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PAH death rate above national average

By Web Reporter

News - PAHA HUNDRED patients more than expected died at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in just one year putting the rate above the national average, figures reveal. (19/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Crash pilots were over limit

By Web Reporter

News - John SmithA FATHER and daughter were both above the drink-fly limit when the plane they were piloting crashed on route to an airfield near Dunmow, killing them both, an inquest heard yesterday (Tuesday, November 18). (19/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Village post office set to reopen

By Sinead Holland

News - Post OfficeAS Little Hallingbury post office gets ready to reopen on Monday, it has emerged that a rescue plan is under way for Henham's branch. (19/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Two hurt in M11 collision

By Web Reporter

TWO people have been taken to hospital following a traffic collision on the M11 this morning (Monday, November 17).
(17/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


SSE to appeal expansion decision in High Court

By Sandra Perry

News - StanstedSTOP Stansted Expansion has today Friday, November 14, lodged an appeal with the High Court challenging last month's decision by the Government to sanction an additional 10 million passengers a year on Stansted's existing runway. (17/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Waite's funeral tribute to 'unsung hero'

By Sandra Perry

News - terry waitePEACE envoy and former Beirut hostage Terry Waite, right, paid tribute at the funeral of leading Stansted Airport expansion protester Norman Mead today (Friday, November 14). Mr Mead, of Great Hallingbury, the founder chairman of Stop Stansted Expansion, died suddenly on November 2. He was 81. (14/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Arson attack at Hatfield Forest

By Web Reporter

News - The ancient tree that was set on fire at Hatfield ForestVANDALS struck at Hatfield Forest yesterday (Thursday, November 13), setting light to an ancient tree which may not survive the attack. (14/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Seven-vehicle pile-up on M11

By Web Reporter

SEVEN vehicles were involved in a collision on the M11 yesterday evening (Thursday, November 13), including a van which had been reported stolen. Police closed the motorway for nearly two hours. (14/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Villager's shock at 'business city' bid

By Sinead Holland

News - Trisal Towers - artist's impressionRESIDENTS of Elsenham are reeling at plans for a towering "business city" in a village already under threat from an eco-town. (13/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Fire crews free boy from bathroom

By Web Reporter

FIREFIGHTERS battered down a door inside a Saffron Walden home to free a two-year-boy who had locked himself in his family's bathroom. (12/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Jobs fear for Elsenham surgery staff

By Elizabeth Reeve

ELSENHAM'S GP surgery could lose the right to give out prescription drugs if a Government proposal goes ahead. (13/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Protesters stun airport inspector

By Sinead Holland

News - Stansted AirportTHE inspector in charge of the Stansted Airport second runway hearing got his first taste of local people power today (Monday, November 10). (10/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


It's time for Children in Need fun

By Sandra Perry

News - Children in Need 2008CHARITY fund-raisers in the Observer area are already gearing themselves up for Friday's BBC Children in Need extravaganza. (19/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Man cut free after Porsche crash

By Web Reporter

STANSTED firefighters had to cut a man free from his wrecked vehicle after a collision in Elsenham. (10/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


Gay man jailed for raping woman

By Court Reporter

A GAY sales assistant at Stansted Airport buried his face in his hands and wept today (Friday, November 7)as he was jailed for six years for raping a 21-year-old woman while she was drunk. (10/11/2008) Read More [Read More]


VIDEO NEWS

Fun, food and fitness for charity

By Web Reporter
News - Children in Need 2008CHARITY-minded people in the Observer area defied the credit crunch by digging deep for this year's Children in Need appeal - raising hundreds of pounds in the process. (18/11/2008) Read More [Read More]

Remembering the fallen

By Web Reporter
News - Poppy wreathsREMEMBRANCE Sunday services took place across the Observer area yesterday (November 9), with thousands turning out in towns and villages to commemorate those killed fighting for their country in the past 90 years. (19/11/2008) Read More [Read More]

Princess Royal visits Ugley

By Eleanor Scotchbrook
News - The Princess RoyalRESIDENTS at the Home Farm Trust in Ugley welcomed a Royal visitor. The Princess Royal, who is patron of the national charity, flew in by helicopter to officially open the redeveloped services at the Bradbury Resource Centre. (27/10/2008) Read More [Read More]

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CCTV appeal to trace suspects

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Chimps going to Wales despite protest

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