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1:55pm Friday 9th May 2008
WOODSIDE collected the major share of the points when they took on White Hall in their opening Shield matches of the new bowls campaign.
In the Beharrel at White Hall, T Turner beat C Davies 16-15 and A Brend triumphed 21-13 over C Littlebury, but A Bond's 27-16 defeat by D Freeman saw Woodside take the points 6-4.
Woodside, at home in the Parren, won on all three rinks to take six points.
M Stainer beat K Klee 14-12, E Burrells saw off Q Davis 29-11 and D Howard got home by a similar scoreline against A Cook.
THE CHAMPAGNE was flowing in Sutton Road, Southend, with news the area’s post office will stay open.
A CONTRACT to build a £1.6bn superport at Shell Haven has been signed today. Owners Dubai Ports World have signed a deal with two contractors to build a container port and business park on the former Shell oil refinery site in Thurrock.
THE long wait for thousands of pupils will soon be over when they pick up their GCSE results tomorrow.
A PLANNED seven-storey block of flats would block out half the light in 19 rooms in a neighbouring property, a public inquiry heard.
SOUTH ESSEX’S latest millionaire says her new-found wealth still hasn’t sunk in – three weeks after winning £2.5million on the National Lottery.
METAL road signs across Essex are being replaced by cheap, plastic alternatives to curb the rapid rise of roadside thefts.
THIEVES stole school gardening equipment and made their getaway using a petrol mower, police believe.
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