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School pupils make a dash to raise £2k hospice cash
6:00pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
A CHILDREN’S hospice is celebrating a £2,000 cash boost from a Rayleigh school.
British diving team coach impressed by Southend's new diving pool
5:47pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
THE HEAD coach of the British diving team has been wowed after a look around Southend’s soon-to-be-built Olympic-standard diving pool.
Lighthouse pub to make way for flats
5:00pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
A PUB will be demolished and turned into 17 affordable homes after a planning application was approved.
Southend United in court over winding up order
5:00pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
Southend United football club will be at the High Court in London to face a winding up order from HMRC tomorrow.
Organised fight at Rochford railway station
4:42pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
TWO groups of teenagers met for an organised fight at Rochford railway station.
Rochford Council launch Friends of Sweyne Park project
4:22pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
Rochford District Council launched the Friends of Sweyne Park project to ensure local people had more say over the way the park was run and managed and now the Council are looking for more people to get involved.
Deeping underpass to close Monday
4:05pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
The Deeping entrance to Southchurch Road from the Victoria Circus roundabout is to close permanently from Monday, February 15.
Hospital praised for intensive care levels
3:20pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
SOUTHEND Hospital has been given a huge vote of confidence after a report praised its work in treating patients with serious and life-threatening conditions needing constant care.
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