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Rayleigh pub evacuated after roof catches fire

5:57pm Sunday 12th May 2013

A BUSY pub was evacuated after a workmen accidentally set fire to its roof.

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Workmen spark blaze in derelict Rochford mill

5:48pm Thursday 29th November 2012

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a derelict building after workmen accidentally set it alight.

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Financial Advisor thwarts £200,000 fraud

3:36pm Thursday 15th November 2012

A FINANCIAL advisor thwarted a £200,000 scam after spotting an offer was too good to be true.

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Gunpoint robbery: Police release CCTV footage

11:06am Thursday 15th November 2012

POLICE have released CCTV footage of a gunpoint robbery at a convenience store.

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Trouble-free Halloween in Rochford

4:59pm Friday 2nd November 2012

ROCHFORD enjoyed an almost trouble-free Halloween, according to local cops.

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Rayleigh football club could be moved to make way for homes

3:00pm Friday 2nd November 2012

A football club could be moved to make room for hundreds of new homes. Rayleigh Town Sports and Social Club has leased the 11-acre site off London Road, Rayleigh, since 1971.

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Hole lot of anger over cash for road repairs in Rochford

3:00pm Monday 29th October 2012

Cash to fix pothole-filled roads isn’t being dished out fairly, according to some councillors. Figures released for the last three years show Rochford received £920,000 for the last three years whereas Colchester received £3,230,000.

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