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MP backs Southend as City of Culture in Parliament

7:30am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A TORY MP has been flying the flag for Southend to be crowned UK City of Culture in 2017.

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Man with knife arrested after armed police raid

7:24pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ARMED police were called to York Road, Southend yesterday evening after a man was threatening flatmates with a knife, residents claim.

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Would-be knife mugger flees empty handed from victim in Westcliff street

4:16pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an attempted knifepoint robbery in Westcliff.

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Essex MPs rally behind Southend's UK City of Culture bid

4:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ESSEX MPs have rallied behind Southend’s bid to become UK City of Culture in 2017.

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Firecrews attend chemical incident

2:50pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

FIRECREWS were called to a chemical incident at a ground floor flat on Anerley Road in Westcliff.

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Three people from Southend arrested on suspicion of people smuggling.

2:47pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

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

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Work starts on new £1.8m homeless centre

12:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

WORKMEN have started the long job of transforming a derelict former hotel into a £1.8million centre serving homeless people 24 hours a day.

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New free school will help damaged youngsters

11:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A NEW free school opening in Southend in September will nurture some of Southend’s most damaged youngsters, the woman behind the project has pledged.

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Mouse trap found in ball pool

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A MOUSE trap was found in a children’s ball pool at an indoor play barn

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