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Santas turn out in force for fun run in the park
CHRISTMAS arrived early at the weekend when Santa parked his sleigh in Chelmsford High Street to launch Farleigh Hospice's annual fun run.More than 550 bright red Santas ran through Central Park on...
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600 homes and soccer stadium are agreed
PLANS for a new football stadium and 600 homes in Braintree have been approved.At a full council meeting on Monday night, Braintree district councillors met to rubber stamp a master plan for developing...
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Puppets and music get babies learning
A TEACHER has swapped school for dance classes after launching a new music class for babies.Ann Parker, of Ramsden Heath, has started Hartbeeps, which uses puppets, music and dance to engage and...
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Mum and girl, 4, are threatened with a gun
A TERRIFIED mother and her four-year-old daughter were threatened with a gun when three men broke into their house.The three robbers forced their way into the victim's home in School Lane,...
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Club for elderly needs your help
AS FREEZING temperatures cover the district in an icy frost, a pensioners' group in Maldon is offering elderly residents somewhere warm to enjoy a hot meal and friendly chat.But this group is in dire...
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Dad slams ban on gay marriages in church
GAY Maldon businessman Barrie Drewitt-Barlow has hit out at the Government after David Cameron announced same-sex marriage will be legalised in the UK – but remain illegal in the Church of...
View ArticleTOWIE sisters see stepdad get jailed
TOWIE sisters Sam and Billie Faiers wrote to an Old Bailey judge to plead for leniency for their stepfather – before seeing him jailed for his part in a £1.1 million gold bullion raid.David Chatwood,...
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Archive of Crittall Windows history launched
OVER 2,000 documents, catalogues and photographs, which chart the rising fortunes of Crittall Windows Ltd over the last century, are being developed into an archive of the company's history.The project...
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Felsted School plan 450th birthday celebrations
A HISTORIC school has planted the first stage of an environmental sculpture to celebrate the school's 450th anniversary.In 2014, Felsted independent school will be marking its 450th birthday.To...
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Hand cut off in machine is sewn back by Broomfield surgeon
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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Gridlock fears as calls grow for action to keep Chelmsford roads moving
CARS at a standstill and frustrated drivers going nowhere fast. This is the familiar state of rush hour roads in Chelmsford.With cars already battling for space on our heavily-congested highways and...
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Boss Craig Edwards delighted as Billericay Town return to form
AN INJURY-HIT Billericay Town produced a battling performance to claim their first victory in four games to go within three points of a play-off spot.Despite days of heavy rain, snow and frost, the New...
View ArticleLord Hanningfield expenses saga likened to Jimmy Savile scandal
THE revelation that Lord Hanningfield spent a quarter of a million pounds on an Essex County Council credit card has been likened to the Jimmy Savile sex-abuse scandal by one councillor.Last month, it...
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Michael Frank Jewellers in Wickford named best for wedding rings
Michael Frank Jewellers in The Broadway, Wickford, has been named the best wedding ring retailer in the county at the Essex Wedding Awards.The shop, which has a workshop in the famous jewellery...
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Residents insist Wickford field is not right for homes
THOUSANDS of gallons of water have to be pumped out of a boggy meadow before work to build a controversial new housing estate can begin.Residents living in Downham Road, Wickford, maintain that the...
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Essex Leopards go into break with comeback win over Warriors
THE Brentwood-centre based Essex Leopards wrapped up their pre-Christmas programme with a come-from-behind 79-74 victory against Westminster Warriors on Sunday.In front of a big crowd at Brentwood, the...
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Row breaks out over Brentwood council's funding of good causes
A TRIO of politicians have been branded Scrooges after questioning Brentwood Borough Council's decision to award nearly £55,000 to good causes just two weeks before Christmas.Tory councillors Will...
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Great Baddow pupil Jack hopes birthday date is a lucky omen
A SCHOOLBOY who was 12-years-old on the 12th day, of the 12th month of 2012, hopes this unusual birthday date will bring him luck.Jack Cook celebrated his birthday with friends and a special Chinese...
View ArticlePhyllis celebrates 100 years of an 'ordinary but busy' life
ON HER 100th birthday Phyllis Angier was given the good news that she was to become a great grandmother for the first time.Her grandson, Simon, 35, delivered the exciting news at her birthday party at...
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Chelmsford Chieftains' Gary Clarke calls for cool heads in derby clash
THIS Sunday's clash with Romford Raiders has been described as a 'must win game' by Gary Clarke.After mixed results last weekend the Chelmsford Chieftains are currently four points behind their bitter...
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