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  • Win over Staines allows Billericay to clean up at the top

    Billericay moved back to the top of the Ryman Premier table with a 1-0 win at Staines. They lead nearest rivals Chelmsford City by a point with both sides having four games to play. East Thurrock United, who visit Billericay on Monday (3pm), eased

  • Arsenal 0 West Ham 1

    The Hammers bid top beat the drop into the Championship received a massive shot in the arm as they beat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Bobby Zamora's strike in first half stoppage time was sufficient to earn West Ham their third win on the trot and

  • Rendezvous Club explores outdoors

    WALKERS on Canvey made the most of the sunny weather with an energetic stroll in the great outdoors. Members of The Rendezvous Club tackled the delights of Canvey Heights Country Park during their fourth adventure on the island. The club was set up

  • Traders welcome Tesco plan

    TRADERS at Southend's Victoria Plaza shopping centre have welcomed the prospect of a Tesco supermarket replacing the B&Q DIY store near Southend Victoria station. Small businesses operating in the shopping centre, which is undergoing a £27million refurbishment

  • Library to get new ground-floor cafe

    A NEW cafe is to be built at the entrance of Southend Central Library, officials have confirmed. The library already has a cafe upstairs, but the lease for it ran out last month. Instead, Southend Council wants to open a new cafe on the ground floor

  • Updated: Gang of 3 rape teenage girls

    POLICE investigating the rape of two teenage girls on Canvey are appealing for a driver to come forward who spoke to the victims before their ordeal. The two 16-year-old girls were approached by a man in a small dark coloured car on Furtherwick Road

  • Nest egg party for children

    SOUTHEND youngsters enjoyed a free party to mark the launch of a new way to save money. Southend Credit Union has opened a collect point in Cluny Square which will help people aged 19 and under to open savings accounts. To celebrate the opening, they

  • Police will not raid gay sex den

    POLICE say they will not raid a country park where gay men indulge in daytime open air sex, even though the act is branded a public menace. Essex Police says arresting men caught in the act at One Tree Hill Country Park, Langdon Hills, as part of an