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Oyster gives Shenfield commuters given season ticket rise respite
RAIL commuters from Shenfield have been given a respite from nationwide season ticket increases – thanks to the Oyster system that has been extended from London into the borough.There has been outcry...
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Mum dies of food poisoning after eating at Hornchurch pub
A MOTHER died two days after eating a Christmas meal at a pub in Hornchurch.Della Callagher, 46, was among 30 people who fell ill following a Christmas Day lunch at the Railway Hotel.As her symptoms...
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Tesco takes over yet another pub site for Warley Hill store
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco is to open a fourth store in Brentwood following the closure of yet another pub.The firm took possession of the Warley Tavern, on Warley Hill, yesterday and will now convert the...
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Craig Edwards furious at conduct of rival as match gets called off
A TURF war has broken out between the managers of Billericay Town and Farnborough after Saturday's match between the clubs was postponed.The referee called off the Blue Square Bet South fixture at New...
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Milk van trundles down the line once more after 80 years
TRAIN enthusiasts in Ongar were treated to a glimpse of transport history as an antique carriage departed from the town's railway station for the first time in more than 80 years.The historic...
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Tributes paid to 'warm' founder of Hutton and Shefield Rotary Club
A DEVOTED family man, who ran Shenfield Post Office for 31 years, has died at the age of 84.For years, John Boon was a trusted and familiar face on the Broadway in Hutton Road, having taken over the...
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Everything counts as Colchester Zoo takes stock of animals
COUNTING large mammals such as elephants, lions and rhinos isn't a particularly difficult task, even for the most arithmetically-challenged among us.But spare a thought for the staff at one of the UK's...
View ArticleDo you recognise this man? CCTV released after racial abuse on train
Detectives are looking to find a man who racially abused a 50-year-old Eastern European woman on an Essex bound train.The woman, from Maldon, boarded the 6.32pm service to Walton at Liverpool Street,...
View ArticleBRENTWOOD: Wrestling returns to town on February 9
WRESTLING fans are in for a treat next month when stars of the squared circle face off against one another at Brentwood Theatre.Expect suplexes, headlocks and Irish whips aplenty when Dropkixx...
View ArticleHolocaust memorial service and exhibition honours genocide victims across the...
A REMEMBRANCE service for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides will be held at the Towngate Theatre, Basildon.Basildon Council and Basildon Forum of Faiths will be holding an event to mark...
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Can you identify man wanted for attack on schoolgirl in Felsted?
DETECTIVES want to speak to the man in this e-fit in connection with a sexual assault on a schoolgirl. Police were contacted shortly before 11am on Tuesday, January 8, after reports that a man had...
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Brentwood Twitter users react to news of Tesco converting pub into Express store
Brentwood tweeters have reacted angrily at Tesco's plans to convert a former pub into an Express store.Shoppers, residents and traders took to the micro-blogging website Twitter this week voicing a...
View ArticleHatfield Peverel police officer guilty over 'cash for leaks'
A senior Metropolitan Police officer from Hatfield Peverel has been found guilty of misconduct in a public office for offering the now defunct News of the World (NOTW) confidential information in...
View ArticleRedbacks Baseball & Softball gets ready for new season
FOLLOWING their most successful season to date, Redbacks Baseball & Softball is hoping to capitalise on its achievements and returned to training in preparation for the 2013 season this...
View ArticleFears dam on the River Wid could cause flooding in Ingatestone
FEARS have been raised that plans to build a dam in Mid-Essex will cause flooding in Ingatestone.There is growing concern that proposals to erect a dam across the River Wid valley to stop Chelmsford...
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Billericay CCTV was down for months, former councillor claims
CCTV coverage in Billericay is in a "shambolic" state, with the system "down for the majority of the time between June and December last year," it has been claimed.Former Billericay town councillor...
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Tackling the 'dire situation' of homelessness in Chelmsford
AN ACTION plan to help the homeless has started in Chelmsford.After an influx of rough sleepers over the past three months, city councillor for Moulsham, Dick Madden, arranged meetings with the...
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Cashier's mistake leads to £151k lotto joy for Chelmsford workers
A SYNDICATE won more than £151,000 on the EuroMillions lottery – by mistake.The 15 members of a syndicate based at Clifford Thames, a technology company in Chelmsford, returned to work last week to...
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Reporter lacks lungs to bring tune to the bagpipes in Ingatestone
IT'S official – anyone concerned about the racket that might blast out of a new bagpipe school in Ingatestone need worry no more, particularly if our reporter is trying to play.Scarlet-cheeked, our...
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Clubs come calling for Brentwood Town 'hotshot' Alex Read
BRENTWOOD Town manager Steve Witherspoon has had to fend off 'seven or eight' transfer enquiries for leading scorer Alex Read this season.The manager knows that The Blues' hopes of reaching a play-off...
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