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Artist inspires school's mural on Canvey

4:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A COLOURFUL new mural is set to be painted at a £45million Canvey school.

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C2C franchise extended for another 16 months

11:40am Friday 17th May 2013

NATIONAL Express and the Department for Transport have signed an agreement to extend the C2C franchise for a further 16 months.

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Motorists' anger at yet more roadworks on key routes in south Essex

3:30pm Thursday 16th May 2013

FURIOUS motorists have hit out at yet more road closures being planned for routes in and out of south Essex.

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Canvey bus service changes blasted as "disgraceful"

2:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

CHANGES to bus services on Canvey have been blasted as “disgraceful” with claims that even the drivers don’t know where they are going.

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Boy racers turn Canvey Lake into a racetrack

5:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

RECKLESS boy racers are turning Canvey Lake into a racetrack it has been claimed.

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Brave tot from Benfleet is battling one in a million cancer

7:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

A BRAVE tot from Benfleet is battling a form of liver cancer so rare it only affects one in a million children.

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Performers launch revolutionary urban arts qualification

3:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A GROUP of top performers have set up a revolutionary free performing arts course for talented youngsters.

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Our Saturday surgeries crusade on Canvey

8:20am Tuesday 14th May 2013

TODAY the Echo joins with patients and community figures in calling for weekend healthcare to be brought back to Canvey.

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Castle Point Council chief survives leadership contention

6:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

THE iron lady of Castle Point politics has held on to the Tory leadership by just a few votes.

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