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Paradise Lost: Routes of Essex
By Colin Overland on 05/11/2003 16:01:00
We set up an imaginary home in Chelmsford, and explore the nooks and crannies of Essex. No, it's not crap. And it's a great place to buy a shed
If you live in Scotland or Wales or the Yorkshire Dales, Essex doesn't have much for you. Compared to the biking paradise on your front doorstep, it's on the busy side. If, however, you live in London or its orbit, a day or two in the land
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Icon: David Essex
By Stuart Barker on 18/05/2009 13:05:41
He may have had 23 top 30 hits, but David will remain a one-race wonder
With smouldering looks, shoulder-length locks and a pug-ugly Grand Prix bike, Essex put bikes on the map in the seventies (a small map of Silverstone)If you were a teenage girl in the 1970s, you're panties belonged to David Essex. If you were a
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Essex motorcycle cops use covert video
By Ben Cope on 28/04/2011 08:38:22
A good way to alienate bikers is to join their rideout and film them
MOTORCYCLE cops are using covert video cameras as part of a new drive to reduce biker deaths across Essex.Essex Police motorcyclists, using unmarked machines fitted with cameras, have caught more than 50 speeding riders in just three weekends.The 55
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Samantha, 26, Essex
By Visordown on 07/09/2012 16:29:00
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If you'd like to see her on the 848 Challenge grid at Silverstone on the 30th September, click 'Like' at the top of the page to vote.The 12 girls with the most amount of 'Likes' will be announced on Tuesday 18th September.To see and vote on all the other girls in our competition ...
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Charlotte, 20, Essex
By Visordown on 07/09/2012 17:49:01
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If you'd like to see her on the 848 Challenge grid at Silverstone on the 30th September, click 'Like' at the top of the page to vote.The 12 girls with the most amount of 'Likes' will be announced on Tuesday 18th September.To see and vote on all the other girls in our competition ...
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Ducati appoint new dealer in Essex
By Visordown News on 22/03/2007 14:45:26
Established dealer Hyside Motorcycles now stock Ducati
DUCATI UK have appointed a new dealer in the Essex area, Hyside Motorcycles of Romford.Hyside have been established since 1989 concentrating mainly on the selling and servicing of European manufacturers. As with many current Ducati dealers they have
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Essex Police under fire over M11 cash camera
By Visordown News on 18/11/2009 13:57:22
Speed camera rakes in £500,000 while accident rates double
on the soutbound carriageway, dishes out 9,000 speeding tickets a year, with an estimated revenue of around £500,000.Essex Police are now under fire from road safety campaigners, who have accused the force of cashing in on the revenue, despite knowing the camera
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Study: Average speed cameras pose no threat to motorcycles
By Visordown News on 15/02/2010 12:11:20
Essex Council survey finds: “Number plates on motorcycles could not be captured”
AVERAGE SPEED cameras pose no threat to motorcyclists - that's the claim being made by Essex County Council's Road Safety wing.The claim comes after local councillors commissioned a survey to find whether average speed cameras could help reduce
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McGuinness and Plater to race at UK Shorttrack over Xmas break
By Visordown News on 16/12/2009 10:41:46
Top TT legends take on Europe's best at Towerlands, Braintree, Essex
against 24 of the best flattrack riders in Europe, including 3 times UK champion Marco Belli & UK Champion Peter Boast. This is the first ever indoor Flattrack Meeting held in Europe, and will be staged at Towerlands Centre in Braintree, Essex, on Sunday
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Grant Leonard stars in Silver Dream Racer
By Grant Leonard on 01/12/2009 15:15:37
Grant Leonard finds himself in a film with David Essex
12 August, 1979I was in Silver Dream Racer. Admittedly it was a bit part, but it was the best bike film ever made for, ooh, a couple of months at least - til Mad Max came out. It was a speaking part - my role was to cheer and wave my programme when the bikes came past. Me and 60,...
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