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Man found at remains of £90,000 cannabis factory locked up for two years A DRUG dealer found at the remains of a £90,000 cannabis factory in a Westcliff house has been jailed for two years. Cars set to be banned in Old Leigh to help 'drunk crowds' spill onto the street Old Leigh could be closed to traffic to stop cars driving through crowds of pub-goers and to allow space for drunk crowds to spill onto the street. 55 pupils isolating after three positive Covid cases on first day back at school DOZENS of pupils were sent home to self-isolate on their first day back at school, with a number of children testing positive for Covid-19. Clean up operation launched 'by hand' after pile of rubbish dumped during fire A HUGE clean up operation has been launched after rubbish caught fire in the back of a bin lorry. Pictured: Thug who attacked man with metal dog lead in front of terrified families A VIOLENT thug hit a man five times with a metal dog lead in a park in front of families and young children. Want to see your writing in the ? Find out more about the new Community Writers and how you can take part Police launch theft probe after CCTV shows men 'acting suspiciously' at night Police are urging people to check their sheds and garages amid concerns about a possible theft of golfing equipment. Plans to demolish 'eye-sore' restaurant scrapped as developer pulls out PLANS to demolish an “eye-sore” Austrian restaurant have been scrapped as developers backtracked on contributing to affordable housing.  The plan for a three-storey block of 13 flats on the site of the Old Vienna restaurant, on Eastwood were initially approved on the condition developers paid £224,000 towards affordable housing.  Now, the developer, SK Architects, has told the council it can “no longer afford” to hand over the cash, leaving the council no option but to refuse the plans.  The Old Vienna closed its doors in 2016 following a poor hygiene inspection and has been left an “absolute eyesore” since. Police call off search for missing man after body is found in Essex woodland Police have suspended their search for a missing man after a body was found in woodland. Do your shopping and get a blood test as testing sites move to town centres PATIENTS could soon be able to do their weekly shop, grab a sandwich and then get a blood test as services move from hospitals to shopping centres. Care home resident was ‘kicked to death by paranoid schizophrenic’ in garden A PARANOID schizophrenic shoved a man to the ground before kicking to him to death, a court heard.   Read more news >

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