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Don't miss Monday's Echo for all the latest on the Dale Farm eviction, including exclusive details of the eviction plan.

Police are trying to piece together the events which led to a woman being found unconscious in the early hours. The woman aged in her early 20s was found bare foot on the bank of the reservoir near to the Freight House in Rochford, on September

SOUTHEND United’s Ryan Hall was left stunned by Northampton Town’s comeback at Roots Hall yesterday. Hall put Blues 2-0 in front with a stunning long range shot just before the hour mark. But the Cobblers still managed to claim a point

A BAR worker suffered a gunshot wound to the leg while serving punters in a beer tent. The 24-year-old man was working in the tent at the Orsett Show Ground in Rectory Road when the drama unfolded. A bullet pierced through the canvas tent and the clothing

ARSONISTS torched a swing in a childrens' playground. Police are seeking information about the incident at the play area in Priory Park last Wednesday, August 31, at 8.15pm. The fire caused over £100 of damage. Pc Jennifer Payne said, "This pointless

SALLY Bercow is the latest “celebrity” to speak out against the eviction of Dale Farm. An evictee herself from the Celebrity Big Brother house, she wrote in her new Sunday Express column her “heart goes out” to the 90 families at Crays Hill

A JEWISH solidarity group including Rabbis is set to visit Dale Farm on Sunday to offer support to families facing eviction. Rabbi Janet Burden, said, “People may not be aware that the Travellers, along with the Gypsies and a limited number

Police are appealing for information following at attack on that left a man with serious facial injuries. The assault on the 27-year-old Southend man at about 3.30pm on August 30 outside the Tandoori Hut, Southchurch Avenue, Southend. It is believed

AMBITIOUS plans for a towering development on Southend seafront are expected to be finalised this month. The Inner London Group believes it is on track to submit an application to build 350 apartments, plus shops, restaurants, offices and leisure

LABOUR councillors have successfully called for a meeting of all Basildon councillors to discuss whether playing fields should be controversially sold off. Campaigners fighting to save the green spaces plan to hold a demonstration outside the council's

A RETIRED firefighter is calling on the public to get behind next year’s Olympics by becoming Essex Ambassadors. Brian Hickey, 59, will be one of 400 people welcoming visitors to the county for the London 2012 Games. The Essex Ambassadors will play

A SELF-TAUGHT boatbuilder has ploughed his life savings – and six months of blood, sweat and tears – into building his dream £180,000 catamaran. Andrew Leake, 38, has just finished the 36-foot-long craft, which he designed himself and has named