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Olympics 2012 legacy lives on in Essex
A YEAR has passed since the greatest show on earth was staged on the county's doorstep, but the Olympic legacy lives on in Essex.The county was fortunate enough to host the London 2012 mountain biking...
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PREVIEW: How Essex's football teams are shaping up for the new season
THE Football League season may have already kicked off, but the big kick-off in non-league is this week – for all of our teams bar Chelmsford City. With that in mind, sports reporter Jon Phipps takes a...
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Top five things to do in Essex this weekend
There's plenty to do this weekend in Essex, and with a warm couple of days forecast, why not head out to an event or two? See below for our five suggestions for things to do, see and enjoy.Kid's Fest,...
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Showjumping trio celebrate after championship success
A TRIO of young showjumpers are celebrating after enjoying recent success.Olivia Mawson, from Billericay, and Emily Balloch, from Stock, won their individual classes at the Trailblazers...
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Essex Police held DNA records of 27,000 innocent people
ESSEX Police have deleted the DNA records of more than 27,000 innocent people, some previous sex-attack suspects, to comply with a landmark court ruling.Scroll down to take part in our poll belowThree...
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Nursery shuts down 'out of the blue'
A NURSERY that would have celebrated its 25th anniversary this year has instead been shut down "out of the blue".Little Sparrow's Nursery in Ingatestone High Street is due to close on Friday, leaving...
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Cash handout of £13m to generate 1,300 new school places
NEARLY 1,300 extra school places are to be created in Essex thanks to a £13 million cash handout.Two schools in Chelmsford and two in Witham are among the nine schools that will share the money to pay...
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Headteacher with the 'best view in Essex' to retire
THE HEAD of a school with "one of the best views in the whole of Essex" has retired.Sue Grocock, who joined St Mary's C of E Primary in Main Road, Woodham Ferrers, as a job share teacher in 1995, is...
View ArticleWork finally under way on ECC ground revamp
SEVEN years after planning began on the multi-million pound transformation of the Essex cricket ground, work has finally begun on the much-anticipated project.Construction workers in hard hats and...
View Article'Growing trend' of pupils unable to speak at school
A PILOT project has been set up to help thousands of Essex children starting school who cannot speak properly.Children are starting school without a basic vocabulary, the ability to speak in complete...
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'I can see spirit, I can feel spirit and I can smell spirit'
EVERY week, fans of the spiritual pack out a railway station social club hoping to communicate with those they have lost – and the Gazette went along to meet some of them.Around 30 people were present...
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Green Flag award inspires park volunteers
VOLUNTEER groups have helped to get the county's small parks recognised as among the best green spaces in the country.But this year Chelmsford led the way for Essex, with a total of 14 sites winning...
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The great-grandfather doing his bit for race relations
A GREAT-GRANDFATHER and successful former cricketer living in Brentwood has been doing his bit to strengthen race relations throughout Europe – and is still working hard at the age of 89.Dr Tara...
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Empty medical centre to finally open in autumn - after 19 months
THE long-awaited, much-delayed and highly expensive Ongar War Memorial Medical Centre will finally open in November, according to the NHS.The multimillion-pound building will, by the time it opens,...
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Gravel pit proposals 'to turn Braintree into one big hole'
BRAINTREE will become "one big hole" under county council proposals to extract more than 20 tonnes of gravel from four sites in the district.Essex County Council's Replacement Minerals Local Plan...
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On the right track? The former railway carriage for sale as a home
RAILWAY enthusiasts have got the opportunity of a lifetime – to live in a converted railway carriage from the 19th century.The vintage carriage is up for sale for £55,000 and can be used as weekend...
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A fantastic career! Headteacher retires after 25 years service
A TEACHER who has taught tens of thousands of Essex children has retired.Joy Hopkinson's final term has had a royal touch as she enjoyed a garden party at Buckingham Palace to which she was invited in...
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Sweet to tweet! The online revolution taking place in Ongar
Ongar may not be the first place you might expect to be in the midst of an online revolution – yet that is exactly what is happening as more traders in the town head for the internet.From setting up a...
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Witham cyclist proud of part in RideLondon
AN AMATEUR cyclist from Witham rode in Britain's biggest cycling challenge to raise money for Farleigh Hospice who cared for his late mother.Joe Eley, 27, was joined by sister Ellen and stepfather...
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New websites for the Chronicle and Gazette
Our two new and improved newspaper websites, EssexChronicle.co.uk and BrentwoodGazette.co.uk are live. Launched on May 15, they are now even more packed with news, features, sport, entertainment from...
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