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Manningtree clock
Jumbled numbers on town's clock
A town clock in Manningtree High Street causes a stir after the numbers were put in the wrong order.

Landé Fourie Karate instructor takes top award
Landé Fourie, a karate instructor from Colchester, has been named the Essex Sports Personality of the Year 2009.

Hazel coppice at Tarecroft Wood Programme begins to save woodland
A project to ensure the survival of an important ancient woodland near Silver End is to get underway this winter.


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Essex's 2012 hopefuls are to be immortalised in art

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'Swanee' makes a welcome return
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M25 Essex - Narrow lanes both ways due to contraflow and major roadworks between J26, Waltham Abbey and J28, Brentwood. Expect delays

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