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March 8, 2016, 5:17 am

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An egg-cellent effort by supporters means Felsted Aid for Deprived Children (UK Aid) will again be putting a smile on hundreds of youngsters' faces.Volunteers of the charity, whose motto is "A Child's Smile is Priceless" will deliver hand-knitted chicken puppets and creme eggs in time for Easter.Felsted Aid for Deprived Children was formed by Alan Hilliar and Pauline Craven in 2001 to help child victims of the Chernobyl disaster – a catastrophic nuclear power plant accident on...

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March 8, 2016, 5:19 am

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A family-owned hearing practice will open in Bishop's Stortford shopping arcade Florence Walk after renovations were completed. Essex father and son audiologists Allan, 62, and Oliver Wright, 37, will open the doors to their third branch of private and independent hearing specialists DigiClear on Monday (March 14). The business will host an open launch event on the Tuesday with demonstrations of newly installed technology and information.Renovations to the former Dorcas & Carter home...

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March 8, 2016, 5:59 am

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The French government has begun demolishing the southern sector of the Calais refugee camp known as The Jungle.Since October, volunteer aid worker Alice Dutton has been a regular visitor to the settlement believed to be home to up to 5,500 men women and children fleeing conflict and poverty and desperately hoping for a better life.Here Alice, 20, a former Herts and Essex High School student, who studied history, geography and politics in the sixth form at Bishop's Stortford High School, gives...

Herts & Essex Observer published Archie Cockram smashes hat-trick for Elsenham U14s

March 8, 2016, 6:25 am

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Archie Cockram struck a hat-trick as Elsenham U14s hammered Shefford 7-1.Ed Atkinson-Purse, Mason Carlier, Lewis Tremmil and Tom Keogh also got on the scoresheet.The U16s returned to winning ways with a 4-2 home success over Melbourn Dynamos.Tom Marker, Tommy Smith, Tommy Taylor and Harrison Neville got the goals.The U12s emerged with all three points with a superb 5-0 victory at Fairlands Blues.With only ten men, the U15s were made to pay in a 5-1 defeat to Symonds Green. Daniel Preshner got...

Herts & Essex Observer published Bishop's Stortford CFC's U15 Rovers reach final of Royston Crow...

March 8, 2016, 6:32 am

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Defending Royston Crow Youth Football League Cup champions Bishop's Stortford CFC U15 Rovers have once again reached the final.Rovers travelled to Stevenage to take on Albion Youth in the semi-final on Sunday and were on top early in the game.Alex Cannon hit the post on two different occasions and Marcus Caretto struck the bar with a well-taken free-kick.The visitors continued to apply pressure and eventually the breakthrough came midway through the first half.Caretto drove a low corner to the...

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March 8, 2016, 7:27 am

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Bishop's Stortford racer Ashley Sutton will drive in the 2016 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship after securing a seat with MG Triple Eight Racing.The former Birchwood High School student has signed alongside Josh Cook, each driving a works-supported MG6.The 22-year-old graduated to Britain's pre-eminent motor sport series from the Renault UK Clio Cup, where he secured the 2015 title in his maiden campaign.Sutton debuted on the BTCC support package in 2014, completing a part-campaign in...

Herts & Essex Observer published Striking junior doctors give free CPR training in Stortford

March 8, 2016, 9:18 am

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Two free "Meet the Doctors" CPR training sessions have been set up in Bishop's Stortford by striking medics on a 48-hour walkout.The junior doctors, who are in dispute over a new contract, will be giving members of the community life support training, paediatric first aid instruction, and talking about women's health and other health issues during their two days of industrial action.The medics, who have all been doctors for at least four years, will also explain more about the dispute...

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March 8, 2016, 9:19 am

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The London Stansted Cambridge Corridor (LSCC) Growth Commission has delivered a shopping list for the Government which it says will ensure global competitiveness.The wishlist came as the West Anglia Taskforce warned how growth across region will be damaged if work is not done to improve rail links, including investing in four-tracking as a vital precursor to Crossrail 2.While the corridor's growth is outpacing all other regions across the UK, with its GVA (Gross Value Added) growing 6.1 per cent...

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Herts & Essex Observer published Shop Well... For Less?, Grantchester, Famous, Rich and Homeless.....

March 8, 2016, 3:00 pm

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Wednesday, March 9Shop Well... For Less? (BBC1, 8pm)Alex Jones is best known for introducing topical reports on The One Show, while Steph McGovern is BBC Breakfast's business expert. Now they're joining forces for this new, two-part series in which they aim to help families curb their spending habits and become smart shoppers. It's not exactly an original idea - other broadcasters have launched their own versions from time to time, but there's a real spark about this version. The first episode...

Herts & Essex Observer published Step up your fitness with an Uttlesford District Council Nordic...

March 8, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Uttlesford District Council has devised an award-winning Nordic walking course to help local people to become more active.It involves using ski poles to give the whole body a workout and is a great way to improve the condition of muscles, heart and lungs, and ward off medical conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma and stroke. It can also be used as part of an exercise programme to lose weight. Public Health England (PHE) says three in four men and two in three women aged 45 to...

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March 8, 2016, 10:00 pm

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From slicing open a shark's belly in Jaws, to chasing UFO's in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, actor Richard Dreyfuss, 68, made a big splash in the 70's and won an Oscar for his role in romantic comedy The Goodbye Girl. He appears in the award-winning film Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, just released as a 25th anniversary edition DVD. Dreyfuss is married for the third time, lives in San Diego and has three children.It's the 25th anniversary of Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead,...

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March 8, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Child sex offences have soared in Essex while reported incidents of the terrible crime have declined in Herts, according to statistics given to the NSPCC by both counties' police forces.The charity discovered the number of attacks reported in Essex rose to 1,293 in 2014-15. That compared to 932 the previous year as the charity called on the Government to increase funding for support services for children who suffer abuse.Across the border in Herts, the toll was 607 in 2014-15, compared to 857...

Herts & Essex Observer published Essex County Council marks Commonwealth Day

March 8, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Essex County Council will be flying a special flag outside County Hall in Chelmsford to mark Commonwealth Day next week.More than 850 Commonwealth flags will be raised in locations throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK overseas territories and Commonwealth countries on Monday, March 14 – Commonwealth Day 2016.Cllr Norman Hume, chairman of Essex County Council, said: "This unique initiative, now in its third year, is again catching the imagination of thousands...

Herts & Essex Observer commented Labour's shadow health minister warns Harlow hospital is...

March 8, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Harlow's Princess Alexandra Hospital is "struggling to cope," according to Shadow Health Minister Heidi Alexander.The Labour MP met with nurses, trade union members from Royal College of Nurses and ambulance staff at the Hamstel Road centre on Monday. After the visit, she said: "Staff morale is at rock bottom and the hospital is struggling to cope with demand. "I have seen several hospitals in the area and the accident and emergency department here is the busiest I have seen...

Herts & Essex Observer published M11 crash: Major delays between Saffron Walden and Stortford...

March 9, 2016, 3:57 am

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There have reportedly been delays of up to four hours on the southbound M11 between Saffron Walden and Bishop's Stortford today (Wednesday) following a collision involving five vehicles. Emergency services were alerted to the incident between junctions 9 (Walden/A11) and 8 (Stortford/Stansted Airport/A120) shortly before 10am. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service sent two crews from Walden, one from Stansted and one from Dunmow to the scene. Firefighters used two sets of specialist...

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Herts & Essex Observer published It's national pie week – vote for your favourite filling

March 9, 2016, 4:00 am

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British Pie Week has been running since 2007 and takes place the first full week in March (starting on a Monday) and lasts for seven days, so this is the time to try some traditional, tasty favourites. But when is a pie not a pie? Should they be sweet or savoury? Does anything other than a double pastry crust count? Are meringue or potato appropriate toppers or if pastry is the order of the day, should it be shortcrust or puff? Take part in our pie poll and comment below, letting us know...

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March 9, 2016, 4:22 am

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Stansted Airport is to have a new boss from April when Andrew Cowan replaces Andrew Harrison. It is a job swap for the two men – as Mr Cowan heads south, Mr Harrison will go back to Manchester to become MAG's chief strategy officer. Prior to holding that post, Mr Cowan was also chief operating officer of MAG and managing director of Manchester Airport. He takes up his role in Essex in charge of the UK's fourth largest airport on April 1 and will lead a team of over 1,400...

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March 9, 2016, 4:50 am

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has closed its minor injuries unit for the rest of today (Wednesday) due to high demand.The emergency department remains open but patients are being reminded that A&E is for serious and life-threatening conditions only.People with other urgent but not life-threatening injuries, including cuts, sprains and minor fractures, are advised to visit the Herts and Essex Community Hospital in Bishop's Stortford or the minor injuries unit at Cheshunt...

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March 9, 2016, 6:09 am

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A woman from Much Hadham has been arrested as Essex Police looks into sporting event ticket websites that have amassed a victim count of more than 500.An investigation was started in the summer of last year when the force was contacted by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau regarding a company called Touchline Tickets.Victims have bought tickets for sporting events from the company, but never received the tickets or a refund.Detectives are looking into offences of conspiracy to defraud and...

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March 9, 2016, 7:00 am

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Comedian Bob Mills heads an old-school line-up of stand-ups in a gig for charity in Bishop's Stortford on Saturday (Mar 12).The comedy circuit stalwart will be joined by host and Herts & Observer columnist John Mann, magician-cum-comedian Otiz Cannelloni and relatively young musical comic Kate Lucas.Money will be raised for the Moreton Romanian Orphans Fund.Mills, 58, has been a mainstay of the British comedy circuit since the 1980s and gained acclaim for cult late-night TV shows in the...