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Despite defeat Braintree Town in line for £100k boost
BRAINTREE Town may have crashed out of the first round of the FA Cup but the game looks set to net the semi-professional club £100,000.The Conference side succumbed to Tranmere Rovers, the runaway...
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Brentwood School to help start cadet force at Westcliff High School
AFTER celebrating 150 years of its Combined Cadet Force (CCF) in 2011, Brentwood School is for the first time helping to set up another branch in Essex.Staff at the independent school, which has the...
View ArticleWARLEY: Firefighters tackle major cooking oil and diesel blaze
Around 50 firefighters are tackling a major blaze in which 160,000 litres of cooking oil and 30,000 litres of diesel are alight.The fire started at around 5.15am at a storage yard in Little Warley Hall...
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Little Warley Blaze - Gazette pictures update from the scene
More than 50 firefighters are still tackling a major blaze in which 160,000 litres of cooking oil and 30,000 litres of diesel are alight.The fire started at around 5.15am at a storage yard in Little...
View ArticleWoman knocked unconscious by car that failed to stop
A YOUNG woman was knocked unconscious in a hit-and-run on Sunday night.The 18-year-old woman from Braintree was walking along the pavement at Skitts Hill, coming up to Challis Lane, on Sunday (November...
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Girls run all the way to a national athletics final
THESE jet-heeled youngsters have battled past more than 1,500 teams to make it through to the finals of a national athletics competition.For the second year running the junior girls team at Moulsham...
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Hat-trick hero Read cannot stop scoring
ANOTHER Alex Read hat-trick saw Brentwood to a comfortable win over bottom-of-the-table Ware at the Brentwood Arena on Saturday.For the third time in four Saturdays, the striker hit the net three times...
View ArticleSelex A stay top with win
PREMIER DIVISION KNOCKOUT CUPTable toppers of the Premier Division Selex 'A' beat second placed Kingswood 'A'5-1.Two Billericay Sports teams in action with the 'A' team of Babul McLeod, Dave Calleja...
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Leopards stalk two wins
After a weekend off, the Brentwood-centre based Leopards return to action with a pair of crunch games this weekend.The Big Cats will host Hemel Storm at Basildon Sporting Village on Sunday, tip-off...
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Turning on the power
BRENTWOOD saw off the challenge of Ruislip with consummate ease on Saturday with a comprehensive win against opposition who are struggling this term.Following a week's break Steve Kilington's side ran...
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Fire continue to blaze a trail with their fifth win on the trot
It was a triumphant Saturday for the Beresfords Brentwood Fire U13 team as they continued to dominate the U13 league at the Lrytas Academy. This was to be Fire's fifth consecutive win of the...
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Chelmsford's Daryl Selby wants squash to be an Olympic event
SQUASH has never been included in the Olympic Games but one Chelmsford star is hoping to play his part in changing all that this week.Daryl Selby takes part in the Hong Kong Open, which starts this...
View ArticleThird foodbank opens in Braintree
A THIRD foodbank has now opened in the Braintree district.After the success of the previous two foodbanks in the district, local people facing a food crisis will now be able to collect emergency food...
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City gets down to business with event
HUNDREDS of businesspeople gathered at Anglia Ruskin University for the biggest event in the Essex corporate calendar.Around 400 attended Showcase for Business 2012, which saw everyone from start-ups...
View ArticleRoyal memories from photographer Kent Gavin's life behind the lens
A LIFE behind the lens has been rewarded through a prestigious achievement award.Photography legend Kent Gavin was honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the UK Picture Editors' Guild. He has...
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'His smile and twinkly eyes are great. He looks naughty'
ROCK royalty came to Chelmsford on Saturday when Rod Stewart visited Waterstone's for a book signing.Rodmania took over the city centre as fans queued up on the High Street to see their hero, some even...
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Young driver in tears as judge spares him jail
A SPEEDING driver who knocked down and killed a pensioner as he crossed the road has been spared jail.Lewis Snelgrove, of Woodhall Road, Chelmsford, had picked a colleague up from Chelmsford train...
View ArticlePRIORITIES FOR MY JOB
Meeting local needsDifferent local communities face different problems with crime. Policing cannot be one size fits all. The police should focus on the individual needs of each community.Prompt and...
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Chief constable is stepping down for 'personal reasons'
JUST days after Essex's first Police and Crime Commissioner was announced the chief constable of Essex police, Jim Barker-McCardle, has announced his resignation.But the police force are refusing to...
View ArticleChristmas market kicks off start of festive season in Billericay
PREPARATIONS are under way for the annual Billericay Christmas Market.Following last year's success with 25,000 visitors and £25,000 raised for local charities, and many shop owners enjoying their best...
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