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Two Essex towns named in top 10 UK property hotspots
Two Essex towns have been named among Britain's best new property hotspots, according to recent research by Lloyds.Wickford and Clacton-on-Sea were listed in positions nine and ten respectively in a...
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Balaclava-clad man punches car park attendant in the head before fleeing with...
Police are appealing for information about a robbery which saw a balaclava-clad man repeatedly punch a car park attendant before fleeing with his loot.The incident happened in Cut Throat Lane in Witham...
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Braintree resident Edna Green shares her Women's Land Army stories
WHEN the roof of her house was blown off during an air raid in the Second World War, Edna Green knew she had to leave. The war had been cruel to the teenager. School friends had perished beneath the...
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Could fox hunting make a return to Essex?
Fox-hunting with dogs could return to rural Essex as campaigners call for the controversial activity to be made legal ten years after it was outlawed.On the tenth anniversary of the much-debated...
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Two women attacked in space of 20 minutes in Laindon
Police are urging two men who helped a woman after she was attacked in Laindon yesterday (February 21) to come forward.The incident happened shortly before 8pm, when a 23-year-old woman was approached...
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Police appeal for information about Corringham robbery
Police want to hear from anyone with information about a robbery which took place in Corringham on Saturday, January 31.Officers were called at 9.45pm to reports of a robbery at the Co-op store in...
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Police investigating trio of attempted robberies in Colchester
Detectives in Colchester are urging anyone who was in the Culver Square area of the town at 11am on Thursday, February 5 to get in touch after three attempted robberies were reported.The first happened...
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Three Halstead men wanted by police after leaving trail of destruction
Police want to hear from anyone who was in Halstead on the night of Friday, January 30 and saw three men causing a trail of destruction. At around midnight the three men had caused damage to a black...
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Woman sexually assaulted near Meadows Shopping Centre in Chelmsford
Police are investigating after a woman was reported to have been forced to commit a sex act on a man in Chelmsford. The offence is believed to have taken place close to the Meadows Shopping Centre in...
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Essex Police HQ in Chelmsford could be knocked down
ESSEX Police headquarters could go under the hammer as the county's Police and Crime Commissioner looks to made further savings.Nick Alston says a decision will be made in the summer over the building...
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Support 4 Sight take over running of Braintree sight loss support group
A NATIONAL charity has stepped in to save a support group for blind and partially-sighted people from closure, for fear it could leave people "isolated".Support 4 Sight took over and re-launched its...
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Corporation Road romance for lovebirds celebrating diamond wedding anniversary
A COUPLE who met after one of them knocked the other over in a road accident have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.Beryl Turner Rose was literally swept off her feet by Albert Pulsford in...
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Farmer helps firemen extinguish 50-tonne burning haystack
Firefighters battled to contain 50 tonnes of blazing baled straw yesterday afternoon (February 22) in Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer.Crews from Maldon and Witham attended the scene shortly after midday...
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Stoppage time goal sends Braintree Town to defeat at Halifax Town
BRAINTREE Town learnt how cruel a game football can be on Saturday as they lost 1-0 at Halifax Town to a goal in time added on.It was particularly harsh on the Iron who had dominated the second half,...
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Twice-stabbed man refusing to help Essex Police find his Melbourne attackers
A man who was stabbed at least twice in the leg is refusing to help police catch his attackers.A police helicopter, dog unit and other police vehicles were dispatched to Kings Road in the Melbourne...
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Young director goes from the Colchester Film Festival to the Oscars
A young director, who won the Rising Star Award at the Colchester Film Festival just a few months ago, was last night pipped for an Oscar at the world's most glamorous film awards ceremony.Young...
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Olly Murs races to the top of the Top Gear celebrity track table
Witham's Olly Murs sped to the top of Top Gear's 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' league knocking Breaking Bad actor, Aaron Paul, off the top spot.The former X Factor contestant took to the £500,000...
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Chelmsford blow off the cobwebs in style with big win over Old Cooperians
DESPITE a three week lay-off Chelmsford showed no signs of rustiness as they outclassed struggling Old Cooperians on Saturday.A postponement and a blank weekend had seen Chelmsford gameless but they...
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Essex girls 'only any use for one night' says Latvian boxer
A Latvian boxer has opted to goad his upcoming opponent by telling him Essex girls are "only any use for one night."Eduards "KO King" Gerasimovs will fight fellow middleweight "Smokin" Joe Mullender...
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How dirty are you? Flint + Flint study reveals surprising washing habits
A third of women can go three days without having a shower or a bath, according to a new survey of more than 2,000 women.Skincare range Flint + Flint asked females aged between 18 and 50 about their...
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