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MP is criticised over Essex jibesMar 14, 2009An MP has been criticised for suggesting "throwing the white high heels" could be an Olympic sport to encourage Essex people to get involved. In the House of Commons David Taylor, North West Leicestershire MP, asked Olympics minister Tessa... MPs hear plans for post officesMar 14, 2009A committee of MPs are in Essex to hear residents' views about the county council scheme to reopen post offices closed under a national programme. The Business and Enterprise Select Committee will attend a public meeting at Shire Hall. It comes day... Council to fund pier improvementsMar 14, 2009Up to £4m in council tax may be invested in improvements to a pier in Essex nearly four years after it was partly destroyed by fire. A pub, gift shop and takeaway on Southend Pier were destroyed in the October 2005 blaze. Southend Borough Cou... Scout Association to teach sex educationOct 19, 2008By Jasper Copping But the Scout Association has now angered traditionalists by announcing that it is to introduce sex education.The move will see sexual health advice – and even visits to sexual health clinics – become a core activity for... 6,500 unemployed in south EssexOct 19, 2008By Alex McNally MORE than 6,500 people in south Essex are signing on to the dole, according to the Office for National Statistics.Figures show the number of people claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance in September increased by 153 people from the pr... Essex's cash reserve of £225millionOct 19, 2008By Elliot FurnissESSEX County Council should hand back some of its £225 million of reserve cash to residents struggling to pay bills during the credit crunch, it has been claimed.Tom Smith-Hughes, leader of the council's Liberal Democrat group, said ... China lost and found at Peabody Essex MuseumOct 19, 2008By Alan BurkeSALEM — In the era of the China Trade, Americans were amazed as a bounty of beautiful and exotic goods arrived on these shores — everything from porcelain to lacquered woodworking to gleaming silks. It was a haul that made tr... Game Pitch: Essex GirlOct 19, 2008Indie game developer Luke Whittaker latest game, Essex Girl, takes the Singstar model and adapts it to the indie scene. Inspired by - and created for 'electro-pop artist RiK' - the game gets you intimate with the song and the musician so you've got n... Doctors paid thousands not to send patients to hospital for treatmentOct 19, 2008By Patrick Sawer and Laura Donnelly Dozens of incentive schemes have been uncovered which allow GPs to profit by slashing the number of patients they refer for hospital care.Under one scheme, GPs stand to gain £59 for every patient not referred to ho... North Essex: decision soon on whether 'unsigNorth Essex: decision sohtly' containers should be movedOct 15, 2008STEPS look set to be taken to remove a trio of storage containers from land in Colchester.While the owner of the site wants permission to keep the metal containers at the site in Layer Road for another year, while he looks for a new home for them, of... Third Arrest Over Beckham 'Theft'Oct 15, 2008Authorities have arrested a third person in connection with an alleged theft of items from Victoria and David Beckham's British home.Two former housekeepers at the couple's Hertfordshire mansion -- dubbed Beckingham Palace by the British media -- wer... North Essex: credit crunches farmersOct 13, 2008By Natasha Agombar A WET summer and rising production costs have left farmers in Essex feeling the pinch.Heavy rain throughout August and the first two weeks of September prevented arable farmers in the county from combining their harvest on time, wi... Two-thirds of drivers caught speeding escape penalty points in some areasOct 13, 2008By David Millward While 84 per cent of drivers caught speeding in Cumbria end up with penalty points, the figure drops to as low as 35 per cent in London.The dramatic gulf was revealed by a Sunday Telegraph analysis of the recently-published accounts... David and Victoria Beckham's housekeepers arrested for 'theft'Oct 13, 2008By Anita SinghMrs Beckham's parents contacted police after recognising items offered for sale on an internet auction site.They went to the multi-million pound home in Sawbridgeworth, Herts and discovered that identical items belonging to the England ... Linden offers route into home ownership for buyers in EssexOct 13, 2008Linden Homes Eastern has launched a series of homebuyer incentives, aimed at specifically helping buyers in Essex get onto or move up or down the property ladder. Offers such as its Price Promise Protection*, which will protect the value of its new h... Essex: find out how to capitalise on Olympic opportunitiesOct 13, 2008FIND out how to capitalise on Olympic opportunities at a breakfast meeting on October 17.Organised by Essex County Council, the event will look at the current situation in Essex and the eastern region, in relation to the 2012 games, the online procur... Jessie Wallace's affair with double killerOct 13, 2008By Tom LatchemSTRICTLY Come Dancing star Jessie Wallace had a torrid six-month affair with a double killer who STRANGLED his wife, the News of the World can reveal.Gangster David Parris today tells how he BEDDED the former EastEnders wildcat when she... Essex: eye care gets a £1m boostOct 13, 2008By Lynne Milford A £1 million investment will mean patients in north Essex get access to sight-saving drugs.NHS North East Essex (formerly North East Essex Primary Care Trust) has introduced funding for a drug called Lucentis, which is used to treat... |
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