| More than 40 shop windows were damaged after vandals went on a trail of destruction in Southchurch Road, Southend. |
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| She was playing on a dance machine at Las Vegas Amusements in Marine Parade, Southend, when the stranger tried to carry her off. |
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| Government plans to relax much-criticised SATs testing of young children have been welcomed by Southend school heads and teachers' unions. |
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| A man from Southend and another from Shoebury suffered serious injuries when their cars were involved in a head-on collision. |
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| A group of about 20 scantily-clad screaming women had a drunken catfight in Southend town centre. |
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| Insp Thomas, of Southend Police, said the extra officers would probably be used to keep order in the pubs and nightspots. |
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| Valerie used to go to Southend and treat herself to a cup of coffee when she was feeling down. |
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| Travellers changing from train to bus at Southend Victoria rail station could soon have a better idea of when their bus will arrive. |
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| Southend Crown Court heard how his vehicle hit a pothole which caused it to sway from side to side before tipping over and trapping his leg. |
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| Mr Foster thought a hovercraft would be the perfect vehicle to boost tourism and navigate the mudflats of Southend when the tide is out. |
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| A field on the borders of Southend and Rochford has become a dangerous rubbish tip and should be cleared up immediately, a councillor said. |
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| She was rushed unconscious to Southend Hospital, but quickly responded to treatment and came round after a few minutes. |
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| The visitors were awarded an indirect free kick in the Southend United penalty area on the hour mark. |
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| Late yesterday evening the former pilot boat was towed past its replacement, HMS Wilton, as it lay off Southend Pier. |
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| John Lowing, of Southend, stood beside one of the company's latest trains as the plate bearing his name on the carriage side was unveiled. |
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| Voters in Rochford and Southend East have received unsolicited letters inviting them to apply to be a postal voter. |
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| Southend Council is waging war against unsociable dog owners who let their pets foul the street. |
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| A man was dragged into a dark car park in Southend town centre and robbed at knifepoint by two thugs. |
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| How come a gig in Southend meant a Geordie comic could be at home that day? |
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| A Southend school is just months away from being removed from the Government's special measures register following a glowing inspection report. |
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| Shocked regulars are holding a wake for him at the pub after his funeral service at Southend Crematorium next Tuesday. |
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| Southend Council wants to hear from residents with a garden water feature as part of its annual pond survey. |
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| There were jellied eels galore being passed round Roots Hall on Tuesday night as Southend reached the LDV Vans Final. |
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| The new initiative comes just months after a defendant leapt over the dock at Southend court and made a dash for freedom. |
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| Bobbies on the beat have been told to keep an eye out for a killer who could be hiding in Southend. |
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| Firefighters from Leigh, Hadleigh and Southend were held back by the intense heat and smoke as they tried to battle the blaze. |
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| A national childcare competition has picked a Southend carer as its winning entrant. |
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| He was rushed to Southend Hospital by ambulance where he received emergency surgery. |
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| He went home and returned to the house of one of the group in Southend Road, Rochford, armed with hammer and the angle grinder. |
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| Southend fire brigade couldn't cut the lock and had to call in an engine from Leigh with an angle grinder. |
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| The biggest food store in Southend town centre will shut for a week while a multi-million pound revamp is completed. |
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| A Ford Fusion, travelling towards Southend, was struck by the bike which had been travelling along a private road at right angles to that road. |
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| Residents in Southend, Westcliff and Leigh are likely to be hit particularly hard because the soil is predominantly London clay. |
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| Public loos in Southend could be turned into a trendy underground wine bar, it was revealed today. |
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| The world of business aviation has honoured the battling boss of Southend Airport with its highest award. |
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| The man was placed on a backboard and had a neck brace applied as a precaution before he was taken to Southend Hospital. |
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| As part of the operation a squad car will patrol Southend centre and west of the town to get to the scene of street robberies within minutes. |
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| A jazz musician and film extra who has moved from Southend to South Lakeland has been plugging into the area's music scene. |
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| A leading company is to create 100 new jobs in Southend as part of an ambitious expansion to develop sales in the US market. |
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| Children were forced to wear their winter coats through a Christmas pantomime performance when a Southend theatre's heating system broke down. |
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| Southend Airport today launched a major campaign to revive short-haul business and pleasure flights to Europe. |
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| Letters inviting people to vote by post have been sent out by the three main parties in a Southend constituency against official advice. |
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| He added Southend had more than 150 known houses in multiple occupation, which were mainly bedsits and bed and breakfast accommodation. |
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| Mrs Butler, who runs her dog-grooming business at her home in Southend, won the recent award in the miniature poodle class. |
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| Southend seemed to suffer the worst of today's storms, but the weathermen say it will remain warm and muggy for a while yet. |
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| Southend today unfurled the flag of success as its beaches were named among the best in Europe. |
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| The teenager was assaulted at Southend Victoria Station at around 8pm by a gang of male yobs who bottled him in the hand with a smashed glass. |
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| Officers smashed down the door of a flat in Westbourne Grove, Southend, at around 2am after blocking the street with patrol cars. |
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| In a game when City were solid if unspectacular, the fans who travelled to Southend would have been forgiven for not being over enthusiastic. |
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| We think it is a realistic proposition to bring a crossing between Kent and Southend, and eventually up the Thames to London. |
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| This relocation is absolutely vital to the survival of the airport in Southend. |
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| Councillors have vowed to continue to reduce the number of homeless families in Southend. |
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| Police in Southend are warning residents to beware of bogus callers who visit the area as summer approaches. |
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| Southend stores and off-licences are freely selling alcohol, tobacco and fireworks to underage youngsters, an investigation has revealed. |
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| Grace and her twin brother Billy are believed to be the smallest surviving set of twins ever born at Southend Hospital after coming into the world four months early. |
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| Southend were forced to defend in numbers as the closing minutes ticked away, and while they had to endure some nervy moments, they held on to gain a narrow win. |
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| Cobwebs, chewing gum, dust and cigarette burns were some of the sights which greeted a team of inspectors when they arrived for an unannounced visit to Southend Hospital. |
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| The 76-year-old from Southend Road, Wickford, was tricked into believing his roof was riddled with woodworm and in danger of collapsing without major repair work. |
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| That's how a bus company director from Southend described the honour of driving England's World Cup-winning rugby heroes on their victory parade following his stag weekend. |
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| Patients with mental health problems will no longer be pushed from pillar to post once a new resource centre has opened at Queensway House in Southend. |
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| Southend police have vowed to crack down on late-night drinking in clubs and pubs in the wake of the two men being stabbed in a vicious knife fight. |
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| Southend Council is to ask the Government to foot the bill for damage caused by the Cliffs landslide with the amount expected to run into several million pounds. |
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| Whether you want a gentle stroll or a lung-busting trek, the Southend Week of Walks, organised by Southend Council, will offer something for all ages and abilities. |
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| This meant visiting the probation service, in Victoria Avenue, Southend. |
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| The proposals for a service road off Eastern Avenue which also serves homes in the area were given unanimous backing by Southend Council's traffic and parking committee. |
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| Jan China of Southend Hospital said feral pigeons were a historic problem on the site. |
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| According to legend he first landed on the Kintyre Peninsula, near Southend. |
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| It was no surprise when the skiddy surface played its part in Southend opening the scoring through Gower. |
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| The Access credit card was introduced in October 1972 from Southend. |
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| Major rail lines run London to Norwich, London to Cambridge and King's Lynn, and London to Southend with a number of rural branch lines servicing the wider region. |
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| In 563, St Columba travelled to Scotland with twelve companions, where according to legend he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. |
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| Bradford Picot, lead dentist and founder of SouthEnd Dentistry in Charlotte, North Carolina, volunteered at Charlotte's 36-hour free clinic for those without dental care. |
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| A magnetic mine found in 1939 at Shoeburyness, now in Southend, allowed the German magnetic mine threat to be subdued, with work done at HMS Vernon in Portsmouth. |
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