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Loan shark to be sentenced

5:19pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A BUSINESSMAN who admitted to being an illegal “loan shark” will be sentenced later this month.

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Traveller site could have been stopped

1:30pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A WAR of words has erupted over an illegal traveller site amid claims council chiefs failed to use powers that could have stopped the unauthorised development in its tracks.

Billericay community space get £40k makeover

11:30am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A NEGLECTED play area is set to be transformed after a £40,000 grant was secured to give it a much needed makeover.

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Crash closes A127 at Laindon

11:29am Tuesday 18th June 2013

LONG delays are expected on the A127 following a two-car collision on the Southend-bound track.

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UPDATED: Large diesel tanker on fire in East Tilbury

4:44pm Monday 17th June 2013

FIRE crews are tackling a fire at a 25,000 litre diesel tank in East Tilbury.

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Harlequin Property investors warned before parting with more cash

3:09pm Monday 17th June 2013

INVESTORS in troubled Basildon firm Harlequin Property have been warned to be cautious about parting with any more money.  

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Controversial waste plant given the green light

2:00pm Monday 17th June 2013

UP to 50 lorries will be trundling through Pitsea each day to get rid of almost 50,000 tonnes of junk after a waste plant was given the go-ahead.

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CCTV released after television stolen from Basildon supermarket

9:58am Monday 17th June 2013

A TELEVISION worth £200 was stolen from a supermarket in Basildon.

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McDonald's closes in Basildon Town Centre

1:00pm Sunday 16th June 2013

FAST food chain McDonalds is pulling the plug on its main Basildon base after 30 years because the store is no longer “economically viable”.

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