When salvation was by the sea
	1:58pm Wed 14 May 08
	THE word Utopia is Greek for "no place". Sir Thomas More used it ironically when he wrote his book Utopia, about an ideal society, an earthly paradise without poverty, crime, social division or war.
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	The last wall of death rider
	6:28am Thu 8 May 08
	A PASSIONATE biker to this day, Bill Shaw makes a simple statement which few, if anyone else astride a motor-bike in Britain, can match. "I rode the Wall of Death."

Reliving the good old days

3:11pm Tuesday 29th April 2008

MORE than 150 people visited Laindon Library to see an exhibition on the old town.

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	Cedric was lord of the skies
	5:10pm Thu 24 Apr 08
	CEDRIC Hodgkins is an extraordinary witness to the history of flight. His experience spans almost the entire history of aviation.

	Paddle steamer patron's pride
	2:41pm Thu 17 Apr 08
	THE exhibition that has taken over three entire rooms at the Beecroft Gallery must rank as one of the most ambitious Southend has ever viewed, let alone owned.

	Our island's online archive goes live
	3:17pm Tue 15 Apr 08
	THE stories and memories peppering Canvey's past have been saved for future generations on a new online archive charting the history of the island.

	Southend airport's roots in war
	1:12pm Thu 10 Apr 08
	SOUTHEND Airport's future is a hot topic at present, but it is worth remembering that, unlike other airports, it has a long past, dating back to the dawn of aviation.
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	I had my tooth pulled to visit Southend
	12:00pm Thu 3 Apr 08
	In January, Memories reported on the campaign for a memorial to the men who saw action on Southend Pier during the Second World War. The article tickled the memory of Leigh reader Brian Tolson, 82, who recalls his own experience of the wartime pier - and a heroic visit to the dentist SOUTHEND Pier was taken over by the Navy and renamed HMS Leigh for the duration of the Second World War.
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	Carry on remembering Joan
	6:17pm Thu 27 Mar 08
	IT is time once again to pay tribute to Joan Sims, Essex's greatest contribution to film comedy. This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first Carry On film - which went on to become the most successful comedy series in British cinema history.

	The medway, our Comeback queen
	8:05am Thu 20 Mar 08
	SHE is a monarch of the estuary and east coast who has been through more highs and lows than Michael Jackson.

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