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Security patrols for Southend Carnival

8:30am Thursday 13th June 2013

SECURITY guards are to patrol Southend Carnival this summer.

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Mini town with 772 homes set to be approved

8:00am Thursday 13th June 2013

PLANS for a new mini-town in Rayleigh look set to get the go ahead next week, despite desperate calls for a rethink.

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Lollipop men and women honoured

7:00am Thursday 13th June 2013

LOLLIPOP men and women were honoured by Southend Council

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Reversing truck flattens lamp post

11:00am Wednesday 12th June 2013

A PICK-UP truck reversed into a lamp post and sent it crashing into a front garden in Leigh.

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Pair died in web suicide pact

10:00am Wednesday 12th June 2013

TWO men made a pact to kill themselves after meeting on a suicide website.

Westcliff woman fighting to save rainforest after marrying tribal leader

7:30am Wednesday 12th June 2013

A WESTCLIFF woman has turned her back on British life to marry an Ecuadorian tribal leader.

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Inspirational Shoebury schoolboy running in memory of mum

7:00am Wednesday 12th June 2013

AN inspirational schoolboy has taken part in a popular charity fun run every year since he was just two years old, in memory of his mum.

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Women tells of disgust after being targeted by thieves while helping bleeding child

6:00am Wednesday 12th June 2013

A WOMAN has told of her disgust at being targeted by thieves while giving first aid to a bleeding child.

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Rochford District Council welcomes new chairman

9:00pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

ROCHFORD District Council recently announced the election of a new chairman at its annual council meeting.

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VIDEO: Local rapper Sonny teams up with Slash and Brian May

7:40pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

IT’S AN unlikely line up... but Southend rapper Sonny Green has teamed up with Sir David Attenborough, Queen guitarist Brian May, and Slash from Guns N’ Roses to release a single

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