The mini-roundabout with NO roundabout markings
A DISAPPEARING mini-roundabout at a busy junction will not be repainted despite it currently being little more than a hole in the ground.Essex County Council risk-assessed the roundabout at the...
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PICTURES: Brentwood's flytipping walk of shame
FLY-TIPPING continues to be a problem in Brentwood – despite the damning revelation earlier this year that no offenders have been prosecuted.No fewer than six different tips in Orchard Avenue and...
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Chelmsford's Charley is the youngest to swim the Channel
A CHELMSFORD schoolgirl has become one of the youngest people ever to take part in a swim of the English Channel.Charley Spriggs, of New Hall School, was one of six swimmers in a team called Charley...
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Charity fund in memory of tragic schoolgirl reaches £50,000 landmark
A CHARITY fund in memory of a schoolgirl who died of a rarely fatal strain of meningitis has reached a landmark £50,000.Sandon schoolgirl Jodie Willan, 17, had been suffering from tonsillitis in April...
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V Festival 2013: Follow it all here
The wait is over for more than 100,000 music fans - the V Festival is under way at Hylands Park in Chelmsford. See our V Festival section here We'll be providing updates all day today from Day 1 of the...
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'Great honour' for new Rotary club chairman
ENCOURAGING more women to become members and eradicating polio by 2014 are just two of the ambitions of the Brentwood man who has been appointed to lead the county's Rotary clubs.Peter Dowse, 63, of...
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Beyonce 'cleans out Nando's in Chelmsford after £1,400 spend on chicken'
She might be hungry for more success despite already sitting on a multi-million empire built on her singing career - but it seems global superstar Beyonce has a healthy appetite for Nando's chicken....
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'Misogynistic'. New sexism row over councillor's 'elegantly formed' posterior...
A SENIOR member of Brentwood Borough Council's administration has been reprimanded following a sexist comment made towards the second most senior civil servant working at the town hall.Cllr John...
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Could garden centre be turned into homes?
A PROPOSAL to build 130 new homes on an edge-of-town garden centre has caused a stir among nearby residents who claim the area's infrastructure would struggle to cope with the extra strain.Ingatestone...
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Unemployed? Meet the job experts
THOSE struggling to find work or looking to start a new career can now receive free help from job professionals in Wickford.The Job Club is a new service held every Friday to help people make...
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Paralysed man forced to share a urine bottle
A HORRIFIED woman will write to Prime Minister David Cameron after she says her partially paralysed husband was forced to share a urine bottle with four other patients in hospital.Anne White, 65, of...
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Cancer patients given new hope by hairdresser
A MUM suffering from cancer says she has had "the most positive experience in such a negative time" thanks to a Billericay hairdresser.Clare Alexander, 37, was diagnosed with breast cancer in March and...
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Chelmsford's Muslims extend a hand in the month of Ramadan
AROUND 15 members of Chelmsford's Muslim community are helping to feed the city's homeless.The event, organised by the Iqra learning centre, and night shelter CHESS, saw the group spend two hours in...
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Benefit fraud case 'a waste of time and money'
A district councillor accused of benefit fraud by the Department for Work and Pensions has won his six-year legal battle.Stephen Savage, 62, Conservative councillor for Maldon East, won after Judge...
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'It's surprising what you can find'. Time Team juniors dig for artefacts
ASPIRING archaeologists learned how to uncover Chelmsford's secret past at the weekend.Inspired by Channel 4's Time Team, children picked up their trowels and headed to Chelmsford Museum in Moulsham...
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Alexander Burford-Fuller hit by problems at Club 2000
HUTTON-BASED kart racer Alexander Burford-Fuller's run of bad luck continued in the latest rounds of the Club 2000 Championship at Red Lodge, and the Junior Rotax Championship at Rye House.However,...
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Coach Marc Saunders retires after Essex Spartans lose finale
ESSEX Spartans coach Marc Saunders announced his departure from the club after their forgettable 2013 campaign came to a close with a 13-0 loss to Bedfordshire Blue Raiders.The Spartans recorded just a...
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Gautam Gambhir insists Essex chance was too good to turn down
GAUTAM GAMBHIR admits the chance to play county cricket for Essex was too good for him to turn down.The India batsman has joined up with Essex for the rest of the campaign to aid the club's push for...
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Losing to the winners is no consolation for Essex star Graham Napier
ALL-ROUNDER Graham Napier is hoping to finish the season on a high after the disappointment of another T20 semi-final defeat.Napier starred with the bat to help the Eagles to what looked like a...
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Essex student Ruby survives tough Great British Bake Off start
An Essex student was one of 13 contestants who took to measuring flour and making edible delights last night as the fourth series of the Great British Bake Off returned.Along with the other bakers,...
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