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Boss - owner Michael Staines pictured outside Stock Street Farm Barn

Planning and development

Wedding venue banned from holding events as enforcement notice appeal dismissed

Delighted - Essex Dementia Care, Care Manager Sharon Jones (on the right) receiving boxes of art therapy books

Delighted - Essex Dementia Care, Care Manager Sharon Jones (on the right) receiving boxes of art therapy books

Essex Freemasons help give out 20,000 art therapy books for dementia action week

A stock image of Legoland

A stock image of Legoland

Baby who suffered cardiac arrest at Legoland has died in hospital, police confirm

Disruption - One of Greater Anglia's trains

Disruption - One of Greater Anglia's trains

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'Reduced' train services and alterations expected through next five days

Celebration time - Braintree Town's players celebrate after securing promotion from the Vanarama National League play-off final against Worthing

Celebration time - Braintree Town's players celebrate after securing promotion from the Vanarama National League play-off final against Worthing

Non-League Football

Angelo Harrop full of praise for Braintree players after 'incredible' promotion

15 hour waits to 'crying in pain' - Patients share ambulance wait time horror stories

15 hour waits to 'crying in pain' - Patients share ambulance wait time horror stories

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15 hour waits to 'crying in pain' - Patients share ambulance wait time horror stories

Friendly - members of the Castle Hedingham Bowls Club and the Chelsea Pensioners Bowls Club

Friendly - members of the Castle Hedingham Bowls Club and the Chelsea Pensioners Bowls Club

Village bowls club kicks off centenary celebrations with renowned Chelsea Pensioners

Doubling - For Suffolk and the North East Essex, the average category 2 response was 45 minutes 53 seconds in 2023 – a 56.67 per cent increase from 2019.

Doubling - For Suffolk and the North East Essex, the average category 2 response was 45 minutes 53 seconds in 2023 – a 56.67 per cent increase from 2019.

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Patients who suffer heart attacks could be waiting 45 minutes for ambulance in Essex

Low – the number of dog attacks on farm animals are at a six-year low

Low – the number of dog attacks on farm animals are at a six-year low

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Dog attacks on farm animals at their lowest point in six years, data shows

Congestion – A12 roadworks have caused chaos for commuters in Colchester

Congestion – A12 roadworks have caused chaos for commuters in Colchester

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More misery for motorists as A12 set for EIGHT more closures - here's when

Calm - Angelo Harrop is looking forward to his side's National League South play-off final against Worthing next Monday

Calm - Angelo Harrop is looking forward to his side's National League South play-off final against Worthing next Monday

Angelo Harrop feels Iron are now better equipped to deal with play-off final

Ribbon cutting - Staff and pupils at Steeple Bumpstead Primary School opening the new garden area

Ribbon cutting - Staff and pupils at Steeple Bumpstead Primary School opening the new garden area

Steeple Bumpstead school opens outdoor play area partly designed by its pupils

Caught on camera - close passes and vans zooming through puddles are among the incidents reported through the Extra Eyes scheme

Caught on camera - close passes and vans zooming through puddles are among the incidents reported through the Extra Eyes scheme

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Watch: 'Extra eyes' help police fine 'bad drivers' in Essex hundreds of pounds

Safe hands: Braintree Town goalkeeper Jack Sims with keeper coach Justin Moseley after the play-off semi-final victory over Chelmsford City.

Safe hands: Braintree Town goalkeeper Jack Sims with keeper coach Justin Moseley after the play-off semi-final victory over Chelmsford City.

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Jack in the box is ready for Iron's play-off final showdown

Clacton-on-Sea came in fourth with a Google review of 4.5 stars and a total score of 7.88 out of 10

Clacton-on-Sea came in fourth with a Google review of 4.5 stars and a total score of 7.88 out of 10

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Revealed: The north Essex beach with the 'warmest water in England'

A baby suffered a cardiac arrest at Legoland Windsor, police have said

A baby suffered a cardiac arrest at Legoland Windsor, police have said

Witham woman arrested in neglect probe after baby suffers cardiac arrest at Legoland

Exciting - the entrance to Breen's Gym

Exciting - the entrance to Breen's Gym

Meet the fitness lover opening a gym in his brother's memory

Campaigners - Frances Neil and Deborah Dalton are fighting for women affected by the pension age changes

Campaigners - Frances Neil and Deborah Dalton are fighting for women affected by the pension age changes

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Determined campaigners urge MPs to support Essex women who lost out on full pension

New recruits - PC Ben Norfolk, PC Nick Hayter, and PC Liss Johnston with Cooper, Quando, and Obi

New recruits - PC Ben Norfolk, PC Nick Hayter, and PC Liss Johnston with Cooper, Quando, and Obi

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In pictures: Three adorable German shepherds join Essex Police's dog unit

Sale - The stunning Hill Pasture property, designed by Erno Goldfinger, is on the market for £1,250,000

Sale - The stunning Hill Pasture property, designed by Erno Goldfinger, is on the market for £1,250,000

Essex home designed by architect who inspired Bond villain Goldfinger up for sale

Traffic - The top 10 roads for traffic delays in Essex

Traffic - The top 10 roads for traffic delays in Essex

Revealed: Here are the worst roads in Essex for lengthy delays

Beach's in Essex impressed

Beach's in Essex impressed

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Essex escapes dreaded 'Brown Flag Award' as beaches ranked 11th cleanest in England

Here's the quietest time to go shopping, according to Aldi

Here's the quietest time to go shopping, according to Aldi

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Aldi reveals best times to visit Essex supermarkets to avoid Bank Holiday crowds

Stunning - £2.75 million home in Essex

Stunning - £2.75 million home in Essex

In pictures: Stylish home with swimming pool listed on market for £2.75m in Essex

Bocking End - an image of Braintree District Council's offices, Causeway House

Bocking End - an image of Braintree District Council's offices, Causeway House

Local government

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New chairman and vice chairman named by Braintree District Council

A Women Against State Pension Inequality protest was staged outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh (Andrew Milligan/PA)

A Women Against State Pension Inequality protest was staged outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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More than 100,000 Essex women affected by pension age change, data shows

Survey reveals how many are getting enough exercise

Survey reveals how many are getting enough exercise

Are you among growing number getting enough exercise - or are you a couch potato?

The cast of Gavin and Stacey in 2019

The cast of Gavin and Stacey in 2019

Gavin and Stacey

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'It's definitely occurring' - Gavin and Stacey cast react to 'last ever episode'

Brilliant - Jade Ely pictured in the middle with her colleagues at the 10k Stampede at Colchester Zoo

Brilliant - Jade Ely pictured in the middle with her colleagues at the 10k Stampede at Colchester Zoo

Braintree runners take on 10k Colchester Zoo run in aid of mental health charity

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the M25 and A12

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the M25 and A12

M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend

Count- the candidates gathered while spoilt ballots were confirmed.

Count- the candidates gathered while spoilt ballots were confirmed.

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Police Fire and Crime Commissioner re-elected in "tightest" result Essex has seen

Competition - The archery range at The Stock Street Farm Barn in Coggeshall

Competition - The archery range at The Stock Street Farm Barn in Coggeshall

First inter-village archery competition 'for 600 years' - here's when

The Extra Eyes initiative is helping clamp down on bad driving in Essex

The Extra Eyes initiative is helping clamp down on bad driving in Essex

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'Extra eyes': How motorists in Essex 'held 2,000 bad drivers to account' last year

Devestated - family pay tribute to Kristof Van Assche who sadly died following collision

Devestated - family pay tribute to Kristof Van Assche who sadly died following collision

Devastated family pay tribute to 'loving' dad-of-two after fatal Essex crash

Cleared - PC Charlotte Lissimore was found not to have committed gross misconduct

Cleared - PC Charlotte Lissimore was found not to have committed gross misconduct

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Essex Police officer who 'mistook hair products for shop testers' to return to duty

Response - Response times for category 1 and category 2 calls have increased for Colchester's trust since 2019

Response - Response times for category 1 and category 2 calls have increased for Colchester's trust since 2019

'Lives will continue to be lost' fears Essex campaign group as ambulance waits soar

Gavin and Stacey is returning to our screens this Christmas

Gavin and Stacey is returning to our screens this Christmas

Gavin and Stacey

Gavin and Stacey returning for last-ever episode this year, creator confirms

Caring – Andy Wood's family described him as 'an amazing, loving, caring, son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin and friend'

Caring – Andy Wood's family described him as 'an amazing, loving, caring, son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin and friend'

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Family pay tribute to 'amazing, loving, caring' teen, 16, after killer is convicted

Shoplifting hit a record high in 2023

Shoplifting hit a record high in 2023

Shoplifting reached 'record high' across Essex in 2023

Can you give any of these Essex RSPCA pets a new home?

Can you give any of these Essex RSPCA pets a new home?

5 pets at RSPCA Essex who are searching for their forever homes

Verdict – Elijah Clark was convicted of manslaughter and actual bodily harm, and acquitted of murder and possession of a knife

Verdict – Elijah Clark was convicted of manslaughter and actual bodily harm, and acquitted of murder and possession of a knife

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Pictured: Face of man found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing Braintree teenager

Admitted - Steven Wells admitted four offences and was sentenced in Chelmsford on Tuesday

Admitted - Steven Wells admitted four offences and was sentenced in Chelmsford on Tuesday

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67-year-old who retired this week is sentenced for having 1,500 indecent images

Some of the winners - Maison de Clements, The Three Horseshoes and Clacton Pier

Some of the winners - Maison de Clements, The Three Horseshoes and Clacton Pier

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Best pub to top attraction: All of our Muddy Stilettos Essex award winners

Anti-social - Essex Police have been given extra powers this Bank Holiday Weekend to do a potential

Anti-social - Essex Police have been given extra powers this Bank Holiday Weekend to do a potential

Essex Police given special powers for Bank Holiday amid potential 'large car meet'

Verdict - a jury found Elijah Clark guilty of manslaughter and actual bodily harm, and acquitted him of murder and carrying a knife

Verdict - a jury found Elijah Clark guilty of manslaughter and actual bodily harm, and acquitted him of murder and carrying a knife

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Essex teenager who killed Coggeshall schoolboy Andy Wood found guilty of manslaughter

Writer - Tom Powell won the UK’s biggest playwrighting award called The Papatango Prize in 2021

Writer - Tom Powell won the UK’s biggest playwrighting award called The Papatango Prize in 2021

New play with 'multi-sensory delights' to symbolise neurodiversity coming to theatre

Forecasters warn of another day of thunderstorms across Essex - all you need to know

Forecasters warn of another day of thunderstorms across Essex - all you need to know

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Forecasters warn of another day of thunderstorms across Essex - all you need to know

Impact - Broomfield Hospital, which is run by the Mid and South Essex NHS Trust

Impact - Broomfield Hospital, which is run by the Mid and South Essex NHS Trust

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Cash-strapped hospitals look to cut hundreds of jobs to balance the books

The East Anglian Railway Museum will be central to many of the celebrations in June

The East Anglian Railway Museum will be central to many of the celebrations in June

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Here's how historic railway museum will celebrate 175 years of the Gainsborough Line

Stunning - a large tipi set up at Barnfield Weddings & Events at Brickwall Farm

Stunning - a large tipi set up at Barnfield Weddings & Events at Brickwall Farm

Getting married? This Sible Hedingham farm is now opening for wedding parties

Concern – residents Philip and Patricia Davies gave their views on the Head Street cycle lane on Wednesday

Concern – residents Philip and Patricia Davies gave their views on the Head Street cycle lane on Wednesday

Planning and development

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New cycle lane opens but shoppers say it makes it 'a nightmare' to get to taxi rank

Landmark - Michael Portillo on Walton Pier

Landmark - Michael Portillo on Walton Pier

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In pictures: Michael Portillo visits Essex seaside towns on tour of Britain's coast

Police on the scene this morning

Police on the scene this morning

Woman in her 80s dies after crash in major Essex road as police remain on scene

Police issue update on investigation into death of St Osyth TV star George Gilbey

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