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Firefighters free child stuck in roundabout in Leigh
4:21pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A YOUNGSTER who became stuck in a park roundabout had to be cut free by firefighters.
Comments (0)Flats will leave us in the dark, say neighbours
6:40pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
A PLANNED seven-storey block of flats would block out half the light in 19 rooms in a neighbouring property, a public inquiry heard.
Planning chief throws out appeal on flats
8:00am Wednesday 20th August 2008
A PLANNING inspector has thrown out an appeal to knock-down a car showroom and build a block of flats.
Little Egrets home to roost
1:00pm Tuesday 19th August 2008
BIRDWATCHERS were in for a little treat as part of a special event at Two Tree Island.
Fire station open day is hot stuff
5:00am Tuesday 19th August 2008
YOUNGSTERS learnt about the vital work of the fire brigade as they went behind the scenes at a fire station.
See how fishing port workd
10:00am Monday 18th August 2008
THE LEIGH fishing festival will be held to show how the traditional port works.
Graffiti vandals tag a road
12:20am Monday 18th August 2008
GRAFFITI vandals have caused hundreds of pounds of damage during a spate of attacks on homes and vehicles in Leigh.
Police probe after hospital death
5:50pm Thursday 14th August 2008
POLICE have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of a man in Southend Hos-pital.
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Traore joins Pompey on loan
Updated 9:44pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Portsmouth have signed Arsenal's French left-back Armand Traore on a one-year loan deal.
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Dog killed in house blaze
A FAMILY'S pet dog has been killed in a fierce house blaze in Pitsea. Four crews rushed to the scene of the fire, in Wythefield, at about 4pm. While making a search of the family home firefighters pulled out two greyhound dogs. But one of the dogs had already died from smoke inhilation.
Firefighters free child stuck in roundabout in Leigh
A YOUNGSTER who became stuck in a park roundabout had to be cut free by firefighters.
Police dig for woman's body
POLICE who have spent a week digging up land in Hockley are searching for the body of a woman who went missing 40 years ago, the Echo can reveal.
Meet survivors from Dragons' Den
CUCUMBER covers and kiss-casting kits may have failed to impress TV’s Dragons, but they are set to make an impression at a Southend garden show this weekend.
Gentle but firm policing to curb the kerb-crawlers
THEY are girls on the game and their sad stories tend to sound very similar... tales of drug abuse, mental illness and debt.
Plush hotel planned for Garon Park
PROPOSALS for an upmarket hotel linked to sporting facilities in Garon Park will be submitted to Southend Council in the next two months.
Call for funding to fight floods
THE leader of Castle Point Council has called on the Government to give assurances on future funding to tackle the risk of flooding.
Southend census figures WERE wrong
A NATIONAL think-tank has backed Southend Council’s claim the 2001 census underestimated the number of people living in the town.
Arsonists destroy £10,000 of wheat in field
A FARMER lost £10,000 of wheat in an arson attack which destroyed a quarter of a field.
'Shoddy' revamp work sparks flood fears for Broadway
UNHAPPY residents claim some improvements to a main street in Thorpe Bay may cause the road to regularly flood.
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