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SOUTHEND: Local business figures bare all for charity

Twenty-four leading Southend business women and men have brazenly revealed their naked ambition – to raise money for a leading local breast cancer charity. They shed...

GREAT WAKERING: Police want help to trace church vandals

Police are investigating an attack on an 11th century church in Great Wakering, which took place at some point on Thursday October 7th. Eight windows at St Nichols Church,...

SOUTHEND: Police appeal following assault

Police in Southend are appealing for any information following an assault on a teenager. The incident happened on Monday 18th October 2010 at 3:30pm in the stairwell of Mirror...

LEIGH: Man suffers serious eye injury in pub attack

A vicious assault – by what’s thought to be a regular drinker at the Elms pub in Leigh – has left a man with a serious eye injury. At around 8.40pm last...

OLYMPICS 2012: Hadleigh event pricing revealed

Organisers have revealed there will be two prices for tickets for Hadleigh’s Mountain Biking event at the 2012 Olympics. Tickets will be priced at £20 and £45 for...

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League 2: Tilson & Brush unveiled at Lincoln

As Longpier.com exclusively revealed on our Twitter feed on Sunday, ex-Southend United boss Steve Tilson has been unveiled as the new Lincoln City manager. His assistant...

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WESTCLIFF: New powers used to close brothel

New powers to close down brothels have been used for the first time in the UK – during a raid in Westcliff. UK Border Agency officials, along with a team from Essex...

UPDATE: Regular flights from Southend to Ireland on the way

Regular passenger flights from Southend to Ireland will soon become a reality, with up to 300,000 passengers a year benefitting from the new service. The Stobart Group, which...

SOUTHEND: Tree removals open old wounds

Three trees – which have been felled in Southend over the past couple of days – have reopened a dispute between protesters and the council. Saxon King in Priory...

YOUR VIEW: ‘The Only Way is Essex’

So did you see ITV2′s much hyped ‘The Only Way is Essex’? Many of you have been getting in touch with longpier.com to add your thoughts about the show...

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