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VIDEO: Harold 'Boysie' Porter's wartime service marked by film
For years, Navestock resident Harold 'Boysie' Porter was a regular at the Remembrance Day service in Brentwood. This year, however, the 90-year-old former Essex Regiment soldier was conspicuous by his...
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Remembrance parade in Witham
Schools, a marching band and youth groups paraded in Witham yesterday to mark Remembrance Sunday. The parade from The Avenue ended with wreaths being laid at the war memorial in Newland Street. Reports...
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Remembrance Day around Essex
Thousands turned out for events to mark Remembrance Sunday around Essex. In Brentwood, there was a veterans' parade from the Town Hall on Ingrave Road to the memorial located at the junction of...
View ArticlePolice ask for help in cashpoint theft inquiry
POLICE have released this CCTV picture of two people who pocketed money left behind at a cashpoint.The man and woman were caught on camera at the Asda store in Tiptree last month, police said.Someone...
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Police ask for your help in cashpoint theft inquiry
POLICE have released this CCTV picture of two people who pocketed money left behind at a cashpoint.The man and woman were caught on camera at the Asda store in Tiptree last month, police said.Someone...
View ArticleHouse fire leaves residents homeless
Residents of a house that caught fire at the weekend have been made homeless as a result. Two crews from Chelmsford Fire Station tackled the fire, which started in the semi-detached house in Jarndyce,...
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Famous Tiptree jam makers announce sponsorship deal with air ambulance
THE world famous Tiptree jam makers are sponsoring Essex's lifesaving air ambulance – to the tune of £30,000.The helicopter, which costs £250,000 a month to keep flying, touched down at the Wilkin and...
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Warley blacksmith's worries skills may soon be lost
WARLEY blacksmith James Todd may be looking forward to his retirement after 50 years of shoeing horses but he is also deeply worried about the future of his art and the standard of farriery in the 21st...
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Heart attack prompted businessman to raise money for Basildon centre
A BUSINESSMAN says the £20,000 he helped raise for the heart attack rehabilitation centre that put him back on the road to recovery is just the start of his fundraising commitment.Tony Preston, who...
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Students flock to sign up to new Ingatestone sixth-form course
A NEW sixth form course running at an Ingatestone school has been such a success, students are flocking to sign up.The Anglo European was the first state school in the country, and only the 12th in the...
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Essex teenagers make most of work experience
FOR many teenagers, taking part in work experience may be the first time in their lives that they are treated like an adult.Michael Mander recently joined the Gazette team for a two-week work...
View ArticleWitham ease to win against Basildon
WITHAM started well, pressuring the Basildon defence and showed promising form.The forward line of Chloe Barber, Lauren Kempen and Helen Came supported by midfielders Becca Baker, Laura Smith and Clare...
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Lord Hanningfield county council expenses probe dropped due to 'insufficient...
POLICE today dropped their long-running investigation into Lord Hanningfield's county council expenses.The former leader of Essex County Council was jailed for nine months in July last year for...
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Brentwood and Ongar MP Eric Pickles thanks Nadine Dorries for getting Liberal...
Eric Pickles has thanked fellow Tory politician Nadine Dorries for encouraging Liberal Democrats to vote for a Conservative.The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government took the...
View ArticleCouple escaped unhurt from house fire in Braintree thanks to smoke alarms
SMOKE alarms saved a married couple's life when a fire started in their kitchen.Fire fighters were called to an address in Saunders Avenue on Sunday after a fire started in the kitchen, thought to be...
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Harlow family fire deaths - CCTV needed
An appeal has gone out for CCTV footage which could help detectives investigating the deaths of a mother and five of her children in a Harlow house fire. Dr Sabah Usmani and chlidren Hira, Sohaib,...
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Billericay boss relishing clash with non-league giants Cambridge
BILLERICAY Town boss Craig Edwards has hailed "a cracking draw" after The Blues were plucked from the hat to play non-league giants Cambridge United in the first round of the FA Trophy.Edwards's side...
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Town's artistic side on display at library show
THEY may be amateur artists, but as these pictures show Brentwood Art Society's many members certainly aren't amateurish.On Friday, around 150 people, including art enthusiasts, their friends and...
View ArticleCub Scouts trip to Buddhist centre is a transcendent experience
MORE than two dozen cub scouts were given a taste of Zen when they visited Brentwood's Buddhist centre for an educational and fun visit.Teacher, or Sifu (to give Jane Ward her proper title), welcomed...
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Chadwell Heath conman fleeced singles of £120k
AN acclaimed gospel singer who fleeced lonely women out of more than £120,000 after meeting them on a dating site is facing a lengthy prison sentence.Oluwamayola Ajayi pretended to be an American...
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