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Elderly Broomfield woman Valerie Bohannon's kitchen fire death was an...
A grandmother died after collapsing onto the hob of an oven while she cooked pasta at her home in Chelmsford, an inquest heard.Italian expat Valeria Bohannan, 81, ran out of her house in Skerry Rise,...
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Elderly woman rushed to hospital after fall at Blake House maze in Braintree
A 'highly skilled' hazardous response team was called to rescue an elderly woman who fell and injured herself in the 10 acre Blake House Craft Centre maze in Braintree. The woman was rushed to hospital...
View ArticleNik Nak's Weekly Teaser — 20th August, 2014: Stuff In Space.
20th August saw stuff thrown into space. I can never resist ten space questions.Q1)20th August saw the launch of the Viking 1 probe. By whom: the European Space Agency, the Japanese Space Agency or...
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Second arrest over Tilbury Docks Afghan stowaway death
A second man from Northern Ireland has been arrested in connection with the death of a man found in a container at Tilbury Docks on Saturday (August 16). The man, aged 33 from Londonderry, was arrested...
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Two-year old freed after fingers trapped in library self service machine
Firefighters had to be called after a two-year-old girl got her fingers caught in the South Woodham Ferrers library self-service machine.The incident happened at 9.41am on Tuesday (August 19) with...
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Suspended jail term for knife-wielding road rage row pensioner, 70,
A PENSIONER yelled to a motorist "I'll cut you up" whilst waving a 10-inch hunting knife in a road rage incident.Robert Eplett, 70, who lives in sheltered housing in Knightswood Court, Steeple Road,...
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Young dad Daniel Newton 'wanted to die' when he set fire to sofa in...
A YOUNG father who wanted to die slashed his wrists before setting fire to a sofa bed in a block of flats filled with vulnerable adults.Daniel Newton, 22, who has a history of mental health problems...
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GCSE results day 2014: Chelmsford pupils celebrate their grades
Thousands of Essex teenagers have opened their GCSE results today after two years of hard graft.English grades are expected to drop as a result of changes to the curriculum implemented by former...
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Cows roaming on A1114 Baddow bypass ushered back into field
Cows have been ushered off a road in Chelmsford this morning.Essex County Council's highways team reported cattle roaming on the Baddow Bypass, otherwise known as the A1114 Essex Yeomanry Way, at about...
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Boutique cinema, café, and food court lined up for Shire Hall in Chelmsford
A LUXURY boutique cinema could take pride of place in Chelmsford's most iconic building if a consortium's ambitious plans to transform it into a community hub are realised. "High-level" talks with...
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Man bottled from behind in Chelmsford High Street in apparent random attack
Police say they have no idea why a man was attacked with a bottle while walking in Chelmsford High Street at night earlier this month.Officers are seeking witnesses to the assault, which took place at...
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10 things to do this Bank Holiday weekend - August 25
The last Bank Holiday of the year is coming soon - so don't waste it!See below for these suggestions on what to do over the long weekend.BURNHAM WEEK QUAY DAY THE QUAY, BURNHAM Monday, August 25, 11am...
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In pictures: Hundreds form biker parade in memory of tragic motorcyclist Josh...
HUNDREDS of motorcyclists joined family and friends to say a final farewell to Josh Marlow who was tragically killed in a car accident.Trainee mechanic Josh, who was just one exam away from being fully...
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In pictures: Shire Hall 100 years ago with a potential new start on the horizon
A proposal to transform the derelict Shire Hall in Chelmsford into a boutique cinema is one many put forward as a way of rejuvenating the former iconic building.High level talks with between a...
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Scaffold pole dancer cuts leg at the V Festival 2014 as full extent of...
AN OVER-ZEALOUS dancer who cut her leg trying to pole dance on scaffolding was one of hundreds treated by medics at V Festival in Chelmsford.Yet the overall number of incidents in Hylands Park dropped...
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GCSE results: How did Braintree schools get on?
Teenagers across Braintree discovered their GCSE results today with some schools celebrating their best ever results.At Notley High School 62 per cent achieved five or more A*to C grades, with 51 per...
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GCSE results 2014: Girl once in coma comes back from the brink
A teenager whose parents were told she was unlikely to come out of a coma has defied the odds to achieve commendable GCSE results.Maltings Academy student Lauren Hambling, 16, of Purcell Road, was...
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Pensioner survives 'almighty' gas blast in Templeton Park home, West...
A PENSIONER remarkably survived the "almighty" gas explosion which destroyed his mobile home this morning (August 21).The blast was believed to have been ignited when Leonard Clark, aged in his 70s,...
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Man with mullet among Danbury burglary suspects
A MAN with a mullet is among three people police are looking to identify after a burglary in Danbury.The trio are thought to have taken part in a burglary in the village on Peartree Lane on July 23...
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V Festival 2014: Fake programmes and 100 laughing gas canisters
A TEAM of Essex Trading Standards officers helped to confiscate hundreds of counterfeit V Festival programmes and nitrous oxide canisters at this year's event.Six Essex County Council workers, police...
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