Brentwood borough is the worst for cold weather deaths
ELDERLY people in Brentwood are more at risk during the cold winter months than anywhere else in the county.So, to make sure elderly couples like Zaza and Eric Walker from Doddinghurst make it safely...
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Brentwood Borough Council leader McKinlay - 'Don't make assumptions over...
THE leader of Brentwood Borough Council has warned critics of the cinema and retail complex development at William Hunter Way against making "dangerous" assumptions about the project.Louise McKinlay...
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Joe's still fired up to be a Junior Masterchef chef after TV cook-off
A 4AM shopping trip snatched victory from the jaws of a double baking disaster and helped an 11-year-old land a slot on BBC'S Junior MasterChef.Joe Stuckey appeared on last week's broadcast battling...
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Hutton Co-op burglars steal cigarettes and cash in raid
BURGLARS stole £4,000 in cash and £10,000 worth of cigarettes from a supermarket in a late night raid.Two men, one said to be wearing a balaclava, smashed their way into the Co-op, in Rayleigh Road,...
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Season's yield seriously hit by wet weather
AUTUMN cometh and with it, the colder nights.The leaves are starting to fall off the trees, while the squirrels and other wildlife are desperately looking for food to tide them through the coming...
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Old locomotives pay tribute to fallen with giant poppies at Epping Ongar Railway
EPPING Ongar Railway marked Remembrance Sunday with a giant poppy attached to the front of their 1929 locomotive, Pitchford Hall.The poppy was designed by Trevor Saunders, a carpenter who volunteers on...
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Brentwood three-year-old and Teddy reunited after poster campaign
A CHILD has been reunited with his cuddly dog thanks to an internet campaign.William Hobbs, three, lost Teddy while out shopping with his father in Brentwood High Street on Saturday last week.Dad Geoff...
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Flats plan for Brentwood church is branded monstrous
TENTATIVE plans to build a four-storey apartment block on the site of a Brentwood town centre church have left residents horrified.Householders in Primrose Hill say the proposal, in which a mix of 18...
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Five arrested in Lee Balkwell death investigation
Five people have been arrested in connection with the death of Lee Balkwell who was found dead trapped in a cement mixer ten years ago. Mr Balkwell, 33-year-old Essex county junior golfer, died when he...
View Article41 million tourists visit Essex in a year, new figures reveal
MORE than 41 million people visited Essex throughout 2011 spending almost £3 billion in the process, new figures reveal.The figures from the 2011 Economic Impact of Tourism Report, which were announced...
View ArticlePublic invited to new GP-led commissioning group meeting
THE group which is taking over the running of NHS services across west Essex is inviting the public to attend its monthly board meetings.The GP-led West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG) will...
View ArticleNumber of children reported missing in Essex doubles in four years
THE number of children reported missing in Essex has more than doubled in the past four years, according to new statistics.A Freedom of Information request to Essex Police reveals 2,372 children were...
View ArticleReading too much into it?
I recently replied to a Tweet from a fellow teacher, which asked for advice about one of her PGCE students. The problem? Whilst her student is an avid reader, she has begun to over-analyse everything...
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Long-serving politician Delmas Ashford dies after heart surgery
ONE of the longest serving politicians in Essex and a Freeman of the city of Chelmsford has died after a heart operation that he hoped would give him a new lease of life.Delmas Ashford, a Chelmsford...
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Braintree drug dealer jailed for giving friend fatal shot of heroin
A DRUG dealer who injected his friend with a fatal shot of heroin two days after Christmas has been jailed for three years.Daniel Spinks, 32, of Porters Field, Braintree, pleaded guilty to the...
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Old warriors visit school with tales of war and peace
A TRIO of ex-serviceman from Billericay's Royal British Legion branch recounted some of their tales to a group of youngsters ahead of Sunday's Remembrance Day commemorations.Mik Dunn, 80, who served...
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Brentwood Ladies are in it to Whinnett as Billericay are defeated
IT was Brentwood ladies who claimed bragging rights over their neighbours after this fine win at New Lodge on Sunday.It was Nikita Whinnett's 14-minute hat-trick that provided the platform for this...
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Witham drink-drive policeman Michael Turner jailed for 18 months
A METROPOLITAN police officer who got his girlfriend to lie in court for him has been jailed.PC Michael Turner, 44, of Hawkes Road, Witham, was found guilty of conspiring to pervert the course of...
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Leopards hold off a strong Warriors side
GREG Hernandez led the way as Leopards won a tight game 62-59 against Leicester Warriors on Sunday.The Big Cats survived a late comeback from the visitors before wrapping up their second vcars.co.uk...
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City of Chelmsford pays tribute to the fallen
MORE than 2,000 people honoured the county's war dead at a poignant Remembrance Day ceremony in Chelmsford on Sunday.More than 40 wreaths, the first laid by the city's mayor, were placed around the...
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