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Glasses raised at the annual Maldon Beer Festival
For the eleventh year running the Maldon Beer Festival was another great success. The four-day event attracted a crowd of 1,500 people who drank their way through more than 4,000 pints of beer. The...
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Rumours of new Ingatestone Tesco are quashed
TESCO have denied bidding for a pub situated in the conservation area of Ingatestone despite recent rumours.Talk had been spreading that the supermarket had bid for the Crown pub, owned by the...
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Teen left shaken following Clacton knife-point robbery
Police are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old teen was held at knife point and robbed on Sunday night in Clacton.At about 10.25pm, in the area of Thomas Road and Coppins Green School, the...
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Cat shot in Wickford was 'in the wrong place at the wrong time'
A POLICE investigation is under way after a cat died hours after he was shot with what is believed to be an air rifle. Ernie, an 11-year-old ginger pet, was hit at close range last Thursday. He...
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Eric Pickles hails Brentwood Gazette and TOWIE during speech
Eric Pickles has praised the Brentwood Gazette just days after it was nominated for a top industry award. In a speech to the Society of Editors in Birmingham today, the Brentwood and Ongar MP said he...
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Controversial drinking hours approved for Maldon Wetherspoons
Controversial proposals to allow Wetherspoons in Maldon to serve alcohol until 1am Thursday to Saturday have been approved by members of Maldon District Council's sub-licensing committee. At a meeting...
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Brentwood mechanics restore Dirk Bogarde's Rolls-Royce
A CAR in which British film legend Sir Dirk Bogarde was nearly killed has been discovered and lovingly restored by two mechanics in Brentwood.The vehicle, a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III, was involved...
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Shortage of first responders 'putting lives at risk'
A SHORTAGE of lifesaving volunteer responders in the Dengie is threatening their ability to provide the 24-hour cover needed.Community first responders in the peninsula, who often arrive at emergencies...
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Chelmsford cyclist in bid to beat around the world record
A CYCLING fanatic who learnt to ride just four years ago is preparing to help smash a world record by riding around the globe in 80 days.Steve Collins, director at Chelmsford's Athlon Sport, will...
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Brentwood Theatre to go dark for 'quirky' Macbeth production
"IS THIS a dagger which I see before me?"I'm not sure, can someone get the lights?"This could be how the scene from Shakespeare's famous tragedy Macbeth plays out when the Brentwood Theatre stages 'the...
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Victim Support in Ingatestone shortlisted for Heart of Essex awards
A CHARITY is hoping to win readers' votes in this year's Heart of Essex awards to help it to support more victims of crime.Victim Support, based in High Street, Ingatestone, has been nominated for the...
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Motorists in Chelmsford city centre have been delayed this morning after a brief closure of the Army and Navy flyoverThe incident resulted in tailbacks on the A1114 Baddow bypass heading towards the...
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Slabber strikes seal Chelmsford City win
Two well-taken goals from Jamie Slabber were the difference as Chelmsford City moved back up to fourth in the Blue Square Bet South with a 2-1 win over Tonbridge Angels. Slabber headed in Aiden...
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It's official - Purple Flag comes to Chelmsford
Residents and councillors have been left rejoicing after Chelmsford was awarded Purple Flag status - a prize which recognises the city's management of the night time economy.The international...
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Election 2013 MAP: Essex County Council election candidates
The final list of candidates battling it out to be elected to Essex County Council has been published. A total of 75 seats will be contested by 408 candidates as voters go to the polls on May 2. The...
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Chelmsford's Amanda Macleod wins contest with her Marie Antoinette cake
CHELMSFORD'S Amanda Macleod has wowed judges with this Marie Antoinette cake at a prestigious competition. Amanda, who set up her own cake business in 2008 having previously worked as a graphic...
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Election 2013: Essex Green Party manifesto
GREEN PARTY MANIFESTO THE Green Party is standing in 88 per cent of seats in the Essex County Council (ECC) area. Many voters are looking for a good alternative to the "main three" parties. In 2009 the...
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Brentwood man left with head injuries after attack in King George's playing...
A man has been attacked in broad daylight leaving him with a head injury that required hospital treatment.The 20-year-old from Brentwood was attacked by a man in King King George's playing fields on...
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County Championship: Injury rules Masters out of Northamptonshire clash
ESSEX will be without bowler David Masters when they meet Northamptonshire at Wantage Road tomorrow. While ten of the players who played in last week's drawn match with Gloucestershire are named again,...
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Margaret Thatcher: Brentwood students protested at plan to ban milk
THERE were many who objected to the then Education Secretary Margaret Thatcher's decision to withdraw free milk from schoolchildren in 1971 – and in Brentwood, students took to the streets in...
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