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Family pays tribute to 'happy man' John
"HE was my John. Nothing spectacular, just a very good man."These are the words of Brenda Elliott, who lost her husband to cancer aged 76 on February 9.An "honest" and "hard-working" grandfather from...
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Campaign to stop parents' illegal parking near schools
"DANGEROUS" driving and parking around two Billericay schools has sparked the launch of a community campaign involving teachers, parents, pupils and the police.Buttsbury Junior School, in Norsey View...
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'I waited 90 minutes with a broken arm for ambulance'
A GRANDMOTHER had nothing to laugh about after breaking her funny bone and having to wait 90 minutes for an ambulance.Pauline Randall, 61, slipped on The Walk, the path that runs between the High...
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Pupils learn lifesaving skills from paramedic visit
PUPILS from a Billericay school were taught how to help save lives when they spent a day in the life of a paramedic.Downham C of E Primary School welcomed AST ambulance training academy to teach the...
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Students join forces with teachers and councillors to pick up litter at common
A GROUP of Year 12 students from Brentwood County High School took to Shenfield Common to help make Brentwood a cleaner, greener borough.The 22 school pupils, teachers, councillors and council...
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Nicholas, 4, is youngest winner of Crufts award
A BRENTWOOD boy has won a special award at Crufts for the loving care he gave his dog.Four-year-old Nicholas Skidmore was handed the Young Kennel Club's Shaun McAlpine Outstanding Young Person Award...
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Council plan to rid the streets of clutter
THE number of advertising boards and stands and seating on the streets of Havering will be cut.Havering Council is bringing in a new policy which it says will help to keep the pavements clear of excess...
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Former Brentwood School boy is new Manchester United chief
A FORMER Brentwood School boy has been appointed the new chief executive of Manchester United.Ed Woodward will have overall responsibility for the club, including player transfers and its £160 million...
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Towie Towers plan for Brentwood's Crown Street taken down a floor
BRENTWOOD'S Crown Street will be transformed with a multimillion-pound development of shops and flats – dubbed Towie Towers.The plans put forward by Paul Mecklenburgh, father of Towie star Lucy,...
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Romford teenage sex ring suspect Nabil Ahmed appears in court
A MAN from Romford has appeared in court alongside three others accused of running a teen prostitution ring.Nabil Ahmed, 24, of Chadwell Heath Lane, denied six counts of rape, controlling and inciting...
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Smokin' Joe Mullender on fire after four wins from four
JOE MULLENDER is hungry for more after making it four wins from four at York Hall on Saturday.The Brentwood middleweight won his latest professional bout after Latvian number one Jevgenijs Andrejevs...
View ArticleVIDEO: Harlem Shake arrives in Brentwood.....at Yaya Shakes
The internet dancing craze known as the Harlem Shake has arrived in Brentwood.A one minute two second clip, which was filmed at Yaya Shakes in High Street, has been upoaded to the video sharing site...
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Cheltenham Festival: Day two results
Pre-race favourite Back In Focus won the John Oaksey National Hunt Chase to open Ladies' day in a thrilling finish. The horse, won the longest race of the Festival in the closing run to the line,...
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TOWIE star takes to slopes in Brentwood eight years ago....but can you guess...
This photograph, retrieved from the Gazette's archive, shows one of the stars of ITV2's The Only Way Is Essex having fun in a snowy Weald Country Park back in February 2005.But who is she?Comment below...
View ArticleGritters out in Essex as freezing conditions continue
AS THE wintry weather continues gritters will be heading out this evening across Essex from 7pm.Wintry showers will continue tonight and are likely to lead to some accumulation of snow in places. There...
View ArticleBraintree chairman upbeat despite backlog
BRAINTREE TOWN chairman Lee Harding has admitted the buffer of money earned in the FA Cup earlier this season has helped the club through a difficult period.Having seen a number of games – particularly...
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Man dies of swine flu after Essex nurse advises 'take cough syrup'
A 20-year-old man died of swine flu and pneumonia after being advised by an Essex nurse to self-medicate instead of go to A&E. Wickford nurse Fadzai Jaravaza was working for hotline NHS Direct in...
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RED NOSE DAY: Essex Chronicle and Brentwood Gazette raise charity cash...but...
Sainsbury's staff will be cranking up the fun factor and donning red noses in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for Red Nose Day on Friday – and the Essex Chronicle and Brentwood Gazette have already...
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Mario Bergoglio elected Pope Francis I by Cardinals at Vatican
The new pope has been revealed as Pope Francis I. Live Updates, Video, Reaction: New pope announced A new pope has been elected at the Vatican. Pope Francis I is the first pope from the Americas, and...
View ArticleViews: Market town? More like SUPERmarket town
NEVER mind market town, Brentwood is fast becoming a supermarket town.Sainsbury's dominate William Hunter Way, Tesco are popping up with convenience shops around the outskirts and now rumours are rife...
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