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Mum of excluded Asperger's sufferer says school is failing her
A YOUNG Asperger's sufferer who has been excluded from her classes at St Martin's School in Hutton is being failed by the education system, her mother claims.Paris Alexander, a Year 8 pupil, has...
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Deputy David Finch tipped to take over as Essex council leader
PETER Martin has tipped the Conservatives to win at May's election and his deputy David Finch to succeed him as leader.On May 2, 75 councillors will be elected to represent the people of Essex for the...
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Reports of abuse and neglect in Essex care homes on the rise
REPORTS of abuse in care homes have risen by more than 300 in a year, figures reveal.From 2011 to 2012, there were 1,398 alleged incidents in Essex, up from 1,045 the year before.The largest increase...
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Brentwood commuters stumping up £1k to go to work from Zone 7
COMMUTERS in Brentwood have to pay £1,000 more for rail fares into London than Greater Anglia had first predicted.Following the inclusion of Brentwood Station within the Oyster Card system on January...
View ArticleFail to stop collision in Chadwell Heath
Officers investigating a fail to stop collision in Chadwell Heath are appealing for witnesses. Police were called at 3.50pm on Wednesday January 16 to reports of a collision between a car and two...
View ArticleUnborn child has same rare disorder as six-year-old Ella
A COUPLE are heartbroken after doctors told them their six-year-old daughter has a rare ageing disorder and will not live past her teens – only to find out their unborn child has it as well.Jodie and...
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Chelmer Village dog owner shocked at attack on pet by Staffies
A DOG owner is furious after her pet was attacked by two Staffordshire bull terriers that she says had escaped from an unsecure garden.Sue Pemberton, from Chelmer Village, had entrusted her friendly...
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Study seeks Brentwood volunteers to boost blood donation
HEALTH bosses are looking for about 600 volunteers from the Brentwood area to sign up for a two-year study to help boost depleting blood stocks.During the course of the Interval Study, which the NHS...
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Wickford to receive £1m makeover in regeneration scheme
A WELCOME boost is in store for Wickford as Basildon Borough Council has announced it will spend £1 million on the Nevendon Road regeneration scheme.The council has also earmarked £100,000 for...
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Queen's Hospital in Romford warned over understaffing
THE borough's hospital, which sent a woman home just hours before she died of food poisoning, is among 17 listed as being understaffed.Queen's Hospital in Romford, which discharged Della Callagher, 46,...
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Brewing returns to Chelmsford after almost 40 years
W ith a name like Tippler you're almost duty bound to produce an alcoholic beverage.So it seems only right that Simon Tippler should become a brewer but he's not only that; he's the man behind the...
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Rail minister Simon Burns listens to critics and takes train
CHELMSFORD MP and government rail minister Simon Burns says he has listened to the criticism concerning the use of his ministerial car and now plans to commute by train to Westminster.The Transport...
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Chelmsford Chieftains suffer cup final trauma
IT WAS heartbreak for the Chelmsford Chieftains as they lost the two-legged final of the South East Trophy over the weekend.The Riverside Leisure Centre -based side lost 5-3 to Wightlink Raiders in the...
View ArticlePartygoer murdered in drug-fuelled attack
A MAN high on a cocktail of drugs killed a fellow partygoer in a brutal, sustained attack, a court heard this week.Sam Martin, 26, repeatedly kicked and punched Anton Jardin in the head, causing him to...
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Chairman offers fans shares and a voice at Billericay Town
POWER could be put in the hands of the fans at Billericay Town.Under new proposals the club's supporters are being encouraged to buy shares in the Blue Square Bet South club, giving them a voice in the...
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Theft of church chair from Fryerning church
THIEVES have stolen an antique wooden chair, worth £200, from a church in Fryerning.The chair was taken from St Mary's Church, Blackmore Road between January 3 and 6 and is a described as an antique...
View ArticleTwo people injured outside the Ivory Rooms, Billericay
TWO people were injured outside the Ivory Rooms, Billericay in the early hours of Sunday.Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident of disorder on Laindon Road where a 27 year old woman...
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Campaigners asking for full debate over Ongar Road crossing
Campaigners who were told more evidence was needed to warrant a new pedestrian crossing built across the Ongar Road are astonished the subject would not be discussed fully at Monday's highways...
View ArticleCare Quality Commission carry out unannounced visit at Basildon Hospital
INSPECTORS from the Care Quality Commission have carried out a three day unannounced inspection at Basildon Hospital.The inspection started on January 21 and the official report of the inspection will...
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£20,000 reward for murdered bouncer
A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information into the the disappearance and murder of a doorman who went missing while visiting his girlfriend's house in Romford.Jimmy Harmon was last...
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