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Billericay Town begin FA trophy trail
BILLERICAY Town head for cup glory this Saturday with the bonus of £4,000 prize money at stake when they take on Ryman League Premier Division side Enfield Town.But manager Craig Edwards is adamant...
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A PERSON was forced to move house after neighbours attacked their home, another was too afraid to return to work after being bullied by colleagues, and another was refused treatment by a local dentist...
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£7.5m conman David Bowerman is jailed for eight years
A CONMAN who swindled £7.5 million from more than 250 would-be investors, including a Premiership footballer, a terminally ill cancer patient, his next-door-neighbour and his mother, has been jailed...
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SPEAKING after the case, DC Peter Sutton, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate Fraud Squad, said: "Bowerman's criminality touched the lives of over 250 people and netted him in excess of...
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Conman who stole millions gets eight years jail
A CONMAN who swindled £7.5 million from more than 250 would-be investors, including a Premiership footballer, a terminally ill cancer patient, his next-door-neighbour and his mother, has been jailed...
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Club could make £75k from match
CHELMSFORD City FC are relishing a money-spinning FA Cup trip to League One side Crawley Town after beating Colchester United in front of a record crowd on Saturday.The Clarets beat the League One side...
View Article300 sporty Santas get set to run for hospice cash
HUNDREDS of Santas are getting ready to take part in a 4K fundraising run for St Clare Hospice next month.Organisers of the fourth Santa Run, held at the Secret Nuclear Bunker, in Ongar Road, Kelvedon...
View ArticleFireworks bound to go with a bang
A PYROTECHNIC display will light up the Ongar night sky as part of a Guy Fawkes celebration.Rockets, Catherine wheels and Roman candles will be the stars of the show at the annual fireworks night on...
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Your help needed to keep the elderly warm this winter
SHARING a hot drink and a biscuit, the members of Tollesbury's Silver Threads Club are pleased to have a haven where they can catch up with friends and escape winter's chill.Last year, 600 elderly...
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TOWIE is not the only way say top Essex career women
THE leaders of today inspired the leaders of tomorrow at a conference aimed at helping teenage girls reach the top of their game.Four women who are at the pinnacle of their chosen careers, three of...
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Records will be broken at Chelmsford business networking event
A RECORD number of companies have registered to attend Chelmsford's biggest business networking event.The Chelmsford Showcase for Business has had over 800 individual reservations for the ten seminars...
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Psychopath robber is jailed after knife raid at Braintree Lidl
A "CAREER criminal" who held supermarket staff at knifepoint before embarking on a police chase down the M11 has been jailed for five years.Lee Tedstone, 37, drove a stolen car to the Lidl supermarket...
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Public help needed on future of Chelmsford's Shire Hall
THE public are being invited to give their ideas for Shire Hall at a special open day on November 24.The Grade II-listed building at the top of Chelmsford High Street continues to be used for weddings...
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Brentwood School will perform Guys and Dolls
NEW York in the 1930s will be recreated on the stage of a Brentwood school next week when pupils present their annual musical.Guys and Dolls, the Broadway hit of the 1950s, is the 2012 offering from...
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Chelmsford schoolgirl stars in Disney movie with Angelina Jolie
A SPRINGFIELD schoolgirl has swapped the classroom for the studios of Hollywood by starring as the young Angelina Jolie character in a new Disney blockbuster.Isobelle Molloy, 12, will play the young...
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Chelmsford's own Monopoly is a global hit
THE Chronicle has another 24 copies of Chelmsford's edition of Monopoly to give away in time for Christmas.The city's own version of the game has been a huge success with expats from as far away as...
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Mark swaps trading in City for Chelmsford market stall
FROM City trader to market trader, Mark Neal has swapped his suits for sweaters as he embarks on a new job on Chelmsford Market.Mark, who only a couple of months ago was working with interest rates and...
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Chelmsford City manager Glenn Pennyfather praises 'a dream come true'
City manager Glenn Pennyfather said: "It's a great day for the club, quite an historic one and it's the third successive season we've made the second round so I must be doing something right!"It's a...
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Just one week until Essex Police Commissioner elections on November 15
Robin Tilbrook, English Democrats, 54, from Willingale, near Ongar. A solicitor, Mr Tilbrook is the national chairman of the English Democrats and a past president of the Mid-Essex Law Society.He said:...
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Police and crime commissioner elections: Q&A
In one week's time Essex will vote to elect its first ever police and crime commissioner (PCC), who will hold the police force to account and oversee how crime is tackled. Hailed as the biggest shake...
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