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Compensation 'frustration' as Chelmsford flood defence scheme delayed
A CONTROVERSIAL £12 million flood defence scheme faces further delays after legal wrangling between residents and the Environment Agency.Preliminary work for The Chelmsford Flood Alleviation Scheme is...
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ESSEX TRAVEL: Tuesday, July 1
MOTORISTS on the A12 Londonbound are experiencing heavy traffic from junction 13 at Ingatestone to junction 12 with Shenfield. In Brentwood the Ongar Road towards the High Street at Wilsons Corner is...
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Air ambulance called to Braintree after man, 60, falls from tree
AN air ambulance was called to help a man in his 60s in a life-threatening condition who had fallen from a tree in a rural part of Braintree. The Magpas Helimedix was called at 3:06pm on Sunday (June...
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Duo in court over stabbing in St Peters Avenue, Maldon
A MAN and teenager have denied stabbing a landscape gardener at his home in Maldon. Michael Cooper, 27, of Thorney Bay Road, Canvey, and a 16-year-old boy from Westcliff, who cannot be named for legal...
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First Essex bosses sweating on outcome of public inquiry over unreliable service
A NATIONAL bus firm must now wait more than a week to discover their fate after a public inquiry into services across Essex took place. Bosses of First Essex gathered at the Traffic Commissioner's...
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Rolf Harris conviction: Colchester Zoo to remove plaque after guilty verdict...
Colchester Zoo has confirmed it is take down a plaque unveiled by Rolf Harris at the opening of one of its new enclosures. The disgraced TV presenter and cartoonist, 84, opened its £1million elephant...
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John Hanning told to expect jail after being caught with more than 8,000...
A MAN who possessed more than 8,000 indecent images of children, and caused a 13-year-old to take an obscene picture of herself, has been told to expect jail. John Hanning, 61, of Lyndhurst Drive,...
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Ten of the best Indian restaurants in and around Chelmsford, according to...
It might have exotic origins but curry has long since been embraced as the UK's most popular meal.With this in mind, we asked readers of the Essex Chronicle Facebook page to nominate their eateries,...
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Paul Grayson hoping for vital Essex win over Gloucestershire
Essex boss Paul Grayson knows that a win is vital as Essex move into a dominant position against Gloucestershire on day three of their Championship match at Chelmsford. The Eagles are looking for their...
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Helicopter deployed above Chelmsford to search for missing woman and...
The Essex Police helicopter was heard above Chelmsford during a search for two missing people in unrelated incidents.A distressed man was spotted in Ridgewell Avenue in Melbourne at around 11.05pm...
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Ongar Road closed at Writtle after serious two-vehicle crash
Police have closed the A414 Ongar Road at Writtle following a serious two vehicle road traffic collision this afternoon (July 1). All three emergency services were called to a stretch of road near...
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Woman in 70s dies in head-on Writtle crash in Ongar Road
A woman in her 70s has died in a two-car head on crash in Writtle this afternoon (July 1).Two female drivers in a bronze Kia Picanto and a black Ford Focus collided on the A414 Ongar Road west of...
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'Worn away' road markings blamed as car containing mum and baby is hit by lorry
A MOTHER says she and her daughter are lucky to be alive after they survived a crash with a lorry at a dangerous set of crossroads where the road markings have worn away.Clare Stone, of Dog Chase,...
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Would you pay extra to turn the streetlights back on night in Chelmsford?
COMMUNITY groups, businesses and councils could stump up to switch street lights back on at little more than £12 per light by the end of the year.Vote in our poll to the right of this storyEssex County...
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New charity scheme will benefit legions of carers in Essex
A LANDMARK county council-led social care scheme has become the very first to be funded by national charity the Health Foundation.Prosper, tipped to be a "beacon project" for the rest of the UK, was...
View ArticleNik Nak's Weekly Teaser — 2nd July, 2014: Civil Rights
2nd July saw a major piece of legislation get signed into US law. Here's 10 questions … Q1)2nd July saw the US president sign the Civil Rights Act into US law: in which year of the 1960s?Q2)Which US...
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Sherlock announcement to be made at 2.21pm?
Sherlock fans are bracing themselves for a critical announcement about the show today. Speculation over a series of ambiguous posts by the BBC One Twitter account reached fever pitch yesterday when a...
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Tour de France 2014: Details of disruption to roads and public transport
It isn't long now until the world's eyes will turn to Essex as top cyclists race through the city's streets battling for victory in the Tour de France. However the scale of the event on Monday July 7...
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Tributes to grandmother and former Essex Chronicle stalwart killed in Writtle...
Tributes have been paid to the former Essex Chronicle stalwart and grandmother killed in a two-car crash in Writtle yesterday (July 1).Petal Hawkins, 79, of Chelmsford, was pronounced dead on the A414...
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VIDEO: What did Chelmsford look like in 1963?
Can you spot any similarities - or differences? Take a step back in time and take a look at Chelmsford town centre - 50 years ago. A pre-pedestrianised Chelmsford High Street, and the railway station...
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