It will open inside a Hobbycraft Toys R Us(Image: Finn Partners Box UK ) Hobbycraft, the UK’s largest arts and crafts retailer, has announced the arrival of Toys R Us inside its popular Chelmsford retail park store. The launch forms part of a national rollout across six UK stores, bringing …
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A busy Essex roundabout is one step closer to receiving a huge refurb, as funding for the project has been announced by the Government today. It has been announced that the Army & Navy Sustainable Transport Package at Chelmsford will be funded by the Government. Plans to refurbish the roundabout, …
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A 17-year-old from London has been arrested after being found with more than 100 wraps of suspected Class A drugs in a Chelmsford park. Officers on patrol saw the teenager while he was in an alley close to New Writtle Street at about 11.40pm on Saturday January 18. When he …
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Plans for the transformation of a major railway station used by millions of people have moved a step closer to becoming reality. London Liverpool Street Station connects more than 100 million people each year and commuters claim a redevelopment is ‘overdue’. New plans propose increasing the size of the concourse …
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An independent review into postal issues that put thousands at risk of not being able to vote in the general election found the “error does not require formal assessment” – it has been revealed. In May, thousands of postal votes in North West Essex were delayed due to “human error” …
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Nearly 400 temporary workers are set to be employed by the Royal Mail at an Essex mail centre in order to deliver packages over Christmas this year. Royal Mail has announced a huge recruitment drive of 370 temporary staff at the Chelmsford Mail Centre to run from late October to …
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Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk – the UK’s number one site …
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Christmas is a time of giving, which also makes it a time when parcels zip up and down the country. To meet high demand at its busiest time of year, Royal Mail is looking to recruit new staff over the Christmas period. The company is looking to recruit mail sorters …
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An Essex Post Office boss, who has one of five who were convicted as a result of a computer systems scandal, has been cleared by the Court of Appeal. On Monday, Duranda Clarke, of Thaxted, as well as Robert Boyle, Jack Smith, Grant Allen and Richard Hawkes all had their …
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An Essex subpostmaster among those falsely accused of theft, fraud and false accounting has told an inquiry he “contemplated suicide” after being left with a bill of £17,000 due to flaws within the Post Office system. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses (SPMs) were prosecuted based …
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