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...
View ArticlePolice commissioner election race between Nick Alston and Mick Thwaites
THE fight for the Police and Crime Commissioner role is now a two horse race between Conservative candidate Nick Alston and former policeman Mick Thwaites.The first round of counting has finished and...
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Conservative Nick Alston wins Essex police and crime commissioner election
CONSERVATIVE Nick Alston has won the Police and Crime Commissioner election in Essex by 4,000 votes. The 60-year-old of Chelmsford fought off the challenge of independent candidate Mick Thwaites. Mr...
View ArticleThe Chelmsford Business Showcase 2012
A short video showing some of the very successful Chelmsford Business Showcase 2012 and some of those who attended.
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Rotary Club of Brentwood celebrates 80 years of fundraising
FUNDRAISING for those in need has been at the heart of the Rotary Club of Brentwood since it received its foundation charter on November 8, 1932.It remains something dear to the club, which celebrated...
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Show of force as police get tough on motorists in Braintree
NEARLY 300 motorists were stopped by police in a major crackdown in Braintree which unearthed seven people driving without licences.More than 40 officers and 18 trainee constables carried out roadside...
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A close shave for Jo as she raises £1k for diabetes charity
A 19-YEAR-OLD university student and good friend of a teenager who died from complications associated with his diabetes has had her head shaved for Diabetes UK and a charity that provides wigs.Jo...
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Maldon and Tiptree boss unsurprised by wonderful start
MALDON & TIPTREE boss Terry Spillane says he is far from surprised at his team's wonderful start to the season.The former Redbridge manager took over at the Wallace Binder Stadium in the summer...
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Fireball pictured in the sky over Chelmsford is a burning mystery
THESE photographs apparently show a large fireball in the skies above Chelmsford.The pictures are just two of a series taken by Eleanor Collop, 13, and her 17-year-old sister Leanne, after they spotted...
View ArticleRomford mum says adopting boy is 'the best thing I ever did'
A ROMFORD mum has told of how adopting a ten-year-old boy changed her life for the better.Denise Brown spoke out during National Adoption Week, last week, to help encourage other families to consider...
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William de Ferrers sixth-formers summon up 12ft Subway sandwich
A GROUP of hungry students enjoyed the biggest lunch of their lives when they ordered a 12ft sandwich from Subway.Sixteen sixth-formers from the William de Ferrers school in South Woodham Ferrers...
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New mums in Brentwood giving up on breast feeding
NEW mums in Brentwood are giving up on breast feeding because support networks are not being promoted.An Essex County Council health report has revealed that the town has the equal lowest level of...
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Romford MP leading campaign for veterans to get war medal
A CAMPAIGN to honour forgotten veterans of the Second World War is being led by Romford MP Andrew Rosindell.A letter signed by 32 MPs has been delivered to the Honours and Decorations (HD) Committee...
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Chelmsford couple baffled by barrage of phone calls for Basil
JOHN and Pat Wilson were baffled when people kept phoning and asking for Basil.The couple's home in Longstomps Avenue was one of more than 500 properties in the Old Moulsham and Moulsham Lodge area of...
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Pilgrims Hatch graphic designer says exercise helped her beat ME
CARRYING tyres and heavy barrels of water while running for miles, Irene Malvezi is a long way from the woman who was first diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome 18 months ago.When the graphic...
View ArticleUse of antibiotics soars 30 per cent in Essex, warns NHS advisor
AN NHS advisor has echoed the warning of the country's Chief Medical Officer about the over use of antibiotics following a significant rise in their use this year across west Essex.Anurita Rohilla,...
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New mum's joy as premature daughter comes home at last
WHEN Sophie Howard went into labour just 24 weeks into her pregnancy, doctors told her there was a big chance her baby would not survive.But little Mae Howard-Jackson defied science and was born...
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Winter a bigger killer in Brentwood than any other part of Essex
WINTER is a bigger killer in Brentwood than any other part of Essex, a new report has shown.The latest figures, which recorded average monthly deaths from 2006 to 2009, revealed that an average 25 per...
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Popular fancy dress shop in Burnham is in need of new site
A VOLUNTEER-RUN fancy dress shop in Burnham is looking for a new home.The Fancy Dress Box, which is currently housed in an outdoor cabin in the car park of the Ormiston Rivers Academy, will need to...
View ArticleAlcohol warning as figures show increase in liver disease
HEALTH experts have warned of a ticking timebomb after Brentwood was shown to have one of the county's highest increases in mortality rates from liver disease.Brentwood had a rise of 7.81 per 100,000...
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