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Charity shop back in business after revamp
A FORMER dressmaker to the Queen is back volunteering at a Romford charity shop after the completion of its two-week refurbishment.Margaret Sumpter, who used to make clothes for Her Majesty, was joined...
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Gladys Rowland - one of Essex's oldest people - dies aged 106
ONE of the oldest residents in Essex has died. Great-grandmother Gladys Rowland died aged 106 on Tuesday at the Firstlings care home in Heybridge.Gladys' daughter, Peggy Ager, who lives in Springfield...
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Essex on course for its wettest year on record
THIS lorry driver had to be rescued by firefighters after his HGV got stuck in flood water at Paper Mill Lock, Little Baddow.He is one of hundreds of drivers affected by the torrential rain over the...
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Christmas presents on the way from Chelmsford to poor children
THOUSANDS of shoe boxes will be shipped to around 94 million underprivileged children around the world with Operation Christmas Child.More than 60 volunteers lovingly wrapped, packed and checked 19,000...
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Double killer David Oakes to spend the rest of his life in prison
DOUBLE shotgun killer David Oakes will spend the rest of his days behind bars after the Court of Appeal rejected his bid to quash his "whole-life" tariff on human rights grounds.The former bouncer was...
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Council approves massive expansion of Beaulieu Park
PLANS to build 3,600 homes and a new railway station in Chelmsford have been given the go-ahead.On Tuesday, permission was granted to extend Beaulieu Park, near Springfield, at a Chelmsford City...
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Olly gets to number 1 spot for the fourth time
CHRISTMAS has come early for Witham's very own Olly Murs as he reached number one in the charts for the fourth time.The former X Factor runner up was overjoyed as his single Troublemaker hit the top...
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Approval for new station and 3,600 homes at Beaulieu Park
BILLION-POUND plans for 3,600 homes, a new railway station and new jobs were given the go-ahead by city planning chiefs this week.Countryside's ambitious plans to extend Beaulieu Park, near...
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Euro MP drops in to see the work of Maldon voluntary group
A MEMBER of the European Parliament visited Maldon on Friday to see the work of a voluntary group helping people get back into employment.The Moat East Residents' Association, based in the town's High...
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Billericay Town manager Craig Edwards rages at controversial pen
BILLERICAY Town were dumped out of the FA Trophy on Saturday but have the right to feel a touch aggrieved at the outcome.With the game goalless referee Charles Breakspear awarded the U's a...
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Chelmsford under 14 Braves ice hockey team entertained the visiting Bracknell Hummers at Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre, face off at 1230.Chelmsford started with the rapidly improving Billy Cook...
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Community groups across Brentwood given cash boost
NINETEEN community groups groups from across Brentwood have been given a share of a £68,000 pot of council funding.Cash from Brentwood Localism Share Fund, which is administered by the borough council,...
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Luciano Bacheta in no rush to make decision on racing future
LUCIANO Bacheta is keeping his options open after undergoing a test drive for a Formula Renault 3.5 series team last week.The Brentwood racer, 22, is looking for his best route towards a dream career...
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Mother of man felled by punch disgusted by killer's sentence
THE distraught mother of a man who died after being punched in the head is disgusted with the short prison sentence her son's killer will serve.Jamie Waters, 30, from Canvey Island, pleaded guilty last...
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Joe escapes Take Me Out blackout for a date with lovely Edelle
A CHELMSFORD solicitor who appeared on ITV's hit Saturday night show Take Me Out said it was a "once-in-a-lifetime experience."Joe Stickings, 31, got a date with Edelle, from Ireland, on last week's...
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A12 victim's plea to yobs over new road rock attack
THE victim of last year's A12 attacks has urged the yobs who threw a rock at a passing van in Witham to look at her photograph and think again.A driver in his forties from Clacton escaped injury after...
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Hutton youngsters enjoy success at national ballet contest
AN IMPRESSIVE troupe of junior dancers from Hutton have pirouetted to their best ever performance at a national ballet competition.In total, 16 wannabe Darcey Bussells from the Adagio School of Dance...
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Action demanded against the illegal parkers in Billericay
SHOPKEEPERS say people are illegally parking on a Billericay street and getting away with it.Parking has been a serious problem since the opening of Billericay's new railway station in Radford Way...
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Baroness Helen Newlove visits Chelmsford's CCTV hub
AS THE Chronicle launches its campaign to make people think about the consequences of their actions, Baroness Helen Newlove, who has firsthand experience of the devastating consequences of...
View ArticleBraintree school branded 'inadequate' by schools watchdog
ALEC Hunter Humanities College in Braintree has been branded 'inadequate' by OFSTED.In a report released this week, the schools watchdog gave the school the lowest grades for the quality of teaching...
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