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Thieves destroy Chelmsford woman's dream of London marathon
BURGLARS have destroyed a young mum's hopes of running the London marathon for charity after stealing £700 of her fundraising efforts.Anna South, 26, from Springfield, Chelmsford, has spent months...
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Pupils excited about The Boswells School's new chapter
WHEN his Chelmsford school needed someone to open their revamped library, pupil Joseph Hammett knew just the man to contact.He called on one of his Facebook friends, Philip Reeve, who just happens to...
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Hair's a funny thing as Chelmsford mum Fay gets a crewcut
A MUM-OF-THREE had her head shaved for charity after a friend was diagnosed with cancer.Fay Stuart, 32, of Cornwall Cresent, Chelmsford has two daughters who attend the Lawford Mead Junior School.When...
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Essex's first Police and Crime Commissioner to start work today
ESSEX'S first Police and Crime Commissioner will start work today after an election in which just 13.06 per cent of the county's population voted.Nick Alston, the Conservative party's candidate, will...
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Close encounters at Essex's newest zoo Tropical Wings
FROM feeding goats to petting Brazilian racoons, visitors to Essex's newest zoo are able to get a true hands on experience as soon as they walk through the gates at Tropical Wings.Having previously...
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Youngsters in jimjams get town digging deep
A BOY who received heart surgery at birth joined in with the Children in Need spirit.Five-year-old Archie Stokes and his pals spent the day in their pyjamas in support of the fundraising event on...
View ArticleHolidays are coming – and so is Coke truck
THE iconic Coca-Cola truck is coming to Moulsham Street as Christmas celebrations kick off on Saturday.Thousands are expected to descend on the city to catch a glimpse of the truck, revel in the...
View ArticlePeer may be sued over his £287k spend
LORD Hanningfield spent £287,000 on a taxpayer-funded credit card – including £7,700 on a trip to the Bahamas, £467 in a Gordon Ramsey restaurant and £544 to settle his bar bill in Parliament.Documents...
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Teenager struck by car is left for dead in the road
A TEENAGER who was left for dead after a hit-and-run is appealing for the driver to come forward.Hannah Kemp, 18, of Lister Avenue, Braintree, was walking along Skitts Hill to a friend's house at...
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Young driver who killed pensioner 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...
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Lord Hanningfield used golden credit card we paid for
LORD Hanningfield spent more than a quarter of a million pounds of taxpayers' money in just five years, his council credit card statements reveal.During his time as leader of Essex County Council, he...
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Basildon Hospital told it must improve after child's death
A MAJOR shake-up of children's services at Basildon Hospital is to be carried out after a ten-year-old's death.An unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) raised a number of concerns...
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Claims 'only four officers on duty' on night of Brentwood hit and run
A COMPUTER engineer claims that only FOUR police officers were on duty on the night of a hit and run smash at an accident blackspot in Brentwood.Nigel Morgans, 52, spoke out after the crash, in which a...
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Meeting on William Hunter Way project to debate car park viability
FINANCIAL holes – including the risk of parking fees rising in order to pay for a new multi-storey car park – will be discussed during a public debate on the William Hunter Way project.Brentwood...
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Black Notley crash biker pays tribute to those who saved him
A BIKER who spent four weeks in a drug induced coma after smashing into a bus has met the paramedic who saved his life.Ashly Kirk was given little chance of survival when his Yamaha 125 struck a First...
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Great Baddow pupil looking forward to date with Parliament
NOT every schoolgirl gets to sit in the House of Commons and join debates chaired by Speaker John Bercow MP.But one 15-year-old from Great Baddow in Chelmsford will travel to the Palace of Westminster...
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Chelmsford Chieftans vow to attack against rivals Romford
THE Chelmsford Chieftains have vowed to go on the attack against bitter rivals Romford Raiders on Sunday. Player/coach Gary Clarke says his outfit will look to take the initiative at home against a...
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Father's fight for justice after son's cement mixer death
THE father of a man who died after being crushed to death in a cement mixer has pledged his fight will continue to win justice for his son.The comments from Les Balkwell come after five people were...
View ArticleSpringfield couple say 'police ignored us' after shop break-in
A COUPLE whose shop was burgled say police "ignored" them for six days before coming to take a statement.Samantha Doe and Scott Wilson, who run The Newsagents in Meon Close, Springfield, arrived to...
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Billericay boy battling brain cancer to end his chemotherapy
HE used to be his parents' brave little soldier but now Kieran Webster, who is battling brain cancer, has a new nickname – Mr Incredible.For the past 81 weeks, the three-year-old has been in and out of...
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