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MALDON: Police suspect arson at fuel yard blaze

Monday, February 08, 2010

A FIRE that tore through four fuel lorries is being treated as suspicious by police.

The blaze happened at 6.30pm on Saturday in West Station Yard, off Spital Road in Maldon.

Families nearby feared they would have to be have evacuated, but fire crews used foam...

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WITHAM: Great-grandmother found dead in river

Monday, February 08, 2010

A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER from Witham was found dead in the River Brain after passers-by spotted her mobility scooter in the water. Rose Phillips, 69, was...

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SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS: Police hunt owners of lost keys

Monday, February 08, 2010

A UNIQUE set of keys were found by a walker behind Shireborn Vale in South Woodham Ferrers on Saturday. The four Yale keys are inscribed with...

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CHELMSFORD: Trapped horse rescued

Monday, February 08, 2010

A HORSE trapped in its travelling box was saved by fire crews using specialist cutting tools. The animal's foot was caught in the rear bulkhead of the...

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SHOEBURY: Tattoo parlour in arson attack

Monday, February 08, 2010

A TATTOO parlour was set ablaze by arsonists in the early hours of Friday morning. Fire fighters were called to Brothers Ink, in West Road, Shoebury,...

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BRAINTREE: Crash on Deanery Hill

Monday, February 08, 2010

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car crash in Deanery Hill, Braintree, just after 8pm on Friday. One person was trapped in their car after two vehicles...

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ESSEX: Triple smash on A130

Monday, February 08, 2010

THREE vehicles were involved in a crash on the A130 on Friday evening. Fire crews were called to the north-bound carriageway near Rettendon, Essex,...

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SOUTHEND: Woman killed in sports car crash

Monday, February 08, 2010

A WOMAN in her 70 was killed when she was involved in an accident with a red Porsche 911 in Southend. Shirley Watkins, 74, of Bournemouth Park Road,...

ESSEX: Police release image of man wanted for cable thefts

Simon Scott, wanted for cable thefts in Essex. Arrested at Boreham interchange

Friday, February 05, 2010

HIS is the image of a man wanted in connection for a series of railway cable thefts that left thousands of commuters stranded. Network Rail and...

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CHELMSFORD: Dynamic trio's support through tough times

CHEERS TO THE FUTURE: Well Street traders Perminder Birk, Soo Turner and Kathy Bloomfield ©

Friday, February 05, 2010

The recession has seen three Chelmsford business women transformed from worriers to warriors. Soo Turner, 35, of arts and pictures framers Interior...

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