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Outrage as trees hacked, shredded and dumped by diggers
TWO large and "beautiful" sycamore trees, which had lined the banks of Cripsey Brook for decades, were hacked at by diggers and pulled to the ground.Disobeying polite requests from Epping Forest...
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Delight at new zebra crossing on busy road
"AT LONG last". That is the feeling of many Ongar residents after hearing that a zebra crossing is to be installed in the High Street, near Love Lane.The crossing, which will be situated between the...
View ArticleBoy's school place under threat because he cannot wear a shirt
A BOY with special needs could be without a place at Ormiston Rivers Academy in Burnham-on Crouch in September because of a row over uniform.Sean O'Mahoney, 11, from Eastern Road, Burnham-on-Crouch,...
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Rider 'lucky to be alive after' pony struck by car
A MUM of two is urging motorists to take care when driving in blinding sunlight after her pony was struck by a car and injured.Shop worker Jackie Thompson, 48, was riding her five-year-old bay Welsh...
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Brown Owl takes flight to spend time with family
IT WAS an end of an era for one group of Brownies this month, which was marked with a special Oscar-themed award ceremony.Brown Owl Vicky White, 43, has led the 3rd Doddinghurst Brownies for 12 years...
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A feast of new revelations into England's fattest man
EDWARD Bright was widely believed to be England's fattest man and he died aged just 29 and weighing 42 stones in November 1750.His image has been immortalised in a bronze plaque in Maldon's Kings Head...
View ArticleCat faces leg amputation after air rifle shooting
A CAT owner is frightened to let her precious pet leave the house after he was shot in the chest with an air rifle.Linda Foote, 60, of Hockley Lane, Bradwell-on-Sea, found Smokey in a nearby hedgerow,...
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Endangered eels released at start of epic journey
EXCITED schoolchildren waved goodbye to 6,000 baby eels they have reared and studied for three months, when they set them free into the wild.The 150 children at Purleigh Primary school walked the short...
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Solar panel farm will fuel abattoir fridges
A SOLAR farm featuring more than 1,000 panels will be installed in a field in Little Warley, after Brentwood Borough Council's planning and development committee overturned a decision to reject the...
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'Lucky to be here! Butcher back behind counter after life-saving op
A BUTCHER who underwent emergency surgery after suffering a ruptured spleen is back behind the counter and says he is "incredibly lucky to be here".Robert Mason, 30, fell ill while on a trip to a...
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From despair to delight. Billericay artist's work showcased at Art Trail
AGAINST all the odds a young artist with Down's Syndrome has recovered from a brain haemorrhage and has gone from strength to strength.Matthew Nash, of The Priory, Billericay, proudly showed his work...
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Revamped post office back after a year
TYE Green Post Office has opened its doors to the public once more for the first time in a year, with a new sub-postmaster at the helm.The re-opening earlier this month will see vital service returned...
View ArticlePost-surgery support meetings for women with breast cancer
WOMEN can find out about reconstruction and get a chance to talk to others who have been through reconstructive surgery at a twice monthly BRA charity meeting.Heidi Stubbings is one of five breast...
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Help us find a home! Kittens dumped in cardboard box
THREE kittens, who are just three-weeks-old, are looking for a home after being dumped in a cardboard box.At just seven days old the three tiny cats, who don't yet have names, were left in Chelmsford...
View ArticleA very happy birthday! Mum, dad and son share the same date
FOR any proud parents the date of their newborn's birth will be marked in bold, highlighted, and underlined on the calendar.But for couple Lucy O'Mullane and James Cooch, July 17 will have three times...
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Rise in Broomfield breast cancer patients after Bernie Nolan's death
EVER since Bernie Nolan lost her battle with breast cancer and Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, Broomfield Hospital's world-renowned breast reconstruction unit has been swamped by women wanting...
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TOWIE's Lucy a guest at new Brentwood make-up salon
A NEW make-up salon promising to keep Brentwood in tip-top condition is here.The Make-Up Lounge opened on July 20 with celebrity guests, including Towie star Lucy Mecklenburgh, visiting to check out...
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Gunman found dead in Chelmsford Prison cell
A BITTER ex-husband who arrived at divorce proceedings with a six-inch kitchen knife and a home-made gun has been found dead in his prison cell.Patrick McCarthy, 63, of Anchor Lane, Abbess Roding, was...
View ArticleEdwards keen to bring in an extra forward
CRAIG EDWARDS has revealed he is still looking to add another striker to his Billericay Town squad before the Ryman League Premier Division season starts.The Blues boss added former Bolton trainee...
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Brentwood 'the new home of the Cockney' - but why?
TRADITIONAL Cockney speakers have been exiled to parts of south Essex – including Brentwood – with people in the east end of London speaking a whole new dialect, according to a study. Essex the new...
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