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Bilingual border collie from Hutton masters second language
A BILINGUAL border collie from Hutton who once only responded to Polish has mastered a bag of new tricks in English.Black and white dog Cent baffled experts when he turned up at an RSPCA centre in...
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Artists from across Essex contribute to Farleigh Hospice calendar
ARTISTS from across Essex have contributed to the latest Farleigh Hospice calendar.It was put together by staff, volunteers and members of the general public through a voting system.The 12 winning...
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Squash star Daryl Selby confident sport will join Olympic ranks
DARYL Selby is satisfied that the sport of squash has done all it can to force its way into the reckoning for the 2020 Olympic Games.The Chelmsford player, 30, has recently played in the Hong Kong Open...
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Top London sushi chef bringing a taste of Japan to Brentwood
A CHEF from a famous London restaurant part-owned by Robert De Niro is preparing food at a Brentwood sushi bar.Recruiting Chinese sushi chef Xuefeng Bai from Michelin-starred Nobu in Mayfair – where he...
View ArticleBillericay: Police hunt 'judgement day' leafleter
Police in Billericay are trying to track down whoever has been delivering leaflets about 'judgement day' to residents.Officers have been informed by several concerned people that they had the fliers...
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Brentwood builder jailed for possessing AK-47 and drug conspiracy
A BUILDER from Brentwood has been jailed for eight and a half years for possessing an AK-47 machine gun and conspiring to supply Class A drugs.Peter Jacovou, 31, from Rollason Way, admitted the charges...
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Kris Agyei-Dua 'gutted' as injury ends Southern Area title challenge
KRIS Agyei-Dua is 'absolutely gutted' after a dislocated shoulder effectively ended his challenge for the Southern Area title.The Hutton boxer, 32, suffered the injury in round four of his re-match...
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Salon to bring 'edginess' to Brentwood after starry launch party
THE co-owner of a new hair salon has vowed to bring "London edginess" to Brentwood following a star-studded launch party.Nina Elley, 29, believes Hairy Nina Salon, in St Thomas Road, will bring to the...
View ArticleEyesight lie driver, 87, who killed man is released on appeal
AN 87-year-old motorist jailed for mowing down and killing another pensioner after lying about his failing eyesight to get a driving licence has been freed by top judges on appeal.Peter Cole, of...
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Teens run riot at Billericay party advertised on Facebook
A NEIGHBOUR of a teenager whose party was gate-crashed on Friday night after she advertised it on Facebook is seeking legal advice.The usually quiet cul-de-sac Pauline Gardens, Billericay, descended...
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Tories lose their safe seat to the Lib Dems and Liz Cohen
THE Lib Dems are celebrating after taking a second seat in the traditionally safe Tory ward of Shenfield.Liz Cohen won the seat in last Thursday's election with 728 votes, ahead of the Tory candidate,...
View ArticleBRENTWOOD: Mayor's husband calls resident "stupid" in online rant
THE husband of the mayor of Brentwood called a resident "stupid" and accused a councillor of cronyism in an astonishing online diatribe in the wake of a meeting about cash for good causes.Paul Barrell,...
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Hard-hitting video reinforces sobering drink-driving message
A HARD-HITTING video has been created by Essex Police to warn of the dangers of drink-driving.The film supports this year's Christmas anti-drink drive campaign called Don't Take The Chance.It shows...
View ArticleCrash victim grandad warns on drink-drivers
A GRANDFATHER who was severely injured along with his wife after a drunk-driver crashed head on with their car is urging people to think before they get behind the wheel this Christmas.Walter Buckley,...
View Article'My husband was half my size and I was as wide as my three boys'
INSPIRED by the London Olympics, a mother-of-two is on a one-woman mission to make the county's fattest and laziest do some exercise.A quarter of adults in Essex are obese and the NHS has made tackling...
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Witham looks to the past with its Dickensian event
SHOPPERS in Witham took a step back in time when a Dickensian event came to town.The traditional market town was transformed into a haven of 19th-century merriment as clog dancers took to the streets...
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Giant opportunity for local mechanic
A MECHANIC has created a 12ft robot which will star in a new sci-fi film based on the children's story Jack and the Beanstalk.Former soldier Shaun Morgan, from Heybridge Basin, usually spends his days...
View ArticleSkate park robbery leaves teen injured
A TEENAGER was robbed and assaulted by three men in a skate park in Braintree.The man was at the skate park, in Coggeshall Road, at 11.35pm on December 3, when three men came up to him.The victim was...
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Surgeon sews back hand cut off in an accident
A SURGEON from Broomfield Hospital has managed to reattach a man's hand after it was severed in an industrial accident.Mak Tare, a consultant plastic surgeon, spent ten hours painstakingly wiring...
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Visit to Father Christmas helps hospice
SANTA is helping to turn a £50 grant into a festive fundraiser for a local hospice.Staff at Ashlyns Farm Shop, in Epping Road, North Weald, have spent their cash from the St Clare Hospice £50 Push...
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