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Police investigate suspicious fire
1:40pm Sunday 20th July 2008
POLICE are investigating a suspicious flat fire.
Bandstand welcomed to Priory Park
5:56pm Sunday 20th July 2008
HUNDREDS of people turned out to welcome the bandstand back to Southend. WERE YOU THERE? Click Have Your Say and give your views
Comments (0)London to Southend bike ride
8:50pm Sunday 20th July 2008
THOUSANDS of cyclists pedalled over the finish line in Priory Park, Southend, after riding all the way from London.
Sex assault on girl
1:50pm Sunday 20th July 2008
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Southend. The attack on the teenager happened in the early hours of this morning. Detectives want to hear from anyone who saw a large group of people arguing with a man in the area of Riveria Drive, Bellevue Avenue and Ilfracombe Avenue.
Street robber steals £20 from girl
1:40pm Sunday 20th July 2008
A STREET robber pushed over a 14-year-old girl and stole a £20 note from her hand. The girl was walking past a bakery in Woodgrange Drive, Southend, at 11.30am yestderday when the man pushed her, grabbed the cash and ran off towards the Kursaal. He is described as white, 20, under 6ft tall and he was wearing a grey tracksuit and a black baseball cap with a silver Nike logo on it.
Updated: Pier rollerskating rink opens
10:30am Sunday 20th July 2008
Duncan's leukaemia fundraiser goes with a swing
12:00pm Sunday 20th July 2008
THE seventh annual golfing fundraiser for leukaemia research went with a swing this year.
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McClennan: It was a very important win
Updated 7:14pm Sunday 20th July 2008
Leeds coach Brian McClennan hailed his side's "dogged determination" after they inflicted a 37-24 defeat on Catalans Dragons at Stade Gilbert Brutus in stiflingly hot conditions.
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Newsagent chases robbers
TWO robbers who threatened a newsagent with a spanner and a baseball bat fled after being surprised by a second employee. The thugs demanded cash from the shopkeeper at Shanta newsagents in Woodgrange Drive, Southend. But the crooks were surprised by a second man who chased them out of the shop.
Boy's wheelchair stolen
THIEVES have stolen a disabled schoolboy’s wheelchair. Sam Fowler, nine, who suffers from cerebral palsy, now faces spending the whole of the six-week school break stuck at home.
Cash to move Greensward to academy status
A TRAIL-BLAZING school has been given a £160,000 cash injection as it prepares to become the first non-city academy in the country.
Probe to find out why Canvey Way work went wrong
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched to find out why the Canvey Way roadworks have caused so much chaos.
Oooh Matron, trainee nurses return to Southend
NURSES can now be trained in Southend after an break of almost two decades.
Stowaways found in lorry
TWELVE suspected illegal immigrants were arrested after being found in a lorry delivering goods to the Ikea store near Lakeside.
£240,000 lottery win
A MYSTERY man has scooped a massive National Lottery prize – without even leaving the house.
Pier rollerskating rink opening cancelled
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