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WICKFORD: Archaeologists find Stone Age human remains

WICKFORD: Archaeologists find Stone Age human remains

Thursday, November 20, 2008

HUMAN remains have been discovered during excavations of a Stone Age settlement.

Archaeologists unearthed five burial pits containing bone fragments, ashes and shards of pottery, and have now applied for a licence to remove the finds.

John Moore, head of a team...

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WICKFORD: Archaeologists find 8,000-year-old artefacts

JOY: Gwilym Williams holds up an axe cut from a flint at the site in Wickford.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

AN ASTONISHING glimpse of family life 8,000 years ago has been unearthed in a muddy field set for development. Hundreds of rare flint blades...

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BILLERICAY: Tonnes of fish removed from angling lakes

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

ANGLERS could be hit by a fish famine after a furious fisheries boss started trawling tonnes of his stock from local lakes. Mick Toomer, 54,...

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BASILDON: Council staff land in the money for work injuries

WHOOPS: The council paid out nearly £112,000 for work-related injuries.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A COUNCIL employee who strained an arm opening a cabinet won more than £18,000 in compensation, the Gazette can reveal. Another Basildon...

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All heroes to Children in Need

NIGHTIE NIGHT: Sophia, Oscar and Abby at Goldcrest Day Nursery.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

BILLERICAY High Street could not have been in safer hands on Friday as the world's finest superheroes combined forces to raise money for...

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BASILDON Hospital death rate shock

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

PATIENTS are more likely to die in Basildon Hospital than in any other hospital in the country, a damning report has revealed. The shocking...

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Star pulls out but the show must go on

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

COMEDIAN Freddie Starr pulled out of a show at the Ivory Rooms just hours before he was due on stage. The Liverpudlian claimed his knee had...

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BILLERICAY and WICKFORD: Cigarette litter bugs face £75 fines

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

SMOKERS who drop their cigarette butts are facing £75 spot fines as part of tough new measures announced this week. Wardens will step up...

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Benefit fraudster caught

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

A BENEFIT fraudster from Billericay who cheated the council out of more than £3,000 has been fined and ordered to repay the cash. Leslie...

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BILLERICAY: School plans £6m revamp if allowed to sell off Green Belt

LIFT-OFF: Top, an artist's impression of how the school would be transformed if allowed to sell off 4.2 acres of Green Belt land, outlined above.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

MULTI-MILLION-pound plans that could rejuvenate a cash-strapped school have been unveiled. Bosses at The Billericay School have revealed...

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