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NORTH WEALD: Battle stepped up over danger crossing

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

CAMPAIGNERS are moving a step closer to making a lethal road safer to cross.

Villagers in North Weald are fighting to have a crossing installed in the High Road, opposite the parade of shops.

Their appeal comes one year after safety campaigner Kathleen Dorrington...

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ONGAR: Students step in to save town from demise

UNDER EXAMINATION: Kiera Lewis, nine; Molly Edgehill-Lane, 10; Taram Orubo, 10; and Ben Baker, 10 Photograph by Chris Rushton B23JO168 CR 04

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

PROACTIVE youngsters are calling for library opening hours to be extended, as they examine ways to improve their town. Pupils from Dr Walker's Primary...

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ONGAR: Couple cashing in on gold rush

B23JP2414 nw 01Subject:Buying selling gold Location:Budworth Hall, High Street, Ongar Pictured: Ray and Jackie Marsden

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

PENSIONERS and hard up tradesmen are handing over their gold jewellery to make ends meet. Husband and wife team Ray and Jacqui Marsden have had such a...

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NORTH WEALD: Cocaine supplier fails in appeal

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

A DRUG supplier who was jailed for 12 years after he was caught with £600,000 worth of cocaine at North Weald airfield has had his prison...

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ONGAR: Mum left with huge debt after being misled

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A STUDENT has racked up thousands of pounds of debt after she claims she was mis-sold a qualification for a job she would never secure. Liz Barber,...

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NORTH WEALD: New nursery will let parents check up on kids via web cam

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A FORMER leisure centre is to be converted into a children's nursery, creating 14 new jobs and catering for up to 100 children. And parents using the...

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FYFIELD: Books-on-wheels service is lifeline

B9JH2336 nw 01Subject:Mobile library service Location:Dr Walkers School, Walker Avenue, Fyfield, CM5 0RGStart:Tue 16/02/2010 11:20Pictured is Mobile Library Supervisor Tom Callott

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

BUS services are often a lifeline for small villages, and the mobile library is no different. The bus full of books stops off at rural spots like...

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ONGAR: Swimmers splash out for fundraiser

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A GROUP of women who have conquered their fears are proving it's never too late to learn to swim. They took to the pool late in adult life, joining...

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ONGAR: Wrecked car is warning to drivers

SHORT CUT: John Alsford next to the car that crashed outside his home ©

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A MANGLED car stands as a reminder to drivers that they are travelling along a treacherous stretch of country road. The driver of this Peugeot 307...

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ONGAR: Cemetery chapels could be given new lease of life

HISTORIC: The twin chapels in the Victorian cemetery B11JJ3054 gm 03

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A CRUMBLING graveyard could soon be spruced up if new plans go ahead. Twin chapels in Ongar's Victorian era cemetery could be fully refurbished thanks...

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