Mr Jones also contacted his MP Mark Francois, Conservative member for Rayleigh and Wickford.

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Crays Hill Primary is attended by 110 children, 107 of whom live at Dale Farm, near Wickford.

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Liverpool Street-Southend Victoria services will be replaced by buses between Wickford and Southend.

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Ryan Cleary, 19, of Wickford, Essex, was charged last month with five offences under the Criminal Law and Computer Misuse Acts, including an alleged hacking attack against Soca's website.

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