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Dog fighting in Shoebury park

2:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

DOG fighters are training their animals to be more aggressive in a park, it is feared.

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Council set to take action over Southend seafront water walking site

9:10am Friday 24th May 2013

A SEAFRONT attraction could be shutdown by the council for not having planning permission.

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Voice star backs Southend City of Culture bid

6:50am Friday 24th May 2013

THE Voice hopeful Leanne Jarvis has taken Southend’s bid to be UK City of Culture to Downing Street.

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Teenager jumped in front of train after Facebook rumours

6:10pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A “POPULAR and genuinely happy” 16-year-old sprinted in front of a train after Facebook comments were made about his relationship with a girl.

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Longer opening times at busy Eastwood Post Office

5:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

CUSTOMERS are set to benefit from longer opening hours at a busy post office as part of a three-year modernisation programme.

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UPDATE: Two people charged following crackdown on people smuggling

5:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

THREE Southend women were among eighteen people arrested following a major pan-European operation targeting suspected people smuggling gangs.

Residents to vote on Shoebury Seawall tonight

3:53pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A VOTE has been called by a residents association on controversial plans to build a two-metre seawall across Shoebury Common.

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Appeal for rape victim's helpers to contact police

2:27pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

POLICE investigating an allegation of rape in Eastwood are trying to trace two men who may have helped the victim

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Lloyds loss to cost Southend £13.3million

11:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SOUTHEND’S businesses look set to take a massive hit as the loss of 863 jobs from Lloyds Bank removes an estimated £13.3million from the economy.

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