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Essex to host top cyclists for race stage of Tour de France 2014
LE TOUR de France, the greatest cycle race in the world, will pass through Essex next year.Organisers of Le Tour have traced a rough path of the route more than 200 of the world's best cyclists will...
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Club joins up with school to find new hockey stars
A YOUTH hockey club and a school have linked up in order to discover the hockey stars of tomorrow.Blue Hornets, Dunmow & Braintree's youth hockey club, and Felsted School have announced they are to...
View ArticleSt Thomas of Canterbury Church needs £6k to finish repairs
STAFF and volunteers at a 130-year-old Brentwood church are within touching distance of raising the £55,000 to repair the building's leaky roof.Just £6,000 is now needed to pay for the restoration of...
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Maturity is the key to Brentwood's success, says director of rugby
BRENTWOOD'S current six-match unbeaten run is evidence of an increased maturity in the squad, according to director of rugby Steve Killington.In their fourth season in London 1 North the club are...
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Memorial game played in snow for Billericay's Julie and Daniel
NOTHING – including snow and a frozen pitch – was going to stop a determined group of rugby players from taking the field in honour of two Billericay residents who lost their lives prematurely to...
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Chelmsford's sexual health clinic now state-of-the-art
NURSES at Chelmsford's new sexual health clinic were delighted to show it off to the community.Health executives, medical staff and the Mayor and Mayoress of Chelmsford celebrated the official opening...
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Stansted Airport has scope to grow, new owners promise
CHEAPER flights and more long-haul destinations could be on their way to Stansted after the airport was sold to the Manchester Airports Group for £1.5 billion.The group, which is owned by ten local...
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Chelmsford man who said abuse turned him into paedophile jailed
A CHELMSFORD engineer who claimed that sex abuse by his uncle – veteran Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning – turned him into a paedophile has been jailed for 18 months.Paul Anthony Denning pleaded guilty to a...
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Parents to sue Bradwell-on-Sea school after claim son was force-fed
A FAMILY have said they will sue a primary school after they claimed their son was force-fed by teachers until he vomited.Antony and Michelle Read said they will take legal action after teachers at St...
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Brentwood Borough Council wage bill is cut but not for senior staff
THE amount of money paid to senior management staff at the borough council has barely changed, even though the overall salary bill has been reduced by £1.3 million over the past three years.In...
View ArticleArmed police hunt for teen spotted with gun
ARMED police and a helicopter scoured a quiet area of Dunmow yesterday afternoon after a teenager was seen with a gun in the waistband of his trousers. Essex Police dispatched the force's helicopter...
View ArticleWife pays tribute to husband killed in A12 crash
THE wife of a man killed in a car crash during the icy weather conditions has paid tribute to her "amazing" husband. Steve Bint, 59, died after his Ford Mondeo careered off the A12 and smashed into a...
View ArticleMan killed by train at pedestrian crossing in Witham
A MAN was killed after being hit by a train close to the Motts Lane pedestrian crossing in Witham yesterday evening. The 30-year-old man from Witham was pronounced dead at the scene. The line was shut...
View ArticleFlood alerts issued for South East and Anglia
FLOOD alerts have been issued across the UK today thanks to overnight and continuing rainfall and rapidly melting snow.The Met Office has warned that this combination is likely to lead to "localised...
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Missing Edward Gillespie: Body found in Roydon Marina
Essex Police searching for missing Luton man Edward Gillespie have recovered a body from Roydon Marina. A member of the public on a boat spotted the body in the water and alerted officers just before...
View ArticlePensioner suffers smoke inhalation in kitchen fire
AN 80-year-old woman suffered from smoke inhalation when a fire started in her kitchen.Fire crews were called to her flat in Hill Top Close, Rayleigh, shortly before noon yesterday (Saturday, January...
View ArticleWoman and two children flee house as loft catches fire
A MOTHER and her two children fled to safety when a fire started in the loft of their home .The family were outside their semi-detatched house in Sycamore Road, Colchester, when fire crews arrived at...
View Article18-year-old arrested after "man with gun" spotted in Dunmow
AN 18-year-old has been arrested by police investigating reports that a gun-wielding man was spotted in Dunmow.Armed police and a helicopter scoured the town last Thursday (January 24) afternoon after...
View ArticleWitness appeal after burglars stole safe containing thousands of pounds
POLICE are appealing for witnesses or information about a burglary in which a cream-coloured safe containing thousands of pounds was stolen. The burglary took place in a house in Upper Park, Harlow, on...
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Police appeal for man suspected of sending threatening texts
POLICE are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a man who is suspected of sending threatening text messages. The suspect Paul Dowman, aged 31, is previously been known to have been living in...
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