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John Lewis at Home To Boost Chelmsford’s Shopping in 2014

April 17, 2012
John Lewis at Home To Boost Chelmsford’s Shopping in 2014

TweetThe new John Lewis at Home store is due to open in Chelmsford in 2014. This will be the 12th John Lewis At Home store. The first one was built in Poole in 2009 and the most recent one opened just before Easter in Chichester. The new John Lewis at Home store has given Chichester...

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Essex County Cricket Club Bidding for the Olympic Stadium

March 30, 2012
Essex County Cricket Club Bidding for the Olympic Stadium

Tweet Essex County Cricket Club have made a joint bid with University of East London for the right to takeover the Olympic Stadium once the London 2012 Olympic Games are finished. This is a very exciting and bold move on the part of Essex Cricket Club. However, it does raise the question of what will happen...

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New McDonalds in Boreham Charges £50 Parking To Enjoy Happy Meal and Play

March 29, 2012

TweetIn December 2011 the McDonalds restaurant in Boreham had a major makeover. McDonalds decided to create a more modern restaurant with a stylish interior. They also updated their children’s soft play area. All of this encourages diners to stay for longer and enjoy their meal then allow their children the time to play with friends before going home....

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Essex Workhouses – Serving the Community for 600 Years

March 28, 2012
Essex Workhouses – Serving the Community for 600 Years

If you have read Oliver Twist, or just watched the musical, you will have a good idea of what workhouses were like. They provided basic accommodation and shelter for those who were homeless, destitute and poor. Essex has many workhouses spread across the county and many date back lon before Victorian times.

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The Rise of the Community Pop Up Shop

March 27, 2012
The Rise of the Community Pop Up Shop

High Chelmer in Chelmsford now has a Community Pop Up Shop. These shops make use of empty retail units. Rather than leaving a shop empty, which can make a shopping precinct dull and uninviting, the community pop up shops provide a more charitable way for traders to sell some of their wares.

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St. Andrews Burns Unit Report Better Survival Rates

March 16, 2012

TweetA study of survival rates at the St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns in Chelmsford has shown big improvements in the last few decades. The burns unit saves as many lives as American burns units that are better equipped. In the 1980′s children had 50% survival rate after severe burns but now medical...

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Celebrate St. Patricks Night in Essex

March 15, 2012
Celebrate St. Patricks Night in Essex

St. Patrick's Day is on Saturday, 17 March 2012. Many pubs and clubs around Essex are celebrating Paddy's Day on Friday and Saturday with food, drink and music.

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The Queen Gives Chelmsford City Status

March 14, 2012
The Queen Gives Chelmsford City Status

On 14th March 2012 Her Majesty the Queen has awarded 3 cities in Great Britain with city status. Chelmsford is one of them. Along with Chelmsford City, the Queen is giving Perth in Scotland and St. Asaph in Wales city status. The new city status forms a part of the Queen's Jubiliee celebrations. The Queen took...

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Tilbury Power Station on Fire – Neighbouring Docks Alight

February 27, 2012
Tilbury Power Station on Fire – Neighbouring Docks Alight

TweetA major fire is currently being fought by Essex firefighters at Tilbury Power Station. It started at around 8a, after some wooden pellets caught fire. The fire has spread to a neighbouring dockside. It is thought that the main catalyst for the current fire is a store of wooden pellets consisting of around 2,100 tonnes of wood....

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Contact the Elderly in Essex this Christmas

December 22, 2011
Contact the Elderly in Essex this Christmas

According to charity Contact the Elderly, 850,000 elderly people across the UK live alone. Many elderly people will not see anyone at all over the Christmas period while many also have no human contact for months at a time. As the population of Essex and the rest of the UK continues to rise, more and...

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