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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 station.

David Wilson Homes is currently building 36 houses at Station Approach, off Ongar High Street, and a three-storey...

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ONGAR: Hundreds of pounds of damage caused by petty thieves

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

A SPORTS club is being targeted by thieves who have already caused more than a £1,000 worth of damage, just to make off with some loose change. A...

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ONGAR: Barn fire leaves parish cut off

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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

A PARISH was closed off for several hours as firefighters pumped water from a pond to tackle a raging barn fire. Roads leading into Greensted were...

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TOOT HILL: Special delivery for paramedic

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

A PARAMEDIC will never forget the moment she helped bring a baby boy into the world in the back of an ambulance. Anne Worley, 45, and emergency...

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ONGAR: Allotment hopefuls urged to join society

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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

A NEW society has been set up for anyone with a passion for gardening and a desire to run their own allotment. Plot holders in Castle Street, Ongar,...

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ONGAR: Barn fire in Greensted shuts down village

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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

A FIRE in Greensted closed the parish off for hours on Monday evening. Roads leading into the rural settlement were shut down while six fire engines...

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ONGAR: Police are watching the burglars

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

A CRACK new team is tackling the burglars head-on – stopping them before they get the chance to rifle through your jewellery box or make off in...

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ONGAR: Church prays for miracle

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

A MIRACLE is needed if a church is to get the new stained glass window the congregation have been hoping for. Churchgoers at St Helen's Catholic...

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NORTH WEALD: Writer hunts for ghostly goings-on

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

SPOOKED residents of North Weald are being asked to recall their ghostly encounters for a new book. Author Nicola Kirk, 30, is delving beneath the...

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NORTH WEALD: Hospice celebrates 20 years

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

THE heartbreak of watching both his grandmother and his sister-in-law die of cancer, has inspired a young man to dedicate his time to the hospice that...

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