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Sun photographer reflects on royal baby arrival
THE arrival of the future monarch was a blessed relief – not just for the happy couple, but for the hundreds of press photographers and cameramen from around the world that had been suffering for two...
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Which clothing giant is heading for Brentwood?
DISCOUNT designer goods store TK Maxx is in talks about leasing a unit at Brentwood's long-awaited William Hunter Way development.The Gazette can reveal that the High Street store is talking to...
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Motorist's £1.4k pothole payout after legal battle
A VICTIM of the perilous pothole known as the "Devil's Crater" has been awarded almost £1,500 in compensation after an eight-month battle with Essex County Council.The concrete chasm, located on the...
View ArticleSouthend for the Leopards
BASKETBALL: Essex Leopards have announced they will play a third of their 2013-14 home games at Southend Tennis and Leisure Centre.While the Brentwood Centre will stage 14 of the Big Cats' 21 home...
View ArticleEagles pay price for slow over rate in Royals battle
ESSEX Eagles missed out on the chance to book their place in the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals with a last-over defeat to reigning champions Hampshire Royals.After being put in to bat, Owais Shah...
View ArticleBack-to-back wins for Clark in golf cup
The President's Cup at Maldon Golf Club provided back-to-back wins for 22-year-old Sam Clark, who continued his fine run of form with victory in the Maldon Gold Club.Four-handicapper Clark had won the...
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Toot Hill Show to mark its 60th in style
A TRADITIONAL British country show will celebrate its 60th birthday this weekend with more than 1,500 visitors expected.The long-running Toot Hill Show, which features everything from a Royal...
View ArticleBraintree club battle in Ironman event
SEVEN members from Braintree-based triathlon club Born2Tri took part in the Ironman Austria event last weekend.The gruelling event consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile...
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Ex-Great Leighs boss slams 'pathetic' Private Eye claims
THE former owner of Great Leighs racecourse says allegations by current-affairs magazine Private Eye that he is the reason the course has been denied fixtures are "pathetic".A July 26 Private Eye...
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Tesco tells topless boy, 6, to put his shirt on or leave
A SIX-year-old boy was thrown out of a Braintree Tesco shop by a security guard for not wearing a T-shirt.Paula Seaborn, 44, of Whitley Avenue, was shopping in the Marks Farm store with her son Harry...
View ArticleClub doubles day a success
GOLF: Five Lakes Golf Club held the annual 36-hole men's doubles open for the Eddie Curtis Memorial Trophy, which John Redden and Tom Rothery retained. The competition was open to all male golfers with...
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'It was like a bomb'. What cut this man's tree clean in half?
A LIGHTNING bolt took out a Heybridge Basin man's 50 foot fir tree during a violent storm.The tree in Colin Flatt's back garden was chopped in half last Monday as huge storms raged over Essex.Mr Flatt,...
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Seventy lawnmowers returned to burglar after police mix-up
POLICE have been forced to return 70 lawnmowers to a convicted burglar after they could not prove they were stolen.Magistrates fined Irish expat Tom Edwards, 51, of Robin Way, Chelmsford, £110 after he...
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Passer-by saves drowning woman in North Sea rescue drama
A CARPENTER who jumped into the North Sea to rescue a drowning woman has been praised by emergency services for saving her life.Scott Mayson, of Galleywood, had been walking along the coastline at...
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Fury at 1.5k home plan for West Horndon
"SAVE our way of life" was the message from residents who are concerned that plans for new housing could turn their historic village into a full-scale town.As revealed exclusively in the Gazette on...
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Gay dads set to sue over church same-sex marriage opt-out
BARRIE Drewitt-Barlow, one half of county's most recognised gay dads, has praised the Queen's ratification of gay marriage but said it is "bitter sweet" as Christian churches still opt against the...
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The salon offering women a bigger bust - without surgery
BULGING busts are all the rage in Brentwood, thanks to TOWIE – and now one salon claims women can achieve this look using suction rather than surgery.The owners of Crème de la Crème, in High Street,...
View ArticleDepressed man killed himself using poison plants
A BRAINTREE man committed suicide by drinking a concoction of poisonous plants he liquidised in a blender, an inquest heard.David Corney, 39, was found dead at his home in Braintree, where he lived...
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Top slimmer Simon is half the man he was
A RETAIL supervisor has beaten thousands to be named as one of Britain's top male slimmers after shedding a dramatic 12 stone in weight.Simon Stancevic, from Broomfield, now stands almost half the man...
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Surgery-free boob job - my experience
WHEN Audrey told me about the treatment, I thought it was a fantastic option for women who had considered having shape-enhancing surgery.I am a fan of the natural look but was interested to see if the...
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