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Braintree firm 'fed up' of Old Holborn Twitter storm as worker leaves job
A Braintree man, thought to have been unmasked as a notorious Twitter 'troll', has left his job. Director at Alchemy Recruitment, Jeanette Parradine, said Robert Ambridge left his job as a consultant...
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Paul Groves attacked me with pick-axe handle witness tells murder trial
The survivor of an attack in which it is alleged murder accused, Paul Groves, battered another man to death has told a hushed jury at Chelmsford Crown Court of his own alleged ordeal.Paul Meeking,...
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Essex on the rack against Hampshire
Fifteen wickets fell on the first day of Essex's LV= County Championship game with Hampshire as the home side slumped to 72-5 by the close. Alastair Cook, playing his first Essex game since July's T20...
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Election 2013: Essex UKIP confident despite racism claims
Essex UKIP leaders have dismissed fears that accusations of racism currently surrounding the party could affect its fate at Thursday's county council elections. A candidate in Somerset has been...
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Appeal after Chelmsford men robbed in van in Southend
An investigation is under way after two men from Chelmsford were assaulted and robbed while sat in a van in Southend on Saturday morning. The victims, in their 20s, had money, mobile phones, a watch...
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Woman robbed by 'Arnold Schwarzenegger soundalike' in Brentwood
A woman was robbed at knifepoint in Brentwood by a man who is described as speaking like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Police said the 43-year-old victim was on the pathway between Seven Arches Road and...
View ArticleMoney launderer told to pay up or be locked up
A Romford woman who was jailed for money laundering has told a judge who ordered her to hand over £5,000 in respect of the proceeds of her crime or be jailed that she would go to jail.Catherine...
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Alleged murder victim did not "fancy himself as a gangster"
Alleged murder victim, Billy Martindale was a "larger than life character" – but he did not "fancy himself as a bit of a gangster" a court was told today.The denial that Mr Martindale who is alleged to...
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LIVE UPDATES: Chelmsford City vs Salisbury City playoff semi-final first leg
Chelmsford City will play Salisbury City at Melbourne Parl tonight in the first leg of their Blue Square Bet South play-off semi final. The winners will face either Eastleigh or Dover for the right to...
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Hatfield Heath hotel pool deaths pair identified
A man and woman found dead a hotel swimming pool in Hatfield Heath have been named as Komba Kpakiwa, 31, from Erith in Kent and 22-year-old Josephine Newalum Foday from south London.The pair was found...
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Tennis - Winners of the 2013 Parent & Child Championships at Great Baddow LTC
Last Sunday 16 family teams contested the 2013 Great Baddow LTC Parent & Child Championships. Everyone had a fantastic time under the supervision of the Club's Head Coach, Graeme Tunnock. The day...
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Man from Wickford arrested for indecent exposure
A 19-year-old man from Wickford has been arrested for indecent exposure following the issue of an efit image.He was arrested on Thursday, April 25 in connection with an incident which happened outside...
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Three people charged in connection with Wickford robberies
Three people have been charged in connection with a series of robberies in Wickford.In all the incidents victims were persuaded to come to Wickford on the pretext of meeting a girl, after exchanging...
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Inquest opens into suspected drug death of Braintree teenager
An inquest opened and adjourned today into the death of Braintree teenager Bradley Cockel, who died at a flat in Witham in the early hours of Sunday after taking drugs.Chelmsford Coroners Court was...
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Essex clash delicately poised
Alastair Cook and Graham Napier both scored half-centuries to leave Essex's LV= County Championship game with Hampshire evenly poised at stumps on the second day. England captain Cook made a patient 59...
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Man jailed after drug deal plot fails to reduce sentence
AN ONGAR man jailed for his role in a £2.5m cocaine dealing plot has failed to convince judges that his 10-year prison sentence was excessive.John Terrance Tripp, 29, of Elmbridge Hall, Fyfield Road,...
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Cool Cook gives Chelmsford City advantage
Anthony Cook's late penalty gave Chelmsford City a slender advantage in their Blue Square Bet South play-off clash with Salisbury City. Cook stepped up two minutes from time to place an excellent...
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Election 2013: Witham MP Priti Patel's dad to stand for UKIP
THE FATHER of Witham MP, Priti Patel, has caused a stir by announcing himself as a Ukip candidate, then declared he was quitting and then changed his mind again.Sushil Patel, whose daughter is a...
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'Billy Boy' Martindale wasn't the gangster he posed as
Alleged murder victim William "Billy Boy" Martindale wasn't the gangster he made himself out to be on the internet."He just thought he was one," his partner told a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court where...
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Election 2013: Essex politics survey points to Labour success
Ed Miliband may have endured a bruising week but University of Essex politics experts reckon he still has something to shout about ahead of tomorrow's county council elections. The Labour leader...
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