Palace Theatre Guild winds up
	8:44am Sat 14 Jun 08
	THEY may have fought to get the Palace Theatre's doors open once again to the public, but getting in-house productions back at the venue has proved one fight too far for its guild.
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	Updated: Prince Edward visits Canvey
	1:19pm Fri 13 Jun 08
	FLAGS were raised and the bunting was rolled out when Prince Edward toured Canvey.
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	Stroke unit is ‘good example’ to rest of UK
	1:50am Wed 11 Jun 08
	DR Tony O'Brien is reflecting on a job well done. After four years of painstaking work by staff and fundraisers, Southend's new stroke unit has been officially opened.
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	Beware sun spots
	11:50pm Tue 10 Jun 08
	WE Brits are obsessed with weather, largely thanks to summer after summer of torrential rain when we were hoping for sun.

	Life on the estuary waves
	2:49pm Tue 10 Jun 08
	LIVING in Leigh I had always wanted to spread my water-wings and sail across the Thames Estuary.

	Rethink depression to give a new lease of life
	7:00am Fri 6 Jun 08
	TONY Tamburro plans to tackle the Southend Bikeathon in September - despite being blind.

	Harrods invite for dog treats bakery
	6:05am Fri 6 Jun 08
	HARRODS may well enjoy a reputation as the world's poshest store, but even top people know their place.
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	Flying the flag for Southend's volunteers
	3:29am Fri 6 Jun 08
	SELFLESS volunteers' devotion to helping others has been recognised at awards ceremonies across south Essex.
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	Meet the Millionaire clown
	5:13pm Wed 4 Jun 08
	NOT bad," says Jimbo, talking about his £1million turnover, one-year-old company, "for a firm run by clowns". For once, this ebullient entrepreneur is understating his case.

	Buy a plot - save the planet
	8:00am Sat 31 May 08
	DR MARK Mulligan is an unassuming father-of-two from Leigh in pursuit of an awesome agenda.
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	Riding back to Ribe
	7:57pm Fri 30 May 08
	"SO, have you come for a glass of Bernie?", the barman asked through a toothy grin, pointing at a wooden shelf packed with different-coloured spirit bottles.

	Summer festival treat for the Shy
	11:12pm Wed 28 May 08
	A SEASIDE songstress is set to swap the south Essex coast for the beaches of Cornwall, after landing a slot at a major UK summer festival.

	Forget Glastonbury, Southend Festival gets my vote
	12:56pm Wed 28 May 08
	HE may be preparing to scale the lofty peaks of this year's Glastonbury festival but Sam Duckworth is currently busy proving home is where the heart is.
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	Feeling excluded fired me up to launch group
	6:42am Fri 23 May 08
	WHEN Suzanne Barwell became a mum there were moments when she felt a little excluded.

	Ahoy there! It's Captain Pugwash
	12:16pm Thu 22 May 08
	WHAT have a rotund bumbling pirate, a classic children's cartoon, Joe Pasquale and the Palace Theatre all got in common? Captain Pugwash, that's what, me hearties!
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	Old Leigh Strand Wharf...back to the future
	8:52am Fri 16 May 08
	AFTER many years of delays, Strand Wharf, in Leigh Old Town, finally appears poised to take a bold step forward - with one eye firmly on its past.
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Westcliff puts art on show

1:12am Friday 16th May 2008

GET on track to discovering the work of Westcliff's talented artists at the town's art trail.

	Raising the stakes, my masterclass in poker
	11:08am Tue 13 May 08
	IT began with a tingle, grew to a shiver, then became fully fledged bubble of excitement as the cards turned over.

	Crooner Jack's soft spot for Southend
	11:02am Tue 13 May 08
	HE may have graced the world's greatest stages but Southend will always have a special place in Jack Jones' heart.

	Jenny quips for an old age fund
	Sun 11 May 08
	SHE has ditched her grumpy sidekicks and is striking out alone once again in a bid to secure a retirement fund.
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	Finale marks the end of Mr Music’s career
	2:44am Thu 8 May 08
	AT the age of 70, Michael Crabb, one of the most famous names on the Essex music scene, has announced his departure from the conductor's podium.

	Covering the waterfront...
	1:52am Thu 1 May 08
	FIGHTING terrorism, river rescues, escorting warships, searching for missing people and reining in reckless jetskiers... it's all in a day's work for marine police officers working in Essex.

	The battle is won
	11:44pm Wed 30 Apr 08
	DESPITE a four whole days to get used to it, Essex Battle of the Bands victors Caleb are still reeling from their win.

	Hot Rod revival
	1:52pm Wed 30 Apr 08
	EDDIE and the Hot Rods are undergoing an internet revival on the other side of the pond.
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	A night to remember for the many old Crocs
	3:55am Tue 29 Apr 08
	STEVE Strange should be a national treasure. One of the great music industry icons, the flamboyant pioneer of the Eighties New Romantic scene - dubbed the Peacock Prince - rose to fame running the legendary Blitz club, in London, and fronting his own band Visage.

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