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  • Two teens arrested in connection with knife point robbery

    Two boys have been arrested in Chafford Hundred in connection with a knife point robbery. A 14-year-old from Aveley and a 15-year-old from South Ockendon remain in custody on suspicion of robbery. They were arrested by Lakeside’s Community

  • Civic office is a done deal - Reader Letter

    Oh dear, I’ve been such a fool. I’ve written about the council’s £10million pound vanity project and passed on information about “consultations” but I was completely mistaken. The building of the project is a fait accompli. The residents and taxpayers

  • Exciting times at Lakeside with new store and revamp

    A BRAND new two-level Zara store has opened its doors at Lakeside - with the shopping centre announcing its £72million leisure development will open this month. The new 35,000 sq ft store, which is three times bigger than the previous store and

  • Police need to be seen to halt crime - Reader Letter

    Further to the opinion of Chris Wood, (Feb 28) I couldn’t agree with him more. We need our police to be seen more, deterrent is far better than attempted correction. As for cutting down, or even pulling out policing in seemingly “quiet areas”