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Swimming teacher recognised in Queen's New Year Honours
A SWIMMING teacher has been recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list for her involvement in the Olympic Games.Dawn Bracken has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) after volunteering to...
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Chelmsford City boss Glenn Pennyfather will add to squad
WITH a looming fixture pile-up Chelmsford City manager Glenn Pennyfather is looking to add at least two players to his threadbare squad.The weather over the festive period means The Clarets are well...
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Pupils set up Second World War museum in their school hall
"THIS is a badge from the cap of a Luftwaffe airman," Owen Sharpling, 9, proudly says of his star exhibit which is attracting hordes of spectators."My great-grandad found it when he was in service, and...
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Grandmother learnt of her MBE on anniversary of husband's death
A GRANDMOTHER who has dedicated years of her life to improving her estate was told on the anniversary of her husband's death that she has been awarded an MBE.Valerie Ahern, 69, has been a member of the...
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Fly-tipping in Basildon borough has dropped by 84% in five years
INCIDENCES of fly-tipping in Billericay, Wickford and Basildon have plunged by 84 per cent in the past five years, new figures reveal.Stats released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
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Relief for drivers as parking fees are frozen in Ongar and North Weald
PARKING charges at pay and display car parks in Ongar and North Weald will be frozen this year.The news, announced last week by Epping Forest District Council, comes as commuters face large daily...
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Stars of British wrestling keep crowds gripped in Chelmsford
A RECORD number of fans cheered, jeered and laughed their socks off when British wrestling came to Chelmsford.More than 200 spectators, 120 of them children, crammed into the arena at Riverside Ice and...
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Plans for five-year tenancy terms for Brentwood social housing
FIVE-YEAR fixed-term tenancies will be introduced for those who live in social housing in Brentwood, subject to consultation.The borough council is this week seeking the views of the public after...
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Uncovered video shows moment in South Woodham Ferrers past
AN ESSEX Record Office worker has unearthed an old promotional video of South Woodham Ferrers from the 1980s.Sound Archivist Martin Astell found the tape gathering dust in a box in the Colchester study...
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Pupils in Brentwood join police for speed watch outside school
A GANG of Brentwood pupils have teamed up with the police to send out a message to irresponsible motorists speeding outside their school gates to slow down.In the latest instalment of the Gazette's...
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Mum lost five stone in just six months to help reshape her life
A MUM of three who lost five stone in just six months has managed to squeeze back into her wedding dress and is even considering renewing her vows.Size 18 and weighing more than 17 stone, Andrea Hall...
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Chelmsford schools to wait five years for move to a new building
STAFF and pupils at two Chelmsford schools which are in a very poor state of repair are going to have to wait another five years before they can move into a new building.Lawford Mead Infant and Junior...
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Brentwood jazz fan pens book remembering the 1960s scene
A BRENTWOOD jazz fan has penned a book on the genre, covering a period of enormous political and cultural change in Britain and Essex."The 1960s lives on as a series of images – miniskirts and...
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VIDEO: Family's emotional appeal over Colchester house party murder
THE mother and sister of Jay Whiston - who was murdered at a house party in Colchester last year - have made an emotional appeal for help bringing his killer to justice. They issued the heartfelt...
View ArticleWitness appeal after seven postboxes damaged by fireworks
VANDALS have damaged seven metal Royal Mail postboxes by blowing them up with fireworks around Chelmsford on Monday January 7.The incidents happened at Stagden Cross and The Street, High Easter, both...
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Man convicted of South Ockendon sexual assault after 21 years
A CONVICT has today been sentenced for a sexual assault in South Ockendon more than two decades after the attack took place. Phil Collins indecently assaulted a 19-year-old woman on May 27 in 1991 and...
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Hutton mum set to make Brentwood Bright and Beautiful
A FORMER city high-flier is aiming to become the new queen of clean with her new cleaning business.Mum of two Amanda Kinghorn from Hutton knows a thing or two about juggling career and family.A former...
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Hutton burglar wanted by police
Police are seeking this man under Operation Nemesis, the Essex Police drive against burglary.Muhammed Nadeem, 27, last known to be living in Crane Close, Dagenham, is wanted in connection with...
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New plans for 100 traveller pitches at Dale Farm
PLANS have been set in motion to make space for 100 new pitches for travellers at Dale Farm, on the very spot that £7.1m was spent on their demolition.The six-acre site in Crays Hill was cleared just...
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Former cricketer still finds new boundaries with OBE
A FORMER Essex cricketer, who became the first Scotsman to captain England, can't stop smiling after being unexpectedly named an OBE in the New Year's Honours list.Mike Denness, who lives in Hanging...
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