out and help homeless
	AS StreetSmart gears up for its second month of fundraising, last year's champions are leading the way again in the Echo backed campaign.

	'Cod quotas just drag us down'
	OUR seas are teeming with an abundance of cod, thanks to near-perfect breeding conditions in recent winters.
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	Lee Mead at charity show
	Lee's triumphant home town return for charity
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	Funeral for RAF hero Bill Ogden
	THE life of a much-loved war hero who died at a Remembrance Sunday service was celebrated by a packed congregation.
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	Lee Mead's living the dream
	IT'S BEEN almost six months since Lee Mead won his dream role.
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