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Surprise Surprise for grieving Benfleet mum
TV favourite Cilla Black helped a grieving mum overcome the death of her boyfriend by springing a special Mother's Day surprise. Snooker fan Pip Garrett was mourning the loss of partner Ian Nelson who died after a lengthy cancer battle, when her twin
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Colchester: Hunt saboteur to the rescue
A hunt protester quickly came to the rescue of a huntswoman and her horse. The horse had slipped and was left straddled across a small wooden footbridge as members of the Essex & Suffolk Hunt and the East Essex Hunt were out close to Layer Breton,
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Colchester: Body piercer jailed for four years
A body piercer was jailed for four years yesterday for a series of indecent assaults on customers at his clinic. Ex-Tendring councillor Michael Robinson assaulted young women visiting his Colchester clinic between 1995 and 1998, the court was told. Robinson
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Bluewater doesn't scare Brentwood
Bluewater, Europe's biggest shopping centre, will open its doors for business on March 16 - just 20 miles from Brentwood's High Street. But according to the town's business people the future is far from gloomy for Brentwood. Many are, in fact, determined
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Hundreds to rally over Essex waste
Hundreds of banner-waving campaigners will converge on County Hall in Chelmsford on Saturday for the county's largest protest about waste disposal. Activists from Ongar and North Weald will join groups from all over the county for the rally, which has
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Anti-monarchy marchers rap councils
Basildon and Southend councils should be ashamed of the money they have wasted on the Queen's visit, an action group has claimed. The Essex arm of the Movement Against the Monarchy has planned demonstrations along the route of the Queen's visit to the
