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999 crews rush to Chelmsford high street after 'man falls from bench'

Emergency services rushed to the scene

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Plan for 140 new homes approved despite concerns including traffic safety

It's part of a wider development that could build as many as 825 homes

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12-mile diversion planned as part of months-long roadworks in Maldon

The diversion will add an additional 20 minutes onto drivers' journeys

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The hardest primary schools in Essex to get into ranked from highest to lowest

New statistics have shown the hardest primary schools to get your child into in Essex

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Lidl names exact locations for potential new Essex stores

The discount supermarket have named 15 Essex locations

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Documentary on 'cruel and calculated' double murderer who poisoned millionaire couple to air tonight

The couple's daughter has joined the documentary with detectives on the case

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Tributes to 'loving wife' among the death and funeral notices from Essex Chronicle this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

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The 1,400-year-old church that's one of the oldest in England and overlooks a tiny village

It is one of the oldest largely intact churches in England and has been in continuous use since Saxon times

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Hate crime investigation launched after woman attacked by teenagers in Colchester

A hate crime investigation has been launched by Essex Police after a woman was attacked with a rock and verbally abused by up to seven teenagers in Colchester.

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Missing persons appeal launched for 23-year-old Essex woman

An appeal has been launched for information on the whereabouts of a 23-year-old woman missing from the Chelmsford area.

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Nine fire crews tackle roof blaze as smoke fills quiet street in Essex village

Crews extinguished a thatch roof fire in Rayne.

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Police 'very concerned' for the welfare of missing Chelmsford woman

She was last seen last night

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Exact dates affected by planned train works over May bank holiday

Network Rail advise passengers to check before their journey

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Award-winning Essex park that was said to have been visited by King Henry VIII

The peaceful park has huge sculptures, a hedge maze and stunning wildflower meadow

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'Do not disturb nesting birds': Essex Police warns residents as season begins

"Disturbing bird nests can devastate wild populations" - that's the warning from Essex Police's Rural Engagement Team as this year's nesting season gets underway.

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'My brother was in the prime of his life - 10 months later he was on his deathbed'

Rob went to his GP with a cough - but everything changed in the next ten months

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Police seek man with Essex connections in relation to sexual offences investigation

An appeal for information has been launched regarding the whereabouts of a man who Essex Police wants to speak to in connection with a sexual offences investigation.

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Nuisance e-scooter riders to be targeted as part of fresh Essex Police crackdown

Anti-social e-scooters riders are set to be targeted under a fresh police crackdown in South Woodham Ferrers.

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Family pays tributes to 'bringer of joy' victim of fatal Essex crash

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved grandmother who died in a two car crash near High Garrett at the start of the month.

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The absolutely delightful Essex pub surrounded by peaceful countryside walks

The pub is certainly very traditional, think wood fires, flagstone floors and oak beams