How can judge justify decision on travellers? 8:54am Friday 16th May 2008 Just what planet does High Court Judge Mr Justice Andrew Collins live on? Reader comments (3) Bus companies are on a winner! 8:51am Friday 16th May 2008 The pensioner's free bus pass is not a new factor in the accounts forecast of bus operators, yet they are crying "foul" for the amount of money allocated to the scheme by the Government. Why should Thurrock get Canvey’s traffic? 9:37am Wednesday 14th May 2008 Canvey MP Bob Spink seems not to have the slightest consideration for the residents of Corringham and Stanford. Burial is such a personal thing 9:29am Wednesday 14th May 2008 My thanks to Paul Offord(May 9) for his report on the problems of Southend Cemetery running out of space. Reader comment (1) Some things never change 9:29am Wednesday 14th May 2008 I saw a web cam recording of the latest Castle Point Council meeting and am not surprised to see nothing has changed. Kick out these opportunists 9:28am Wednesday 14th May 2008 I suggest the gipsy/traveler community are not the poor downtrodden ethnic minority they and their champions claim. Help keep our history alive 9:28am Wednesday 14th May 2008 Following the successful launch of the Canvey history website www.canveyisland.org - could similar facilities be made available for South Benfleet and Hadleigh, for instance? I wouldn’t call them amateurs 9:27am Wednesday 14th May 2008 Leigh Operatic and Dramatic Society has done a disservice to amateur theatre. This group is professional through and through. Give us back our pavements 9:26am Wednesday 14th May 2008 On June 6, 1978, the National Federation of the Blind launched a Give us back our pavements campaign. We want parade for war heroes 10:07am Tuesday 13th May 2008 We wanted to take this opportunity to respond to the article in the Echo headlined Call to Honour Military Heroes (May 5). More ...

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