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County Council denies secret traveller plans

3:09pm Saturday 6th September 2008

ESSEX County Council has denied it has "secret" plans to remove about 100 traveller children from parents in the event of an eviction at Dale Farm in Crays Hill.

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Crates leads Great Britain in Paralympic Games

Danny Crates at the opening ceremony

6:17pm Saturday 6th September 2008

SOUTH Essex's Danny Crates says his role as Great Britain's flag bearer for the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony Beijing "the pinnacle" of his career.

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Cool way to stay safe at home

2:00pm Saturday 6th September 2008

LIBRARIES in Southend are joining Neighbourhood Watch to offer free Message in a Bottle packs.

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£10,000 monitors for ward

John Gibson hands over the equipment to ward manager Julie Londesborough and staff nurse Gabrielle Gibson

2:00pm Saturday 6th September 2008

SPECIALIST monitors have been donated to Southend Hospital by the Advanced Surgical Equipment Trust.

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Stan and Eva's diamond cheer

Stan and Eva Morris

1:00pm Saturday 6th September 2008

A COUPLE have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary, nearly 70 years after they first met.

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Cliffs open day

11:38am Saturday 6th September 2008

THE Cliffs Pavilion is showing off its new Maritime suite today until 4pm.

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Airport almost ready for take-off

Planes like this may soon give way to aircraft like the Airbus 319

10:00am Saturday 6th September 2008

BIG things are planned for Southend Airport. Staff are still on tenterhooks, waiting to hear the result of a sealed bid auction by Regional Airports for its 99-year lease, which is expected to fetch £100million.

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Hospital stands firm on parking charges

8:30am Saturday 6th September 2008

THERE are no plans to change parking fees at Basildon Hospital, despite them being scrapped by the NHS in Scotland.

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Vokes spares Wales' blushes

Sam Vokes

Updated 9:01pm Saturday 6th September 2008

Teenage substitute Sam Vokes scored his first international goal to give Wales a 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan and allow manager John Toshack to breathe a huge sigh of relief.


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Another bid by Tesco to monopolise the local area, what on earth makes them think this area needs another supermarket? There is Somerfield at the Elms, CO op about 150 yards the Southend side of it another 200 or so yards toward Southend is an Iceland outlet, add to that the Co op in Leigh road. Get real Tesco! We are at saturation point, plus as has been said, this is a unique section of the A13 with its mature trees, broad verges and residential status.  − leighman

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More than 1300 people have objected - what exactly do people need to do to stop these applications going ahead? I agree with BD, I would like the Echo to do more investigation into what exactly happens at planning meetings and inform people as to how they can get involved.  − susan1, Eastwood

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All change - up to £2million is available to revitatlist Basildon town centre
£2m handout will give town centre a facelift

COUNCIL chiefs are planning an autumn spending spree after getting a £2million handout to improve the town centre.

Plan 'B' for waste plant

A HUGE waste site dealing with rubbish from across Essex could be scaled down or scrapped altogether.

Boy, 15, is punched and kicked in head

A SCHOOLBOY was punched and kicked in a terrifying attack.

Footballer acquitted of assault

A FOOTBALLER walked free from court after being cleared of deliberately breaking his opponent’s jaw during a heated match.

Warning -– computer buff Barry Stoll found a wealth of information stored on the hard drive of a secondhand computer
Don't learn about ID theft the hard way says Barry

BARRY Stoll made a shocking discovery when he came by some computer equipment discarded when its owner upgraded her system.

Modern - the daring design of the flats has attracted hundreds of objections from people
People power unlikely to halt futuristic flats

A FUTURISTIC block of flats is likely to be built on Southend seafront, despite objections from more than 1,300 people.

Liverpool Street ticket office gets £250,000 revamp

Liverpool Street station’s ticket office is getting a £250,000 makeover.

Lucky find - Mick with his trusty detector
Mick finds a golden band in the sand

METAL detecting enthusiast Mick Green put his search skills to good use – to reunite a devastated husband with a missing wedding ring.

Preparing plans - surveyors Stina Norman and Paul Sheppard
£14m bid to ease misery on our roads

TRAFFIC misery at some of Basildon’s busiest roads could come to an end if County Hall bosses secure millions of pounds for proposed highway improvements to ease congestion.


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