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The new policy will apply to all age groups in the movement, from beavers, aged six, to explorers, aged 18, although there is a greater focus on the older scouts.The Association said it had decided to introduce sex education after last year's World Jambor http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/scout-association-to-teach-sex-education_52.html 19-10-2008 By 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 previous month.Two thirds of the claims are coming from people living in Castle Point and Southend.Unemployment nationally has risen in the past three months to 5.7 per cent of people over 16, with 164,000 more people currently out of a job.Since June, the nu http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/6500-unemployed-in-south-essex_51.html 19-10-2008 By 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 the Conservative-led administration had underspent its budgets and should now re-distribute some of its vast savings.The council currently has about £225 million in the bank, with much of it ring-fenced for specific services.Just under £53 million of http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/essexs-cash-reserve-of-225million_50.html 19-10-2008 By 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. 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