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ABRIDGE: Chemical tank blaze at farm

Abridge farm fire (need to be credited to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service). copyright 080210 06 01

Monday, February 08, 2010

FIRE crews worked through the night to tackle three chemical tanks on fire in a farm yard.

Crews wore breathing apparatus to fight the fire in Ongar Road, Abridge, from 9.15pm on Saturday.

The blaze, involving 30,000 litres of kerosene, was eventually put out by...

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WICKFORD: Man charged with armed robberies

Monday, February 08, 2010

A MAN from Colchester has been charged in relation to a spate of knife-point robberies across south Essex. Jay Williams, 31, of Military Road, has...

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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BRENTWOOD: Lead flashing stolen from homes

Friday, February 05, 2010

METAL thieves have again struck in Brentwood. Lead was stolen from the top of a bay window at a property in Station Lane, Ingatestone on Wednesday...

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BRENTWOOD: Thieves target cars

Friday, February 05, 2010

DRIVERS should be extra vigilant in the wake of seven thefts from cars in the area in the past few days. In Hutton, a sat nav and sunglasses was...

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BRENTWOOD: Pixie goes back to school

Friday, February 05, 2010

BRIT nominee Pixie Lott inspired teenagers when she performed at their school. The 19-year-old was at Brentwood County High School, in her Essex...

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ONGAR: Station homes to double in number

Thursday, February 04, 2010

A FURTHER 60 homes designed specifically for the elderly could go alongside new houses controversially being built next to a redundant railway...

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NOAK BRIDGE: Fire in ground floor flat

Thursday, February 04, 2010

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a flat in Noak Bridge just after 7pm on Wednesday, to tackle a blaze in a ground floor flat. Crews from Billericay and...

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WICKFORD: Pc head-butted by teen making hoax calls

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

A TEENAGER head-butted a police officer after making a series of hoax calls to the emergency services. Ty Madden, 19, was drinking beer at a property...

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BILLERICAY: Pupils given life saving equipment

FIRST AID: Trainer Neil Andrew shows Anne Jolly and Clare Henney how to use the school's new defibrillator A19JH426 nw 08

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

THE parents of a girl who died suddenly of heart failure have donated a life-saving defibrillator to her school. Louise Hurrell, a former pupil at The...

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