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Dad's 232-mile walk to raise cash for cancer research
5:00pm Thursday 4th December 2008
A DAD will walk 232 miles to raise cash for cancer research after his daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Comments (0)Firefighters help make maths cool
4:30pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008
FIREFIGHTERS paid a visit to Eastwood Primary School, Leigh, to help with the school’s maths week.
Saint Pierre School marks arrival of its new minibus
5:10pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A NEW minibus has been unveiled at a school in Leigh.
Car and bus collide in Leigh
5:20pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A WOMAN was taken to hospital with chest pains after a bus and a car collided.
Hero dad's first aid saves his son's life
5:00pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A DAD who went on first-aid “auto pilot” has been hailed as a hero after his actions saved his toddler son’s life.
Leigh station robbery victim's care taken before he can claim it
4:40pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
AN UNLUCKY student has had his car stolen again – less than a fortnight after he was carjacked behind Leigh railway station.
Donated bins let children go green
4:00pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
MORE than 100 paper recycling bins have been donated to a school after a student council appeal.
School places in booming baby crisis
6:00pm Monday 1st December 2008
SOUTHEND is facing a school admissions crisis caused by a baby boom. The town has seen a significant rise in the number of babies born over the past two years, forcing Southend Council to look at urgent measures to create new school places.
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Hoodies could find themselves marched to the nearest kids centre
YOUNGSTERS out late at night without a good reason could be rounded up and taken to a children’s centre as part of a new scheme.
'Evil' Tobin handed life for murder
Convicted sex killer Peter Tobin has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the "barbaric" murder of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton.
Skull dropped after secret revealed
A human skull will no longer be used in the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC's) Hamlet in case it distracts the audience, the theatre company said.
Updated: Schoolboy, 16, is mobile phone tycoon
A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD entrepreneur is selling £30,000 of mobile phones and other gadgets a month.
Old Man Stan videos are making Basildon a bit hit on YouTube
A BASILDON pensioner is on the verge of becoming a worldwide internet phenomenon – singing about the delights of the town on the web.
Police officer's football fundraiser raises £120 for women’s refuge
POLICE officers held a charity football match to raise £120 for a women’s refuge.
Basildon Council starts weekly stop-smoking clinics
Basildon Council staff who smoke are being given help to kick the habit at a free weekly clinic.
Old Man Stan videos are making Basildon a bit hit on YouTube
A BASILDON pensioner is on the verge of becoming a worldwide internet phenomenon – singing about the delights of the town on the web.
New technology will get rid of potholes and save us £1.5m, says council
A £700,000 scheme has been launched to fill in thousands of potholes on Essex roads.
JFC spell over after hamstring injury
JEAN-FRANCOIS Christophe has finished his loan spell with Southend United.
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