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Asylum-seeker contract axed - The Chichester Hotel

Controversial Chichester Hotel asylum-seeking housing contract axed following backlash
A CONTROVERSIAL asylum-seeking housing scheme at a Wickford hotel is being axed following community and political backlash.

Questions remain - No answers over how much longer refugees will live in Park Inn Palace hotel

One year on and questions remain over Afghan refugees stuck in Southend hotel

Proposals - How the new homes could look

Southend's £575m Queensway overhaul ‘will begin next year’

Road closed - Lovelace Gardens

Southend road closed for emergency gas works

c2c disruptions

Failure near Laindon causing further disruption on c2c line as it recovers from strike action

Travis Perkins plans - A new branch is coming to Basildon

Travis Perkins to open new store in Basildon... but Greggs bakery plans are dropped

Red Arrows heading to Southend

Eyes to the sky: Southend Airport set to host the Red Arrows

News

Archie Battersbee's mum 'felt backed into corner by British legal system' as life support ended

Archie Battersbee's mum 'felt backed into corner by British legal system' as life support ended

The car was filmed driving the wrong way down a train track at Cheshunt railway station in Hertfordshire (pics: SWNS)

Man found guilty of driving stolen Essex car wrong way down tracks

Crew members from the RNLI were dunked into the river at Burnham-on-Crouch.

Pictures show lifeboat crew being dunked in the river at the RNLI event

LONG STRETCH: Karen Stubbs, with help from Sam Conway from Sconch and volunteers, has knitted a pile of scarves to wrap around the Royal Albert Hall

Wife raising awareness of husband's rare illness with Albert Hall scarf campaign

Slow-moving traffic (Jacob King/PA)

M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend

Canvey Lake - Deceased animals removed daily

Dead animals being removed from Canvey Lake on daily basis

Leigh Road - Application to sell booze for Egg Bros

New restaurant’s plan to sell booze is hit by series of objections

Apple issues major security warning to all iPhone, iPad and Mac users . (PA)

Urgent security warning issued to anybody who uses an Apple iPhone, iPad or Mac

Dog paws. Credit: Canva

Warning to pet owners as dog catches monkeypox from owners for first time

UK weather: Met Office issues update on '30C August Bank Holiday heatwave'. (PA)

Met Office issues update on '30C August Bank Holiday heatwave'

Students at Wickford's Beauchamps sixth form celebrate their A-level results

South Essex students pick up their A-level results today - a recap

Battle of Britain memorial flight lands at Southend Airport as part of airshow. Photo of the Lancaster flying in by Simon Murdoch

Battle of Britain memorial flight lands at Southend Airport as part of airshow

Specially trained officers have been out in Southend today - here's why. Photo: Essex Police - Southend

Specially trained officers have been out in Southend today - here's why

Named: South Essex drink drivers banned from the roads and fined this month

Named: South Essex drink drivers banned from the roads and fined this month

Missing nurse could be taking trains appearing dazed or confused, say police. Photos: Metropolitan Police

Missing nurse could be taking trains appearing dazed or confused, say police

Bar plans for former McDonalds up in the air after 'some unusual concerns'. Photo: Google Street View

Bar plans for former McDonalds up in the air after 'some unusual concerns'

Highest in the country - Elizabeth Peck was 'pleasantly surprised' with her results, and will go on to Lancaster University to study History.

A Levels 'Surprised' Essex sixth form student gets highest English grades in country

Burnham-on-Crouch RNLI lifeboat station. Picture: RNLI

Burnham lifeboat rescues five paddleboarders from river

South Essex man among anglers fined almost £1,000 for fishing illegally

South Essex man among anglers fined almost £1,000 for fishing illegally

Dog kennels and cattery to be transformed into industrial site despite concerns. (Photo: Canva)

Dog kennels and cattery to be transformed into industrial site despite concerns

Speeding driver on the way to pick up his children fails roadside drug wipe (inset: Essex Police / Twitter)

Speeding driver on the way to pick up his children fails roadside drug wipe

Two arrested after robbery in Southend

Two teenagers arrested after 'red dotted' with taser following knifepoint robbery

PHOTOS: South Essex students achieve 'phenomenal' A-level results as records broken

IN PHOTOS: Students across south Essex achieve 'phenomenal' A-level results

The majority of sixth formers at Westcliff High School for Boys achieved A* to B grades

Westcliff students heading to Oxbridge universities as school celebrates grades

Sport

Doubtful - Southend United midfielder Noor Husin

All the team news for Blues' match with Oldham
SOUTHEND United midfielder Noor Husin is ‘touch and go’ for Saturday’s match with Oldham Athletic at Roots Hall.

Back in action - Southend United defender Louis Lomas

Blues defender Lomas keen to kick on after making return to action

Boosted - Southend United boss Kevin Maher

Blues boss Maher provides update on Hyde's fitness

Facing his former manager - Southend United boss Kevin Maher

Blues boss Maher ready to face his former manager

Heading to Roots Hall - Oldham Athletic manager John Sheridan

A closer look at Oldham Athletic ahead of clash with Blues

Back in action - Billericay Town Picture: NICKY HAYES

A look at this weekend's non-league action

Reflective - Cav Miley thought Blues' 0-0 draw at Halifax Town with a game of two contrasting halves

'It was a game of two halves' - Cav Miley on Blues' draw at Halifax

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National Sport

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is relishing the challenge after overhauling his squad

Steve Cooper enjoying Nottingham Forest spending spree

Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Carrasco

Football rumours: Yannick Carrasco on Manchester United radar

Coventry signing/Robbie Keane

On This Day in 1999: Teenage kicks cost Coventry £6million

Cameron Norrie walks off court with his bag

Cameron Norrie sails into Western and Southern Open quarter-finals

Emma Raducanu, of Britain, returns a shot to Jessica Pegula

Jessica Pegula stops Emma Raducanu’s run in Cincinnati

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Blues

Doubtful - Southend United midfielder Noor Husin

All the team news for Blues' match with Oldham

Back in action - Southend United defender Louis Lomas

Blues defender Lomas keen to kick on after making return to action

Boosted - Southend United boss Kevin Maher

Blues boss Maher provides update on Hyde's fitness

National News

The Treasury building

Inflation fuels jump in Government debt costs as borrowing hits £4.9bn

Cars on motorway

Self-driving vehicles ‘on UK roads by 2025’ under new Government plans

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

Tory candidates face hustings as Truss accused of wanting ‘devastating cuts’

Salman Rushdie Assault

Man accused of attacking Sir Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty

Umar Patek, an Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks, left, sits with his lawyer during his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia

Reduction in Bali bombmaker’s sentence will cause distress, says Australian PM

People playing on a beach

Water company bosses got 20% pay rise amid sewage ‘scandal’, say Lib Dems

Care home staff at work

Health Secretary Steve Barclay considers overseas hiring spree for care homes

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