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Pupils' road safety 'at risk' at Ongar primary school
PARENTS and governors are campaigning for a 20mph speed limit outside the gates of their school – before a child gets killed.Campaigners also want a footpath built near Chipping Ongar Primary School to...
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Two hurt following road traffic accident in Burnham
Police are appealing for information following a traffic collision in Burnham on Crouch. Officers were called to the scene after two cars, a silver Ford Focus and a grey VW Polo, were involved in a...
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Liverpool Street train delays infuriate Essex commuters
Rush hour commuters travelling through Essex by train were delayed this morning (Thursday) because of a signalling fault at London's Liverpool Street Station.Faults between 9.30am and 10.50am caused...
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Renewed police appeal after fatal road crash on Bromley Road,...
POLICE are renewing their appeal for information following a road crash in Colchester which claimed the life of an elderly cyclist. The accident happened when a blue Ford KA and the cyclist struck each...
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Signalling faults cause delays on Greater Anglia services from...
Engineers are currently working on the train line between Chelmsford and Ingatestone following damaging signalling problems.Greater Anglia isreporting delays of about 10 minutes for London bound trains.
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Young Braintree pilot inspired to the skies by grandfather
A SCHOOLGIRL embarked on her first solo flight at the youngest possible age of 16.Just two weeks after her birthday, Samantha Dawson has become the first 16-year-old in years to complete a solo flight...
View ArticleTravel: Chelmsford's Army and Navy flyover re-opened after...
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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UPDATE: Trains delayed and road closed after Tilbury tyre fire
Firefighters tackled a large blaze in Tilbury this afternoon after a pile of tyres caught fire, disrupting motorists and rail commuters. Fort Road is currently shut in both directions between Brennan...
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Stansted Airport worker resigns by cake
An immigration officer for Border Force at Stansted Airport handed in his resignation on a cake. Chris Holmes, 31, who lives in Sawston, Cambridgeshire, is otherwise known as Mr Cake in the baking...
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Safety at Schools campaign: New speed checks set for Hutton
YOUR children need you.Anti-speeding campaigners have this week joined forces with the Gazette to recruit an army of volunteers, to keep youngsters safe from dangerous drivers outside Brentwood's...
View ArticleTRAVEL UPDATE: A12 delays from Ingatestone to M25 roundabout
Motorists on the London-bound A12 have been stuck in traffic during the rush-hour this morning after an earlier broken down lorry. Traffic is moving slowly in places between J14 near Ingatestone and...
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Cyclist sheds the pounds for Land's End to John O'Groats charity...
A WARLEY man has shed almost two stone in preparation for his attempt to cycle the length of the UK for charity.Roger Durowse, of Warley Mount, is taking on the gruelling Land's End to John O'Groats...
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TRAVEL UPDATE: Accident causes delays on the M25 in Essex
Traffic is stacking up on the M25 in Essex after an earlier accident near junction 27.Motorists are stuck in lengthy tailbacks on the anticlockwise carraigeway between the Brook Street Roundabout, at...
View ArticleTRAVEL UPDATE: Two-vehicle collision causes A12 and M25 delays in...
Motorists on the M25 are stuck in traffic tailbacks either side of the Brook Street roundabout after a collision involving a car and a lorry. Paramedics attended the scene shortly after the accident,...
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POLL: Chelmsford cabbies call for help with night-time revellers
FURIOUS Chelmsford taxi drivers are urging police to give them more protection at night and are calling for greater CCTV coverage.Their pleas come after a passenger did a "runner" to avoid a £36 fare...
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Warley bus users outraged after vital routes are axed
FURIOUS public transport users in Warley fear they will become cut off and lose a vital lifeline when buses stop serving them from next month.From May 5, the 73A and 73B bus routes between the Bishops...
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TRAVEL UPDATE: Ockendon bridge crash causes train delays between...
Commuters on services between Upminster and Grays face delays for another hour today after a vehicle struck a bridge near Ockendon. The line was closed after the incident by Network Rail engineers to...
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Anti-littering campaign starts at Braintree and Witham railway...
A NEW anti-littering campaign is targeting smokers who drop their cigarette ends at the district's railway stations.The Braintree District Council scheme aims to raise awareness that cigarette butts...
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TRAVEL UPDATE: Overhead wire problems cause Southend Victoria...
Rail commuters heading out of Southend Airport this evening have been hit by disruption caused by overhead wire problems. Greater Anglia services between the station and Wickford are currently subject...
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Greater Anglia train renamed in honour of Chelmsford's city...
CHELMSFORD celebrated its city status this week as Greater Anglia named a class 90 locomotive in its honour.Chelmsford was officially granted city status last year as part of the Queen's Diamond...
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