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Slimline Lauren to represent the county at finals
OVERWEIGHT, lonely and depressed, 21-year-old Lauren could once barely look at herself in the mirror, but having shed the pounds and turned her life around, she is now set to represent Essex in a major...
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Volunteers scour derelict St Johns hospital in training drill
TWENTY volunteers scoured an abandoned hospital for a missing mother and her daughter.Crews from Essex Search & Rescue and teams from Search Dogs Essex combed the four-and-a-half acre St John's...
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Irish travellers told to leave Springfield Green
A GROUP of Irish travellers parked their caravans on a picturesque village green for five days before being moved on by the authorities.Eight caravans belonging to travellers from Suffolk arrived on...
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Billericay Youth Town Council gives politicians of the future a voice
EVER felt like the youth of Billericay are being neglected?Now is your chance to rectify that by getting involved with the Billericay Youth Town Council (BYTC).The youth council election is coming up...
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9-year-old girl grabbed in Great Totham
Police have released an e-fit image of a man who tried to talk a nine-year-old girl into going over to his vehicle before grabbing her. The accosting took place in Maldon Road, near the Jubilee...
View ArticleAthletics: Sarah Caxton determined to make world championships
COLCHESTER hurdler Sarah Claxton is determined to prove her doubters wrong by reaching next year's World Championships after being written off for being too injury-prone. The 32-year-old made the 100m...
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Fourth man wanted in Ongar murder investigation
POLICE want to identify a fourth man in an on-going murder investigation. An assault at a High Ongar farm left William "Billyboy" Martindale, 39, from Cripsey Avenue, dead from head injuries. Police...
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Stacey Solomon's surprise visit stuns Havering College drama students
SINGING star and Queen of the Jungle Stacey Solomon stunned students when she paid a surprise visit to her former college.The 22-year-old, a finalist on The X Factor in 2009, dropped into Havering...
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Top firefighter and wife report Russell Quirk to council
THE wife of the county's top firefighter has made a formal complaint to Brentwood Borough Council about the "disgraceful, offensive and disrespectful" behaviour of one of its members.Elizabeth Johnson,...
View ArticleSouth Park tie sparks Cup fever for Town
CUP fever has hit Brentwood Town with The Blues facing two major ties this month which could reap them another £7,750 in prize money.This Saturday they go to Surrey side South Park in the FA Cup Second...
View Article£900k – your bill for Essex County Council staff's private...
ESSEX County Council has spent almost £900,000 of taxpayers' money in just three years on private medical insurance for senior members of staff.The authority dipped into the public purse to the tune of...
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Racist abuse at Ongar petrol station caught on film
VILE racist abuse filmed at an Ongar petrol station and uploaded on to the internet has prompted a police investigation.Footage showing a white man hurling abuse at a cashier working at the BP petrol...
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Portrait of tarnished Tory peer Lord Hanningfield is removed
A PORTRAIT depicting the shamed former leader of Essex County Council has been quietly taken down and placed in storage while the police probe into his expenses continues.The oil painting of Lord...
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Death of teenager Dale Carlier in car crash ruled an accident
A HOUSE full of partying teenagers on a Friday night, a disagreement that ended in a slap around the face. Four friends decided it was safe to drive home.Dale Carlier, 18, was killed after he lost...
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Brentwood sex addict sorry for up-skirt filming
A BRENTWOOD businessman caught with more than 100 up-skirt film clips of women has expressed remorse for his behaviour and described how he "went off the rails".Sex addict Nicholas Holt, who owns the...
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Brentwood Borough Council employees 'waste time' online
STAFF at Brentwood Borough Council spent a total of nearly nine weeks on Facebook last year.The council's 300+ employees visited the social networking website on 659,762 occasions for a combined 1,486...
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Luciano Bacheta takes FIA Formula Two Championship
LUCIANO BACHETA has won the FIA Formula Two Championship.The Brentwood driver led from the first race of the season and finished 21.5 points ahead of his closest rival Matheo Tuscher.He sealed the...
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Colchester bus driver's conviction for assault on disabled boy is quashed
A BUS driver found guilty of assaulting a disabled boy on his way home from school has been acquitted on appeal. In June, Allan Ketley, 63, was found guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court of...
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Body found in Clacton missing man hunt
A body has been found by police searching for a patient reported missing from Clacton Hospital. David Royle, 66, was last seen on Friday in the Boley Drive area of town. Officers from the force air...
View ArticlePension automatic enrolment: Q&A
A scheme to automatically enrol millions of people into workplace pensions went live on Monday, with staff working for the biggest businesses being first in line. The scheme – called automatic...
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