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Shamed Essex council leader Lord Hanningfield blames chickens over 'clocking...
The former leader of Essex County Council Lord Hanningfield has reportedly used his chicken as an excuse behind his latest "clock in, clock out scam". The Daily Mirror claims the 73-year-old, of West...
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What is the May Day Bank Holiday?
ORIGINATING from the pagan Anglo-Saxon festivities of the Month of Three Milkings May Day (May 1) has been celebrated in the UK for centuries. Marked by traditions such as Morris dancers, the maypole...
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Braintree woman arrested after BBC Panorama Old Deanery care home probe
A woman has been arrested in connection with an assault at the Old Deanery care home in Braintree after an undercover BBC Panorama investigation. Essex Police arrested a woman in her 40s at her...
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Essex Formula One mechanic Nigel Stepney dies in M20 lorry tragedy in Ashford
A former Formula One engineer from Essex has died aged 56 after he was struck by a lorry. Nigel Stepney was killed on the M20 near Ashford in Kent when he reportedly stepped out of his vehicle on the...
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Named and shamed: a round up of cases heard by Essex magistrates
CASES heard by Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates from Saturday, March 8 to Wednesday, March 13.AssaultMICHAEL FREDERICK KEARNS, 45, of Roland Close, Broomfield, was given a community order for...
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Teenager Melissa Price died just days after catching flu bug
A COMMUNITY will gather together in a fortnight in memory of a teenager who died days after catching flu.Friends and family of Melissa Price, 19, who died from complications caused by a strain of...
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Music helped Factor Essex finalist Tasha Corrigan to battle back
WIRED up to hospital tubes, losing hair and intermittently vomiting blood, Tasha Corrigan's mother and partner were told to prepare for the worst.Life-threatening conditions septicaemia and infective...
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VIDEO: Basildon dancer Kieran Lai 'one of the best' after Britain's Got...
An Essex teen has been hailed as one of the best dancers ever seen on ITV1 hit show Britain's Got Talent after he was seen performing last night. Kieran Lai, 17, of Rokells, in Basildon, body-popped...
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Essex Honda biker dies after crashing into field off A1089 in Orsett
A young motorcyclist has died after crashing into a field in Essex Police believe the rider of the white Honda motorcycle lost control on the southbound carriageway of the A1089, near Orsett, shortly...
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Chelmsford marathon sign-up surpasses halfway mark
A total 1,277 runners have signed up for the Chelmsford Parks Marathon 2014 as of Friday. The city's first ever marathon, which will take up to 2,000 competitors, will see runners race from Bellmead...
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PICTURED: Essex schools compete in UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge at...
Blasting off skywards with two chicken eggs for passengers, hundreds of budding rocket scientists watched their makeshift missiles take off on Saturday. Eleven teams of GCSE students from across 18...
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Sky broadband engineers working on fault to get hundreds in Chelmsford back...
Broadband engineers are on a mission to get hundreds of people across Essex without Sky broadband and telephone services back online. UPDATE Sky claims the problem of over-running planned network...
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Superb strikes seal Witham Town promotion
Ten-man Witham Town won promotion to the Ryman League Premier Division after a comfortable 3-0 win over Harlow Town in the play-off final. Garry Kimble's men had missed out on the title on the final...
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Essex firefighters rescue girl from East Hanningfield swing
Firefighters rescued a girl trapped in a swing in East Hanningfield this afternoon. Crews rescued the girl, after a call at 12.15pm, from the garden apparatus using small tools and released her by...
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Mark Hughes named Chelmsford City Player of the Year
Skipper Mark Hughes won two awards as Chelmsford City held their Player of the Year dinner on Saturday night. Hughes won the main prize of the club's supporters player of the year, and was also the...
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Lorry driver blames Lower Burnham Road surface after overturning and bruising...
A LORRY driver who "thought he was a goner" after he lost control and overturned on a Maldon road has blamed the road surface for the incident.John Bonnell, 29, was driving his tipper truck full of...
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Excitement builds ahead of the Queen's visit to Chelmsford
PUPILS at St Anne's Preparatory School will gather with crowds to meet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh tomorrow (May 6) when they visit Chelmsford.The royal couple will be at the city's cathedral...
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Bean and Gone Café, Witham forced to close as rent raised by Greater Anglia
AN INDEPENDENT café in Witham railway station closed last week after a dispute over rent charges, leaving five people redundant. Witham resident Sharon Chamberlain, has managed the Bean and Gone Café...
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'A great night': North Fambridge girl's Macmillan fundraiser for grandmother
A GRANDDAUGHTER has raised £5,500 for Macmillan cancer support by holding a charity night with raffles, competitions and even a sponsored waxing in honour of her nan who died last year.Amber Cogger,...
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Former councillor died after toppling from fuel tanker on airfield
A FARMER, pilot and former parish councillor died from head injuries when he fell from a petrol tanker that was delivering fuel to his airfield in Rayne.David McGregor, 75, of Rayne Hall Farm, Shalford...
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