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Witham: Villagers oppose pizza chain arrival

9:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Villagers fear the arrival of a pizza delivery chain could threaten the image of their High Street.

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Essex: 20 tonnes of hay alight

5:36pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Fire crews are battling a fire involving twenty tonnes of hay. 

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Braintree: Police pick up pensioner after bus fails to arrive

5:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A pensioner walked an hour along a busy road after the last bus home failed to arrive.

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Witham: School in shock as told of young pupil's death

4:46pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A schoolgirl has died after being rushed to hospital.

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Braintree: Community spirited farmer dies in airfield accident

4:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A farmer who died after falling from a petrol tanker will be fondly remembered as a generous pillar of a village community.

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Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex "excited" to take up new role and make county safer

3:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

WE speak to the new deputy police crime and commissioner on what he envisages for the future.

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Braintree: Listed cottage is burned to the ground in minutes

3:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Fire crews tackled a huge blaze that tore through a listed cottage and burnt it to the ground.

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Witham: Tributes paid to talented swimmer David Shreeve

1:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Tributes have been paid to a talented young swimmer who died following a tragic accident.

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Braintree: Unravelling 70 year old mystery of horror plane crash

11:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

History buffs hope to uncover the 70-year-old mystery surrounding a plane crash that killed two American airmen.

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Braintree district: MP's questions cost taxpayer £133,000 in a year

9:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

A politician has cost the taxpayer double her annual salary in the space of a year by submitting written questions to Parliament.

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