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Top hair stylists show off talents at fundraising awards night

Models had their hair styled by local hairdressers

10:00pm Monday 14th June 2010

THE cream of south Essex hairdressers showcased their talents and helped raise more than £1,000 for charity.

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Victoria Carlin now hosts swishing parties

10:00pm Monday 14th June 2010

ONE woman’s fashion faux pas is another woman’s dream find, which is one reason swishing is thriving across the globe.

Stepping out and walking tall will boost your figure, says TV’s Joanna

Joanna Hall

9:00pm Monday 7th June 2010

FOR weight loss that’s a walk in the park, forget punishing diet and exercise regimes, says fitness expert Joanna Hall.

'Sardine' housewives who were not living out the urban dream

The Hadleigh National Women's Register

10:30pm Monday 17th May 2010

THE housewife of the Sixties living the suburban dream has become something of a cliche these days.

Funny girl Hazel is writing about middle age

Hazel Humphrey

1:32pm Friday 23rd April 2010

COMEDIAN Hazel Humphrey’s CV may read like a notice board at a job centre, but it has all been rich pickings for her comedy material.

Kat proves she is the cream of presenters

Face behind the radio – Kat Shoob has helped put a buzz back in the music charts

10:00am Tuesday 30th March 2010

RELYING on her wit and charisma, Kat Shoob is a well-liked radio personality known for her opinions rather than her looks. And that’s just the way she likes it.

Why I enjoyed being sent to boot camp

Setting the benchmark - John Hawker shows Kelly how to do some press-ups

10:20pm Tuesday 19th January 2010

WHEN I was asked to do a one-on-one work-out with the Southend arm of the Essex Boot Camp, I was probably mid-scoff of a tasty Christmas morsel, or if I wasn’t in mid-scoff, I was probably contemplating a scoff.

My ‘brain tumours’ were abnormal blood vessels

Jacqueline Cox – feels she’s been given a second chance

4:00pm Monday 11th January 2010

A WOMAN has told of her relief after doctors wrongly diagnosed her with terminal brain cancer.

Could you be a foster parent?

1:00am Saturday 9th January 2010

A rallying call has gone out for Essex residents to come forward and help address the county’s shortage of foster families.

Three is the magic number

Boys are us - Tina Thomas with Billy, Jay and Kieran

7:00am Thursday 24th December 2009

COPING with kids at Christmas is a headache, but coping with young triplets is a monumental migraine.

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Your Say Your Thurrock

WHAT a crass idea from Thurrock Council, to leave the gates unlocked to parks and cemeteries so anyone can go in there overnight and vandalise til their hearts content. You can't call the police to get rid of these people as they are suffering cuts so will only react to major incidents. So will the council be paying out more than it is saving by putting right the mess that will be ultimately left behind once the parks and cemeteries are open all day?  − Freddy K, Grays

Park and cemetery gates to remain open if council cuts approved »

WHY not cut councillors' expenses, the last time I saw they were £500,000, why should we pay councillors anything other than out of pocket expenses and why, oh why, do we pay for their internet? − Dave, Corringham

Council cutbacks to be worse than first thought »

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