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Foreign gain
2:54pm Thursday 8th February 2001
Am I the only one to notice the amount of foreigners currently in London? Maybe I am wrong, but I have never known so many accents everywhere all the time. South Africa and Australia must be empty. What do they all see in this wet climate?
ROBERT BREAMED
Penge
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Christmas present for drivers - free parking
Six town centre car parks are to be free in the days before Christmas, to entice shoppers.
Bosses offer jobs lifeline
A new company has started up and taken on a section of a Witham workforce who were made redundant in June.
Castle Hedingham: Villagers hope post office will re-open
A village is fighting to re-open its post office which closed following the suspension of its postmaster.
Coggeshall: Long-serving chorister will be sadly missed
Tributes have been paid to Coggeshall’s longest serving chorister who has died aged 88.
Shannon mother guilty of kidnapping
The mother of Shannon Matthews has been condemned as "pure evil" and told she faces a substantial jail sentence after being found guilty of kidnapping her own daughter.
Roget returns to Rushden
Ex-Braintree Town defender Leo Roget has returned to former club Rushden and Diamonds.
New club record at Striders
A busy weekend for Springfield Striders culminated in a new club record and some fine team performances.
Quinn reluctantly accepts Keane decision
Roy Keane resigned as Sunderland boss after deciding he had taken the club as far as he could.
Where being first can save a life
Saving a life can be all in a day’s work for a first responder – and Alan Riches doubts whether he would be here today if it was not for them. RYAN McCARTHY looks at the vital service provided by the Silver End group.
British acts top Grammy nominations
British talent dominated the nominations for record of the year at the US Grammy Awards.
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- Christmas present for drivers - free parking
- Bosses offer jobs lifeline
- Where being first can save a life
- Cancer battler is an inspiration
- £60m offer for A12, but with a catch
- Anger at plan for 2,000 homes
- New youth group to be set up
- Pupils have their say over school development plans
- Council objects to waste management site
- Braintree: Theatre group in record breaking challenge
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