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Fish and chip operator with Essex shops among finalists for national awards
The Chesterford Group has been included among the three finalists for the Best Multiple Operator of the Year award. It has numerous shops in Essex under the Churchill’s and Fishnchickn brands, including at Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Harlow, Billericay, Brentwood, Pitsea, Benfleet, Witham and more. The group operates in Essex and other counties such as Sussex, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire…
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Injured motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash sees traffic build on busy road
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital after suffering injuries during a crash involving an electric motorbike and another vehicle on a busy Essex road. Emergency services rushed to reports of a serious crash in Essex Regiment Way (A1016), Chelmsford, at about 9am on November 17. After arriving at the scene it was established a motorbike and another vehicle…
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The Maldon mother launching a new business that provides luxurious children’s parties
Kirsty Smith, of Maldon, is opening her new business Pamper Me Pretty, in the Kings Head Centre, High Street, on November 30. The business offers a luxurious and calming party venue where young children can enjoy a hair pampering and beauty experience, and have their nails painted, hair styled, and much more. Kirsty, a mother…
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Suspected ‘chop shop’ shut down after SUV stolen in Peterborough found in Essex
On Monday, officers from Essex Police’s stolen vehicle intelligence unit received information that a Range Rover, which had been reported as stolen overnight in Peterborough, was believed to be in the Braintree area. The officers located three men with the car and a stolen motorbike, both on false plates, in a garage in Braintree Road, Cressing.…
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Revealed: The Essex town named as one of the cheapest places to retire in the UK
Sambla, a loan comparison service, has analysed the cost-of-living in places around the country and listed the 20 priciest areas to call time on your working life. The findings show Harlow is the fourth cheapest place in the UK, with an average cost-of-living of £589 per month per person. It is ranked just below Preston in…
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Remembering these brave WWI Stow Maries pilots who made the ultimate sacrifice
There, in an open space known colloquially as the Parade Ground (although it never was), stands a granite memorial dedicated to personnel of 37 Squadron who made the supreme sacrifice. Number 37 (Home Defence) Squadron operated out of Goldhanger (‘C’ Flight), Rochford (‘A’ Flight) and Stow Maries (‘B’ Flight) during the Great War, with their…
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Frustrated residents campaigning for public right of way at now private woods
The popular 13-acre woodland, Bird Wood in Tiptree was sold at auction for £168,000 in October last year. Since 1970, the reservoir on the site was used by Kelvedon District Angling Association and some residents in Tiptree have memories of enjoying the woods beyond that. Now the site is privately owned it has been fenced…
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Village Christmas fair raises hundreds for two charities close to organisers heart
The second year of the Tiptree Early Christmas Fayre has been branded as a “total success” after it raised a total of £612 for MIND and MENCAP charity. The amount raised beats last year’s £390 for MENCAP and £165 for the Tiptree Community Fridge. Stall: flowers and vase stall at the fair (Image: Evelyn Hicks)…
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Passionate interior decorator launches business named after Saltmarsh Coast
Tania Dadd, a resident that has lived in Maldon for 24 years, opened her interior business, Saltmarsh Interiors, on October 27, in Kings Head Centre Courtyard. The business promises to offer ‘every aspect’ of home improvement services such as interior design building advice, kitchens and bathrooms, flooring, curtains and blinds, and even decluttering and colour consultancy. Saltmarsh…
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In pictures: A look back at the times TV and movie crews filmed on location in Essex
Here are some of the most memorable productions to include parts of Essex. Blackadder Goes Forth This was the fourth series of BBC sitcom Blackadder, starring Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. These episodes are set in 1917 on the Western Front in the trenches of World War 1. However, you might be surprised…
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