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17:42 - 27 August 2008
A NEW eye in the sky initiative has been met with criticism from residents concerned that tax payers money is being wasted. The Essex County Council-led scheme involves the Essex and Kent police helicopter prowling the skies above the Dunmow area to mo... Full Story »
17:40 - 27 August 2008
WITH only a month until the biggest Great Dunmow carnival ever, the queen and her two princesses have been parading the county representing the town. Kim Carter, who was voted Queen for 2008/09, graced Walton-on-the-Naze with her presence as she boarded t... Full Story »
17:37 - 27 August 2008
EX-England cricketer Ronni Irani showed an interest in a Dunmow planning application by turning up to the Saffron Walden council offices during a development control meeting. The planning application up for scrutiny was the proposed demolition of 39 The C... Full Story »
Exam Results
17:12 - 14 August 2008
FELSTED students achieved amazing success in this year s A-level results, with pupils averaging three A grades each. Five students even went one better by scoring four A grades in this years exams, they were James Balfour, from Witham, Kevin Chen, from Ta... Full Story »
13:45 - 14 August 2008
HELENA Romanes School maintained its high standards again this year, as A-level students once again proved they are top of the class. Students opening their results on Thursday morning were, on the whole, delighted as they achieved all the grades they wan... Full Story »
Stansted Expansion
16:06 - 22 July 2008
THE Government has taken control of BAA’s planning application for a second runway at Stansted Airport, despite a crucial factor in its decision not yet having been determined. On Monday the Government Office for the East of England wrote to ... Full Story »
09:24 - 12 May 2008
PROTEST group Stop Stansted Expansion (SSE) has welcomed a four-week extension to the current consultation on flight paths. The UK s leading air traffic management company NATS has extended the consultation time on plans to redraw the flight map across a... Full Story »
Dunmow Flitch
16:50 - 16 July 2008
WORLD famous Agony Aunt Claire Rayner brought home the bacon on Saturday as she and her husband Des, joined four other couples at the 2008 Dunmow Flitch Trials. Mrs Rayner, a long time supporter of the ancient tradition, celebrated once every four years...
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12:03 - 03 July 2008
PEOPLE as far away as Cambridge are contributing their own little bit of history and nostalgia for this year s Flitch Trials on July 12. Neil Gardner, artist and teacher at St Bedes Inter-church Comprehensive School, has done a watercolour painting for th...
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