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CHELMSFORD: Health trust admits errors over hanging

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A MENTAL health hospital where a suicidal father was unsupervised and found hanged has admitted a catalogue of failings which his family claim could have prevented his death.

Ben Morris, 20, was admitted to the Linden Centre, Broomfield, in December 2008, where an inquiry has now revealed staff treated him as a 'threat and a nuisance' and...

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A12: Weeks of misery to come

A12 roadworks deadline extended between Witham and Hatfield Peverel. C9J1443

MOTORISTS face at least a further month's misery after the A12 roadworks at Witham overran due to the cold weather. Highway bosses...

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CHELMSFORD: Shop held up by gun raider

Armed robbery at Melbourne Co-op C9JI1620

A MASKED gunman burst into a Co-op, shoved his pistol in the manager's face and made off with a handful of cash in the town's first...

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ESSEX: Lord Hanningfield appears in court

LORD Hanningfield has appeared in court to deny charges of fraudulently claiming over £2,000 in expenses. The Tory peer, who stood down as leader of Essex County Council when he was...


EPPING: Pedestrian dies after crash

A man has died after being knocked down by a car on Friday night. John Eldred, 56 of Hemnall Street, Epping, Essex, was near Theydon Bois Village Hall in Coppis Row, when he was involved in...

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ESSEX: Women unite to 'exorcise' Essex girl image

PROJECT LEADER: Daphne Field

HOW do Essex girls put on the light after sex? They open the car door. Thanks to such tasteless jokes, several females in our county...

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ESSEX: Our poll reveals election confusion

WITH a general election looming, little more than a third of Essex residents know who their MP is. And widespread changes to constituency boundaries – which will now see thousands of...

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HUTTON: Fire at derelict building

A BLAZE tore into a derelict building on Saturday. Fire crews dealt with the fire in Roundwood Avenue, Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, which was reported to police at around 7.40pm. Two...


SAFFRON WALDEN: Man trapped after crash

Firefighters removed the roof and door of a car to dramatically rescue a pensioner after a crash. The elderly man was freed using two sets of hydraulic cutting equipment when crews were...

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ESSEX: City, Braintree, Brentwood win; Swifts and Maldon draw; Billericay defeated

​A MATTHEW Lock double saw Chelmsford City come back from a goal down to win 2-1 at struggling Weston Super Mare.
The Blue Square South's second from bottom club took the lead on 20 minutes through Jermaine Clarke.
The Clarets drew level on 60 minutes and snatched a winner with a minute of normal time remaining.
City stay...

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BRAINTREE: Dressing room dressing down gets Iron fired up

SLIDING IN: Braintree new boy Tom Champion (right) gets to grips with a Dover player on Saturday as Mark Jones looks on

A HALF-TIME dressing down was the catalyst for Braintree Town's excellent 2-1 away win at play-off rivals Thurrock on Tuesday night,...

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CHELMSFORD: Injuries take their toll following cup defeat

INJURED: Chelmsford's Anthony Cook (left) picked up a knock

CHELMSFORD boss Glenn Pennyfather says he is "dreading" today (Thursday) when he finds out the extent of injuries to a host of key...

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HEYBRIDGE: Swifts boss fumes at disallowed goal

ANGRY: Heybridge Swifts manager Wayne Bond

FUMING Heybridge Swifts manager Wayne Bond couldn't believe his side were disallowed a goal at the weekend after the ball appeared to...

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ESSEX: Foster fears for England future after World Twenty20 snub

KEEPING HIS OPTIONS OPEN: James Foster (left)  Photo by Anthony Channer

ESSEX wicketkeeper James Foster fears he has no England future after being snubbed for the ICC World Twenty20 squad. The 29-year-old,...

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Never Means Maybe get ready for bedroom web gig

Never Means Maybe play a bedroom web gig tonight at 5pm

Chelmsford metal band Never Means Maybe will be playing an unusual gig this evening at 5pm... from their bedroom.

More accurately, they'll be playing from guitarist Matt's bedroom as part of the Red Bull Bedroom Jam, having qualified to do so after a web campaign had them named 'buzz band' of the week.

The five-piece group...

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Victoria Hart's pirate radio weekend

Victoria Hart takes to the airwaves this weekend

Victoria Hart will be hosting her own 'pirate radio' show this weekend, featuring live bands and special celebrity guests. Broadcast...

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Gorillaz album set for number one spot

Gorillaz released their third album, Plastic Beach, this week

Damon Albarn's cartoon band Gorillaz are set to claim the number one album in Sunday's chart. Plastic Beach, the band's third album,...

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Jamie T, Divine Comedy and Chipmunk added to V Festival line-up

Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy

Yet more acts have been announced for this year's V Festival at Hylands Park, Chelmsford with Jamie T, The Divine Comedy and Chipmunk...

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V Festival tickets sell out in record time

Headline act Kings of Leon

Tickets for this year's V Festival at Hylands Park sold out in record time, according to organisers. All tickets for the Chelmsford leg...

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Authors launch Essex Book Festival

Francis Wheen at the festival launch with his book Strange Days Indeed

The Essex Book Festival was launched in style at Chelmsford Library on Thursday as writers and readers met up to celebrate all things...

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V Festival: Tickets on sale today, more acts announced

Doves return to the V Festival this year

As V Festival tickets go on sale to Essex residents today, more names have been added to the line-up for the weekend of August 21-22....

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How to get your V Festival tickets before the rest of the country

Kasabian will be headlining V Festival, along with Kings of Leon

Essex residents have the chance to jump the queue for V tickets when they go on this week and buy them a day before the rest of the...

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Big names announced for V Fest as tickets go on sale

Big names announced for V Fest as tickets go on sale

This year's V Festival is set to be yet another huge sell-out success as some of the biggest names in the music business have been...

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Featured Video: Big dance was held in Maldon High Street on Saturday for the launch of the New Saint FM Radio Station now broadcasting in Maldon.

 
 

  The Essex Chronicle is creating Chelmsford's first ever Speakers' Corner after an impromptu preacher was barred from speaking in the town centre. 
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