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Drivers say signal changes are making delays worse
7:30am Friday 3rd September 2010
MOTORISTS say changing the sequence of traffic lights at a busy road junction in Southend is making delays and congestion even worse.
Cops get cameras to catch yobs in the act
4:20pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
POLICE will soon wear cameras to catch drunken yobs in the act.
Gardening project hit with cuts bombshell
4:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
HUGE funding cuts have hit a popular project for people with mental health problems and seven out of eight staff must go.
Hospital spent £880k on management consultants
3:30pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
SOUTHEND Hospital has admitted spending £880,000 on management consultants during a period of proposed job cuts and ward closures.
Our night at the Palace for just £2.10
3:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
A MARRIED couple celebrated their 53rd anniversary by returning to the hotel where they spent their wedding night...and they got a better price than they did in 1957.
Carry telegraph pole in aid of Help for Heroes
1:40pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
TWENTY fit and strong volunteers are needed to take part in an unusual fundraising challenge for Help for Heroes.
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